{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9fe8c71e3d9f19e9161b3fd0","clusterId":"c_321af0b331e8d48e0a5236d8","slug":"magic-repo-man-anime-cast-staff-and-october-premiere-revealed-in-promo-video","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Magic Repo Man Anime Cast, Staff, and October Premiere Revealed in Promo Video","summary":"TV Asahi unveiled the first promotional video for the Magic Repo Man anime, revealing the cast, additional staff, and an October television premiere. The series adapts Masakichi and Shingou Iijima's manga about a boy who can loan magic points and later collects debts with interest. The anime premieres in October on TV Asahi and affiliates.","whyItMatters":"The promo video confirms the full cast and premiere window for a fantasy action series that has already secured a North American manga release from Seven Seas.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe first promotional video for the television anime of \u003ci\u003eMagic Repo Man: Dumped by My Party, I\u0026#39;ll Cash In With a Cute Support Fairy to Become the Strongest!\u003c/i\u003e debuted on Wednesday, courtesy of TV Asahi. The clip introduces the lead voice cast: Reiji Kawashima as Lent, Emiri Katō as the support fairy Empee, Daiki Hamano as party leader Guy, Akira Sekine as mage Misa, and Yū Kobayashi as healer Elle. Additional staff announced include color key artist Haruko Nobori, art director Kazuhiro Arai, compositing director of photography Yōhei Konishi, editor Masaki Sakamoto, sound director Keiko Urakami, and composer Kow Otani. Takahiro Tamano directs at Synergy SP, with Ryūsuke Mori handling series scripts and Kazue Mori designing characters. The series will air Saturdays at 25:30 (effectively Sunday 1:30 a.m.) on TV Asahi and 23 affiliated channels, with a later BS Asahi broadcast.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Magic Repo Man premise uses magic points as a loan system. The setup raises an unusual question for a shonen series: how does the protagonist collect debt without becoming the antagonist?","twitterPost":"Magic Repo Man turns magic into a loan system. The protagonist collects interest. That debt-collector role is rare for a shonen lead.","threadsPost":"Magic Repo Man adapts a manga where magic points are loaned with interest. The protagonist is a debt collector. That role is unusual for a shonen lead and may set up moral tension the genre usually avoids.","newsletterBlurb":"The Magic Repo Man anime got its first promo video, revealing the cast and an October premiere. Reiji Kawashima leads as Lent, with Emiri Katō as the fairy Empee. Takahiro Tamano directs at Synergy SP.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-16/magic-repo-man-anime-video-unveils-cast-more-staff-october-tv-debut/.238596\",\"title\":\"Magic Repo Man Anime's Video Unveils Cast, More Staff, October TV Debut\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4341,"outputTokens":657,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781670359,"createdAt":"2026-06-17T04:15:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-17T04:19:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-17T04:19:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_321af0b331e8d48e0a5236d8","canonicalTitle":"News\nMagic Repo Man Anime's Video Unveils Cast, More Staff, October TV Debut","representativeArticleId":"a_c6e8c0a1f21332b6b147dd94","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Magic Repo Man\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Reiji Kawashima\",\"Emiri Katō\",\"Daiki Hamano\",\"Akira Sekine\",\"Yū Kobayashi\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-17T03:04:35.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-17T08:37:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-17T08:40:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-16/magic-repo-man-anime-video-unveils-cast-more-staff-october-tv-debut/.238596","title":"News\nMagic Repo Man Anime's Video Unveils Cast, More Staff, October TV Debut"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/magic-repo-man-anime-reveals-first-trailer-main-cast-ahead-of-october-2026-premiere/","title":"Magic Repo Man Anime Reveals First Trailer, Main Cast Ahead of October 2026 Premiere"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Magic Repo Man"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Reiji Kawashima","Emiri Katō","Daiki Hamano","Akira Sekine","Yū Kobayashi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Magic Repo Man anime premieres in October on TV Asahi and 23 affiliated channels, with a later BS Asahi broadcast.","Reiji Kawashima voices Lent, Emiri Katō voices support fairy Empee, Daiki Hamano voices party leader Guy, Akira Sekine voices mage Misa, and Yū Kobayashi voices healer Elle.","Takahiro Tamano directs the anime at Synergy SP, with Ryūsuke Mori handling series scripts and Kazue Mori designing characters.","The anime adapts Masakichi and Shingou Iijima's manga about a boy who loans magic points and collects debts with interest.","Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga for a North American release."]}