Kagurabachi Anime Casts Miku Ito, Miyari Nemoto
The casting of Hinao and Char brings two key supporting characters into the anime's fold, expanding the cast beyond the initial trio and signaling the production's progress toward its April 2027 premiere.
Key Facts
- Miku Ito voices Hinao, the information broker at Cafe Haru Haru, in the Kagurabachi anime.
- Miyari Nemoto voices Char Kyonagi, a cheerful young girl pursued for unspecified reasons.
- The Kagurabachi anime is directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi at studio Cypic, with Keigo Sasaki as character designer.
- The anime premieres in April 2027 and streams worldwide excluding Japan, Mainland China, North Korea, and South Korea.
- The Kagurabachi manga has 4 million copies in circulation.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
The television anime adaptation of Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga added two new cast members on Friday, August 28, 2026. Miku Ito will voice Hinao, the information broker who runs Cafe Haru Haru and connects clients with sorcerers. Miyari Nemoto will voice Char Kyonagi, a cheerful young girl pursued for reasons the announcement did not specify. The casting was revealed through two English-subtitled character promotional videos, along with new character visuals. The anime is directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi at studio Cypic, with Keigo Sasaki handling character design. The production committee includes Shochiku, Crunchyroll, and CyberAgent. The series is scheduled to premiere in April 2027 and will stream worldwide excluding Japan, Mainland China, North Korea, and South Korea. The cast also includes Taihi Kimura as Chihiro Rokuhira, Tomokazu Seki as Kunishige Rokuhira, and Katsuyuki Konishi as Togo Shiba. The manga, which began in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023, has 4 million copies in circulation.
- Miku Ito said she was "absolutely overjoyed" at being cast as Hinao, a character she found herself "especially drawn to" from her first reading of the manga. She described Hinao's charm as being "incredibly cute" while remaining "completely natural and down-to-earth" despite her underworld connections.
- Ito described the series' appeal in one phrase as "Cool Japanese culture," noting the swords, battles, and "little touches that are uniquely Japanese" in the story.
- Miyari Nemoto said she "let out such a loud noise" when her manager told her in person that she had been cast as Char, and that a staff member had to gently tell her to keep it down.
- Nemoto noted that Char's lines are "pretty short," which put pressure on her to express the character's emotions "as honestly and concisely as possible." She described Char as someone who "naturally helps people relax" despite carrying a heavy burden.
- Char's claim that her pursuers possess "the most strongest sword" leads to her meeting Chihiro. Hinao takes Char under her protection and introduces her to Chihiro and the others.
- Director Tetsuya Takeuchi is known for the Rock Lee vs Gaara fight in Naruto, and worked as a key animator on Naruto and Naruto Shippuden.
- The "world tour" event for the anime began in July at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Japan Expo Paris, and ANImagic in Mannheim, Germany, then moved to Otakon in Washington, D.C. on August 2 before concluding at Anime NYC. The tour shows the first 20 minutes of the first episode and will end in Japan in spring 2027 with a full first-episode screening.
- The first teaser trailer for the anime exceeded 6 million views within its first 24 hours.
- The manga topped the print category in the Next Manga Awards 2024 and was nominated for the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards, the 49th Kodansha Manga Awards, and the 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.