{"rewrite":{"id":"r_537c5b5b3fb9565e6dc38858","clusterId":"c_a624f74927e6242d12036292","slug":"my-stepmother-and-stepsisters-aren-t-wicked-anime-adds-3-cast-members","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Anime Adds 3 Cast Members","summary":"The television anime of Otsuji's My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked manga has added three cast members. Riho Sugiyama plays Takiko Mizuse, Ai Kakuma plays Homare Takanashi, and Minami Tsuda plays Chiyo Mitsunaka. The characters appear in the anime's ninth episode on Wednesday. The series debuted July 8 on TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama, and Chiba TV.","whyItMatters":"The ninth episode introduces three new characters, expanding the cast as the series moves past its first month on air.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe three new roles join a cast that includes Hina Suzuki as Miya Nakamura and Kujira as Teru Konokura. Keisuke Inoue directs the series at NEWON, with Nanami Hoshino on series scripts and Mutsumi Sasaki handling character design and chief animation direction. The anime debuted July 8 on TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama, and Chiba TV, and also airs on MBS, Tokyo MX, and BS Asahi. In Japan it streams on U-NEXT, Anime Hodai, and Anime Times, with REMOW\u0026#39;s It\u0026#39;s Anime YouTube channel carrying the series. Lia performs the opening theme and AVAM the ending theme.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Three new cast members join My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked: Riho Sugiyama as Takiko Mizuse, Ai Kakuma as Homare Takanashi, and Minami Tsuda as Chiyo Mitsunaka. They appear in episode nine on Wednesday.","twitterPost":"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked adds Riho Sugiyama as Takiko Mizuse, Ai Kakuma as Homare Takanashi, and Minami Tsuda as Chiyo Mitsunaka. The characters debut in episode nine on Wednesday.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked anime has added three cast members for its ninth episode. Riho Sugiyama, Ai Kakuma, and Minami Tsuda join the series as new characters airing Wednesday.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-31/my-stepmother-and-stepsisters-arent-wicked-tv-anime-reveals-3-more-cast-members/.241160\",\"title\":\"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked TV Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4662,"outputTokens":1766,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788302135,"createdAt":"2026-09-01T22:28:44.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T22:32:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T22:32:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a624f74927e6242d12036292","canonicalTitle":"News\nMy Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked TV Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members","representativeArticleId":"a_d4e5605b153356639b2d3288","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Riho Sugiyama\",\"Ai Kakuma\",\"Minami Tsuda\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-31T14:32:36.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-31T14:32:36.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T22:32:23.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-31/my-stepmother-and-stepsisters-arent-wicked-tv-anime-reveals-3-more-cast-members/.241160","title":"News\nMy Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked TV Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Riho Sugiyama","Ai Kakuma","Minami Tsuda"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}