Shinnosuke Tachibana is a voice actor with two announced 2026 roles: Saint Killingham in the One Piece Elbaph arc and a cast member in the End Roll wa Jigoku made voice comic.
The One Piece anime revealed Tachibana's role in the Elbaph arc on May 29, when a new trailer introduced the voice cast for the Knights of God, the elite guards serving the World Government. He plays Saint Killingham, joining Kenjiro Tsuda as Saint Figarland Shamrock, Sumire Uesaka as Saint Gunko, and Hiroki Yasumoto as Saint Sommers. Episode 1164, which features the Knights of God, aired on May 31.
Three months later, Tachibana appeared in the cast of a different project. The voice comic adaptation of the BL manga End Roll wa Jigoku made begins distribution on August 25, 2026, on the new Tunco Voice Theater channel. Fumiya Imai joins previously announced Yusuke Shirai as the double lead, with Takara Inoue and Tachibana also appearing.
The two announcements place Tachibana in a long-running anime arc and in the launch title of a new voice content channel. Both roles were confirmed in 2026, with the One Piece part tied to a major story phase and the voice comic part arriving as a supporting cast member.
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The voice comic adaptation of the BL manga End Roll wa Jigoku made will begin distribution on August 25, 2026, on the new Tunco Voice Theater channel. Fumiya Imai joins previously announced Yusuke Shirai as the double lead, with Takara Inoue and Shinsuke Tachibana also appearing.
May 29
The One Piece anime released a new trailer for its ongoing Elbaph arc on May 29, introducing the voice cast for the Knights of God, the elite guards serving the World Government. Kenjiro Tsuda had previously been announced as Saint Figarland Shamrock in November 2025. The new trailer adds Sumire Uesaka as Saint Gunko, Hiroki Yasumoto as Saint Sommers, and Shinnosuke Tachibana as Saint Killingham. Episode 1164, which will feature the Knights of God, is set to air on May 31. The Elbaph arc began airing in Japan on April 5, 2026, after a three-month production hiatus from January to March. The anime has adopted a new schedule of 26 episodes per year starting in 2026, a reduction from its historical weekly output. Crunchyroll streams the arc. The trailer also showcases the arc's theme songs: opening "Luminous" by Aina The End and ending "Sono Mirai" by 36km/h.