{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c518c25af7eed1bae6b549d7","clusterId":"c_50ea997f646e11fe2d0ade39","slug":"aoki-densho-welsh-shedar-adds-risa-hayamizu-as-mama-caroni","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Aoki Densho Welsh \u0026 Shedar Adds Risa Hayamizu as Mama Caroni","summary":"The official website for Aoki Densho Welsh \u0026 Shedar, an original television anime from French company Ankama, announced on Wednesday that Risa Hayamizu voices Mama Caroni, Welsh's adoptive mother and cooking mentor. The staff also released character visuals for Wataru Takagi as Khan Karkass and Show Hayami as Azalar. The anime premieres October 2 on Tokyo MX at 9:25 p.m. JST, directed by Naoki Horiuchi at Studio Massket.","whyItMatters":"Ankama, best known for the DOFUS MMORPG, is building its Japanese production around a manga-adjacent original work with Tot credited for the original story, so the remaining cast and visual reveals are the last pieces before the October 2 premiere.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMama Caroni is Welsh\u0026#39;s adoptive mother and his cooking mentor, a role now filled by Risa Hayamizu. The same update carried visuals for two cast members announced earlier: Wataru Takagi as Khan Karkass, a hero from Bonta who travels with Welsh, and Show Hayami as Azalar, described as the most powerful dragon Welsh faces.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe leads were already set: Rikuya Yasuda as Welsh, Yuki Kaji as Shedar, Yuko Kaida as Zabel, Makoto Furukawa as Joris, and Risa Kayama as Bechamel. Naoki Horiuchi directs at Studio Massket, with Saori Nakashiki on character design and Kenichi Yamashita handling series scripts for the Japanese version.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Risa Hayamizu joins Aoki Densho Welsh \u0026 Shedar as Mama Caroni, the adoptive mother and cooking mentor. Ankama's original anime now has the parent figure its lead's backstory depends on.","twitterPost":"Hayamizu voices Mama Caroni, Welsh's adoptive mother and cooking mentor. Ankama's original anime keeps filling in the family Welsh came from.","threadsPost":"Risa Hayamizu voices Mama Caroni in Aoki Densho Welsh \u0026 Shedar, Welsh's adoptive mother and cooking mentor. Ankama's original anime is stacking its cast around the family Welsh came from before the October 2 premiere.","newsletterBlurb":"Ankama's original anime Aoki Densho Welsh \u0026 Shedar added Risa Hayamizu as Mama Caroni, Welsh's adoptive mother and cooking mentor, alongside new character visuals for Wataru Takagi as Khan Karkass and Show Hayami as Azalar. Naoki Horiuchi directs at Studio Massket, with Saori Nakashiki on character design. The series premieres October 2 on Tokyo MX at 9:25 p.m. JST.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-30/aoki-densho-welsh-and-shedar-anime-casts-risa-hayamizu/.242341\",\"title\":\"Aoki Densho Welsh \\u0026 Shedar Anime Casts Risa Hayamizu\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4665,"outputTokens":724,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791093564,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T05:56:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T05:58:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T05:58:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_50ea997f646e11fe2d0ade39","canonicalTitle":"News\nAoki Denshō Welsh \u0026 Shedar Anime Casts Risa Hayamizu","representativeArticleId":"a_f2c1fffe7cd23af3d39d5e5c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Aoki Denshō Welsh \\u0026 Shedar\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Risa Hayamizu\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-30T11:34:51.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-30T11:34:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T05:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-30/aoki-densho-welsh-and-shedar-anime-casts-risa-hayamizu/.242341","title":"News\nAoki Denshō Welsh \u0026 Shedar Anime Casts Risa Hayamizu"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Aoki Denshō Welsh \u0026 Shedar"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Risa Hayamizu"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}