Koki Uchiyama voices D in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, which began streaming on Netflix on October 20, 2026, and Shinpei Goto in Hotaru's Marriage, which premiered on Fuji TV's Noitamina block on October 9, 2026.
Koki Uchiyama's recent work covers two lead roles: D in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 and Shinpei Goto in Hotaru's Marriage. The release dates put both in the same season. Hotaru's Marriage began airing on October 9, 2026. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 began streaming on Netflix on October 20, 2026.
The Hotaru's Marriage role is tied to an established readership. The manga has five million copies in circulation. An interview with Lynn, who plays Satoko Kirigaya, and Uchiyama said the readership shaped how they approached the roles. Uchiyama said the adaptation should not betray the expectations of original fans. Episode 1, titled "Unwanted Repayment," opens with Satoko's kidnapping and her marriage proposal to Shinpei.
In Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, Uchiyama plays D, a Nomad seeking revenge on the people who destroyed his clan. D is one of four leads in the 10-episode standalone series, released all at once. The story is set in Night City and is an ensemble drama with an entirely new cast. The series is produced by CD PROJEKT RED and animation studio TRIGGER, directed by Kai Igarashi.
Uchiyama is also named in the cast of RD Remote Detective, a mystery game that Zakuzaku Game will show at Tokyo Game Show 2026 in September, ahead of both anime premieres.
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The TV anime Hotaru no Yomeiri, adapted from Oreco Tachibana's manga, begins airing on October 9, 2026. In an interview, Lynn, who plays Satoko Kirigaya, and Koki Uchiyama, who plays Shinpei Goto, said the source manga's five million copies in circulation and its established readership shaped how they approached the roles. Lynn described Satoko's resolve to return home for her father; Uchiyama said the adaptation should not betray the expectations of original fans.
Zakuzaku Game will show RD Remote Detective at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21. The mystery game appears at the Konami booth in Hall 5, where original author and supervisor Takehiko Abiko joins a talk and live commentary on the latest playable demo. At the Zakuzaku Game booth in Hall 9, a life-size panel of Abiko will be installed, tied to a follow-and-quote-repost campaign.
The staff for the Star Detective Precure! film announced the cast for three film-original characters in a new video on Sunday. Akari Kito voices Karin, a 14-year-old girl who holds the key to the story. Nobunaga Shimazaki voices Alan, a fairy who watches over Karin, and Koki Uchiyama voices Rain, a fairy who requests the Detective Precures' help. The film opens in Japan on September 18.
The television anime adaptation of Futa Kimura's manga "Unmei no Makimodo Shi - Fate Rewinder" received its first teaser trailer and key visual on July 3, 2026. The trailer confirmed the anime's cast, staff, and an April 2027 debut on TV Asahi's "ImAnimation" programming block. Crunchyroll announced at Anime Expo on July 2 that it will stream the series. Director Rie Matsumoto, known for "Blood Blockade Battlefront" and "Kyousougiga," is helming the project at Bones Film. Kimiko Ueno handles series composition, and Satoshi Murai composes the music. The cast includes Shō Komura as protagonist Chrono, Kōki Uchiyama as Shirai, Kōhei Amasaki as Akaba, and Reina Ueda as Lemon. The story follows Chrono, a boy whose right eye contains the "Rewinder," a power to rewind time, as he works with a special time police unit to prevent dark futures. The manga launched in Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics in January 2022 and has twelve compiled volumes as of April 2026. Yen Press will release the first English volume in October 2026.
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The official website and social media accounts for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 announced the Japanese and English voice casts on Tuesday. The Japanese cast includes Momoka Terasawa as Roman Carax, Akari Kito as Talia Yang, Koki Uchiyama as D, and Kentaro Tone as Weak Kingsley. Their English counterparts are Valeria Rodriguez, Kimoy Lee, Nazeeh Tarsha, and Clancy Brown, respectively. Rapper RICO NASTY wrote and performed the song "YOU CAN'T RUN FROM ME," which appeared in the second teaser trailer. The first episode will premiere at Anime Expo on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PDT at the Crypto.com Arena. The 10-episode standalone series is set to stream on Netflix this fall. Kai Ikarashi, a storyboard artist and animator on the first series, is directing his debut feature. Bartosz Sztybor returns as producer and writer, with Ichigo Kanno as lead character designer and Masahiko Otsuka as scriptwriter. The first Cyberpunk: Edgerunners series debuted on Netflix in September 2022.
The manga Fool Night by Kasumi Yasuda will receive a television anime adaptation produced by Sunrise and Shaft, the first collaboration between the two studios, Netflix announced on June 23 during its Anime Studio Focus panel at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. The series will stream worldwide on Netflix in 2026. Director Atsuyuki Yukawa, who worked as a unit director on Suzume, will helm the project, with Jin Tanaka handling series composition, Tatsuya Kato composing the music, and Yota Tsuruoka directing sound. The cast includes Koki Uchiyama as protagonist Toshiro Kamiya and Minako Kotobuki as Yomiko Horai. A teaser trailer and visual were also released. Yasuda's manga, which launched in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior in November 2020, has 12 compiled volumes and a cumulative print run of approximately 600,000 copies across 17 countries. It ranked 12th in the male reader list of Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2023.
The television anime adaptation of Manabu Yashiro's manga Tank Chair has announced its main cast and released a character promotional video. The anime is set to premiere in fall 2026. Kōki Uchiyama voices Nagi Taira, the strongest assassin who fell into a coma protecting his sister. Minori Fujidera plays Shizuka Taira, Nagi's younger sister who seeks to awaken him by exposing him to murderous intent. Gakuto Kajiwara voices Naozumi Kurosaka, Nagi's former classmate with a rivalry against him, and Saori Hayami plays Touko Kurosaka, Naozumi's sister and partner. The anime is produced by Polygon Pictures, with Tadahiro Yoshihira and Hiroaki Ando directing and writing the script. Yūki Moriyama is designing the characters, and Masaru Yokoyama is composing the music. The manga, which began in 2022, has sold over 1 million copies worldwide and has 10 compiled volumes as of March 2026. Kodansha USA publishes the English version. The character promo video includes voiced scenes of the four main characters, and a visual of the Tank Chair Mark-1 combat wheelchair was also released.