{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c8dcd04c429144299955d313","clusterId":"c_3ca9bf996c4145828b5d9487","slug":"eren-the-southpaw-anime-casts-natsumi-fujiwara-as-manager-sachiyo-saito","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Eren the Southpaw Anime Casts Natsumi Fujiwara as Manager Sachiyo Saito","summary":"The television anime of Kappi and nifuni's Eren the Southpaw manga has cast Natsumi Fujiwara as Sachiyo Saito, the manager of Akari Kishi's character. Saito appears in episode 6, which airs on Tuesday. The anime debuted on April 7 on TV Tokyo and streams on Amazon Prime Video in Japan.","whyItMatters":"The addition of Natsumi Fujiwara to the cast expands the supporting roster for the series, which is now six episodes into its run and adapting a manga that ended in 2022.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe staff for Eren the Southpaw announced on Monday that Natsumi Fujiwara will voice Sachiyo Saito, the manager of Akari Kishi's character. Saito is set to appear in episode 6 of the series, which airs on Tuesday. The anime premiered on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on April 7 at 24:00 (effectively April 8 at 12:00 a.m.) and is also streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Japan.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series is directed by Toshimasa Suzuki at Production I.G and Signal.MD, with series scripts by Taku Kishimoto. The main cast includes Shōya Chiba as Koichi Asakura, Yumi Uchiyama as Eren Yamagishi, Yui Ishikawa as Sayuri Katō, and Akira Sekine as Akari Kishi, among others. The manga, which originally launched on the cakes web service in March 2016 before moving to Shonen Jump+ in October 2017, ended in October 2022 with 24 compiled volumes.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Natsumi Fujiwara joins Eren the Southpaw as Sachiyo Saito, manager of Akari Kishi's character. She appears in episode 6, airing Tuesday. The anime debuted April 7 on TV Tokyo and streams on Amazon Prime Video in Japan.","twitterPost":"Natsumi Fujiwara cast as Sachiyo Saito in Eren the Southpaw anime. Character appears in episode 6, airing Tuesday. Series debuted April 7 on TV Tokyo and Amazon Prime Video Japan.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Eren the Southpaw adds Natsumi Fujiwara to its cast as Sachiyo Saito, the manager of Akari Kishi's character. Saito appears in episode 6, which airs Tuesday. The anime premiered April 7 on TV Tokyo and streams on Amazon Prime Video in Japan.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-11/eren-the-southpaw-anime-casts-natsumi-fujiwara/.237269\",\"title\":\"Eren the Southpaw Anime Casts Natsumi Fujiwara\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3864,"outputTokens":682,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826725,"createdAt":"2026-05-19T21:18:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-19T21:32:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-19T21:32:29.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3ca9bf996c4145828b5d9487","canonicalTitle":"Eren the Southpaw Anime Casts Natsumi Fujiwara","representativeArticleId":"a_c2b3d80c32713f67062a89e2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Eren the Southpaw\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Natsumi Fujiwara\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-12T01:53:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-12T01:53:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-19T21:32:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-11/eren-the-southpaw-anime-casts-natsumi-fujiwara/.237269","title":"Eren the Southpaw Anime Casts Natsumi Fujiwara"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Eren the Southpaw"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Natsumi Fujiwara"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Natsumi Fujiwara will voice Sachiyo Saito, the manager of Akari Kishi's character, in the television anime Eren the Southpaw.","Sachiyo Saito appears in episode 6 of the series, which airs on Tuesday.","The anime premiered on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on April 7 at 24:00 (effectively April 8 at 12:00 a.m.) and streams on Amazon Prime Video in Japan.","The series is directed by Toshimasa Suzuki at Production I.G and Signal.MD, with series scripts by Taku Kishimoto.","The main cast includes Shōya Chiba as Koichi Asakura, Yumi Uchiyama as Eren Yamagishi, Yui Ishikawa as Sayuri Katō, and Akira Sekine as Akari Kishi."]}