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Yui Makino performs the opening theme \"PROMISE ME,\" and Skoop on Somebody performs the ending theme \"Akashi.\" The series, directed by Ken'ichi Nishida at Synergy SP and Vega Entertainment, debuts in 2027.","whyItMatters":"The cast additions are almost all Tōzai Shimbun staff, which puts the newspaper itself at the center of the new adaptation rather than treating it as a backdrop to the food showdown.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe six new roles are workplace positions at the Tōzai Shimbun, the paper whose \u0026#34;Ultimate Menu\u0026#34; faces Yuzan Kaibara\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;Supreme Menu.\u0026#34; Alongside Furusawa and Tobita, the additions are Kosuke Echigoya as culture department deputy manager Tomio Tomii, Hiroshi Naka as director and editor-in-chief Kyoichi Koizumi, Kyo Yaoya as culture department reporter Kinue Arakawa, and Hiroko Ushida as reporter Noriko Mitani.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen\u0026#39;ichi Nishida directs at Synergy SP and Vega Entertainment, with Takahiro Nagano on series scripts and Nozomi Kawashige designing characters. Shinei Animation handles production. Yōhei Azakami and Hitomi Sasaki lead the cast as Shirō Yamaoka and Yūko Kurita, with Akio Ōtsuka as Yūzan Kaibara.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToru Furusawa as Hideo Tanimura\u003c/strong\u003e: Tōzai Shimbun deputy editor-in-chief and Culture Department manager\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKosuke Echigoya as Tomio Tomii\u003c/strong\u003e: Tōzai Shimbun Culture Department deputy manager\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNobuo Tobita as Taizo Ōhara\u003c/strong\u003e: owner of Tōzai Shimbun\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHiroshi Naka as Kyoichi Koizumi\u003c/strong\u003e: Tōzai Shimbun director and editor-in-chief\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKyo Yaoya as Kinue Arakawa\u003c/strong\u003e: reporter for Tōzai Shimbun\u0026#39;s Culture Department\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHiroko Ushida as Noriko Mitani\u003c/strong\u003e: reporter for Tōzai Shimbun\u0026#39;s Culture Department\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYui Makino\u003c/strong\u003e: performs opening theme \u0026#34;PROMISE ME\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkoop on Somebody\u003c/strong\u003e: performs ending theme \u0026#34;Akashi\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shin Oishinbo casts Taizo Ōhara, the paper owner, and Hideo Tanimura, the deputy editor. 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