Sumire Uesaka has been cast as Saint Gunko in the One Piece Elbaph arc, with her debut episode airing on May 31, 2026. She is also part of the cast for the Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko anime, which premieres on July 6, 2026.
Sumire Uesaka was added to the cast of the One Piece anime on May 29, 2026, when a trailer for the Elbaph arc revealed she would voice Saint Gunko, a member of the Knights of God. The Knights of God are elite guards serving the World Government. Episode 1164, which features the Knights of God, aired on May 31. The Elbaph arc itself began on April 5, 2026, after a three-month production hiatus.
Days later, on June 1, 2026, Uesaka was announced as part of the cast for Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko, an anime adaptation of Tetsuhiro Koshita's sequel manga. The series is set to premiere on July 6. It centers on Danko, the daughter of the original series protagonist, as she builds a dodgeball team in the Reiwa era. A main trailer for the series revealed six new cast members, additional staff, and the opening theme by Momoiro Clover Z.
Uesaka's two recent casting announcements place her in a major ongoing franchise, One Piece, and a new adaptation of a classic dodgeball series. Both roles were confirmed through official trailers and announcements in late May and early June 2026.
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The staff for the 20th anniversary anime revealed a second promotional video, a new main visual, and that Sumire Uesaka will voice Mana Shinomiya, a demon seeking power. The anime premieres on July 4 with a special hour-long broadcast on Tokyo MX and BS11.
The anime adaptation of Tetsuhiro Koshita's sequel manga Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko will premiere on July 6. A main trailer revealed six new cast members, additional staff, and the opening theme by Momoiro Clover Z. The series centers on Danko, daughter of the original series protagonist, as she builds a dodgeball team in the Reiwa era.
The One Piece anime released a new trailer for its ongoing Elbaph arc on May 29, introducing the voice cast for the Knights of God, the elite guards serving the World Government. Kenjiro Tsuda had previously been announced as Saint Figarland Shamrock in November 2025. The new trailer adds Sumire Uesaka as Saint Gunko, Hiroki Yasumoto as Saint Sommers, and Shinnosuke Tachibana as Saint Killingham. Episode 1164, which will feature the Knights of God, is set to air on May 31. The Elbaph arc began airing in Japan on April 5, 2026, after a three-month production hiatus from January to March. The anime has adopted a new schedule of 26 episodes per year starting in 2026, a reduction from its historical weekly output. Crunchyroll streams the arc. The trailer also showcases the arc's theme songs: opening "Luminous" by Aina The End and ending "Sono Mirai" by 36km/h.