{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T21:19:11.009Z","story":{"id":"r_61bd157f9e25440090f133de","slug":"kirio-fan-club-anime-casts-yoko-hikasa-yui-kanari-yu-serizawa","url":"https://yomimono.id/kirio-fan-club-anime-casts-yoko-hikasa-yui-kanari-yu-serizawa","headline":"Kirio Fan Club Anime Casts Yoko Hikasa, Yui Kanari, Yu Serizawa","summary":"The Kirio Fan Club anime has added three new cast members: Yoko Hikasa as young Kirio, Yui Kanari as his childhood friend Nozomi, and Yu Serizawa as Yua. The characters debut in the eighth episode on May 21. The rom-com series premiered on April 2 and streams on HIDIVE.","why_it_matters":"The casting of a younger Kirio and two new female characters expands the show's flashback structure and romantic triangle ahead of the season's midpoint.","published_at":"2026-05-18T14:15:50.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Kirio Fan Club Anime Casts Yōko Hikasa, Yui Kanari, Yū Serizawa","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-18/kirio-fan-club-anime-casts-yoko-hikasa-yui-kanari-yu-serizawa/.237491"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Kirio Fan Club"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Yōko Hikasa","Yui Kanari","Yū Serizawa"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}