Sumire Uesaka is an active voice actress with recent roles in One Piece, Genshin Impact, and several 2026 anime, including From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2 and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance.
Sumire Uesaka has been a steady presence across anime and games in 2026, with roles announced or revealed in six separate projects between May and August. Her most prominent role is Saint Gunko in the One Piece Elbaph arc, a member of the Knights of God, the elite guards serving the World Government. The trailer revealing her casting also introduced Hiroki Yasumoto and Shinnosuke Tachibana, with the arc airing since April 5, 2026.
Uesaka also voices Odette in Genshin Impact Version 7.0, a character introduced during the special program broadcast on July 31. In the same month, she joined the cast of From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2 as Shueste Flumvelk, a role announced alongside Kensho Ono as Warren Flumvelk. Earlier in June, she was cast as Mana Shinomiya, a demon seeking power, in the 20th anniversary Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha project, and as a cast member in Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko, which premiered July 6.
Uesaka also appears in the To You in the Beyond anime film, which opens in Japan on October 9. Across these roles, she has voiced both protagonists and antagonists, in adaptations of light novels, manga, and games, and in both television and film formats.
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NBCUniversal Japan revealed a fourth promotional video for the second season of the From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman anime, along with two new cast members. Kensho Ono plays Warren Flumvelk and Sumire Uesaka plays Shueste Flumvelk. The season premiered in Japan on July 8 and streams worldwide on Amazon Prime Video.
During the Genshin Impact Version 7.0 "Snowy Land Unloved by the Gods" special program broadcast on July 31, the performance details for two new characters were revealed. Odette, voiced by Sumire Uesaka, and Alyosha, voiced by Gen Sato, were both introduced with their abilities showcased during the stream. The broadcast also announced that nine additional characters, including Navia, Xianyun, and Clorinde, will become selectable in the "Path of Refinement" feature starting with Version 7.0. This update expands the roster of playable characters available through this system, which allows players to choose specific characters to add to their party. The special program served as the primary platform for these announcements, with images captured directly from the broadcast. The new characters and the expanded selection are part of the upcoming version update, which is themed around a snowy region. Further details about the characters' specific skills and the full list of selectable characters were not disclosed in the initial announcements, but the broadcast provided a first look at what players can expect.
The official website for the To You in the Beyond anime film unveiled a full trailer, key visual, theme song artist Tota, and four new cast members on Wednesday. The film adapts Akiko Abe's novel and opens in Japan on October 9.
The staff for the 20th anniversary anime revealed a second promotional video, a new main visual, and that Sumire Uesaka will voice Mana Shinomiya, a demon seeking power. The anime premieres on July 4 with a special hour-long broadcast on Tokyo MX and BS11.
The anime adaptation of Tetsuhiro Koshita's sequel manga Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko will premiere on July 6. A main trailer revealed six new cast members, additional staff, and the opening theme by Momoiro Clover Z. The series centers on Danko, daughter of the original series protagonist, as she builds a dodgeball team in the Reiwa era.
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.