Rina Kawaguchi is set to appear in four 2027 television anime productions, with the most recent news confirming her role as Noa Saotome in Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend. She also joins the cast of Acacia's Magic Girl Inshu Village, a 2026 game for Nintendo Switch and PC.
Rina Kawaguchi's recent roles span several announced anime and game projects. In July 2026, she was named as Eliza in the Seven Sleeping Beauties television anime, scheduled for a 2027 debut. The following month brought two more roles: Shozen in the Shozen anime, set for April 2027, and an unnamed character in the seventh episode of From Overshadowed to Overpowered, which premiered in Japan on June 25 and streams on Crunchyroll. In September 2026, Acacia announced she will voice Shi Yakushido in Magic Girl Inshu Village, a game for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam set for 2026.
Most recently, in October 2026, Kawaguchi was confirmed as Noa Saotome in the television anime of Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend, which is set to premiere in 2027. The production is directed by Shinsuke Yanagi at feel., with Keiichiro Ochi on series scripts and Yumiko Yamamoto designing characters. The manga launched in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump in 2023, and its 12th compiled volume is scheduled for release on October 19.
Across these announcements, Kawaguchi's confirmed upcoming works include three television anime with 2027 premieres (Seven Sleeping Beauties, Shozen, and Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend) and one 2026 game (Magic Girl Inshu Village). Her role in From Overshadowed to Overpowered is for a specific episode of an already-airing series. No other details about her schedule or future projects are provided in the stories.
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Oct 11
Kadokawa revealed the first key visual, main cast, and a 2027 premiere for the television anime of Enma Akiyama's Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend. Rina Kawaguchi voices Noa Saotome and Tomoya Ito voices Rihito Otsuka. Shinsuke Yanagi directs at feel., with Keiichiro Ochi on series scripts and Yumiko Yamamoto designing characters. Akiyama launched the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump in 2023, and a 12th compiled volume arrives October 19.
Sep 4
On September 4, Acacia announced that Rinna Kawaguchi will voice Shi Yakushido in Magic Girl Inshu Village, a magic girl and superstition suspense novel game for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, set for 2026. Kawaguchi is known for roles like Luka Ikaruga in THE iDOLM@STER Shiny Colors and Niko Wakatsuki in Witch Watch.
Aug 6
The staff for the From Overshadowed to Overpowered anime revealed three new cast members for characters appearing in the seventh episode. Shinichirō Kamio, Rina Kawaguchi, and Hiroki Takahashi join the cast. The anime premiered in Japan on June 25 and streams on Crunchyroll.
Aug 5
The television anime adaptation of Jiang Jia Meizi's Chinese manhua Shang Shan, titled Shozen, received its first promotional video on Wednesday, confirming an April 2027 premiere. The series will air in the B8station programming block on Fuji TV and other venues. The story follows the wandering Taoist priest Dozen, who meets a young girl raised by supernatural creatures. He names her Shozen and takes her on as his disciple, teaching her about human emotion and love. The cast includes Rina Kawaguchi as Shozen, Hiroshi Kamiya as Dozen, Daisuke Sakuma as Ryojin, Aoi Yuki as Kensei, and Ayumu Murase as Chiro. Itsuro Kawasaki directs and writes the scripts at Dangan Pictures and Cannon Code, with Eri Osada handling character designs and Takuro Iga composing the music. Alongside the trailer, Micro Magazine's RaiComi website began releasing the manhua's Japanese version, starting with the first twenty chapters on Wednesday. The original series continues to run on bilibili Manga.
Jul 7
Fiok Lee's fantasy romantic comedy manga Seven Sleeping Beauties (Shichinin no Nemuri-hime) is receiving a television anime adaptation scheduled for a 2027 debut. The announcement was made on July 7, 2026, via a new website that also released an ultra teaser visual and a commemorative illustration by Lee. The anime will be produced by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ SMASH, with Mankyu directing. Keiichiro Ochi is handling series composition and scripts, and Masaru Koseki is designing the characters. The main cast features seven voice actresses portraying the sleeping princesses: Aya Yamane as Flora, Yoshino Aoyama as Kiara, Miku Itō as Claire, Ayasa Itō as Mia, Kana Ichinose as Charlotte, Fūka Izumi as Yūka, and Rina Kawaguchi as Eliza. The story follows Alec, the third prince of the Kingdom of Rudbeckia, who travels to the small kingdom of Amaryllis after a witch's curse puts its people to sleep. He must awaken the seven princesses with a kiss, but when they all wake up, the rest of the kingdom remains asleep, forcing the prince and princesses to live together while searching for a way to break the curse. The manga began serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine in March 2023, and its 12th compiled volume is set for release on July 16, 2026.