{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7148c7ea573e79e1600dee97","clusterId":"c_2bead0b30a85a55084b7c078","slug":"are-you-a-landmine-chihara-san-anime-adds-cast-delays-to-january-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Are You a Landmine Chihara-san Anime Adds Cast, Delays to January 2027","summary":"The official website for the television anime of Ryon's manga Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san? updated on Thursday to announce additional cast members, a delay to January 2027, and a tie-in music project. Newly announced cast include Maaya Uchida as Chinatsu Iwakura, Tomokazu Sugita as Hibiya, and Daisuke Ono as Kazami. The anime was previously scheduled for 2026 but will now premiere in the Super Animeism Turbo programming block on MBS, TBS, and 26 affiliated channels in January 2027, airing Thursdays at 0:26 a.m. (effectively Friday). Before the anime airs, the franchise is launching a music project for lead character Mai Chihara. Her first digital single, a cover of Nayutalien's Alien Alien, will be released on July 25, 2026. The anime is directed by Yasuaki Fujii at Synergy SP, with series composition by Keiichiro Ochi, character designs by Majiro, and music by Arisa Okehazama at King Records. The manga launched on the GANMA! service in June 2021 and won a Next Impact Comic award at the 2024 Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga for English release.","whyItMatters":"The delay to January 2027 is paired with a character music project, indicating the franchise is building a coordinated multimedia presence before the anime airs.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe three new cast members join previously announced leads Sayumi Suzushiro as Mai Chihara and Kazuki Ura as Kuroki. Uchida plays Chinatsu Iwakura, Chihara\u0026#39;s friend and general producer for her music project. Sugita plays Hibiya and Ono plays Kazami, both childhood friends of Kuroki. Additional staff include art director Hisae Arimoto, color key artist Emi Kadono, compositing director Naotaka Watanabe, sound director Daiki Hachimaki, sound effects by Akiko Muto, and sound production by IMAGICA EMS. The music project for Chihara includes a teaser video and a costume design by Natsumi Sano. The digital single Alien Alien is a cover of a song by Vocaloid producer Nayutalien. The anime will run in the Super Animeism Turbo block, a late-night slot. The manga, which began on Comic Smart\u0026#39;s Ganma! service in June 2021, has eight volumes in circulation. Seven Seas will release the English version on September 29, 2026. The story follows high school junior Kuroki, who sits next to the intimidating Mai Chihara and discovers she is not the landmine girl everyone assumes.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san? anime adds Maaya Uchida, Tomokazu Sugita, and Daisuke Ono to its cast, and delays to January 2027. 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