Nobunaga Shimazaki is set to voice the lead role of Eumenes in the Historie television anime premiering January 2027, and will also voice Ouga Kiyama in The Ogre's Bride anime premiering July 2026.
Nobunaga Shimazaki has been cast in two upcoming television anime adaptations. In May 2026, the staff for The Ogre's Bride revealed that Shimazaki will voice Ouga Kiyama. The series, directed by Kazuhito Omiya at Colored Pencil Animation Japan, is scheduled to premiere in July 2026. The light novel and manga together have over 5.8 million copies in circulation, and a live-action film adaptation opened in March 2026.
Later in May 2026, the staff for the Historie television anime announced that Shimazaki will voice the lead role of Eumenes. The series, produced by LIDEN FILMS, adapts Hitoshi Iwaaki's historical manga that began in 2004 and has over 4.7 million copies in circulation. The anime is set to premiere in January 2027.
These two roles represent Shimazaki's current confirmed projects, with The Ogre's Bride arriving first in July 2026 and Historie following in January 2027.
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The television anime adaptation of Hitoshi Iwaaki's historical manga Historie will premiere in January 2027. Nobunaga Shimazaki will voice the lead role of Eumenes. LIDEN FILMS produces the series, which adapts Iwaaki's long-running manga that began in 2004 and has over 4.7 million copies in circulation.
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.