{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T22:53:40.901Z","story":{"id":"r_6610748a004f43e68419dbd1","slug":"black-torch-tv-anime-adds-three-cast-members-reveals-july-4-premiere","url":"https://yomimono.id/black-torch-tv-anime-adds-three-cast-members-reveals-july-4-premiere","headline":"Black Torch TV Anime Adds Three Cast Members, Reveals July 4 Premiere","summary":"The staff for the television anime adaptation of Tsuyoshi Takaki's manga Black Torch announced three additional cast members and several new staff positions on May 15. Shinpachi Tsuji will voice Toshimasa Azuma, Yuko Kaida will play Toko Kusumi, and Hochu Otsuka will portray Banjuro Tokieda. The newly revealed staff include sub-character designers Yumi Nakamura, Masahiko Suzuki, and Mariko Kinoshita, design works by Shunya Kikuchi, art directors Sachi Takahashi and Shoko Imaizumi, color designer Haruko Nobori, CG director Hirotaka Naito, director of photography Satoshi Yamamoto, editor Masato Yoshitake, sound director Takeshi Takadera, and sound effects by Naoto Yamatani. The anime is directed by Kei Umabiki at 100studio, with character designs by Go Suzuki, series composition and scripts by Gigaemon Ichikawa, and music by Yutaka Yamada. Black Torch will premiere on July 4 on TOKYO MX and other channels. Crunchyroll will stream the series in multiple regions including North America, Europe, and Oceania. The manga, which ran in Shueisha's Jump Square and later on Shonen Jump+, spans five volumes and is published in English by Viz Media.","why_it_matters":"The addition of veteran actors Tsuji, Kaida, and Otsuka to the cast of a relatively short manga adaptation signals that the production is investing in experienced talent to elevate the material, while the detailed staff credits show a heavy reliance on CG work from 100studio's multi-location pipeline.","published_at":"2026-05-19T16:30:54.000Z","source_count":4,"sources":["Anime News Network","Comic Natalie","Anime Trending","The Fandom Post"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Black Torch TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-15/black-torch-tv-anime-reveals-more-cast-staff/.237401"},{"source":"Comic Natalie","title":"Anime \"BLACK TORCH\" Adds Cast Members Shinpachi Tsuji, Yuko Kaida, and Hōchū Ōtsuka (with Comments)","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/672159"},{"source":"Anime Trending","title":"BLACK TORCH TV Anime Adds 3 New Cast Members & More Staff","url":"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/15/black-torch-tv-anime-adds-3-new-cast-members-more-staff"},{"source":"The Fandom Post","title":"'Black Torch' Anime Expands Cast","url":"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/15/black-torch-anime-expands-cast-3/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Black Torch"],"manga_titles":["Black Torch"],"studios":[],"people":["Tsuyoshi Takaki"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}