Kaede Hondo is attached to three anime projects with announced roles: Charlotte in Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3, Haruka Todo in the original anime Vertex Force, and Mito Yamabuki in the second season of Tune in to the Midnight Heart.
Kaede Hondo's recent roles are spread across three productions at different stages. In Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3, announced on September 12, she plays Charlotte, a character revealed alongside a climax promotional video on the anime's website. The series premiered on April 4 on Yomiuri TV and NTV and airs across two consecutive cours, with Crunchyroll streaming both English subtitles and a dub.
On July 26, the original television anime Vertex Force announced Hondo as Haruka Todo, a cheerful 16-year-old high school girl who hides her power. The series, directed by Kazuhiro Takamura at SMDE, premieres on October 3 at 11:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV, with streaming on U-NEXT and other services in Japan. She joins a main cast that includes Makoto Koichi as protagonist Akira Todo and Ami Koshimizu as Eleanor Northbrook.
The same month, NBC Universal announced that the second season of Tune in to the Midnight Heart will premiere in 2027, with Hondo as Mito Yamabuki, one of Arisu's sisters. Ami Koshimizu plays the other sister, Riina, and director Masayuki Takahashi and other key staff return. Across the three announcements, Hondo's roles are supporting family members in established franchises and a main cast part in a new original work.
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Kaede Hondo joins Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke as Charlotte, the character announced Saturday alongside a climax promotional video on the anime's website. The series premiered on April 4 on Yomiuri TV and NTV, airing across two consecutive cours, with Crunchyroll streaming English subtitles and a dub. Yuka Iguchi and Show Hayami return as Rozemyne and Ferdinand.
The original television anime Vertex Force, directed by Strike Witches and Vividred Operation creator Kazuhiro Takamura, will premiere on October 3 at 11:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV, with streaming on U-NEXT and other services in Japan. The announcement came on July 24 via the anime's official website, which also released a main promotional video, key visual, and the full main cast. Makoto Koichi voices protagonist Akira Todo, a 13-year-old middle school student living in Okinawa who feels inferior for lacking the "Engine" power his older sister Haruka inherited from their father. Kaede Hondo plays Haruka Todo, a cheerful 16-year-old high school girl who hides her power. Ami Koshimizu voices Eleanor Northbrook, an 18-year-old from the United States; Megumi Han plays Lala Zudenstein, a 16-year-old from Switzerland; and Rie Takahashi voices Yoko Nishina, a 16-year-old from Hokkaido. The story follows Akira and his family as strange events begin occurring worldwide, with unidentified enemies approaching. Takamura is directing at SMDE, with Gorō Kuji as assistant director. Kanetake Ebikawa handles engine design, and JNTHED handles ENIA design.
NBC Universal announced the second season of the Tune in to the Midnight Heart anime will premiere in 2027. New cast members include Ami Koshimizu as Riina Yamabuki and Kaede Hondo as Mito Yamabuki, Arisu's elder and younger sisters. Director Masayuki Takahashi and other key staff return.