Hiroki Yasumoto is voicing Lafarga in the new Magic Knight Rayearth anime, which debuts October 7 in the IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi. He is also in the main cast of Science SARU's new Ghost in the Shell TV anime, which began airing July 7, and appeared as Saint Sommers in the One Piece Elbaph arc.
Hiroki Yasumoto's recent roles place him across four ongoing productions. He voices Lafarga in the new Magic Knight Rayearth anime, cast alongside Mamiko Noto as Alcione, Ayumu Murase as Ascot, and Hitomi Ueda as Caldina. The series airs for two consecutive cours and debuts October 7 in the IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi and affiliated channels at 11:45 p.m. (10:45 a.m. EDT), with Yui Miura directing at E&H production.
In the new Ghost in the Shell TV anime from Science SARU, Yasumoto is part of the main cast with Maaya Sakamoto as Motoko Kusanagi, Kazuhiro Yamaji, and Yuichi Nakamura. The series began airing July 7 on the Fire Anime!! block on Kantele and Fuji TV.
He also appears in the One Piece Elbaph arc as Saint Sommers, part of the Knights of God faction revealed in a May 29 trailer. The arc introduced Kenjiro Tsuda as Saint Figarland Shamrock, previously announced in November 2025, plus Sumire Uesaka as Saint Gunko and Shinnosuke Tachibana as Saint Killingham. Episode 1164 featuring the Knights of God airs May 31. The arc began airing in Japan on April 5 after a three-month production hiatus.
His fourth role is Galga in the Witch Hat Atelier anime's Knights Moralis group, alongside Junichi Suwabe as Easthies, Jun Kasama as Utowin, and Yui Ishikawa as Luluci. Those characters appear in episodes seven and eight, on May 18 and May 25. Together the four parts span fantasy, science fiction, a long-running adventure series, and a magic-school adaptation, with no overlap in production teams or broadcast windows.
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Sep 20
The KyoMAF special stage for the new Magic Knight Rayearth anime revealed a second main trailer on Sunday, along with two theme songs and four additional cast members. Toaka performs the opening theme "Otome no Tsurugi" (A Young Lady's Sword), and Yurina Kawaguchi performs the ending theme "Hoshiakari" (Starlight); the trailer previews both. Mamiko Noto joins as Alcione, Ayumu Murase as Ascot, Hitomi Ueda as Caldina, and Hiroki Yasumoto as Lafarga. The event also confirmed the anime will air for two consecutive cours, a half-year run. It debuts on October 7 in the IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi and affiliated channels at 11:45 p.m. (10:45 a.m. EDT). Ayane Sakura, Rumi Okubo, and Rie Takahashi lead as Hikaru Shido, Umi Ryuzaki, and Fuu Hououji. Yui Miura directs in his series directorial debut, with E&H production animating, Shigeru Murakoshi on series scripts, Satomi Watabe designing characters, and Yuki Kajiura, Takumi Ozawa, and Shiho Terada composing.
Jul 9
The new Ghost in the Shell TV anime, produced by Science SARU, has revealed its main cast. Maaya Sakamoto voices Motoko Kusanagi, succeeding Atsuko Tanaka. Kazuhiro Yamaji, Hiroki Yasumoto, and Yuichi Nakamura also star. The series began airing on July 7 on the Fire Anime!! block on Kantele and Fuji TV.
May 29
The One Piece anime released a new trailer for its ongoing Elbaph arc on May 29, introducing the voice cast for the Knights of God, the elite guards serving the World Government. Kenjiro Tsuda had previously been announced as Saint Figarland Shamrock in November 2025. The new trailer adds Sumire Uesaka as Saint Gunko, Hiroki Yasumoto as Saint Sommers, and Shinnosuke Tachibana as Saint Killingham. Episode 1164, which will feature the Knights of God, is set to air on May 31. The Elbaph arc began airing in Japan on April 5, 2026, after a three-month production hiatus from January to March. The anime has adopted a new schedule of 26 episodes per year starting in 2026, a reduction from its historical weekly output. Crunchyroll streams the arc. The trailer also showcases the arc's theme songs: opening "Luminous" by Aina The End and ending "Sono Mirai" by 36km/h.
May 19
The Witch Hat Atelier anime announced four new cast members for the Knights Moralis group: Junichi Suwabe as Easthies, Jun Kasama as Utowin, Hiroki Yasumoto as Galga, and Yui Ishikawa as Luluci. The characters debut in episodes seven and eight on May 18 and May 25.