A teaser trailer and two more cast members have been revealed for the upcoming Hono no Tokyujo: Dodge Danko TV anime series at AnimeJapan 2026, which will premiere in Japan in July 2026.
The two new cast members include Katsuyuki Konishi as Danpei Ichigeki (left), the protagonist of the Hono no Tokyuji: Dodge Danpei manga series, and Tetsu Inada as Chinnen Kobotoke (right), who is the father of Chinko Kobotoke.
They join a previously announced voice cast that consists of:
- • Manaka Nakayama as Danko Ichigeki
- • Kaori Maeda as Chinko Kobotoke
- • Akira Sekine as Mochiko Etai
- • Yo Taichi as Susan Canon
- • Yu Sasahara as Honey Otohana
Ikehata Hiroshi (Witch Watch, Dark Gathering) is directing the anime series, with Kazuho Hyodo (365 Days to the Wedding, Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You) as series composer and Narihito Sekikawa (If My Wife Became an Elementary School Student) as character designer. CUE is in charge of the animation production for the series.
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It is a Reiwa-set sequel to Koshita’s Hono no Tokyuji Dodge Danpei manga, which debuted in CoroCoro Comic magazine in 1989 and ended in 1995. It inspired its own TV anime adaptation between 1991 and 1992 and several video games.
Hono no Tokyujo: Dodge Danko follows Danko Ichigeki — the daughter of the first series’ protagonist Danpei Ichigeki.
Sources: Dodge Danko Official Twitter (2) (3), Crunchyroll News (via Comic Natalie)
