{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2cfac9a125f2234a11c9b31d","clusterId":"c_05393886389d9c7713e6ca8f","slug":"murcielago-anime-casts-hitomi-ueda-minori-suzuki-sumire-uesaka","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Murciélago Anime Casts Hitomi Ueda, Minori Suzuki, Sumire Uesaka","summary":"The Murciélago anime adaptation has a teaser video, visual, and cast. Hitomi Ueda plays Kuroko Koumori, Minori Suzuki plays Hinako Tozakura, and Sumire Uesaka plays Chiyo Yanaoka. Matsuo Asami directs at Satelight and Staple Entertainment, with Takashi Naoya as chief director and series composition. The series debuts in January 2027, and HIDIVE streams it in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.","whyItMatters":"HIDIVE's multi-territory pickup and a January 2027 date mean the Kana Yoshimura adaptation now has a slot, a cast, and a distributor, which is the point where a teaser stops being a proof of concept and becomes a scheduled release.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHIDIVE is handling the English-speaking run in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. The streaming listing covers five territories at once, which is wider than a single-region license.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSquare Enix published the manga\u0026#39;s 29th volume on July 24, and Yen Press released the 27th English volume on September 22. The source manga launched in Young Gangan in 2013 and has 2.3 million copies in circulation worldwide, according to the announcement.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiyoshi Tateishi handles character designs, and Masanori Akita and Yūichi Tsuchiya compose the music. The story follows Kuroko Koumori, a former death-row inmate serving as a state-sanctioned executioner, and her partner Hinako Tozakura.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hitomi Ueda, Minori Suzuki and Sumire Uesaka lead Murciélago, with Matsuo Asami directing at Satelight and Staple Entertainment. The January 2027 date puts the series two years out from its casting reveal.","twitterPost":"Murciélago casts Hitomi Ueda, Minori Suzuki and Sumire Uesaka, but the series does not air until January 2027, two years from this announcement.","threadsPost":"Murciélago has its three leads in Hitomi Ueda, Minori Suzuki and Sumire Uesaka, and it has Matsuo Asami directing at Satelight and Staple Entertainment. What it does not have until January 2027 is an air date, so the teaser is selling voices two years before anyone hears a full episode.","newsletterBlurb":"The Murciélago anime has a teaser, a visual and its three leads: Hitomi Ueda, Minori Suzuki and Sumire Uesaka. The series arrives in January 2027, with HIDIVE streaming it across five English-language territories. Matsuo Asami directs at Satelight and Staple Entertainment, with Takashi Naoya as chief director.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-20/murcielago-tv-anime-teaser-trailer-reveals-cast/.243033\",\"title\":\"Murciélago TV Anime's Teaser Trailer Reveals Cast\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4470,"outputTokens":701,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792525928,"createdAt":"2026-10-20T19:47:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T19:51:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T19:51:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_05393886389d9c7713e6ca8f","canonicalTitle":"News\nMurciélago TV Anime's Teaser Trailer Reveals Cast","representativeArticleId":"a_f3c5340bc3da3da9bc689d4e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Murciélago\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Hitomi Ueda\",\"Minori Suzuki\",\"Sumire Uesaka\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-20T18:23:37.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-20T18:23:37.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T19:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-20/murcielago-tv-anime-teaser-trailer-reveals-cast/.243033","title":"News\nMurciélago TV Anime's Teaser Trailer Reveals Cast"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Murciélago"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Hitomi Ueda","Minori Suzuki","Sumire Uesaka"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}