{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7241d06729595ba607df5140","clusterId":"c_4f740099dc887f219cc11611","slug":"pan-dorobo-anime-adds-atsumi-tanezaki-kana-hanazawa-to-cast","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Pan Dorobō Anime Adds Atsumi Tanezaki, Kana Hanazawa to Cast","summary":"Kadokawa released the second main promotional video for the Pan Dorobō anime on Thursday. The video previews the ending theme \"Pang Pang Pang\" by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Atsumi Tanezaki voices Nazo no France Pan, and Kana Hanazawa joins as narrator. The cast also includes Ayaka Asai, Aki Toyosaki, and Junichi Suwabe. Takahiko Kyōgoku directs at Shinei Animation. The anime premieres on October 2.","whyItMatters":"Two years after the first picture book's April 2020 release, the adaptation is adding cast in small batches ahead of its October 2 premiere, which suggests Kadokawa is holding material back for the final stretch of promotion.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe second main promotional video adds Atsumi Tanezaki as Nazo no France Pan (Mysterious French Bread) and Kana Hanazawa as the narrator. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu performs the ending theme \u0026#34;Pang Pang Pang,\u0026#34; and the video previews it.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakahiko Kyōgoku directs at Shinei Animation, with Chie Yamashiro as assistant director and Mariko Mochizuki handling series scripts. Shibata\u0026#39;s picture book series has 4.5 million copies in circulation and won the 11th LIBRO Picture Book Prize. The anime premieres on October 2.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAtsumi Tanezaki\u003c/strong\u003e: voices Nazo no France Pan (Mysterious French Bread)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKana Hanazawa\u003c/strong\u003e: joins as the narrator\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAyaka Asai\u003c/strong\u003e: as Pan Dorobō\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAki Toyosaki\u003c/strong\u003e: as Nise Pan Dorobō\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJunichi Suwabe\u003c/strong\u003e: as Panya no Ojisan\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kana Hanazawa is credited as narrator, not as a character. That keeps the Pan Dorobō voice cast free to play the bread characters, and it puts a name recognizable from lead roles in a role that never appears on screen.","twitterPost":"Kana Hanazawa joins Pan Dorobō as narrator, not as a character, so the recognizable name stays off screen while the cast handles the roles.","threadsPost":"Pan Dorobō adds Kana Hanazawa as narrator, not as a character, while Atsumi Tanezaki voices Nazo no France Pan. Narrator is the one credit that never appears on screen, which separates her part from the rest of the cast and from the ending theme by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.","newsletterBlurb":"Kadokawa posted the second main promotional video for the Pan Dorobō anime and confirmed Atsumi Tanezaki as Nazo no France Pan and Kana Hanazawa as narrator. The video previews Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's ending theme \"Pang Pang Pang.\" The series premieres on October 2, directed by Takahiko Kyōgoku at Shinei Animation.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/pan-dorobo-anime-2nd-video-reveals-more-cast/.241877\",\"title\":\"Pan Dorobō Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4382,"outputTokens":828,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789609472,"createdAt":"2026-09-17T01:41:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T01:43:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T01:43:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4f740099dc887f219cc11611","canonicalTitle":"News\nPan Dorobō Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast","representativeArticleId":"a_1452f1bded6ee710e0bf8172","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Pan Dorobō\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Atsumi Tanezaki\",\"Kana Hanazawa\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-17T00:51:22.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-17T00:51:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T01:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/pan-dorobo-anime-2nd-video-reveals-more-cast/.241877","title":"News\nPan Dorobō Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Pan Dorobō"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Atsumi Tanezaki","Kana Hanazawa"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}