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Inori Minase
Inori Minase is voicing Rem in the Re:Zero fourth season, which ended its run with a 45-minute finale on September 30, 2026. She is also cast in four upcoming or recent television anime: A Pen, Handcuffs, and a Common-Law Marriage, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, Draw This, Then Die!, and The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power.
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2d ago
Inori Minase's recent anime roles divide between a returning franchise character and a run of new supporting casts. The Re:Zero fourth season ended on September 30, 2026 with a 45-minute extended finale, its nineteenth episode and the eighty-fifth overall, titled Shaula / Hero. The show's official account released an epilogue visual after broadcast, showing Rem looking at Natsuki Subaru, and comments arrived from Minase and Yusuke Kobayashi about Rem's awakening and what comes next. The season had aired since August 12, 2026, directed by Masahiro Shinohara with WHITE FOX on animation production.
Minase's other recent credits are supporting roles in four separate series. In Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, announced on Thursday and airing in August 2026, she plays Khulan, a character appearing in the sixth episode alongside Akira Ishida as Dayir and Shōya Chiba as Kurtogan. The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power added her as Melissa in its second promotional video, along with Shunichi Toki as Theodore; the series is scheduled to air in Japan in July on Tokyo MX, BS11, and AT-X, directed by Mitsutaka Noshitani at Magic Bus and Picante Circus.
She is also in Draw This, Then Die!, which premieres July 3 on NTV's "Friday Anime Night" block at 11:30 p.m. JST. That cast includes Akira Sekine as Ai Yasumi and Saori Hayami as Rei Teshima, with Minase as Hikaru Sekiryū; Hiroaki Akagi directs at Shinei Animation. And in A Pen, Handcuffs, and a Common-Law Marriage, set for a January 2027 premiere, she voices Tsugumi Kuchinashi opposite Tomoaki Maeno's Eiji Kirisame, with Takaaki Ishiyama directing at EMT Squared.
What connects the four new roles is timing: three land in July or August 2026, and the fourth in January 2027. That is the state of her slate as the Re:Zero season closes and those productions move through their promotional cycles.
Key facts
- Role in Re:Zero
- Voices Rem, who returns after roughly six years of story absence; the fourth season finale aired September 30, 2026 ↗
- Re:Zero season staff
- Directed by Masahiro Shinohara with WHITE FOX on animation production ↗
- A Pen, Handcuffs, and a Common-Law Marriage role
- Voices Tsugumi Kuchinashi, a silent high school girl who communicates through doodles on a drawing pad ↗
- A Pen, Handcuffs, and a Common-Law Marriage premiere
- January 2027, directed by Takaaki Ishiyama at EMT Squared ↗
- Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia role
- Plays Khulan, appearing in the anime's sixth episode ↗
- Draw This, Then Die! role
- Voices Hikaru Sekiryū in the series premiering July 3 on NTV's "Friday Anime Night" block at 11:30 p.m. JST ↗
- The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power role
- Plays Melissa; the series airs in Japan in July on Tokyo MX, BS11, and AT-X ↗
- The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power staff
- Directed by Mitsutaka Noshitani at Magic Bus and Picante Circus ↗
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4d ago
The fourth season of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- ended with a 45-minute extended finale broadcast on September 30, 2026. The final episode, the 19th of the season and the 85th overall, is titled Shaula / Hero. It marks Rem's return to the screen after roughly six years of story absence, and the episode prompted an epilogue visual released on the official account after broadcast. The art carries the line Rem, I wanted to see you, and shows Rem looking at Natsuki Subaru. Comments arrived from Yusuke Kobayashi, who voices Subaru, and Inori Minase, who voices Rem. Both speak about Rem's awakening and about what comes next for the series. The season's Recapture Arc had aired since August 12, 2026, with Masahiro Shinohara directing and WHITE FOX on animation production.
Aug 21
The television anime adaptation of A Pen, Handcuffs, and a Common-Law Marriage is set to premiere in January 2027, as announced on Friday. King Amusement Creative revealed a teaser promotional video, a teaser visual, and the main cast and staff. Tomoaki Maeno will voice Eiji Kirisame, a forty-year-old detective, and Inori Minase will voice Tsugumi Kuchinashi, a silent high school girl who communicates through doodles on a drawing pad, one of which proposes marriage. Takaaki Ishiyama directs the series at EMT Squared, with Shigeru Murakoshi overseeing series scripts, Miyuki Nakamura designing characters, Hiroto Morishita as sound director, and Kana Hashiguchi composing the music. The source manga, written by Shinichi Sawaragi and illustrated by Tank Gasuyama, began serialization in Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine in December 2022 and has 400,000 copies in circulation. Yen Press licensed the manga in English and released the first volume on March 24.
Aug 5
The staff for Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia revealed three new cast members on Thursday. Akira Ishida plays Dayir, Inori Minase plays Khulan, and Shōya Chiba plays Kurtogan. The characters appear in the anime's sixth episode on Saturday.
May 17
The television anime adaptation of Minoru Toyoda's manga Draw This, Then Die! will premiere on July 3. The first promotional video, released on Friday, reveals and previews the opening theme song "Isho" by Tatsuya Kitani. The series will air on NTV's "Friday Anime Night" programming block at 11:30 p.m. JST. The anime is directed by Hiroaki Akagi at Shinei Animation, with series scripts overseen by Hiroko Fukuda. The cast includes Akira Sekine as Ai Yasumi, Saori Hayami as Rei Teshima, and Inori Minase as Hikaru Sekiryū, among others. The manga, which launched in Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday in November 2021, won an award at the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2025 and the 16th Manga Taisho awards in 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga for English release.
May 16
The television adaptation of The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power added two voice actors to its roster on Friday. Shunichi Toki will play Theodore, and Inori Minase will play Melissa. The announcement came through the show's second promotional video, which also previews the ending theme song "Unknown Me" by Utahime Dream All Stars. The anime is scheduled to begin airing in Japan in July on Tokyo MX, BS11, and AT-X. The previously announced main cast includes Rie Takahashi as Carolina, Makoto Furukawa as Edward, and Haruka Shiraishi as Flora. Mitsutaka Noshitani is directing the production at studios Magic Bus and Picante Circus. Toko Machida is handling series scripts, Taihei Nagai is designing the characters, and SUPA LOVE is composing the music. Musical artist Kaya performs the opening theme "Windmaker." The source material is a light novel series by storywriter Almond with illustrations by Yoshiro Ambe. Earth Star Entertainment published the four-volume series in print between June 2021 and June 2023. J-Novel Club released the complete novel series in English. A manga adaptation by Yona Etou launched on the Comic Earth Star website in April 2022 and is still ongoing.