Two additional cast members have been announced for the upcoming There was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, so I Tried Confessing to Her TV anime series. The anime is expected to begin airing in Japan on January 6, 2026.
The two new cast members joining the show include Momo Sakurai (a member of idol group ≠ME) as Shike and Aimi Ozawa (a member of idol group ≒JOY) as Misaki.
They join an anime voice cast that includes:
- • Kohei Amasaki as Yoki
- • Kana Hanazawa as Cecilia
- • Ryohei Kimura as Yuga
- • Yuko Natsuyoshi as Mikana
- • Toshiki Masuda as Duke
- • Minami Tanaka as Seek
- • Iori Noguchi as Happiness
- • Ayumu Murase as Raven
In addition, Sakurai, Ozawa, and cast member Iori Noguchi (a member of idol group =Love) are performing a special ending theme titled “YES! Summer Love” for the anime series.
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Yasutaka Yamamoto (Actually, I Am director) is serving as chief director for the anime, with Tomonori Mine (Isekai Onsen Paradise) as director, Yukie Sugawara (Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again) as series screenwriter, and Mina Osawa (I Have a Crush at Work) as character designer. Gekkou is in charge of the animation production.
The series began as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel by Suisei in 2013. It was then released as a light novel series, with illustrations from La-na, under Futabasha’s Monster Bunko imprint from October 30, 2014 to August 29, 2015. Three total volumes were published in Japan. La-na is also credited as the anime’s original character designer.
A manga adaptation by Kairi was launched in January 2021.
©Teren Mikami, Eku Takeshima/SHUEISHA, Watanare Production Committee
Crunchyroll will stream There was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, so I Tried Confessing to Her in select countries and territories worldwide. It describes the main premise as:
Reincarnated as a mid-tier demon, Youki had one job: Crush the hero’s party. Then he saw the party’s priestess, Cecilia, and fell for her hard. Now this lovestruck demon vows to confess his feelings, even if it means betraying the Demon King. Will love bloom between these two sworn enemies?
Sources: There was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, so I Tried Confessing to Her Official Twitter (2), Anime News Network, Comic Natalie
