{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ad75eebaee560a912a13735d","clusterId":"c_1a045182d7a234b393f73c17","slug":"atashin-chi-next-confirms-new-episodes-taku-kimura-as-new-director","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Atashin'chi NEXT Confirms New Episodes, Taku Kimura as New Director","summary":"New episodes of Atashin'chi NEXT are confirmed for production, announced at the ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 Shin-Ei Animation 50th Anniversary Special Stage on September 19. Taku Kimura, who directed the TV anime Yani Neko, takes over as director for the new episodes. A teaser video is released on YouTube. The cast returns: Kumiko Watanabe as Mother, Fumiko Orikasa as Mikan, Daisuke Sakaguchi as Yuzuhiko, and Kenichi Ogata as Father.","whyItMatters":"The series, which began in 2024 adapting previously unanimated manga chapters, continues under a new director, with the returning cast keeping the Tachibana family intact.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eShin-Ei Animation announced new episodes of Atashin\u0026#39;chi NEXT during its 50th anniversary stage at the ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 on September 19. Taku Kimura, who directed the TV anime Yani Neko, takes the director\u0026#39;s seat for the new episodes. The production announcement teaser is streaming on the official YouTube channel.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series adapts manga chapters by Eiko Kera that had not yet been animated, following the Tachibana family: Mother, Father, Mikan, and Yuzuhiko. The four voice actors return: Kumiko Watanabe, Fumiko Orikasa, Daisuke Sakaguchi, and Kenichi Ogata.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Taku Kimura moves from Yani Neko, a late-night comedy, to Atashin'chi NEXT, a long-running family show. The directing switch is the main creative change here; the returning cast signals continuity elsewhere.","twitterPost":"Taku Kimura directed Yani Neko. Now he takes Atashin'chi NEXT, a very different show, while the original cast stays.","threadsPost":"Atashin'chi NEXT keeps its original cast (Kumiko Watanabe, Fumiko Orikasa, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Kenichi Ogata) but swaps directors, bringing in Taku Kimura from Yani Neko. The cast continuity is the anchor; the directorial change is where the show's tone could shift.","newsletterBlurb":"New episodes of Atashin'chi NEXT are in production, announced at the ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 Shin-Ei Animation 50th Anniversary Special Stage. Taku Kimura, director of the TV anime Yani Neko, takes over direction. The four main voice cast members return, and a teaser video is up on YouTube.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609193g\",\"title\":\"New Episodes of 'Atashin'chi NEXT' Confirmed for Production; Taku Kimura of 'Yani Neko' to Serve as New Director\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4909,"outputTokens":662,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789801162,"createdAt":"2026-09-19T06:53:39.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-19T06:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T06:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1a045182d7a234b393f73c17","canonicalTitle":"『あたしンちNEXT』新エピソード制作決定。『ヤニねこ』の木村拓氏が新たに監督を務める","representativeArticleId":"a_1c5f4a3684a939d982bf35a4","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":1,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Atashin'chi NEXT\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Atashin'chi\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Yani Neko\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Taku Kimura\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-19T06:05:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-19T08:37:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T08:42:42.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609193g","title":"『あたしンちNEXT』新エピソード制作決定。『ヤニねこ』の木村拓氏が新たに監督を務める"},{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/09/19/103083.html","title":"「美味しんぼ」“究極”の“食”アニメが復活―新作TVアニメが始動！「あたしンちNEXT」新エピソード制作も決定"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Atashin'chi NEXT"],"manga_titles":["Atashin'chi"],"work_titles":["Yani Neko"],"studios":[],"people":["Taku Kimura"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}