A new character trailer has been unveiled for the upcoming Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods TV anime series, which announces the casting of Yuichiro Umehara as Saiga Harima. The anime will begin broadcasting in Japan in 2026.
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Umehara joins a previously announced voice cast that includes:
- • Shogo Sakata as Minato Kusunoki
- • Shinshu Fuji as Yamagami
- • Minako Kotobuki as Torika
- • Shinnosuke Tokudome as Seri
- • Makoto Koichi as Utsugi
The slice of life fantasy light novel series is written by Enju and illustrated by ox, which was first published by ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki no Shinbungei imprint on November 17, 2021 and has released 10 volumes as of July 2025. The series is also known in Japan as Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei.
The series began as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel in April 2021. A manga adaptation by Akira Anzai was also launched in November 2021.
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Yen Press licensed the Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods light novels for English release, and describes the main synopsis of volume one as:
Deep in the countryside, Minato Kusunoki is left in charge of a terrifying house overflowing with evil spirits — or at least it was, until his extraordinary ability cleared them all out! Instead, a procession of unique and peculiar gods is drawn to the comfort of the purified Kusunoki residence, and Minato spends his days relaxing in the company of his spiritual neighbors. What else lies in store for Minato as he lives peacefully surrounded by gods?
Sources: Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods Official Twitter, Anime News Network, Comic Natalie
