{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-27T17:27:14.975Z","story":{"id":"r_8e4fdcd3d1f248c9932c3aca","slug":"yudai-chiba-and-airi-suzuki-join-japanese-dub-cast-of-minions-monsters","url":"https://yomimono.id/yudai-chiba-and-airi-suzuki-join-japanese-dub-cast-of-minions-monsters","headline":"Yudai Chiba and Airi Suzuki Join Japanese Dub Cast of Minions & Monsters","summary":"Yudai Chiba, Airi Suzuki, and comedy duo Batteryz have been announced as new cast members for the Japanese dub of the animated film Minions & Monsters. Chiba voices the robot Dote, Suzuki voices Debbie, and Batteryz members Ace and Jike voice the monsters Phillips and Howard. The film opens August 7.","why_it_matters":"The casting adds notable Japanese talent to the latest Minions film, with Chiba and Suzuki taking on key new characters through auditions.","published_at":"2026-05-27T15:01:00.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Cinema Today"],"citations":[{"source":"Cinema Today","title":"Yudai Chiba, Airi Suzuki, and Batteryz Join New 'Minions' Film; Chiba Visits USJ to 'Express Gratitude'","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0154964"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ミニオンズ＆モンスターズ"],"studios":[],"people":["千葉雄大","鈴木愛理"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}