Masaaki Mizunaka has been cast in two upcoming anime adaptations: as Chronos in Magical Buffs: The Support Caster Is Stronger Than He Realized! and as Friede Haldoria in A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even.
Masaaki Mizunaka has been announced for two voice roles in anime adaptations of light novel series, both set to premiere in 2026 and 2027. In May 2026, he was cast as Friede Haldoria in the television anime adaptation of Metabo Hagure's A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires. That series is directed by Naoyuki Kuzuya at Studio Comet and is set to premiere in July 2026 on TV Tokyo, BS11, and AT-X.
In July 2026, Mizunaka was revealed as the voice of Chronos in the anime adaptation of Haka Tokura's Magical Buffs: The Support Caster Is Stronger Than He Realized! That series is directed by Hideki Okamoto at J.C. Staff and is scheduled to premiere in January 2027. It will air on Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11, and 17 other channels, and will stream on Crunchyroll and Netflix.
Both roles were announced via promotional videos and cast reveals on the respective series' official websites. The two projects represent Mizunaka's current confirmed anime voice work, with one debuting in the summer of 2026 and the other in the winter of 2027.
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The official website for the television anime adaptation of Haka Tokura's Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized! light novel series released a new promotional video on July 4. The video and accompanying announcement revealed three additional cast members: Akeno Watanabe as Camilla, Masaaki Mizunaka as Chronos, and Wakana Kuramochi as Rita Heinkes. They join previously announced leads Reiji Kawashima as Wim Strauss and Hana Hishikawa as Heidemarie. Crunchyroll confirmed at its Anime Expo 2026 panel on July 3 that it will stream the series and also showed an English-subtitled version of the trailer. The anime is set to premiere in January 2027. It will air on Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11, and 17 other channels, and will also be available on Netflix. Hideki Okamoto is directing the series at J.C. Staff. Takao Yoshioka is handling series scripts, Yu Murakami is designing the characters, and Yuki Hayashi, Luke Standridge, and Asa Taylor are composing the music. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the light novel and its manga adaptation for English release.
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The television anime adaptation of Metabo Hagure's light novel series A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires has announced three additional voice cast members. Yōhei Azakami will play Lucas Lebrick, Masaaki Mizunaka will voice Friede Haldoria, and Marika Kōno will play Sylvia Lockit. The series is set to premiere in July 2026 and will air on TV Tokyo, BS11, and AT-X. REMOW holds global licensing rights and will preview the first half of the first episode at its Anime Expo panel on July 4. The anime is directed by Naoyuki Kuzuya at Studio Comet, with series composition by Mitsutaka Hirota and character designs by Sayaka Anezaki. The previously announced cast includes Saori Ōnishi as Elizabeth Leiston, Ikumi Hasegawa as Mireille Katarina, Yui Ogura as Lunoa Carlton, and Ayumi Uehara as Misha Tail. Yui Ogura performs the opening theme "Q.E.D.," and Aguri Ōnishi performs the ending theme "Goodbye Lullaby." J-Novel Club has licensed both the light novel and manga in English.