Akio Ōtsuka is attached to three announced projects: the Japanese dub of Michael (opening October 30), the 2027 TV anime New Oishinbo, and a Stranger Than Heaven stage appearance at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Akio Otsuka's recent work is spread across dubbing, television anime, and game promotion rather than concentrated in one title. The most concrete is the Japanese dub of Michael, the Michael Jackson biographical film, which opens at 225 theaters nationwide from October 30. Otsuka voices Joseph (Colman Domingo), with Mamoru Miyano as Michael (Jaafar Jackson). The film has already drawn over 5.56 million admissions and 8.7 billion yen in Japan.
In television anime, Otsuka is cast as Yuzan Kaibara in New Oishinbo, set to air in 2027. A teaser PV released in October shows the main cast's voices for the first time, alongside Yohei Azakami as Shiro Yamaoka and Hitomi Sasaki as Yuko Kurita. Shin-Ei Animation produces the sequel to Oishinbo, which has surpassed 135 million cumulative copies in print.
On the game side, Otsuka is scheduled for the Stranger Than Heaven special stage at Sega/Atlus's Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth on September 19, the same day professional wrestler Kenny Omega appears on the gameplay stage. The event runs September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe. Earlier, in July, Otsuka voiced John Sands in the Japanese-dubbed version of Steven Seagal's Shadow of the Stealth, which streamed free on the Cinefil WOWOW Plus YouTube channel for two weeks from July 10. The four stories establish a voice actor working steadily across a film dub, a returning food manga adaptation, and a Sega stage event.
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A Japanese dub of Michael, the biographical film about Michael Jackson, opens at 225 theaters nationwide from October 30. Mamoru Miyano voices Michael (Jaafar Jackson) and Akio Otsuka voices Joseph (Colman Domingo). Wendarland Asada George plays young Michael and Kyoko Sakai plays Katherine. A trailer is out. In Japan the film has drawn over 5.56 million admissions and 8.7 billion yen.
A new teaser PV for the TV anime New Oishinbo, set to air in 2027, shows the main cast's voices for the first time. Yohei Azakami plays Shiro Yamaoka, Hitomi Sasaki plays Yuko Kurita, and Akio Otsuka plays Yuzan Kaibara. Scene photos were also released. Shin-Ei Animation produces the sequel to Oishinbo, which has surpassed 135 million cumulative copies in print.
Sega announced the guest lineup for the Stranger Than Heaven stage at its Sega/Atlus booth during Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs from September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe. The event spans five days, with both special stages and gameplay stages scheduled. Actor Tsuyoshi Ukaji is set to appear on the September 18 special stage, while professional wrestler Kenny Omega joins the gameplay stage on September 19. Voice actor Akio Otsuka takes the special stage on the same day. The September 20 lineup includes streamer kson on the gameplay stage, with the special stage guest still listed as coming soon. The final day, September 21, features Ushizawa on the gameplay stage and a special last stage with actors Yu Shirota and Dean Fujioka. Sega plans to stream each stage program on the RGG Studio official YouTube channel.
The Japanese-dubbed version of Steven Seagal's action film 'Shadow of the Stealth' will stream for free on the Cinefil WOWOW Plus YouTube channel for two weeks starting July 10. Akio Otsuka voices Seagal's character John Sands, with a cast including Masaki Aizawa, Hiroshi Ito, and Katsuyuki Konishi. The film is the 13th entry in the 'Silence' series.