{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c0fbeafe0f08d5fe1b865d4a","clusterId":"c_17c9b6addf2714297cee61e8","slug":"tank-chair-anime-sets-october-4-premiere-adds-yurina-amami-and-gen-sato","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Tank Chair Anime Sets October 4 Premiere, Adds Yurina Amami and Gen Sato","summary":"The television anime adaptation of Manabu Yashiro's Tank Chair manga will premiere on October 4 at 11:00 p.m. JST on Tokyo MX, followed by broadcasts on BS11, CBC, and MBS. Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the main promotional video, key visual, additional cast, staff, and theme song artists on Wednesday. Yurina Amami joins the cast as Dr. Radio, a genius scientist living in hiding in an abandoned radio tower, and Gen Sato plays Uzu, a mysterious newcomer who joins Class A of the Academy. The opening theme is \"DALALA\" by reggae-punk band SiM, and the ending theme is \"SYNC\" by Daoko. The anime is directed by Tadahiro Yoshihira and Hiroaki Ando at Polygon Pictures, with character designs by Yuki Moriyama and music by Masaru Yokoyama. The story follows Shizuka Taira, who takes on dangerous assassin jobs to wake her comatose brother Nagi, a strong assassin who must face killing intent to recover. The cast includes Kouki Uchiyama as Nagi, Minori Fujidera as Shizuka, Gakuto Kajiwara as Naozumi Kurosaka, and Saori Hayami as Toko Kurosaka.","whyItMatters":"The announcement confirms the full broadcast schedule and adds two new cast members, while the theme song artists SiM and Daoko signal a musical direction that matches the series' chaotic action tone.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePre-scoring was used for the voice recordings, which Anime Anime notes captures the cast\u0026#39;s realistic and passionate voices against the tank chair battle scenes. The opening theme \u0026#34;DALALA\u0026#34; by SiM is described as energetic and full of momentum, evoking the chaotic world and the beginning of Nagi\u0026#39;s battles. Daoko wrote the ending theme \u0026#34;SYNC\u0026#34; with Shusuke Haraguchi, and says she wrote the lyrics while thinking about the relationship between Shizuka and Nagi, overlaying it with herself.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe official Discord fan community \u0026#34;TANK CHAIR FANCLUB\u0026#34; has been renewed with a rank system, where members earn XP through daily conversations, chat posts, and SNS campaigns. A double XP campaign is running to commemorate the renewal. The manga debuted on Kodansha\u0026#39;s Magazine Pocket service in November 2022 and moved to Monthly Shonen Sirius in November 2024. Kodansha published the 10th compiled volume on March 26, and Kodansha USA Publishing has licensed the series.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tank Chair pairs Polygon Pictures' CG with SiM's reggae-punk, a sound that usually fronts action anime. The opening choice signals the show's energy before a single frame airs.","twitterPost":"Tank Chair's opening theme by SiM sets a punk tone that matches its assassin premise.","threadsPost":"Tank Chair's opening theme, SiM's DALALA, is a reggae-punk track, a genre pick that leans into the story's violent energy. The choice suggests Polygon Pictures is aiming for a raw, aggressive feel rather than a conventional action score.","newsletterBlurb":"The Tank Chair anime gets an October 4 premiere date, new cast members Yurina Amami and Gen Sato, and theme songs by SiM and Daoko. The main PV and key visual are out now.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-11/tank-chair-anime-new-video-unveils-more-cast-and-staff-song-artists-october-4-debut/.240474\",\"title\":\"Tank Chair Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast \\u0026 Staff, Song Artists, October 4 Debut\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/08/12/101968.html\",\"title\":\"Fall Anime \\\"TANK CHAIR\\\" to Start Airing October 4 (Sunday)! 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