{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fb4dc2bed28e49ac444654a7","clusterId":"c_d691e68e77c14ca08ae41700","slug":"taihi-kimura-talks-chihiro-at-kagurabachi-anime-expo-2026-premiere","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Taihi Kimura Talks Chihiro At Kagurabachi Anime Expo 2026 Premiere","summary":"At Anime Expo 2026, Taihi Kimura discussed voicing Chihiro Rokuhira in Kagurabachi before the anime's full-room world premiere. Kimura said he landed the role through an audition, described Chihiro as a reserved young man driven by revenge, and called holding back the character's resolve his hardest task. He also spoke about working with Tomokazu Seki, who voices Kunishige Rokuhira, saying Seki's first line led him.","whyItMatters":"The interview and premiere put the anime's lead voice and production timeline in front of an English-speaking audience weeks after Kimura won Best New Actor at the 20th Seiyu Awards and as recording on the series continues.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKagurabachi\u0026#39;s anime held its world premiere at Anime Expo 2026, and Taihi Kimura, who voices Chihiro Rokuhira, spoke with Anime News Network around the event. The panel drew a full room, with Kimura appearing prior to the screening to talk about the role. He described auditioning for Chihiro, his reading of the character as a young man driven by revenge, and the difficulty of playing someone reserved who conceals what he feels. Kimura, who won Best New Actor at the 20th Seiyu Awards this year, said recording on the anime is underway. He also discussed Tomokazu Seki, the voice of Chihiro\u0026#39;s father Kunishige, and how Seki\u0026#39;s performance guided him.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Taihi Kimura describes Chihiro's reserve as the hard part, and credits Tomokazu Seki's first line as Kunishige with steering his performance. The lead performance is built as a reaction to a supporting one.","twitterPost":"Taihi Kimura built Chihiro around Tomokazu Seki: Seki's first line as Kunishige is what led his own performance.","threadsPost":"Taihi Kimura says holding back Chihiro's resolve was his hardest task, and that Tomokazu Seki's first line as Kunishige set how he played the character. The Kagurabachi lead is voiced as an answer to the father.","newsletterBlurb":"Kagurabachi's anime premiered to a full room at Anime Expo 2026, and Taihi Kimura, the voice of Chihiro Rokuhira, talked with Anime News Network about the role. He said he won it through an audition and that playing a reserved character who hides his feelings was the hardest part. Kimura also credited Tomokazu Seki, who voices Kunishige, and said recording on the anime is still in progress.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-expo/subtlety-is-key-an-interview-with-taihi-kimura-the-japanese-voice-of-kagurabachi-anime-chihiro-/.239643\",\"title\":\"Subtlety is Key: An Interview with Taihi Kimura, the Japanese Voice of Kagurabachi Anime's Chihiro Rokuhira\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5137,"outputTokens":729,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791553931,"createdAt":"2026-10-09T13:47:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T13:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T13:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d691e68e77c14ca08ae41700","canonicalTitle":"All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2026\nSubtlety is Key: An Interview with Taihi Kimura, the Japanese Voice of Kagurabachi Anime's Chihiro Rokuhira","representativeArticleId":"a_e3cba0061de73f176399f0f8","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Kagurabachi\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Taihi Kimura\",\"Tomokazu Seki\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-09T13:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-09T13:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T13:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-expo/subtlety-is-key-an-interview-with-taihi-kimura-the-japanese-voice-of-kagurabachi-anime-chihiro-/.239643","title":"All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2026\nSubtlety is Key: An Interview with Taihi Kimura, the Japanese Voice of Kagurabachi Anime's Chihiro Rokuhira"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Kagurabachi"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Taihi Kimura","Tomokazu Seki"],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}