{"rewrite":{"id":"r_030c3a3a646d7143bdce06e2","clusterId":"c_ece84623fcd12dc89a5780f3","slug":"yoshiki-nakajima-joins-bless-anime-as-joe-osaki","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Yoshiki Nakajima Joins Bless Anime as Joe Osaki","summary":"The Bless television anime has cast Yoshiki Nakajima as Joe Osaki, revealed in a character promotional video on Thursday. The series debuts in January 2027 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block. Tomohiro Ono, Chiyuki Miura, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yoshino Aoyama, Momoka Terasawa, and Kentaro Kumagai also star. Shotaro Kitamura directs at A-1 Pictures. The manga, by Yukino Sonoyama, has more than 1.25 million copies in circulation.","whyItMatters":"The casting notice locks the last of the main roster while the production stays on a January 2027 Noitamina date, with the manga's ninth volume out the same day and an Amazon Prime Video live-action series set for spring 2027.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNakajima joins a cast that already carries most of the principal roles: Tomohiro Ono as Aia Udagawa, Chiyuki Miura as Jun Sumisaki, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Ginga Yoyogi, Yoshino Aoyama as Oroka Sumeragi, Momoka Terasawa as Shitataka Sumeragi, and Kentaro Kumagai as MM.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShotaro Kitamura directs at A-1 Pictures, with Takayuki Kikuchi as assistant director and Fukurou Kamiza overseeing scripts. Yukino Sonoyama\u0026#39;s manga runs in Monthly Shonen Sirius, and Kodansha published the ninth volume on October 8. A live-action series is also in the works for Amazon Prime Video in spring 2027.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yoshiki Nakajima joins Bless as Joe Osaki, but the cast list already runs seven names before the January 2027 Noitamina slot. A-1 Pictures and Shotaro Kitamura are staffing a full ensemble, not a lead vehicle.","twitterPost":"Bless casts Yoshiki Nakajima as Joe Osaki. With seven names already set and A-1 Pictures directing under Shotaro Kitamura, the ensemble is the shape of the show.","threadsPost":"Yoshiki Nakajima joining Bless as Joe Osaki fills one seat in a cast that already runs seven names deep. Shotaro Kitamura directs at A-1 Pictures for the January 2027 Noitamina slot, which means the ensemble is the pitch, not a single lead.","newsletterBlurb":"The Bless anime added Yoshiki Nakajima as Joe Osaki, the latest casting notice ahead of its January 2027 premiere on Fuji TV's Noitamina block. Shotaro Kitamura directs at A-1 Pictures, and Yukino Sonoyama's manga published its ninth volume on October 8. A live-action series is also set for Amazon Prime Video in spring 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-08/bless-tv-anime-casts-yoshiki-nakajima/.242634\",\"title\":\"Bless TV Anime Casts Yoshiki Nakajima\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4601,"outputTokens":657,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791464828,"createdAt":"2026-10-08T13:01:16.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T13:06:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T13:06:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ece84623fcd12dc89a5780f3","canonicalTitle":"News\nBless TV Anime Casts Yoshiki Nakajima","representativeArticleId":"a_7e9fba7bfa67729eed840077","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Bless\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Yoshiki Nakajima\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-08T11:18:22.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-08T11:18:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T13:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-08/bless-tv-anime-casts-yoshiki-nakajima/.242634","title":"News\nBless TV Anime Casts Yoshiki Nakajima"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Bless"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Yoshiki Nakajima"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}