{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7e59e7207c4f6e0088feac30","clusterId":"c_ed955aedb370730f9983faee","slug":"mercedes-and-the-waning-moon-adds-four-cast-members-in-second-promo","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Mercedes and the Waning Moon Adds Four Cast Members in Second Promo","summary":"Hakuhodo DY Music \u0026 Pictures announced four more cast members and a second promotional video on Friday for the television anime of Firehead's Mercedes and the Waning Moon light novels. Kenta Miyake plays Benkei, Ryunosuke Watanuki plays Kuro, Junichi Suwabe plays Florian, and Ai Kayano plays Ryudia. The anime debuts in 2027 with Anna Nagase as Mercedes Grunewald, directed by Kunihisa Sugishima at Teddy.","whyItMatters":"The cast additions fill out the supporting roster around Anna Nagase's Mercedes, while the 2027 date keeps the adaptation in a holding pattern with a studio, director, and writing staff already in place.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe four new roles sit alongside Anna Nagase\u0026#39;s lead turn as Mercedes Grunewald. Kunihisa Sugishima directs at Teddy, with Jun Kumagai handling series scripts and Nami Shoyama designing characters. R.O.N and Shuhei Mutsuki compose the music.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe source novels launched on Shosetsuka ni Naro in 2018. TO Books began publishing them with illustrations by KeG in 2021, and the fifth volume went on sale digitally on July 15. A manga adaptation by Pochi Edoya runs on TO Books\u0026#39; Corona EX site, with a sixth compiled volume out the same day. J-Novel Club publishes the novels in English.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kenta Miyake as Benkei and Junichi Suwabe as Florian put two deep-voiced veterans into the same Mercedes and the Waning Moon cast, while Anna Nagase carries the lead as Mercedes Grunewald in 2027.","twitterPost":"Mercedes and the Waning Moon pairs Kenta Miyake and Junichi Suwabe in supporting roles behind Anna Nagase's lead as Mercedes Grunewald, a 2027 debut.","threadsPost":"Mercedes and the Waning Moon is stacking its supporting cast with veteran voices: Kenta Miyake as Benkei, Junichi Suwabe as Florian, Ai Kayano as Ryudia. Anna Nagase holds the lead as Mercedes Grunewald, and the Teddy production arrives in 2027.","newsletterBlurb":"The Mercedes and the Waning Moon anime added four cast members and a second promo video. Kenta Miyake, Ryunosuke Watanuki, Junichi Suwabe, and Ai Kayano join Anna Nagase's Mercedes. 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