{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0db4d2553bff9d42dc0d38a3","clusterId":"c_ec1e09d815100062ac28c22d","slug":"nobuhiko-okamoto-joins-bless-anime-as-ginga-yoyogi","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Nobuhiko Okamoto Joins Bless Anime as Ginga Yoyogi","summary":"The official website for the Bless television anime announced Thursday that Nobuhiko Okamoto will voice Ginga Yoyogi. The series debuts in January 2027 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, with Tomohiro Ono as Aia Udagawa and Chiyuki Miura as Jun Sumisaki. Shotaro Kitamura directs at A-1 Pictures, and Kodansha publishes the ninth manga volume on October 8.","whyItMatters":"Okamoto's casting fills the remaining announced principal role for a January 2027 Noitamina title, giving the adaptation its third named voice lead ahead of a manga volume release in October.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe adaptation of Yukino Sonoyama\u0026#39;s fashion manga now has three named cast members, with Okamoto joining Tomohiro Ono and Chiyuki Miura. The production sits at A-1 Pictures under director Shotaro Kitamura, with Fukurou Kamiza on series scripts and Honoka Yokoyama handling character design and chief animation direction.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manga runs in Monthly Shonen Sirius, and its ninth volume arrives from Kodansha on October 8. A live-action series is also planned for spring 2027 on Amazon Prime Video.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nobuhiko Okamoto boards Bless as Ginga Yoyogi while the series waits until January 2027 for its Noitamina slot, so his role will sit finished or near-finished for months before viewers hear it.","twitterPost":"Nobuhiko Okamoto joins Bless as Ginga Yoyogi, a role that stays unheard until the show's January 2027 Noitamina debut.","threadsPost":"Nobuhiko Okamoto is playing Ginga Yoyogi in Bless, but the Fuji TV Noitamina slot does not open until January 2027. Casting confirmed this far out means his performance is locked in well before the broadcast, which changes how early the character's voice is set against A-1 Pictures' production schedule.","newsletterBlurb":"Nobuhiko Okamoto will voice Ginga Yoyogi in the Bless anime, joining Tomohiro Ono and Chiyuki Miura. The adaptation of Yukino Sonoyama's manga arrives in January 2027 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block, directed by Shotaro Kitamura at A-1 Pictures.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-17/nobuhiko-okamoto-joins-bless-anime-cast/.241908\",\"title\":\"Nobuhiko Okamoto Joins Bless Anime's Cast\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4564,"outputTokens":581,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789653566,"createdAt":"2026-09-17T13:54:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T13:58:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T13:58:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ec1e09d815100062ac28c22d","canonicalTitle":"News\nNobuhiko Okamoto Joins Bless Anime's Cast","representativeArticleId":"a_58fccd68cb3d1c6a49d7c949","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Nobuhiko Okamoto\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-17T12:52:50.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-17T12:52:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T13:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-17/nobuhiko-okamoto-joins-bless-anime-cast/.241908","title":"News\nNobuhiko Okamoto Joins Bless Anime's Cast"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Nobuhiko Okamoto"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}