{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a2dcd2ee92889cd1ad407528","clusterId":"c_7be70550afc49b55f7c6be0a","slug":"isshiki-san-wants-to-know-about-love-anime-reveals-four-new-cast-members","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love Anime Reveals Four New Cast Members","summary":"Kadokawa revealed four more cast members and a new visual for the television anime of Ayune Araragi's Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love. Haruki Ishiya plays Danjuro Iwata, Takuma Nagatsuka plays Masato Nakatani, Hiiro Ishibashi plays Chikai Matsumoto, and Yu Wakui plays Rena Yamakawa. The anime debuts in January 2027, with Riko Akechi and Shuichiro Umeda as the leads.","whyItMatters":"The casting rollout is filling out the supporting roster while the January 2027 premiere stays fixed, and Yen Press is now aligning its English manga release under the same title ahead of its October 13 first volume.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe four new roles sit alongside leads Riko Akechi as Isshiki Rinna Milford and Shuichiro Umeda as Meishi Rokutanda. Kazuya Komai is directing at Sakura Create, with Deko Akao overseeing series scripts and Shohei Hamaguchi designing characters.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manga runs in Kadokawa\u0026#39;s Monthly Shonen Ace, where it launched in June 2020, and the 10th compiled volume shipped on May 25. Yen Press will publish the English first volume on October 13 under the title Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love, changed from the earlier Ms. Isshiki Wants to Know About Love.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaruki Ishiya as Danjuro Iwata\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTakuma Nagatsuka as Masato Nakatani\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHiiro Ishibashi as Chikai Matsumoto\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYu Wakui as Rena Yamakawa\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love adds four supporting cast while Riko Akechi and Shuichiro Umeda hold the leads, so the January 2027 date lands on a show whose weight still rests on two names.","twitterPost":"Four new Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love cast members join, but Riko Akechi and Shuichiro Umeda remain the leads for January 2027.","threadsPost":"Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love now lists four supporting roles, played by Haruki Ishiya, Takuma Nagatsuka, Hiiro Ishibashi and Yu Wakui. The structure is clear: the supporting bench fills out around Riko Akechi and Shuichiro Umeda, who carry the leads into January 2027.","newsletterBlurb":"Kadokawa added four supporting cast members to the Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love anime and released a new visual. The series premieres in January 2027. Yen Press will publish the English manga's first volume on October 13 under the title Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-24/isshiki-san-wants-to-know-about-love-tv-anime-reveals-new-visual-4-more-cast-members/.242138\",\"title\":\"Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love TV Anime Reveals New Visual, 4 More Cast Members\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4533,"outputTokens":771,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791081862,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T02:41:15.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T02:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T02:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7be70550afc49b55f7c6be0a","canonicalTitle":"News\nIsshiki-san Wants to Know About Love TV Anime Reveals New Visual, 4 More Cast Members","representativeArticleId":"a_c067ae0ccaa6aa2c3ddcde84","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Haruki Ishiya\",\"Takuma Nagatsuka\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-24T11:40:23.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-24T11:40:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T02:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-24/isshiki-san-wants-to-know-about-love-tv-anime-reveals-new-visual-4-more-cast-members/.242138","title":"News\nIsshiki-san Wants to Know About Love TV Anime Reveals New Visual, 4 More Cast Members"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Haruki Ishiya","Takuma Nagatsuka"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}