Kana Hanazawa has four active anime roles in 2026, including a returning part in the Witch on the Holy Night film and three new TV anime castings, with the most recent announced in July.
Kana Hanazawa is appearing in four anime projects announced or airing in 2026. The most recent casting, announced in July, places her in the television adaptation of The World's Strongest Witch, which premieres October 7 on Tokyo MX, BS11, TV Aichi, and MBS. She joins Maria Naganawa and the previously announced cast for the isekai-adjacent series based on Mochimaru Sakaki's light novel.
In June, Hanazawa was cast as Yukinko in the horror comedy Let's Go Kaikigumi, an adaptation of Byu's manga produced by C-Station. That anime premieres July 5 on TBS and affiliates. Also in June, she joined the Always a Catch! anime as Zaira, a mysterious woman with a grudge against the character Maria; the role debuted in the 10th episode, which aired in Japan on June 4.
Earlier in May, ufotable confirmed that Hanazawa returns as Alice Kuonji in the Witch on the Holy Night film, reprising her role from the 2012 visual novel. The film is scheduled to open in 2026. Haruka Tomatsu returns as Aoko Aozaki and Yusuke Kobayashi voices Soujyuro Sizuki. The film was first announced in December 2021, and a key visual was released in March 2026.
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The latest POKÉTOON short, Wartortle and the Continuation of Summer, is now streaming on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. Kana Hanazawa voices the long-lived Wartortle, with Tasuku Hatanaka as Rikuto's father Gaku. The story follows a boy visiting his grandmother's island and meeting a Wartortle with moss on its shell. Fans are praising Hanazawa's performance, with the work trending on X.
The Pokemon official YouTube channel released the new POKETOON short Kameil to, Natsu no Tsuzuki on August 12. The story follows a boy named Rikuto who visits his grandmother on an island and meets a long-lived Kameil whose tail color differs and whose shell has moss. The animation was produced by Studio Colorido and Studio Churutto, with Seigo Yamashita directing.
The television anime adaptation of Mochimaru Sakaki's light novel series The World's Strongest Witch: I'm Starting My Free Life in a World Where Only I Can See the Online Strategy Guide has revealed two new cast members and an October 7 premiere date. Kana Hanazawa and Maria Naganawa join the previously announced cast, and the anime will air on Tokyo MX, BS11, TV Aichi, and MBS.
The staff for the television anime of Byū's Let's Go Kaikigumi manga released a full trailer, key visual, opening theme song, and a new cast member on Saturday. Kana Hanazawa joins as Yukinko. The horror comedy anime premieres July 5 on TBS and affiliates.
The anime adaptation of Mayo Momoyo's light novel series Always a Catch! has cast Kana Hanazawa as the mysterious woman Zaira, who appears to hold a grudge against Maria. The character debuted in the 10th episode, which aired on Thursday in Japan.
Ufotable revealed on Saturday the returning voice cast and character visuals for the anime film adaptation of Type-Moon's visual novel Witch on the Holy Night. Haruka Tomatsu reprises her role as Aoko Aozaki, Kana Hanazawa returns as Alice Kuonji, and Yusuke Kobayashi voices Soujyuro Sizuki. The film is scheduled to open in 2026. The original visual novel, first released in Japan in 2012, is set in the late 1980s and follows Aoko, a high school student reluctantly apprenticed to the witch Alice, alongside the transfer student Soujyuro. A fully voiced HD remaster of the game launched on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in December 2022 and on Steam in December 2023. The PS4 and Switch versions have sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. The film was first announced in December 2021. Ufotable is handling animation production. A key visual was released in March 2026.