{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e1a1451d0ab2eeb1ac4c4014","clusterId":"c_7fbd941222e9881386498861","slug":"tank-chair-anime-adds-megumi-ogata-as-sensei-in-second-promo-video","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Tank Chair Anime Adds Megumi Ogata as Sensei in Second Promo Video","summary":"Bandai Namco Filmworks released the second main promotional video for the Tank Chair anime and confirmed Megumi Ogata as the voice of Sensei, described as the founder of the Academy. Ogata will appear at an advanced screening at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas on September 24. The series premieres October 4 on Tokyo MX, then BS11, CBC, and MBS, with Kodansha USA Publishing handling the license.","whyItMatters":"The casting and screening date lock in the final promotional stretch before the October 4 premiere, with the show's marketing now running through a named lead rather than the manga's existing readership on Magazine Pocket and Monthly Shonen Sirius.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOgata\u0026#39;s Sensei is a new addition to a cast that already includes Koki Uchiyama as Nagi Taira and Minori Fujidera as Shizuka Taira. The September 24 screening at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas puts Ogata in front of an audience ahead of the broadcast.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe production is directed by Tadahiro Yoshihira and Hiroaki Ando, who also write the scripts at Polygon Pictures. SiM performs the opening theme \u0026#34;DALALA\u0026#34; and Daoko performs the ending theme \u0026#34;SYNC.\u0026#34; Kodansha published the manga\u0026#39;s 10th compiled volume on March 26.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ogata's Sensei is the Academy's founder, so the casting puts a veteran voice at the root of Tank Chair's institution, not at its margins. She also appears at the September 24 Ikebukuro screening.","twitterPost":"Tank Chair's Sensei founded the Academy, so Megumi Ogata voices the institution's origin point rather than a side character.","threadsPost":"Tank Chair has Megumi Ogata voicing Sensei, the Academy's founder. That places the show's institutional history inside one character's voice, and Kodansha USA Publishing holds the license for the October 4 premiere on Tokyo MX, BS11, CBC, and MBS.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco Filmworks released a second promo video for Tank Chair and confirmed Megumi Ogata as Sensei, the founder of the Academy. Ogata will appear at an advanced screening at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas on September 24. The anime premieres October 4 on Tokyo MX, with later broadcasts on BS11, CBC, and MBS; Kodansha USA Publishing has the license.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/tank-chair-anime-reveals-2nd-main-promo-video-megumi-ogata-as-sensei/.241870\",\"title\":\"Tank Chair Anime Reveals 2nd Main Promo Video, Megumi Ogata as Sensei\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4727,"outputTokens":655,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789616668,"createdAt":"2026-09-17T03:42:16.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T03:43:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T03:43:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7fbd941222e9881386498861","canonicalTitle":"News\nTank Chair Anime Reveals 2nd Main Promo Video, Megumi Ogata as Sensei","representativeArticleId":"a_0a414a6f185a753a9e6e15c0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Tank Chair\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Bandai Namco Filmworks\"],\"people\":[\"Megumi Ogata\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-17T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-17T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T03:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/tank-chair-anime-reveals-2nd-main-promo-video-megumi-ogata-as-sensei/.241870","title":"News\nTank Chair Anime Reveals 2nd Main Promo Video, Megumi Ogata as Sensei"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Tank Chair"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Bandai Namco Filmworks"],"people":["Megumi Ogata"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}