Iori Saeki is attached to two 2027 television anime: Maiden Blood, where she plays Eva, and The Moon on a Rainy Night, where she plays Saki Kindaichi. Both productions have named her in their main cast lists.
Iori Saeki has been named in the main cast of two television anime set for 2027. In August 2026, Pony Canyon announced Maiden Blood, an original dark fantasy from Polygon Pictures. Saeki plays Eva, the elder sister who cannot walk and whose blood can awaken her sister Epica's stolen power. The cast also includes Yukari Anzai as Epica. Director Seiji Kishi created the series with scriptwriter Makoto Uezu and Pony Canyon; Uezu oversees scripts, and LAM provides the original character designs.
Two months later, the adaptation of Kuzushiro's The Moon on a Rainy Night released its first full promotional video and named Saeki as Saki Kindaichi, with Sora Amamiya as Kanon Oikawa. That production is directed by Tomoe Makino at CompTown, with Shogo Yasukawa on series composition and scripts, Ayumi Nishibata on character designs, and jizue composing music. CompTown president Masao Yamamura is credited as animation producer.
The two projects place Saeki in lead roles in separate genres: a dark fantasy action original and a manga adaptation. Maiden Blood's announcement describes a world where human blood is currency, fuel, and weapon, and where the end-of-days war between good and evil was overturned. The Moon on a Rainy Night is an adaptation of a manga Kuzushiro launched on Kodansha's Comic Days website in June 2021, licensed by Kodansha USA. No other cast or staff overlap between the two productions has been stated.
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Oct 7
The television anime of Kuzushiro's The Moon on a Rainy Night manga released its first full promotional video on Wednesday, and the video names the main cast and additional staff. Iori Saeki plays Saki Kindaichi and Sora Amamiya plays Kanon Oikawa. The anime is slated to premiere in 2027. Tomoe Makino directs at CompTown, Shogo Yasukawa handles series composition and scripts, Ayumi Nishibata designs the characters, and jizue composes the music. The newly listed staff include Seung Deok Kim and Tsutomu Tomoyuki as assistant directors, Haruko Nobori as color key artist, Mai Ichioka as art director, Atsushi Sato as compositing director of photography, Masahiro Goto as editor, and Nobuyuki Abe as sound director. CompTown president Masao Yamamura is credited as animation producer. Kodansha USA licensed the manga, which Kuzushiro launched on Kodansha's Comic Days website in June 2021.
Aug 21
Pony Canyon announced on Friday that a new original television anime series, Maiden Blood, will debut in 2027. The dark fantasy action series is created by director Seiji Kishi, scriptwriter Makoto Uezu, and Pony Canyon, with Polygon Pictures handling animation production. Kishi directs the anime, and Uezu oversees series scripts. The original character designs are by illustrator LAM, known for Witch and Hound and takt op. Destiny. The main voice cast includes Iori Saeki as Eva and Yukari Anzai as Epica. The story is set in a world where the end-of-days war between good and evil was overturned, and eight billion humans were sacrificed to an Evil God. In this world, human blood is currency, fuel, and a weapon. Mages devised a forbidden ritual that transforms a girl's blood into a blade capable of destroying demons. The younger sister, Epica, is the strongest blood warrior, but her soul was stolen. The elder sister, Eva, cannot walk, yet only her blood can awaken Epica's power. Composers Keiichi Okabe, Kuniyuki Takahashi, and Taichi Jōraku provide the music. Pony Canyon produces the music with cooperation from MONACA. International release details will be announced later.