Toyota Casts Hiro Shimono and Akari Kito in Winter Date Video
Toyota Motor Corporation will release a special video, "[Love's Punishment Kiss] CV. Hiro Shimono, Akari Kito," on November 4, 2026, Good Oshi Day, across its Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube channels.
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Why it matters
Toyota is using two of the most recognizable voices in current anime, Shimono and Kito, to sell a connected-car feature through a shoujo-manga romance format rather than a conventional car ad.
Key Facts
- Toyota releases the special video "[Love's Punishment Kiss] CV. Hiro Shimono, Akari Kito" on November 4, 2026, Good Oshi Day.
- The video appears on Toyota's Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube channels.
- Hiro Shimono voices the male lead and Akari Kito the female lead in a shoujo-manga-style midwinter drive date.
- The story reveals the warm car interior came from Remote Air Conditioning started on a smartphone.
- Shimono's roles include Zenitsu Agatsuma in "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba"; Kito's include Nezuko Kamado in the same series and Hina Chono in "Blue Box."
Hiro Shimono and Akari Kito voice a midwinter drive date drawn in a shoujo-manga style. The car interior turns warm, and the reveal is that he started the air conditioning from his smartphone with Remote Air Conditioning.
The video runs on a cold winter drive. The two return to the car, the interior is warm, and she asks whether it is the power of love. His answer is that he wanted to turn the place where she is into spring ahead of time. A few minutes before they got in, he had started the air conditioner from his smartphone using Remote Air Conditioning.
Shimono's credits include Zenitsu Agatsuma in "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" and Dabi in "My Hero Academia." Kito plays Nezuko Kamado in "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" and Hina Chono in "Blue Box." The release date, November 4, is billed as Good Oshi Day.
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