Mercedes and the Waning Moon Adds Four Cast Members in Second Promo
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures announced four more cast members and a second promotional video on Friday for the television anime of Firehead's Mercedes and the Waning Moon light novels.
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Why it matters
The cast additions fill out the supporting roster around Anna Nagase's Mercedes, while the 2027 date keeps the adaptation in a holding pattern with a studio, director, and writing staff already in place.
Key Facts
- Kenta Miyake plays Benkei in the Mercedes and the Waning Moon anime.
- Junichi Suwabe plays Florian and Ai Kayano plays Ryudia.
- Anna Nagase stars as Mercedes Grunewald.
- Kunihisa Sugishima directs the anime at Teddy, with a 2027 debut.
- Firehead's novels launched on Shosetsuka ni Naro in 2018, and J-Novel Club publishes them in English.
Kenta Miyake plays Benkei, Ryunosuke Watanuki plays Kuro, Junichi Suwabe plays Florian, and Ai Kayano plays Ryudia. The anime debuts in 2027 with Anna Nagase as Mercedes Grunewald, directed by Kunihisa Sugishima at Teddy.
The four new roles sit alongside Anna Nagase's lead turn as Mercedes Grunewald. Kunihisa Sugishima directs at Teddy, with Jun Kumagai handling series scripts and Nami Shoyama designing characters. R.O.N and Shuhei Mutsuki compose the music.
The source novels launched on Shosetsuka ni Naro in 2018. TO Books began publishing them with illustrations by KeG in 2021, and the fifth volume went on sale digitally on July 15. A manga adaptation by Pochi Edoya runs on TO Books' Corona EX site, with a sixth compiled volume out the same day. J-Novel Club publishes the novels in English.
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