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Yūto Uemura
Yuto Uemura is an active voice actor with two upcoming lead and supporting roles in anime adaptations announced for 2026 and 2027. He is set to voice protagonist Alus Reigin in The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan and Reinhardt Highwind in The World's Strongest Witch.
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Aug 30
Yuto Uemura appears in two announced anime adaptations, both based on light novels. In The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan, he voices protagonist Alus Reigin, the world's strongest magicmaster who tries to retire but ends up at a magic academy. That anime is set for a 2027 premiere, directed by Yusuke Suzuki at studio HOTLINE. In The World's Strongest Witch, Uemura plays Reinhardt Highwind, the town's gatekeeper, in an adaptation directed by Joji Furuta at studios Bridge and Aisle, premiering October 7, 2026.
The two announcements show Uemura working across different studios and roles in the same period. The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan marks his lead role in a 2027 series, while The World's Strongest Witch places him in a supporting cast that includes Azusa Tachibana, Fairouz Ai, Honoka Inoue, Kana Hanazawa, and Maria Naganawa. Both projects are in production, with The World's Strongest Witch further along, having released a main trailer and confirmed broadcast dates.
Key facts
- Role
- Voices Reinhardt Highwind, the town's gatekeeper, in The World's Strongest Witch ↗
- Role
- Voices protagonist Alus Reigin in The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan ↗
- Premiere
- The World's Strongest Witch premieres October 7, 2026 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and TV Aichi, and October 10, 2026 on MBS ↗
- Premiere
- The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan is announced for a 2027 premiere ↗
- Studio
- The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan is directed by Yusuke Suzuki at studio HOTLINE ↗
- Studio
- The World's Strongest Witch is directed by Joji Furuta at studios Bridge and Aisle ↗
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Aug 27
The television anime adaptation of Mochimaru Sakaki's light novel series The World's Strongest Witch has revealed its main promotional video, main visual, and additional cast and staff. The new trailer also previews the opening and ending theme songs. The anime is set to premiere on Tokyo MX, BS11, and TV Aichi on October 7, 2026, and on MBS on October 10, 2026. Yuto Uemura joins the cast as Reinhardt Highwind, the town's gatekeeper. Previously announced cast members include Azusa Tachibana as protagonist Rona Hermit, Fairouz Ai as Erimina, the guild master known as the "Inferno Witch," Honoka Inoue as elf princess Eruna, Kana Hanazawa as guildmaster Aries Tear Bluemoon, and Maria Naganawa as water dragon princess Ruru Ru Rie. Joji Furuta directs the anime at studios Bridge and Aisle, with Shoji Yonemura handling series scripts, Yuki Morimoto designing characters, and Arisa Okehazama composing music. HoneyWorks feat. HaKoniwalily performs the opening theme "Eikyoryoku∞Idol," and Rokudenashi performs the ending theme "Hoshi o Muguru." The anime adapts Sakaki's original story, which began serializing on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in May 2022, with a manga adaptation by Tamaki Toga.
Aug 10
The television anime adaptation of Kaede Nishikigi's light novel series Reincarnation in the Game World Dan-Katsu has revealed its main cast, staff, teaser visual, and promotional video, along with a January 2027 premiere date. The announcement came via the anime's official website on Monday. Yuto Uemura, known for roles such as Thorfinn in Vinland Saga and Atsushi Nakajima in Bungo Stray Dogs, will voice the protagonist Zephyrus. Nagisa Miyazaki, whose credits include Negima! and Eternal Alice, is directing the series at STUDIO MASSKET, with Yuji Kobayashi handling series composition and scripts. The story follows a gamer who has spent over 8,000 hours playing the dungeon-crawl game Dungeon Shukatsu no Susume, only to lose all save data and die of shock. He wakes up reincarnated in the game's unconquered world, gaining the strongest job of hero and starting a new game in that world. Nishikigi launched the story on Kakuyomu in January 2021, and TO Books began publishing the novels with illustrations by Shuri in March 2022. The 16th novel volume ships on August 15, and a manga adaptation by Hiroshi Asagi has been running on TO Books' Corona EX website since April 2022.
Jul 23
DMM Pictures announced on Thursday that Mitsuki Mii's manga "Kusunoki's Flunking Her High School Glow-Up" is receiving a television anime adaptation. The series will star Yūto Uemura as Keisuke Shizuki and Tomori Kusunoki as Shizuka Kusunoki. Midori Yui, who has served as an episode director on series including "Carole & Tuesday" and "Love Flops," is directing the anime at studios Passione and Hayabusa Film. Yui is also handling the series composition. Koji Haneda, known for character design on "Spice & Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf," is the character designer. Hyadain, the composer for all seasons of "Rent-A-Girlfriend," is composing the music. Suzune Ishikawa is the animation producer. The original manga launched on Ichijinsha's Comic POOL service in October 2022 and has seven volumes in circulation. Kodansha USA Publishing releases the manga in English. The story follows two high school students, Keisuke Shizuki and Shizuka Kusunoki, who were both social outcasts in middle school and are now navigating their new lives. A teaser visual and trailer accompanied the announcement.
Jun 10
A television anime adaptation of Izushiro's light novel series The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan has been announced for a 2027 premiere. The anime's official website opened on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, revealing a teaser promotional video, teaser visual, lead cast member, and staff. Yuto Uemura will voice protagonist Alus Reigin, the world's strongest magicmaster who seeks retirement but ends up enrolled in a magic academy. Yusuke Suzuki, known for This Monster Wants to Eat Me and Duel Masters Win, is directing the anime at studio HOTLINE. Gigaemon Ichikawa is handling series scripts, Yuki Kitajima is designing characters, and Takatoshi Hamano is the sound director. The light novel series, which began on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2015, has 20 volumes published by Hobby Japan. A prequel manga titled The Greatest Magicmaster's Retirement Plan Zero -The Secret History of the Beginning- is scheduled to launch this winter, drawn by Karu Yoneshiro, who also illustrated the second manga adaptation. J-Novel Club publishes the novels in English.
Jun 10
The light novel series The Strongest Magician's Seclusion Plan is getting a TV anime adaptation airing in 2027 on the Agaru Anime slot on CBC/TBS. Yūto Uemura voices protagonist Ars Regin. A teaser visual and PV have been released. HOTLINE handles animation production under director Yūsuke Suzuki. A prequel manga also starts in winter 2026.