{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7f6f7d385b274b47b93c96b9","clusterId":"c_269693cfcbbc683c1ef316ae","slug":"matsurika-kanriden-anime-adds-takuya-sato-and-hiyori-kono-to-cast","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Matsurika Kanriden Anime Adds Takuya Sato and Hiyori Kono to Cast","summary":"Kadokawa announced two more cast members for the Matsurika Kanriden television anime on Thursday. Takuya Sato plays Akatsuki, emperor of Sekiso, and Hiyori Kono plays his empress, Lian Lo. The series stars Rie Takahashi as Matsurika Ko and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Emperor Hakuyo, and debuts in January 2027 on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS11.","whyItMatters":"The two additions fill out the imperial pair at the center of the story, and the January 2027 broadcast window plus four Japanese stations give the adaptation a fixed slot ahead of its premiere.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKadokawa named Takuya Sato and Hiyori Kono on Thursday as the emperor and empress of Sekiso, the two roles that frame the story\u0026#39;s court setting. Sato voices Akatsuki and Kono voices Lian Lo. The anime is directed by Yuichi Nakazawa at Maho Film, with Takeshi Mori as supervising director and Toko Machida handling series composition. Manami Inose designs the characters and Takuro Iga composes the music. KANA-BOON performs the opening theme, \u0026#34;Hana Hanashi.\u0026#34; The series is scheduled to debut in January 2027.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Matsurika Kanriden adds Takuya Sato as Emperor Akatsuki and Hiyori Kono as Empress Lian Lo. The anime debuts January 2027 on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS11.","twitterPost":"Matsurika Kanriden casts Takuya Sato as Emperor Akatsuki and Hiyori Kono as Empress Lian Lo. Maho Film animates; January 2027 debut on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS11.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kadokawa added Takuya Sato and Hiyori Kono to the Matsurika Kanriden cast, as Emperor Akatsuki and Empress Lian Lo. The Maho Film adaptation is set for a January 2027 debut on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS11. KANA-BOON performs the opening theme.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-15/matsurika-kanriden-tv-anime-casts-takuya-sato-hiyori-kono/.242846\",\"title\":\"Matsurika Kanriden TV Anime Casts Takuya Sato, Hiyori Kono\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5158,"outputTokens":626,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792059729,"createdAt":"2026-10-15T10:16:31.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T10:21:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T10:21:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_269693cfcbbc683c1ef316ae","canonicalTitle":"News\nMatsurika Kanriden TV Anime Casts Takuya Satō, Hiyori Kōno","representativeArticleId":"a_431b91b32af01c64206444b0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Matsurika Kanriden\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Takuya Satō\",\"Hiyori Kōno\",\"Rinne Ishida\",\"Izumi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-15T09:16:18.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-15T09:16:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T10:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-15/matsurika-kanriden-tv-anime-casts-takuya-sato-hiyori-kono/.242846","title":"News\nMatsurika Kanriden TV Anime Casts Takuya Satō, Hiyori Kōno"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Matsurika Kanriden"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Takuya Satō","Hiyori Kōno","Rinne Ishida","Izumi"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}