{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b003d375f92c79a9e20d2038","clusterId":"c_8f5aee997664c21a73887fba","slug":"oishii-kyushoku-season-4-adds-issei-hashimoto-as-rival-transfer-student","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Oishii Kyushoku Season 4 Adds Issei Hashimoto As Rival Transfer Student","summary":"The school gourmet comedy drama Oishii Kyushoku season 4 announced six new cast members on August 27. Issei Hashimoto plays Ren Toma, the transfer student who becomes Amita's rival in the Okinawa-set season. Hiroki Kawata, Shogen, Tomohito Yashima, and Ryosei Tayama join the cast, while Maiko Ito reprises her role as lunch lady Fumie Makino. Hayato Ichihara stars as Yukio Amita.","whyItMatters":"The new season moves the series to subtropical Okinawa and introduces a fresh rival for Amita, played by Issei Hashimoto, marking a shift in the franchise's seventh year and its first new antagonist.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe series is entering its seventh year, after three drama seasons and four theatrical films. This season takes place in Okinawa, where Amita is posted to Maki-shima Junior High School.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssei Hashimoto, known for his role as Hidenari Nakagawa in the taiga drama Toyotomi Kyodai!, plays Ren Toma, the transfer student who becomes Amita\u0026#39;s rival. Hiroki Kawata, from Okinawa, plays English teacher Takehito Takara. Shogen, also from Okinawa, plays music teacher Amone Shimabukuro. Ryosei Tayama plays principal Kinji Taira, and Tomohito Yashima plays Kaname Miyazato, a principal in a neighboring town who brings crisis to Amita.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaiko Ito returns as Fumie Makino, the lunch lady who enjoys teasing Amita. Hashimoto said filming was so fun he was sad when it ended, and that the whole class cried together on the last day of shooting.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssei Hashimoto\u003c/strong\u003e: plays transfer student Ren Toma, Amita\u0026#39;s rival\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHiroki Kawata\u003c/strong\u003e: plays English teacher Takehito Takara\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShogen\u003c/strong\u003e: plays music teacher Amone Shimabukuro\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyosei Tayama\u003c/strong\u003e: plays principal Kinji Taira\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomohito Yashima\u003c/strong\u003e: plays principal Kaname Miyazato who brings crisis to Amita\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaiko Ito\u003c/strong\u003e: reprises role as lunch lady Fumie Makino\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Oishii Kyushoku Season 4 casts Issei Hashimoto as Ren Toma, a transfer student rival to Amita. The Okinawa setting gives the school comedy its first out-of-prefecture antagonist.","twitterPost":"Oishii Kyushoku Season 4 makes Issei Hashimoto the rival, a transfer student who shakes up Amita's Okinawa classroom.","threadsPost":"Oishii Kyushoku Season 4 introduces Ren Toma as Amita's rival, played by Issei Hashimoto. A transfer student in the Okinawa season means the competition is coming from outside the school's established social order, not within it.","newsletterBlurb":"Oishii Kyushoku season 4 is set in Okinawa and brings in Issei Hashimoto as Ren Toma, the transfer student rival to Amita. Hiroki Kawata, Shogen, Tomohito Yashima, and Ryosei Tayama join the cast, with Maiko Ito returning as Fumie Makino. The franchise enters its seventh year.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156525\",\"title\":\"Who Will Play the New Rival Student? \\\"Oishii Kyushoku season4\\\" New Cast Announced at Once\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4778,"outputTokens":880,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787964841,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T00:49:20.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T00:51:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T00:49:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8f5aee997664c21a73887fba","canonicalTitle":"新ライバル生徒役は誰？「おいしい給食 season4」新キャスト一挙発表","representativeArticleId":"a_286d4a276fcca6a07fcb4608","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Oishii Kyushoku season4\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Hayato Ichihara\",\"Isei Hashimoto\",\"Hiroki Kawata\",\"Gen Shogen\",\"Tomohito Yajima\",\"Ryosei Tayama\",\"Maiko Ito\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-27T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-27T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T00:51:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156525","title":"新ライバル生徒役は誰？「おいしい給食 season4」新キャスト一挙発表"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Oishii Kyushoku season4"],"studios":[],"people":["Hayato Ichihara","Isei Hashimoto","Hiroki Kawata","Gen Shogen","Tomohito Yajima","Ryosei Tayama","Maiko Ito"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}