Akari Kito voices Talia Yang in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, set to stream on Netflix this fall. She also voices the lead in a Toyota special video with Hiro Shimono, released November 4, 2026.
Akari Kito's recent work sits in two different registers. In Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, announced in June 2026, she voices Talia Yang in the Japanese cast. The 10-episode standalone series is set to stream on Netflix this fall, with Kai Ikarashi directing, Bartosz Sztybor returning as producer and writer, and Momoka Terasawa, Koki Uchiyama and Kentaro Tone also in the Japanese cast. The first episode premieres at Anime Expo on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PDT at the Crypto.com Arena.
By November 2026, the second story puts her in a Toyota special video, "[Love's Punishment Kiss] CV. Hiro Shimono, Akari Kito," released on November 4, 2026, Good Oshi Day, across Toyota's Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube channels. She and Hiro Shimono voice a midwinter drive date drawn in a shoujo-manga style; the car interior turns warm, and the reveal is that he started the air conditioning from his smartphone with Remote Air Conditioning.
The two stories do not connect beyond Kito's presence. One is a cast announcement for a Netflix anime sequel; the other is a short promotional video for a car feature. Neither story gives her role size, recording schedule, or any statement from her. What is settled is her casting in both: Talia Yang in the Japanese cast of Edgerunners 2, and a lead voice in the Toyota video alongside Shimono.
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Toyota Motor Corporation will release a special video, "[Love's Punishment Kiss] CV. Hiro Shimono, Akari Kito," on November 4, 2026, Good Oshi Day, across its Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube channels. Hiro Shimono and Akari Kito voice a midwinter drive date drawn in a shoujo-manga style. The car interior turns warm, and the reveal is that he started the air conditioning from his smartphone with Remote Air Conditioning.
The staff for the Star Detective Precure! film announced the cast for three film-original characters in a new video on Sunday. Akari Kito voices Karin, a 14-year-old girl who holds the key to the story. Nobunaga Shimazaki voices Alan, a fairy who watches over Karin, and Koki Uchiyama voices Rain, a fairy who requests the Detective Precures' help. The film opens in Japan on September 18.
The anime adaptation of Sumiko Arai's manga The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All will premiere in January 2027, as revealed in a teaser trailer unveiled at Anime Expo 2026. CloverWorks is producing the series, with Masashi Ishihama directing. The cast includes Akari Kitō as Aya Ōsawa and Mariya Ise as Mitsuki Koga. Rino Yamazaki handles series composition, and Kanna Hirayama is the character designer. The opening theme song is the 1991 Nirvana track "Breed." Crunchyroll will stream the anime. The manga follows high schooler Aya, who develops a crush on a cool CD shop employee, unaware that the employee is actually her quiet female classmate Mitsuki. Arai began the manga on Twitter in April 2022 before moving to pixiv Comic in April 2023. Kadokawa Shoten publishes the print volumes, with the fourth volume released on February 19. The series ranked second on the 2024 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for top manga for female readers and second on the 23rd Da Vinci "Book of the Year" list.
The official website and social media accounts for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 announced the Japanese and English voice casts on Tuesday. The Japanese cast includes Momoka Terasawa as Roman Carax, Akari Kito as Talia Yang, Koki Uchiyama as D, and Kentaro Tone as Weak Kingsley. Their English counterparts are Valeria Rodriguez, Kimoy Lee, Nazeeh Tarsha, and Clancy Brown, respectively. Rapper RICO NASTY wrote and performed the song "YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME," which appeared in the second teaser trailer. The first episode will premiere at Anime Expo on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PDT at the Crypto.com Arena. The 10-episode standalone series is set to stream on Netflix this fall. Kai Ikarashi, a storyboard artist and animator on the first series, is directing his debut feature. Bartosz Sztybor returns as producer and writer, with Ichigo Kanno as lead character designer and Masahiko Otsuka as scriptwriter. The first Cyberpunk: Edgerunners series debuted on Netflix in September 2022.
Kadokawa announced on June 12 that the television anime adaptation of Kureha's light novel series Bride of the Barrier Master will premiere in January 2027. The announcement came with a teaser visual, a teaser video, and the main cast. Akari Kitō will voice Hana Ichise, and Kikunosuke Toya will voice Saku Ichinomiya. Tōru Kitahata is directing the series at studio TROYCA. Minami Murayama is designing the characters, and Yūko Kakihara is handling series scripts. The music is composed by Yukari Hashimoto, Ruka Kawada, and R.O.N. The light novels, published by Kadokawa since December 2021 with illustrations by Bodax, have over 2.5 million copies in circulation. The seventh volume is due on June 16. A manga adaptation by Odayaka began in March 2022. Yen Press publishes both the novels and manga in English. The story follows Hana, an eighteen-year-old from a branch family of a barrier-weaving clan, who hides her powerful magic to avoid attention until clan head Saku seeks a bride strong enough to stand by his side.