{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8100afd30f9197b6f9213a7a","clusterId":"c_8786e61f06050506c44e69dc","slug":"seven-knights-of-the-marronnier-kingdom-anime-adds-cast-opening-song","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Anime Adds Cast, Opening Song","summary":"The television anime of Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom manga has revealed a second trailer, new cast members, and its opening theme. Miyuki Sakurai, Natsumi Fujiwara, Takehito Koyasu, Kazuyuki Okitsu, and Daisuke Namikawa join the cast, and yama performs the opening song \"Sayonara wa Iwanai.\" The anime premieres on October 3.","whyItMatters":"The new trailer and casting round out the production ahead of its October 3 premiere on NHK Educational, confirming the opening song and the roles of five additional characters.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe anime\u0026#39;s official website posted the second trailer on Monday, previewing the opening theme \u0026#34;Sayonara wa Iwanai\u0026#34; by yama and introducing five new cast members. Miyuki Sakurai plays Eleonora, Natsumi Fujiwara plays Princess Brunhild, Takehito Koyasu plays Elliot, Kazuyuki Okitsu plays Hugo, and Daisuke Namikawa plays Peregrinus.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe previously announced cast includes Hiroshi Tsuchida as King Lionel, Maki Kawase as Anna-Marie, and Kyo Yaoya as Lavinia. Kengo Takanashi leads as Nemukunai, with Makoto Tanikawa, Haruki Ishiya, Satoshi Inomata, Kiyoto Mizuno, Taishi Murata, Reiji Kawashima, Akeno Watanabe, and Show Hayami in the cast.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiyoko Sayama directs at J.C. Staff, with Shinzo Fujita writing and overseeing scripts. The anime debuts on October 3 on NHK Educational.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom anime adds five cast members, reveals yama's opening song in a new trailer. Premieres October 3 on NHK Educational.","twitterPost":"Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom anime reveals new trailer, cast additions, and yama opening song. Premieres Oct 3 on NHK Educational.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom anime revealed its second trailer, opening theme by yama, and five new cast members. The show premieres October 3 on NHK Educational.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-07/the-seven-knights-of-the-marronnier-kingdom-anime-reveals-more-cast-members-opening-song-in-2nd-/.241484\",\"title\":\"The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Anime Reveals More Cast Members, Opening Song in 2nd Trailer\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4780,"outputTokens":635,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788777862,"createdAt":"2026-09-07T10:38:32.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T10:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T10:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8786e61f06050506c44e69dc","canonicalTitle":"News\nThe Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Anime Reveals More Cast Members, Opening Song in 2nd Trailer","representativeArticleId":"a_5d48159bdbeb6b2e2e6d7a9a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Miyuki Sakurai\",\"Natsumi Fujiwara\",\"Takehito Koyasu\",\"yama\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-07T09:33:59.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-07T09:33:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T10:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-07/the-seven-knights-of-the-marronnier-kingdom-anime-reveals-more-cast-members-opening-song-in-2nd-/.241484","title":"News\nThe Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Anime Reveals More Cast Members, Opening Song in 2nd Trailer"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Miyuki Sakurai","Natsumi Fujiwara","Takehito Koyasu","yama"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}