Kenta Miyake is cast as Benkei in the Mercedes and the Waning Moon television anime, which debuts in 2027. He also played Nobu Todoroki in Go for It, Nakamura!, which premiered on April 1 and streams on Crunchyroll.
Kenta Miyake's two most recent roles sit at opposite ends of the production cycle. In Go for It, Nakamura!, he is already on screen: the boys-love comedy premiered on April 1, directed by Aoi Umeki and animated by Drive, and streams on Crunchyroll. Miyake plays Nobu Todoroki, one of two characters who debuted in the show's eighth episode, alongside Kensho Ono as Ko Matsumura. That role is settled and airing.
The newer story moves him into a project still ahead of release. Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures announced on Friday that Miyake will play Benkei in the television anime of Firehead's Mercedes and the Waning Moon light novels. The announcement came with a second promotional video and three other cast additions: Ryunosuke Watanuki as Kuro, Junichi Suwabe as Florian, and Ai Kayano as Ryudia. Anna Nagase leads as Mercedes Grunewald, with Kunihisa Sugishima directing at Teddy.
What connects the two is the kind of part Miyake takes: supporting characters attached to a protagonist's past in Nakamura, and a named supporting role in an ensemble around Nagase's Mercedes. Neither story gives his screen time or billing beyond the character name. The Mercedes adaptation has a 2027 debut date and a full staff in place, so the role is confirmed but not yet aired. Coverage of Miyake so far is casting news only, with no comment from the actor in either story.
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Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures announced four more cast members and a second promotional video on Friday for the television anime of Firehead's Mercedes and the Waning Moon light novels. Kenta Miyake plays Benkei, Ryunosuke Watanuki plays Kuro, Junichi Suwabe plays Florian, and Ai Kayano plays Ryudia. The anime debuts in 2027 with Anna Nagase as Mercedes Grunewald, directed by Kunihisa Sugishima at Teddy.
The Go for It, Nakamura! anime has cast Kensho Ono as Kō Matsumura and Kenta Miyake as Nobu Todoroki, two characters who debuted in the show's eighth episode. The series, directed by Aoi Umeki and animated by Drive, premiered on April 1 and streams on Crunchyroll.