{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c29e03945a00fb3deb2e1aec","clusterId":"c_62fe5b451aef62a013a87384","slug":"even-the-student-council-has-its-holes-anime-casts-shogo-sakata-sets-october-premiere","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! Anime Casts Shogo Sakata, Sets October Premiere","summary":"The television anime adaptation of Muchimaro's four-panel manga Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru! has cast Shōgo Sakata as protagonist Mizunoe Ume. The staff also announced an October premiere date. Naoyuki Tatsuwa directs at Passione, with Ryo Imamura on character design and Masahiro Yokotani handling series scripts.","whyItMatters":"The casting and premiere window confirm the adaptation is on track for a fall 2025 debut, with a lead actor known for comedic roles taking the central part.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eShōgo Sakata will voice Mizunoe Ume, the new student council member trying to avoid repeating a grade while surrounded by eccentric peers. The manga, which won the print category of the ninth Next Manga Awards in 2023, has been running in Kodansha\u0026#39;s Weekly Shōnen Magazine since 2022. Seven Seas releases the series in English and will ship the first volume on September 8. K MANGA also publishes the series digitally in English.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaoyuki Tatsuwa, whose credits include Ōmuro-ke and Gourmet Girl Graffiti, is directing at Passione. Ryo Imamura (ONIMAI: I\u0026#39;m Now Your Sister!) is designing the characters, and Masahiro Yokotani (Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, Re:ZERO) is writing the series scripts. The manga previously received an animated ad in July 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Passione adapts a four-panel manga about a student council with literal holes. The premise is physical comedy turned bureaucratic. Sakata voices the put-upon member who keeps falling in.","twitterPost":"Passione adapts a four-panel comedy where student council members have literal holes. Sakata voices the one who keeps falling in.","threadsPost":"Passione's new comedy is a student council show where members have literal holes in their bodies. Shogo Sakata voices the member who keeps falling into them. The premise turns a bureaucratic setting into slapstick.","newsletterBlurb":"The anime adaptation of Muchimaro's Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru! has cast Shōgo Sakata as protagonist Mizunoe Ume and announced an October premiere. Naoyuki Tatsuwa directs at Passione, with Ryo Imamura on character design and Masahiro Yokotani writing series scripts.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-04/even-the-student-council-has-its-holes-anime-unveils-cast-october-debut/.239291\",\"title\":\"News\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4152,"outputTokens":619,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783188995,"createdAt":"2026-07-04T18:08:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-04T18:13:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-04T18:08:48.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_62fe5b451aef62a013a87384","canonicalTitle":"News\n'Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!' Anime Unveils Cast, October Debut","representativeArticleId":"a_ae41c0e09f921a13730e7837","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Shōgo Sakata\",\"Muchimaro\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-04T17:31:47.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-04T17:31:47.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-04T18:13:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-04/even-the-student-council-has-its-holes-anime-unveils-cast-october-debut/.239291","title":"News\n'Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!' Anime Unveils Cast, October Debut"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!"],"manga_titles":["Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Shōgo Sakata","Muchimaro"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}