{"rewrite":{"id":"r_29bb62f5d1789c3b74fd49f2","clusterId":"c_90c384da2174b5cc486ffe75","slug":"my-stepmother-and-stepsisters-aren-t-wicked-anime-adds-hiroki-tochi-eiko-yamada-to-cast","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Anime Adds Hiroki Tōchi, Eiko Yamada to Cast","summary":"The television anime of Otsuji's My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked has added Hiroki Tōchi as gardener Ueki and Eiko Yamada as grandmother Yasu Nakamura. The series will premiere on July 8 on multiple Japanese TV stations and stream on U-NEXT, Anime Hōdai, and Anime Times. Keisuke Inoue directs at NEWON.","whyItMatters":"The casting of veteran actors Tōchi and Yamada fills key supporting roles in the Cinderella reimagining ahead of its July premiere.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe anime has cast Hiroki Tōchi as Ueki, the gardener for the Kōzō family, and Eiko Yamada as Yasu Nakamura, Miya\u0026#39;s maternal grandmother. The series will debut on July 8 at 11:30 p.m. on TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama, and Chiba TV, with additional airings on MBS, Tokyo MX, and BS Asahi. Streaming in Japan begins the same day on U-NEXT, Anime Hōdai, and Anime Times, with a wider rollout a week later. Keisuke Inoue is directing at NEWON, with series scripts by Nanami Hoshino and character designs by Mutsumi Sasaki.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked anime adds Hiroki Tōchi as gardener Ueki and Eiko Yamada as grandmother Yasu Nakamura. Premieres July 8 on Japanese TV and streaming. Directed by Keisuke Inoue at NEWON.","twitterPost":"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked anime casts Hiroki Tōchi as Ueki and Eiko Yamada as Yasu Nakamura. The series starts July 8 on TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, and more, with streaming on U-NEXT. Directed by Keisuke Inoue at NEWON.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked anime has added two more cast members: Hiroki Tōchi as gardener Ueki and Eiko Yamada as Miya's grandmother Yasu Nakamura. The series premieres July 8 on multiple Japanese networks and streaming services. Keisuke Inoue directs at NEWON.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-24/my-stepmother-and-stepsisters-arent-wicked-anime-reveals-2-more-cast-members/.238894\",\"title\":\"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4346,"outputTokens":2123,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782334607,"createdAt":"2026-06-24T20:54:38.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-24T20:55:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-24T20:55:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_90c384da2174b5cc486ffe75","canonicalTitle":"News\nMy Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members","representativeArticleId":"a_405683749b06258ce510847a","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Hiroki Tōchi\",\"Eiko Yamada\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-24T17:32:37.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-25T19:23:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-26T13:26:30.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-24/my-stepmother-and-stepsisters-arent-wicked-anime-reveals-2-more-cast-members/.238894","title":"News\nMy Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members"},{"source":"The Fandom Post","url":"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/06/25/my-stepmother-and-stepsisters-arent-wicked-anime-expands-cast-2/","title":"‘My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked’ Anime Expands Cast"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Hiroki Tōchi","Eiko Yamada"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The anime cast Hiroki Tōchi as gardener Ueki and Eiko Yamada as grandmother Yasu Nakamura.","The series premieres on July 8 at 11:30 p.m. on TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama, and Chiba TV.","Streaming in Japan begins July 8 on U-NEXT, Anime Hōdai, and Anime Times.","Keisuke Inoue directs the anime at studio NEWON.","The anime is based on Otsuji's My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked manga."]}