Kujira is a veteran voice actress currently cast as Empress Boraqchin in the television anime Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, which premiered in July 2026. She recently explained at Anime Boston how Shigeru Chiba gave her the stage name 'Kujira'.
Kujira's recent coverage centers on two developments. In August 2026, the staff of Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia announced she would play Boraqchin, Ögedei's first wife and Empress. The casting came with the anime's third promotional video and a new special visual. Kujira said she had been reading the original manga as a fan and described Boraqchin as calm, composed, and deeply strategic, a character who believes in pulling strings beneath the surface in politics.
The anime, based on Tomato Soup's manga A Witch's Life in Mongol, is produced by Science SARU, with Naoko Yamada as chief director and Abel Góngora as director. It premiered on July 4 in the IMAnimation W block on TV Asahi and affiliated channels, with the first two episodes airing as a one-hour special. Crunchyroll streams the series as it airs and began streaming an English dub on July 18. The anime was screened in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in the TV Films category, and the manga recently won the grand prize in the Comic division of the 55th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.
In May 2026, at Anime Boston, Kujira explained that Shigeru Chiba suggested the stage name 'Kujira' because it would stand out in credits, be easy for children to read, and carry a double meaning about whales traversing a tough world. She also described how her androgynous voice led to many offers, including dubbing Western films.
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Kujira Anan's And Yet, You Are So Sweet manga ended with the fourth part of its 60th and final chapter on July 22. Anan announced the ending in May. Kodansha USA publishes the series digitally, and the 14th volume released in July.
Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on July 23 that Märchen Crown, the manga by Aka Akasaka, Aoi Kujira, and Ajichika, is entering its final battle. The series will take a one-week break and return in the combined 36th and 37th issue on August 6. The manga debuted in Young Jump in March 2025.
The staff for the television anime Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia announced on Sunday that veteran voice actress Kujira will play Boraqchin, Ögedei's first wife and Empress. The announcement came with the release of the anime's third promotional video and a new special visual. Kujira, who said she had been reading the original manga as a fan, described Boraqchin as calm, composed, and deeply strategic, a character who believes in pulling strings beneath the surface in politics. The anime, based on Tomato Soup's manga A Witch's Life in Mongol, is produced by Science SARU, with Naoko Yamada as chief director and Abel Góngora as director. It premiered on July 4 in the IMAnimation W block on TV Asahi and affiliated channels, with the first two episodes airing as a one-hour special. Crunchyroll streams the series as it airs, and began streaming an English dub on July 18. The anime was screened in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in the TV Films category, and the manga recently won the grand prize in the Comic division of the 55th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.
In an interview at Anime Boston, voice actress Kujira explained that Shigeru Chiba suggested the stage name 'Kujira' because it would stand out in credits, be easy for children to read, and carry a double meaning about whales traversing a tough world. She also described how her androgynous voice led to many offers, including dubbing Western films.