Mamiko Noto is an active voice actress in two upcoming anime projects. She reprises her role in the second season of Little Mouse's Red Vest, premiering October 3 on NHK Educational, and is part of the cast of Draw This, Then Die!, which premieres July 3 on NTV.
Mamiko Noto appears in two anime projects announced in 2026, both with confirmed premiere dates. In Little Mouse's Red Vest, she and Kenjiro Tsuda voice every character in the show, a detail that points to a small cast carrying the entire production. The second season continues the NHK Educational run of the adaptation of the long-running picture book series, with the full cast returning.
In Draw This, Then Die!, Noto is part of a larger ensemble. The cast includes Akira Sekine as Ai Yasumi, Saori Hayami as Rei Teshima, and Inori Minase as Hikaru Sekiryū, among others. The anime is directed by Hiroaki Akagi at Shinei Animation, with series scripts overseen by Hiroko Fukuda. It premieres on July 3 at 11:30 p.m. JST in NTV's Friday Anime Night block.
The two stories show Noto working across different scales: a two-person voice cast in a children's picture book adaptation and a multi-voice cast in a manga adaptation aimed at a broader audience. Both projects are set to air in 2026, with Little Mouse's Red Vest arriving later in the year.
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The anime adaptation of the Little Mouse's Red Vest picture book series will return for a second season. It premieres on NHK Educational on October 3 at 9:30 a.m. Kenjiro Tsuda and Mamiko Noto reprise their roles, voicing every character in the show.
The television anime adaptation of Minoru Toyoda's manga Draw This, Then Die! will premiere on July 3. The first promotional video, released on Friday, reveals and previews the opening theme song "Isho" by Tatsuya Kitani. The series will air on NTV's "Friday Anime Night" programming block at 11:30 p.m. JST. The anime is directed by Hiroaki Akagi at Shinei Animation, with series scripts overseen by Hiroko Fukuda. The cast includes Akira Sekine as Ai Yasumi, Saori Hayami as Rei Teshima, and Inori Minase as Hikaru Sekiryū, among others. The manga, which launched in Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday in November 2021, won an award at the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2025 and the 16th Manga Taisho awards in 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga for English release.