{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T21:18:53.085Z","story":{"id":"r_942818747565495fa2e940e2","slug":"meru-nukumi-joins-new-live-action-gto-series-as-heroine","url":"https://yomimono.id/meru-nukumi-joins-new-live-action-gto-series-as-heroine","headline":"Meru Nukumi Joins New Live-Action GTO Series as Heroine","summary":"Kansai TV announced Meru Nukumi will play Mio Kashiwabara, the assistant homeroom teacher, in the new live-action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka series. The sequel moves the story to the Reiwa era, with Takashi Sorimachi returning as Onizuka. The series premieres July 20 on Kansai TV and Fuji TV.","why_it_matters":"The casting of Nukumi as a modern, efficiency-focused foil to Onizuka signals that the sequel will directly contrast Reiwa-era educational norms with the original's ethos.","published_at":"2026-05-19T20:46:38.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"New Live-Action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Series Casts Meru Nukumi","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-08/new-live-action-gto-great-teacher-onizuka-series-casts-meru-nukumi/.237196"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Meru Nukumi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}