{"rewrite":{"id":"r_77e22d3ea451c5b9b294eaf1","clusterId":"c_5929e158a5c8c341136aa9d5","slug":"red-river-anime-casts-minami-takayama-kazuhiko-inoue-as-yuri-s-parents","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Red River Anime Casts Minami Takayama, Kazuhiko Inoue as Yuri's Parents","summary":"The Red River television anime has added Minami Takayama as Yuri's mother and Kazuhiko Inoue as her father. Both actors previously voiced the protagonist Yuri and co-lead Kail in a drama CD for the manga. The anime premiered on NTV and BS NTV on July 7-8 and streams on Crunchyroll.","whyItMatters":"The casting brings back two actors from the manga's drama CD adaptation, now playing parental roles rather than the leads.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe official website for the Red River anime announced Wednesday that Minami Takayama and Kazuhiko Inoue have joined the cast as Yuri\u0026#39;s mother and father. Takayama previously voiced Yuri herself in a drama CD for Chie Shinohara\u0026#39;s manga, while Inoue voiced co-lead Kail in the same production. The anime premiered July 7 on NTV\u0026#39;s AnichU block and July 8 on BS NTV, with Crunchyroll streaming it as it airs in Japan.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Minami Takayama and Kazuhiko Inoue, who voiced Yuri and Kail in the Red River drama CD, now play her parents in the anime. That casting choice pulls the drama CD continuity into the TV version.","twitterPost":"Takayama and Inoue voiced Yuri and Kail in the Red River drama CD. Now they play her parents. The CD continuity carries into the anime.","threadsPost":"Red River's new cast announcement links the TV anime to its drama CD past. Minami Takayama and Kazuhiko Inoue, who voiced Yuri and Kail in the CD, now play her parents. The casting signals the CD's voice continuity is being preserved in the TV version.","newsletterBlurb":"The Red River anime has cast Minami Takayama and Kazuhiko Inoue as Yuri's mother and father. Both actors previously voiced the protagonist and co-lead in a drama CD for the manga. The series premiered this week on NTV and BS NTV, and streams on Crunchyroll.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-08/red-river-anime-casts-minami-takayama-kazuhiko-inoue-as-yuri-parents/.239413\",\"title\":\"Red River Anime Casts Minami Takayama, Kazuhiko Inoue as Yuri's Parents\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4383,"outputTokens":554,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783491395,"createdAt":"2026-07-08T06:08:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-08T06:13:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-08T06:08:40.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5929e158a5c8c341136aa9d5","canonicalTitle":"News\nRed River Anime Casts Minami Takayama, Kazuhiko Inoue as Yuri's Parents","representativeArticleId":"a_647e0ec8bccc2adf51a5e789","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Red River\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Red River\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Minami Takayama\",\"Kazuhiko Inoue\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-08T05:38:11.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-08T05:38:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-08T06:13:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-08/red-river-anime-casts-minami-takayama-kazuhiko-inoue-as-yuri-parents/.239413","title":"News\nRed River Anime Casts Minami Takayama, Kazuhiko Inoue as Yuri's Parents"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Red River"],"manga_titles":["Red River"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Minami Takayama","Kazuhiko Inoue"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}