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Ken'ichi Nishida directs at Synergy SP and Vega Entertainment, with Shinei Animation in charge of production.","whyItMatters":"Two supporting roles filled, the cast list is nearly complete, and the production credits (Synergy SP and Vega Entertainment animating, Shinei Animation producing) show the new series is being assembled outside the studio that made the 1988 to 1992 anime.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKenji Yamauchi voices Mantaro Kyogoku and Ken Uo voices Tojin Toyama, the Shin Oishinbo website said on Thursday. Both are additions to a roster that already includes Akio Otsuka as Yuzan Kaibara and Toru Furusawa as Hideo Tanimura.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen\u0026#39;ichi Nishida directs the series at Synergy SP and Vega Entertainment, with Takahiro Nagano on series scripts and Nozomi Kawashige designing characters. Shinei Animation is in charge of production. Yui Makino performs the opening theme \u0026#34;PROMISE ME,\u0026#34; and Skoop on Somebody performs the ending theme \u0026#34;Akashi.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kenji Yamauchi and Ken Uo join Shin Oishinbo in supporting roles, while Ken'ichi Nishida directs across Synergy SP, Vega Entertainment, and Shinei Animation, a three-studio split for a food manga adaptation.","twitterPost":"Shin Oishinbo adds Kenji Yamauchi and Ken Uo, but its production spans Synergy SP, Vega Entertainment, and Shinei Animation under Ken'ichi Nishida.","threadsPost":"Kenji Yamauchi and Ken Uo are the new additions to Shin Oishinbo, playing Mantaro Kyogoku and Tojin Toyama. The production itself runs through three companies: Synergy SP and Vega Entertainment animate, with Shinei Animation handling production under director Ken'ichi Nishida.","newsletterBlurb":"Shin Oishinbo added two cast members: Kenji Yamauchi as Mantaro Kyogoku and Ken Uo as Tojin Toyama. The series is directed by Ken'ichi Nishida at Synergy SP and Vega Entertainment, with Shinei Animation in charge of production. 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