{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8b115891002054a07cfa99ef","clusterId":"c_cadfa375313c1476f31aa424","slug":"daemons-of-the-shadow-realm-anime-adds-five-cast-members","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Adds Five Cast Members","summary":"The television anime adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's manga Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) announced five new cast members on Sunday, May 31. Yū Shimamura will voice Natsuki Kurotani, and Hayato Fujii will play Fuyuki Kurotani. Ayumu Murase joins as Blacklist. Ako Mayama and Shigeru Chiba will voice the dual role of Tenaga Ashinaga (Long Arms Long Legs), debuting in the anime's 10th episode on June 6. The anime premiered on April 4 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and other channels, and is set for two consecutive cours. Crunchyroll streams the series with a same-day English dub. Bones Film produces the anime, with Masahiro Andō directing, Noboru Takagi handling series scripts, and Nobuhiro Arai designing characters. Kenichiro Suehiro composes the music. Vaundy performs the opening theme \"Tobu Toki\" (Time to Fly), and singer yama performs the ending theme \"Tobō yo\" (Let's Fly). Arakawa launched the manga in Monthly Shonen Gangan in December 2021; the 13th volume ships July 10.","whyItMatters":"The addition of veteran actors like Shigeru Chiba and Ayumu Murase signals that the production is deepening its supporting cast as the story moves past its introductory episodes.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe five new cast members join a roster that already includes Kenshō Ono as Yuru, Yume Miyamoto as Asa, and Yūichi Nakamura as Dera. The anime adapts Hiromu Arakawa's manga, which began in December 2021 and is published in English by Square Enix Manga \u0026 Books. The story follows twins Yuru and Asa in a remote village guarded by stone sentinels, with Asa confined to a cage for a mysterious duty. Bones Film handles animation, with Masahiro Andō directing. The series is set for two consecutive cours, and Crunchyroll streams it with a same-day English dub. The 10th episode, airing June 6, introduces the Tenaga Ashinaga characters voiced by Mayama and Chiba.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tenaga Ashinaga debuts in episode 10, meaning the dual role by Mayama and Chiba is a late-season addition rather than a series regular.","twitterPost":"Tenaga Ashinaga arrives in episode 10, a late-season addition voiced by two actors in a dual role.","threadsPost":"Daemons of the Shadow Realm adds five cast members, but the most distinctive is Tenaga Ashinaga, a dual role voiced by both Ako Mayama and Shigeru Chiba. The character debuts in episode 10, halfway through the two-cour run.","newsletterBlurb":"The Daemons of the Shadow Realm anime announced five new cast members, including Ayumu Murase and Shigeru Chiba. The new characters debut in episode 10 on June 6. The series airs on Tokyo MX and streams on Crunchyroll.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-31/daemons-of-the-shadow-realm-anime-unveils-additional-cast-members/.237987\",\"title\":\"Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Unveils Additional Cast Members\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4892,"outputTokens":768,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780238320,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T09:50:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-31T14:35:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T14:35:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cadfa375313c1476f31aa424","canonicalTitle":"News\nDaemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Unveils Additional Cast Members","representativeArticleId":"a_f655a924617c398a7443b6f7","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Daemons of the Shadow Realm\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Yū Shimamura\",\"Hayato Fujii\",\"Ayumu Murase\",\"Ako Mayama\",\"Shigeru Chiba\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-31T09:02:50.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-01T09:37:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-01T09:41:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-31/daemons-of-the-shadow-realm-anime-unveils-additional-cast-members/.237987","title":"News\nDaemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Unveils Additional Cast Members"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/daemons-of-the-shadow-realm-additional-cast-tenaga-ashinaga-voices/","title":"Daemons of the Shadow Realm Reveals Additional Cast Including Tenaga \u0026 Ashinaga Voices"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Daemons of the Shadow Realm"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Yū Shimamura","Hayato Fujii","Ayumu Murase","Ako Mayama","Shigeru Chiba"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The anime added five cast members on May 31: Yū Shimamura as Natsuki Kurotani, Hayato Fujii as Fuyuki Kurotani, Ayumu Murase as Blacklist, and Ako Mayama and Shigeru Chiba as Tenaga Ashinaga.","Shigeru Chiba and Ako Mayama voice the dual role of Tenaga Ashinaga, debuting in the anime's 10th episode on June 6.","The anime premiered on April 4 on Tokyo MX and BS11, and is set for two consecutive cours.","Crunchyroll streams the series with a same-day English dub.","The 13th volume of the manga ships July 10."]}