Nobunaga Shimazaki is cast as the adult Oniyasha in The World Is Dancing, the lead Eumenes in the Historie anime due January 2027, and the fairy Alan in the Star Detective Precure! film opening September 18. He also voices Ouga Kiyama in The Ogre's Bride, set to premiere in July 2026.
Nobunaga Shimazaki's recent roles span historical drama, a long-running shonen adaptation, a Precure film, and a light novel adaptation, showing a range across lead and supporting parts. In The World Is Dancing, he voices the protagonist Oniyasha as a young adult, taking over the character at the point where the young Oniyasha gives way to the adult who would become Zeami. Shochiku announced the casting and released a visual of the character. Adult Oniyasha appeared briefly at the end of episode 10 and features in episode 11.
Earlier, Shimazaki was cast as Eumenes, the lead in the television anime of Hitoshi Iwaaki's Historie, which premieres in January 2027. LIDEN FILMS handles animation production, and the announcement came through the July issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine along with a second teaser visual and the first promotional video. The cast also includes Ryota Suzuki as Eumenes' brother Hieronymus and Kazuya Ichijo as his father Hieronymus. Iwaaki began serializing the manga in 2003 (some sources say 2004), and it has 12 compiled volumes as of June 2024 with over 4.7 million copies in circulation.
In the Star Detective Precure! film, Shimazaki voices Alan, a fairy who watches over the 14-year-old Karin, who holds the key to the story. The film opens in Japan on September 18. He also voices Ouga Kiyama in The Ogre's Bride, which premieres in Japan in July 2026, directed by Kazuhito Omiya at Colored Pencil Animation Japan. The light novel and manga together have over 5.8 million copies in circulation.
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The television anime of Kazuto Mihara's The World Is Dancing manga has cast Nobunaga Shimazaki as the protagonist Oniyasha as a young adult. Shochiku announced the casting on Monday and unveiled a visual of the character. The adult Oniyasha appeared briefly at the end of episode 10 and will feature in episode 11 on Wednesday.
The Jujutsu Kaisen anime closed its 5th anniversary with Jujutsu Fest 2026 at K Arena Yokohama on August 29 and 30. Day 1 brought the main cast on stage, live songs from Who-ya Extended, KITANI TATSUYA and jo0ji, a fan-voted awards corner, and a new super teaser visual for TV anime Season 4, the Culling Game Part 2, centered on Ryomen Sukuna. Yuichi Nakamura told the crowd to wait for the next season to begin.
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 Hitoshi Iwaaki's historical manga Historie will premiere in January 2027, with Nobunaga Shimazaki voicing the lead role of Eumenes. The announcement came via the July issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine on Monday, alongside a second teaser visual and the first promotional video. LIDEN FILMS is handling animation production. The cast also includes Ryota Suzuki as Eumenes' brother Hieronymus, Kazuya Ichijo as his father Hieronymus, Yuko Kaida as Teresila, Wataru Takagi as Charon, Satoshi Tsuruoka as Hecataeus, Anri Katsura as Trax, Tsuguo Mogami as Aristotle, Miki Kariya as Periala, Seiyu Fujiwara as Nicogenes, and Junya Enoki as Tormides. Iwaaki began serializing Historie in Afternoon in 2003 (some sources say 2004), and the manga has 12 compiled volumes as of June 2024, with over 4.7 million copies in circulation. The series previously won the 2010 Ministry of Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival Award for manga, the 2012 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, and the Best General Manga category at the 49th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2025. Iwaaki noted he first conceived the story over four decades ago.
The staff for the television anime adaptation of Kureha's light novel series The Ogre's Bride revealed three additional cast members in a new trailer on Saturday. Taito Ban will voice Takamichi Araki, Nobunaga Shimazaki will voice Ouga Kiyama, and Aya Endo will voice Sakurako Kiyama. The anime is scheduled to premiere in Japan in July 2026. The previously announced cast includes Saori Hayami as Yuzu Shinonome, Yuichiro Umehara as Reiya Kiryuin, and others. Kazuhito Omiya is directing the series at Colored Pencil Animation Japan, with Yumi Kamakura handling series scripts and Hikari Tanaka designing characters. The light novel series began on Starts Publishing's Novema! platform in 2019 and has nine volumes as of May 2024. A manga adaptation by Jun Togashi launched in December 2021. The light novel and manga together have over 5.8 million copies in circulation. A live-action film adaptation opened in Japanese theaters on March 27.