{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b8e4f15691021f18b2c1e11f","clusterId":"c_cc0e97707d4f00d4613269e4","slug":"tsugumi-project-anime-names-masaaki-mizunaka-haruki-ishiya-misaki-watada","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Tsugumi Project Anime Names Masaaki Mizunaka, Haruki Ishiya, Misaki Watada","summary":"The television anime of ippatu's Tsugumi Project manga announced its first three cast members on Monday: Masaaki Mizunaka as Leon, Haruki Ishiya as Dudu, and Misaki Watada as Tsugumi. Two of the three appear in a newly released voice comic video for the manga. The manga ended in September 2023, and Kodansha USA Publishing released the final volume in September 2025.","whyItMatters":"A cast list announced through a voice comic video puts the adaptation at the stage where its lead roles are settled, with no studio or broadcast date attached yet.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe anime\u0026#39;s official X account announced the three roles on Monday, along with a voice comic video for the manga. Mizunaka plays Leon, the soldier dropped into the suicide mission at the center of the story. Ishiya plays Dudu, and Watada plays the weapon named Tsugumi.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eippatu drew the manga, and Ki-oon released it in France starting in 2019 before Kodansha\u0026#39;s Weekly Young Magazine began serializing it in Japan in January 2021. The manga ended in September 2023 with an epilogue chapter to follow, and Kodansha shipped the seventh and final compiled volume in November 2023.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMasaaki Mizunaka\u003c/strong\u003e: as Leon\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHaruki Ishiya\u003c/strong\u003e: as Dudu\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMisaki Watada\u003c/strong\u003e: as Tsugumi\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"The first Tsugumi Project cast reveal covers Leon, Dudu and Tsugumi, but the manga wrapped in September 2023. Casting a finished manga means the anime has a fixed endpoint to adapt toward, not an ongoing source to chase.","twitterPost":"Tsugumi Project casting starts after its manga ended in September 2023. The anime adapts a finished source with a fixed ending.","threadsPost":"Tsugumi Project named Masaaki Mizunaka, Haruki Ishiya and Misaki Watada, and two of them appear in a new voice comic. The manga ended in September 2023, so the anime has a closed story to adapt rather than a moving target.","newsletterBlurb":"The Tsugumi Project anime announced its first three cast members: Masaaki Mizunaka as Leon, Haruki Ishiya as Dudu, and Misaki Watada as Tsugumi. Two of the three appear in a newly released voice comic video for the manga. The manga ended in September 2023, and Kodansha USA Publishing shipped the final volume in September 2025.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-18/tsugumi-project-anime-reveals-1st-3-cast-members/.242967\",\"title\":\"Tsugumi Project Anime Reveals 1st 3 Cast Members\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4273,"outputTokens":673,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792386427,"createdAt":"2026-10-19T05:01:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T05:06:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T05:06:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cc0e97707d4f00d4613269e4","canonicalTitle":"News\nTsugumi Project Anime Reveals 1st 3 Cast Members","representativeArticleId":"a_11d94efefbd54ca1fe753ba4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Tsugumi Project\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Masaaki Mizunaka\",\"Haruki Ishiya\",\"Misaki Watada\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-19T03:43:44.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-19T03:43:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T05:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-18/tsugumi-project-anime-reveals-1st-3-cast-members/.242967","title":"News\nTsugumi Project Anime Reveals 1st 3 Cast Members"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Tsugumi Project"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Masaaki Mizunaka","Haruki Ishiya","Misaki Watada"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}