Tank Chair TV Anime Reveals Main Cast in Character Promo Video
Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the main cast for the television anime adaptation of Manabu Yashiro's manga Tank Chair on Wednesday via a character promotional video. The series will premiere in fall 2026. Kōki Uchiyama voices Nagi Taira, the strongest assassin who fell into a coma after protecting his sister from a bullet. Minori Fujidera plays Shizuka Taira, Nagi's younger sister and partner. Gakuto Kajiwara voices Naozumi Kurosaka, Nagi's former classmate who holds a strong rivalry with him. Saori Hayami plays Touko Kurosaka, Naozumi's sister and partner. The story follows Shizuka, who takes on dangerous assassin jobs. Nagi regains consciousness only when someone directs murderous intent toward him, and Shizuka believes extreme murderous intent will fully awaken him. The combat wheelchair Nagi rides, called the Tank Chair Mark-1, was also shown. Tadahiro Yoshihira and Hiroaki Ando are co-directing and writing the script at Polygon Pictures. Yūki Moriyama is designing the characters, Masaru Yokoyama is composing the music, and Kazuma Teshigahara handles production design. Kodansha USA Publishing has licensed the manga. Yashiro began the manga on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service in November 2022 before moving it to Monthly Shonen Sirius in November 2024. The tenth compiled volume shipped on March 26.