{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3b6e5f36e206ed4fa6d10223","clusterId":"c_341913ccf736364e53c51d28","slug":"nia-liston-anime-adds-tomoyo-takayanagi-and-yuki-urushiyama-to-cast","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Nia Liston Anime Adds Tomoyo Takayanagi and Yuki Urushiyama to Cast","summary":"The Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden anime announced two more cast members on Tuesday. Tomoyo Takayanagi plays Neil Liston, Nia's brother, and Yuki Urushiyama plays Lynette Blanc, Neil's maid and guard. The series premieres October 6 on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and MBS, runs two consecutive cours, and streams on HIDIVE, ABEMA, d Anime Store, and U-NEXT.","whyItMatters":"The two additions fill in Nia's family and household ahead of an October 6 premiere and a two-cour run, and the same announcement carried the anime's second situation visual.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe two new roles land on Nia\u0026#39;s side of the cast. Takayanagi voices Neil Liston, Nia\u0026#39;s brother, and Urushiyama voices Lynette Blanc, Neil\u0026#39;s maid and guard. Both are the kind of supporting parts that anchor a protagonist\u0026#39;s home life, and the announcement came with the anime\u0026#39;s second situation visual.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotoki Nakanishi directs at KONAMI animation, with Gigaemon Ichikawa on series scripts and Naoki Endo composing. Honoka Inoue leads the cast as Nia. VTuber Tsunomaki Watame performs the opening theme, \u0026#34;Respawn!!.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series premieres October 6 on Tokyo MX, then BS NTV and MBS, and runs two consecutive cours. A three-episode advance screening is set for September 22 at the esports TOKYO BAY studio.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden added Tomoyo Takayanagi as Neil Liston and Yuki Urushiyama as Lynette Blanc. The anime premieres October 6 on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and MBS, runs two cours, and streams on HIDIVE.","twitterPost":"Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden added Tomoyo Takayanagi as Neil Liston and Yuki Urushiyama as Lynette Blanc. Premiere is October 6 on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and MBS, with a two-cour run and a HIDIVE stream.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden anime added two cast members: Tomoyo Takayanagi as Neil Liston, Nia's brother, and Yuki Urushiyama as Lynette Blanc, Neil's maid and guard. The announcement also carried the anime's second situation visual. The series premieres October 6 on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and MBS, runs two consecutive cours, and streams on HIDIVE, ABEMA, d Anime Store, and U-NEXT.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/nia-liston-the-merciless-maiden-anime-adds-2-more-cast-members/.241799\",\"title\":\"Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Anime Adds 2 More Cast Members\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4838,"outputTokens":714,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789472668,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T11:39:26.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T11:43:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-15T11:43:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_341913ccf736364e53c51d28","canonicalTitle":"News\nNia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Anime Adds 2 More Cast Members","representativeArticleId":"a_45d4a576107fe20c837ee2bf","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tomoyo Takayanagi\",\"Yūki Urushiyama\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-15T10:27:25.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-15T10:27:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-15T11:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-15/nia-liston-the-merciless-maiden-anime-adds-2-more-cast-members/.241799","title":"News\nNia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Anime Adds 2 More Cast Members"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Tomoyo Takayanagi","Yūki Urushiyama"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}