Miyuki Sawashiro has been cast in two upcoming television anime: as Annabelle in Genso Suikoden and as Shirabyoshi in The World Is Dancing.
Miyuki Sawashiro has been announced for two television anime roles in mid-2026. In June, she was cast as Shirabyoshi in The World Is Dancing, an adaptation of Kazuto Mihara's manga about the origins of Noh theater. The series is directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi at Cygames Pictures and premieres July 2 on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto. Sawashiro voices a woman struggling to survive in difficult circumstances.
In July, Sawashiro was announced as Annabelle, the mayor of Muse City and leader of the Jowston City-States Alliance, in the television anime adaptation of Konami's Genso Suikoden II. The anime begins sequential broadcasts in October 2026 on TOKYO MX, Kansai TV, BS Asahi, and 29 other stations. The first episode is a 60-minute extended special. Prior to broadcast, episodes one through three will screen in theaters from August 21.
The two roles show Sawashiro taking on supporting parts in historical and fantasy settings. Both productions are scheduled for 2026, with The World Is Dancing airing first in July and Genso Suikoden following in October.
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Jul 5
The staff for the Suikoden anime, adapting Konami's Suikoden II game, revealed three new cast members and a second promotional video on July 5. The video debuts the opening theme song "Kanashimi Sae Otonabite" by amazarashi. The new cast includes Jin Yamanoi as Agares Blight, the king of the Highland Kingdom; Miyuki Sawashiro as Anabelle, the mayor of Muse City and chairperson of the Jowston Alliance; and Kodai Sakai as Jess, the deputy mayor of Muse City. The anime will premiere in October 2026 on Tokyo MX, Kansai TV, BS Asahi, and 29 other stations across Japan, for a total of 32 channels. The first episode will be a 60-minute extended special. Before the broadcast, a two-week advance premium screening of episodes one through three will run at 10 theaters nationwide starting August 21. A stage greeting event with five main cast members is scheduled for August 23 at Shinjuku Piccadilly. The staff also announced a manga adaptation titled "Gensō Suikoden The Anime ~Honmono no Eiyū~" drawn by Kochiya, set to debut in Comic Dengeki Daioh volume 155 on July 27.
Jun 5
The staff of the television anime adaptation of Kazuto Mihara's manga The World Is Dancing released a music trailer and announced two new cast members on Friday. Veteran voice actor Yoji Matsuda, known for his role as Ashitaka in Princess Mononoke, joins the cast as Inuo, a mysterious man who appears and disappears while influencing the protagonist Oniyasha. Matsuda stated that this is his first regular role in a serialized TV anime. Miyuki Sawashiro, whose credits include Fujiko Mine in Lupin the Third and Kurapika in Hunter x Hunter (2011), voices Shirabyoshi, a woman struggling to survive in difficult circumstances. The trailer also previews vocal insert songs performed by Yumiri Hanamori as Oniyasha and Romi Park as Zojiro. The anime is set to premiere on July 2 on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto in Japan, with additional broadcasts on other networks starting July 3. Toshimasa Kuroyanagi directs the series at Cygames Pictures, with character designs by Keigo Sasaki. The story follows a boy named Oniyasha born into a family of sarugaku theater performers in 1374, who would later shape the art of Noh and be remembered as Zeami.