{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6d2eee7e115e8767a032f369","clusterId":"c_7ff23b2366091e6aabb73026","slug":"my-stepmother-and-stepsisters-aren-t-wicked-anime-adds-hiroki-nanami-nao-toyama","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Anime Adds Hiroki Nanami, Nao Toyama","summary":"NBC Universal revealed two new cast members for the television anime of Otsuji's My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked manga on Monday. Hiroki Nanami plays student council president Sadame Mikuriya, and Nao Toyama plays vice-president Hachi Ura. The characters appear in the anime's eighth episode on August 26.","whyItMatters":"The eighth episode introduces the student council leadership, expanding the cast of the Cinderella-inspired comedy as it moves past its first month on air.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe student council joins the cast. Hiroki Nanami plays Sadame Mikuriya, the president, and Nao Toyama plays Hachi Ura, the vice-president. Both characters are set to appear in the eighth episode on August 26, roughly seven weeks after the series began its run on July 8.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anime airs on TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama, and Chiba TV, with MBS, Tokyo MX, and BS Asahi also carrying it. Streaming started in Japan on U-NEXT, Anime Hodai, and Anime Times on July 8, with other services following a week later. REMOW\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;It\u0026#39;s Anime\u0026#34; YouTube channel streams the series for free.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeisuke Inoue directs at NEWON, with Nanami Hoshino on series scripts and Mutsumi Sasaki handling character design. The manga\u0026#39;s 10th compiled volume ships August 25.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHiroki Nanami\u003c/strong\u003e: plays Sadame Mikuriya, the student council president\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNao Toyama\u003c/strong\u003e: plays Hachi Ura, the student council vice-president\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked adds Hiroki Nanami and Nao Toyama as student council leads, meaning the school arc will get full voice treatment when episode eight airs.","twitterPost":"Hiroki Nanami and Nao Toyama join My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked as student council leads, expanding the cast for episode eight.","threadsPost":"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked is bringing in two established voices for its student council: Hiroki Nanami as president Sadame Mikuriya and Nao Toyama as vice-president Hachi Ura. Their casting suggests the school setting will carry more weight than the family drama that opened the series.","newsletterBlurb":"NBC Universal announced two new cast members for My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked. Hiroki Nanami and Nao Toyama join as the student council president and vice-president, appearing in the eighth episode on August 26.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/my-stepmother-and-stepsisters-arent-wicked-tv-anime-reveals-2-more-cast-members/.240917\",\"title\":\"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked TV Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4656,"outputTokens":693,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787899073,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T06:31:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T06:36:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:31:53.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7ff23b2366091e6aabb73026","canonicalTitle":"News\nMy Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked TV Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members","representativeArticleId":"a_78df22140f0ef7ca4bf2bd58","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Hiroki Nanami\",\"Nao Tōyama\",\"Otsuji\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-24T10:28:39.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-24T10:28:39.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:36:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/my-stepmother-and-stepsisters-arent-wicked-tv-anime-reveals-2-more-cast-members/.240917","title":"News\nMy Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked TV Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked"],"manga_titles":["My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Hiroki Nanami","Nao Tōyama","Otsuji"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}