{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ae2e5e34c3885c64f47549e2","clusterId":"c_ff2a19fa7b8dc22f16e92e5d","slug":"ikumi-hasegawa-joins-kill-blue-anime-cast-as-mai-otohime","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Ikumi Hasegawa Joins Kill Blue Anime Cast as Mai Otohime","summary":"The Kill Blue anime staff announced Ikumi Hasegawa will voice Mai Otohime, a marine sports prodigy with dual personalities. A new key visual was also revealed. The series, based on Tadatoshi Fujimaki's manga, premiered in April and streams on multiple platforms including Netflix and Crunchyroll.","whyItMatters":"The casting of a prominent voice actor for a dual-role character adds a key element to the adaptation as it airs its first season.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe staff for the Kill Blue television anime announced on Saturday that Ikumi Hasegawa is joining the cast as Mai Otohime. The character is described as a marine sports prodigy known as the \u0026#34;Mermaid Queen\u0026#34; who has both a shy, petite \u0026#34;Chibi-hime\u0026#34; side and a bold \u0026#34;Gyaru-hime\u0026#34; side. A new key visual was also released alongside the casting news.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiro Kaburagi directs the series at CUE, with Miho Daidoji handling character designs. The anime premiered on April 11 across multiple Japanese TV stations and began streaming the same day. It is available on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime Video, and other services. The manga, by Kuroko\u0026#39;s Basketball creator Tadatoshi Fujimaki, ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from April 2023 to September 2024.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ikumi Hasegawa joins Kill Blue as Mai Otohime, a marine sports prodigy with a split personality. New key visual also out. Anime airing now on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Prime Video.","twitterPost":"Ikumi Hasegawa cast as Mai Otohime in Kill Blue anime. Character is a marine sports prodigy with two sides. New key visual released. Series streaming on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Prime Video.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Ikumi Hasegawa joins the Kill Blue anime cast as Mai Otohime, a marine sports prodigy with a dual personality. A new key visual was also released. The series, directed by Hiro Kaburagi at CUE, premiered in April and streams on multiple platforms.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-13/kill-blue-anime-casts-ikumi-hasegawa/.238478\",\"title\":\"Kill Blue Anime Casts Ikumi Hasegawa\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4075,"outputTokens":594,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781398922,"createdAt":"2026-06-14T00:53:13.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-14T00:58:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-14T00:58:00.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ff2a19fa7b8dc22f16e92e5d","canonicalTitle":"News\nKill Blue Anime Casts Ikumi Hasegawa","representativeArticleId":"a_94af7bae0dc21d4901250e80","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Kill Blue\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Ikumi Hasegawa\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-14T00:06:25.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-14T00:06:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-14T00:58:00.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-13/kill-blue-anime-casts-ikumi-hasegawa/.238478","title":"News\nKill Blue Anime Casts Ikumi Hasegawa"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Kill Blue"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Ikumi Hasegawa"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Ikumi Hasegawa voices Mai Otohime, a marine sports prodigy known as the 'Mermaid Queen' with a shy 'Chibi-hime' side and a bold 'Gyaru-hime' side.","A new key visual was released alongside the casting announcement.","The Kill Blue anime premiered on April 11 on multiple Japanese TV stations and streams on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime Video, and other services.","Hiro Kaburagi directs the series at CUE, with Miho Daidoji handling character designs.","The manga by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, creator of Kuroko's Basketball, ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from April 2023 to September 2024."]}