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Manaka Iwami
Manaka Iwami announced on October 13, 2026 that she has married and given birth to her first child. She remains credited in upcoming and current anime and game roles, including Ruu Magmel in the Code Vein 2 expansion Mask of Idris and Leen in the Heir to a Monstermancer television anime.
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Manaka Iwami's 2026 coverage moved through casting announcements into a personal disclosure. In May, she was named as Kou Reirin, the protagonist of the Though I Am an Inept Villainess anime, which had been delayed from April to a July 12 premiere on TV Tokyo. The following month, a new Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. season 2 video added her as Sakae Tōnomori ahead of that season's July 4 premiere on NTV. Both roles put her at the front of summer series, one as a lead and one as a new addition to an established cast.
July brought a third casting: Iwami voices Leen in the television adaptation of Heir to a Monstermancer, reprising the role from a 2024 voice drama released with the first novel volume. The announcement named the main cast and staff together, with Chihiro Kumano directing at Project No.9. In August, Bandai Namco Entertainment's Mask of Idris expansion for Code Vein 2 added her as Ruu Magmel, a lone vampire girl working to stop the Abandoned World's expansion, in a DLC set for September 9.
The run of casting news ended on October 13, when Iwami announced at the start of her weekly radio program, Iwami Manaka no Radio Tekuteku, that she had married and given birth to her first child. A handwritten letter through her agency, Raccoon Dog, dated October 13, 2026, said her partner is not associated with the anime or voice-acting industries, and that she and her baby have settled and are doing well. She apologized for being unable to attend events and recording sessions during her pregnancy. The letter described anxieties tied to a first experience. Her credited roles across the coverage include Akane Kurokawa in Oshi no Ko, Rice Shower in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket (2019), and Maquia in Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms.
Key facts
- Marriage and first child
- Announced on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at the start of her radio program Iwami Manaka no Radio Tekuteku, with a handwritten letter through agency Raccoon Dog dated October 13, 2026 ↗
- Partner
- Not associated with the anime or voice-acting industries, per her letter ↗
- Code Vein 2 role
- Voices Ruu Magmel, a lone vampire girl working to stop the Abandoned World's expansion, in the Mask of Idris expansion ↗
- Mask of Idris release
- Launches September 9, announced August 20 via the official PlayStation Japan X account ↗
- Heir to a Monstermancer role
- Voices Leen, reprising the role from a voice drama released with the first novel volume in 2024 ↗
- Heir to a Monstermancer staff
- Directed by Chihiro Kumano at Project No.9, with Satoru Sugizawa on series scripts and Akane Kasasagi on character design ↗
- Magilumiere season 2 role
- Voices Sakae Tōnomori; season premieres on NTV on July 4 at 24:55 JST ↗
- Though I Am an Inept Villainess role
- Voices protagonist Kou Reirin; series premieres July 12 at 11:45 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo after a delay from April ↗
- Though I Am an Inept Villainess staff
- Produced by Studio Dōga Kōbō with Mitsue Yamazaki directing ↗
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Facts
- Announced
- marriage and birth of first child (Iwami Manaka no Radio Tekuteku) · 2026-10-13
- Noted
- released a handwritten letter through her agency, Raccoon Dog · 2026-10-13
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- Confirmed marriage and birth of first child Oct 14 · source
- Confirmed Manaka Iwami voices Heir to a Monstermancer Sep 3 · source
- Confirmed manaka iwami voices though i am an inept villainess May 27 · source
All coverage
Oct 13
Voice actor Manaka Iwami announced on Tuesday that she has married and given birth to her first child. She made the announcement at the start of her weekly radio program, Iwami Manaka no Radio Tekuteku, then released a handwritten letter through her agency, Raccoon Dog. Iwami wrote that her partner is not associated with the anime or voice-acting industries. She apologized for being unable to attend events and recording sessions during her pregnancy and thanked fans, supporters, and colleagues. The letter, dated October 13, 2026, says she had anxieties since this was her first experience, and that both she and her baby have settled and are doing well. As of press time, her social media post had received more than 31,000 likes and over 1,000 replies. Her roles include Akane Kurokawa in Oshi no Ko, Rice Shower in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket (2019), and Maquia in Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms.
Aug 20
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on August 20 that the expansion DLC 'Mask of Idris' for 'Code Vein 2' will release on September 9. The announcement came via the official PlayStation Japan X account, which shared a trailer and a PlayStation Store link. The DLC is set in the 'Abandoned World,' a space formed by the emotions of worlds erased by the history-altering events of the main game. These distorted emotions swell and begin to affect the real world, and the story follows a battle to save another world alongside new partners. Two new companions join the protagonist: Liv Vorda, voiced by Aoi Yuki, the half-sister of the vampire Valentin Vorda and the original overseer of the 'Hollow of Time and Space,' who abandoned her duties out of boredom; and Ruu Magmel, voiced by Manaka Iwami, a lone vampire girl working to stop the Abandoned World's expansion. To access the DLC, players must reach the second ending 'Moon of Harmony' and complete the quest 'Exchange Opinions with Valentin: Magmel Island Book.' A free update, Ver.2.0, will release the same day, adding post-main-story exploration with partners. 'Code Vein 2' is available on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Jul 3
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures announced on Friday that Damu Amato and Shirabii's novel series Heir to a Monstermancer is receiving a television anime adaptation. The announcement included a teaser visual and the main cast and staff. Manaka Iwami voices Leen, Chiaki Kobayashi voices Hakura, and Akio Ōtsuka voices Ao; all three reprise their roles from a voice drama released with the first novel volume in 2024. Chihiro Kumano directs at Project No.9, with Satoru Sugizawa handling series scripts and Akane Kasasagi designing the characters. The series won the grand prize in the 2nd Drecom Media Awards. Amato originally posted the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from 2016 to 2024. J-Novel Club publishes the novels in English. A manga adaptation by Yū Satō will launch on Drecom's Drecomi+ manga website in September. Drecom will publish the third novel volume on July 10. A promotional webtoon adaptation was produced by MITA, Gudan, and Red Seven.
Jun 18
The second season of the Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. anime revealed a new promotional video, the opening theme "Latte Magic" by syudou × Yūsei Yagi, and two new cast members: Manaka Iwami as Sakae Tōnomori and Masaya Fukunishi as Hibiki Yamimori. The season premieres on NTV on July 4 at 24:55 JST.
May 25
The television anime adaptation of Satsuki Nakamura's light novel series "Though I Am an Inept Villainess" will premiere on July 12 at 11:45 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, the staff announced on Monday. A new key visual was also released. The series was originally scheduled for an April debut but was delayed due to production delays. Studio Dōga Kōbō is producing the anime, with Mitsue Yamazaki directing. Manaka Iwami voices the protagonist Kou Reirin, and Natsumi Kawaida voices Shu Keigetsu. Crunchyroll will stream the series in multiple regions including North America, Europe, and Oceania. The light novel series, which began in December 2020 under Ichijinsha's imprint, has 12 volumes as of March 2026. A manga adaptation by Ei Ohitsuji runs concurrently in Monthly Comic Zero-Sum. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes both the novels and manga in English under the full title "Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court." The story follows Kou Reirin, a frail imperial consort candidate who is body-swapped by a rival and must navigate court intrigue in a new, stronger body.