Chika Anzai is cast as Victoria in the Victoria of Many Faces TV anime and as Annerossa in The Cat and the Dragon TV anime, both premiering in July 2026.
Chika Anzai has two lead roles in upcoming television anime premiering in July 2026. She stars as the title character Victoria in the Victoria of Many Faces adaptation, directed by Nobukage Kimura at Studio DEEN. The series was confirmed for a July 7 premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, with a short promotional video released alongside the announcement.
Anzai also voices Annerossa in The Cat and the Dragon, a fantasy series produced by Studio OLM. The role was announced on May 14 alongside a second promotional video and a key visual. Annerossa is one of three new cast members added to the series, joining Atsumi Tanezaki as Gali and Junya Enoki as Stan. The Cat and the Dragon is directed by Jin-Koo Oh with series composition by Mitsutaka Hirota, and is scheduled to premiere in July 2026.
Both productions are adaptations of light novel series. Victoria of Many Faces is based on the novels by Syuu and Nanna Fujimi. The Cat and the Dragon originates from a web story by Amara and Mai Okuma that was later published in print by Takarajimasha and has sold over one million copies across nine volumes. Anzai's casting in both series places her in two major summer 2026 anime projects.
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Jun 5
The television anime adaptation of Syuu and Nanna Fujimi's light novel series Victoria of Many Faces will premiere on July 7 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. A short promotional video was released alongside the announcement. The series stars Chika Anzai as Victoria and is directed by Nobukage Kimura at Studio DEEN.
May 16
The television adaptation of Amara and Mai Okuma's light novel series The Cat and the Dragon revealed a second promotional video, a key visual, and three additional voice actors on May 14. Atsumi Tanezaki will play Gali, Chika Anzai will play Annerossa, and Junya Enoki will play Stan. The characters appear in the new trailer alongside the previously announced cast, which includes Takehito Koyasu as the cat-raised dragon Nekoryu and Kikuko Inoue as Mamanyan. The series is scheduled to premiere in July 2026. Studio OLM is handling animation production, with Jin-Koo Oh directing and Mitsutaka Hirota writing the series composition. Rie Nishino and Chiaki Kurakazu are the character designers, and Takahiro Obata is composing the music. The story began as a short story on the web platform Shosetsuka ni Naro in 2013. Takarajimasha later picked it up for a print release under its Bunko label. The light novels have sold over one million copies across nine volumes. A manga adaptation by Izumi Sasaki runs on the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web platform.