{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bacaba815aaa2835fab2c812","clusterId":"c_be00f00f7e4c14ebca868bac","slug":"ami-maeshima-joins-rich-girl-caretaker-cast-performs-ending-theme","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Ami Maeshima Joins Rich Girl Caretaker Cast, Performs Ending Theme","summary":"The official website for the Rich Girl Caretaker anime announced on Friday that singer Ami Maeshima will voice the character Karen Asahi and perform the ending theme song \"Kanpeki Janai Watashi\" (Imperfect Me). The anime is set to premiere on July 4, airing late night on TV Tokyo and BS Asahi. Crunchyroll will stream the series in multiple regions including North America, Europe, and Oceania. The opening theme is performed by angela with the song \"Sai Sai Saikōkyū no Osewa Shite.\" Shūsei Morishita directs the series at Brains Base, with Aya Yoshinaga handling series composition and Nao Kawashima designing the characters. The cast includes Yūto Uemura as Itsuki Tomonari, Konomi Kohara as Hinako Konohana, Saori Ōnishi as Mirei Tennōji, Rio Tsuchiya as Narika Miyakojima, Ami Koshimizu as Shizune Tsurumi, and Takehito Koyasu as Kagen Konohana. The light novel series by Yusaku Sakaishi and Sakura Miwabe began publication under Hobby Japan's HJ Bunko label in May 2021 and has an ongoing manga adaptation.","whyItMatters":"Maeshima's dual role as cast member and theme song performer ties the show's musical identity directly to its voice cast, a move that can strengthen audience attachment to a new character before the series airs.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMaeshima is a singer-songwriter who has previously performed theme songs for series including \u003cem\u003eKubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses\u003c/em\u003e. The ending theme \"Kanpeki Janai Watashi\" is described as a song about accepting imperfection.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTakeshi Takadera, whose sound direction credits include \u003cem\u003eLaid-Back Camp\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOshi no Ko\u003c/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTo Your Eternity\u003c/em\u003e, is the sound director for the series. The music composers are Natsumi Tabuchi (\u003cem\u003eAggretsuko\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!\u003c/em\u003e), Hanae Nakamura (\u003cem\u003eThe Quintessential Quintuplets\u003c/em\u003e), and Mayo Kurihara (\u003cem\u003eHell Mode\u003c/em\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe light novel series by Yusaku Sakaishi and Sakura Miwabe originally launched as a web novel on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website in April 2020 before Hobby Japan began publishing it in print under their HJ Bunko imprint in May 2021. The 11th novel volume was published on October 31. The manga adaptation by Sorahiko Mizushima began serialization on Hobby Japan's Comic Fire website in July 2021, and the sixth compiled volume was released on Monday.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe English release of the light novel by Monogatari Novels has faced delays. A May 2025 post on the company's X/Twitter account stated, \"Due to some issues with customs as a result of the new tariffs the current release dates for our titles are undertermined.\" The company's website is not currently accessible. Amazon lists the first English volume as shipped on March 3, 2026, but marks it as out of print.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ami Maeshima will voice Karen Asahi and sing the ending theme 'Kanpeki Janai Watashi' for Rich Girl Caretaker, which premieres July 4 on TV Tokyo and BS Asahi.","twitterPost":"Rich Girl Caretaker adds Ami Maeshima to the cast and as ending theme performer. The anime debuts July 4, with Crunchyroll streaming in multiple regions.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Rich Girl Caretaker anime has announced that Ami Maeshima will join the cast as Karen Asahi and perform the ending theme song. 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