{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2e0c75e4bffec92870e60b1d","clusterId":"c_2a4bc1f7387b4dfc75e951b6","slug":"seven-knights-of-the-marronnier-kingdom-anime-casts-seven-brothers-premieres-october-3","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Anime Casts Seven Brothers, Premieres October 3","summary":"The television anime of Nao Iwamoto's Marronnier Okoku no Shichinin no Kishi manga revealed its first promotional video, main visual, cast, and October 3 premiere on NHK Educational. Kengo Takanashi, Makoto Tanikawa, Haruki Ishiya, Satoshi Inomata, Kiyoto Mizuno, Taishi Murata, and Reiji Kawashima voice the seven knight brothers. Kiyoko Sayama directs at J.C. Staff.","whyItMatters":"The full cast for the seven brothers and the October 3 NHK Educational premiere date are now confirmed, giving the fantasy romance adaptation a concrete launch window and a complete voice roster.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom anime will premiere on October 3 at 6:25 p.m. JST on NHK Educational. The announcement came with the first promotional video and a main visual.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKengo Takanashi leads as Nemukunai, the eldest brother. Makoto Tanikawa, Haruki Ishiya, and Satoshi Inomata play the next three. Kiyoto Mizuno, Taishi Murata, and Reiji Kawashima voice the triplet brothers, the youngest three. Akeno Watanabe plays Baribara, the brothers\u0026#39; mother and tenth general of the kingdom, with Show Hayami as narrator.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiyoko Sayama directs at J.C. Staff, with Shinzo Fujita writing and overseeing scripts. 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Staff. The NHK Educational slot suggests a broad audience push for the adaptation.","twitterPost":"J.C. Staff's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom casts all seven brothers, positioning the sibling dynamic as the core draw.","threadsPost":"The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom's cast list is its entire premise: seven brothers, seven voice actors, with Kengo Takanashi leading. Kiyoko Sayama directing at J.C. Staff gives the adaptation a veteran hand, but the NHK Educational premiere signals a mainstream-minded rollout.","newsletterBlurb":"The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom anime has its full cast and an October 3 premiere date on NHK Educational. Kengo Takanashi leads as the eldest of the seven knight brothers, with Kiyoko Sayama directing at J.C. 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