Taihi Kimura voices Noel in the Millennium Family anime, Peru d'Arrest in The Vermilion Mask, and Aoi in Bride of the Barrier Master, and he plays Chihiro Rokuhira in Kagurabachi. The Vermilion Mask premieres in October 2026 and runs for two cours, with Crunchyroll streaming it as it airs.
Taihi Kimura's 2026 output spans four television anime. In The Vermilion Mask he voices the protagonist Peru d'Arrest, a young mask maker who loses control of a cursed mask and kills his master and comrades. The anime is directed by Tetsuaki Watanabe at 100Studio, with Daisuke Ohigashi on series composition and Arisa Okehazama composing the music. Crunchyroll will stream it as it airs, and the series premieres in October 2026 for two cours.
Two other castings followed. In late September, Kadokawa announced Kimura as Aoi, one of two shikigami in human form created by Hana Ichise, in Bride of the Barrier Master. That anime debuts in January 2027, animated by TROYCA with Toru Kitahata directing and Yuko Kakihara on series scripts. In October, Kimura was cast as Noel, the third son of the Benfield family, in the television anime of Sho Kasugai's Millennium Family manga. The series airs on TBS and other stations, with Masato Jinbo directing at PartsCraft and supervising the scripts.
Kimura's account of the Kagurabachi lead role is the most detailed he has given. At Anime Expo 2026 he discussed voicing Chihiro Rokuhira ahead of the anime's world premiere, saying he landed the role through an audition and described Chihiro as a reserved young man driven by revenge. He called holding back the character's resolve his hardest task, and said working with Tomokazu Seki, who voices Kunishige Rokuhira, led him on Seki's first line.
Members of The Vermilion Mask team also spoke at Anime Expo. Writer Taichi Kimura described script meetings that run five hours, from 5 PM to 10 PM, with repeated drafts and rewrites, and said the process stems from the original creator's deep involvement in the anime production. Taihi Kimura said his first impression of the story was that it is interesting, sad, and painful, and that he wants to convey Peru's attitude of challenging obstacles, his willingness to forgive, and his desire to be forgiven.
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Taihi Kimura voices Noel, the third son of the Benfield family, in the television anime of Sho Kasugai's Millennium Family (Odoru Sennen Kazoku) manga. The series airs on TBS and other stations. Rikuya Yasuda plays Theo, Katsuyuki Konishi plays Hayden, Ryota Suzuki plays Hugo, and Lynn plays Eve. Masato Jinbo directs at PartsCraft and supervises the scripts.
At Anime Expo 2026, Taihi Kimura discussed voicing Chihiro Rokuhira in Kagurabachi before the anime's full-room world premiere. Kimura said he landed the role through an audition, described Chihiro as a reserved young man driven by revenge, and called holding back the character's resolve his hardest task. He also spoke about working with Tomokazu Seki, who voices Kunishige Rokuhira, saying Seki's first line led him.
Kadokawa announced five additional cast members for the television anime of Kureha's Bride of the Barrier Master light novel series on Monday, alongside a new teaser promotional video and third teaser visual. Kanon Takao joins as Hazuki Ichise, Hana's twin sister. Hiroto Shimizu plays Nozomi Ichinomiya, Saku's younger brother. Yuzuki Tamukai voices Azuha, Hana's shikigami that rests on her hair like an ornament. Taihi Kimura and M.A.O play Aoi and Miyabi, two shikigami in human form created by Hana. They join previously announced leads Akari Kito as Hana Ichise and Kikunosuke Toya as Saku Ichinomiya. The anime debuts in January 2027. TROYCA animates the series, with Toru Kitahata directing, Yuko Kakihara handling series scripts, and Minami Murayama on character designs. Yen Press publishes the light novels and manga adaptation in English.
At Anime Expo, Anime Herald interviewed the two Kimura team members behind the upcoming anime The Vermilion Mask. Taichi Kimura, a writer on the project, described script meetings that run five hours, from 5 PM to 10 PM, with repeated drafts and rewrites. He noted this process is rare and stems from the original creator's deep involvement in the anime production. Voice actor Taihi Kimura, who plays the character Peru, said his initial impression of the story was that it is interesting, sad, and painful, and he wants to convey Peru's attitude of challenging obstacles, his willingness to forgive, and his desire to be forgiven. Taichi Kimura said the story develops quickly and is full of surprises, while Taihi Kimura called it dynamic and dramatic from the start. The interview also covered Taihi Kimura's ten years of restaurant kitchen experience, his interest in vintage clothing from unknown designers, and his path to voice acting through a high school announcing club and a Koshien game announcement. Taichi Kimura mentioned that Dr. Poro, the manga's artist, drew inspiration from Baki for action sequences. Taihi Kimura also noted he is playing Chihiro Rokuhira in Kagurabachi this season.
The staff for the anime adaptation of Dr. Poro and Nabana Naba's manga The Vermilion Mask revealed the first main trailer with English subtitles during Crunchyroll's panel at Anime Expo 2026 on July 3. The announcement also confirmed the main Japanese voice cast. Taihi Kimura voices protagonist Peru d'Arrest, a young mask maker who loses control of a cursed mask and kills his master and comrades. Yuuki Yamamoto plays Sonarue Maywood, Kazuki Ura plays Mok Sharib, Takanori Hoshino plays Gouon, Wataru Komada plays Totoque, Junya Enoki plays Zent, Kazuhiko Inoue plays Gaston, and Akio Otsuka voices the Mask of the Warrior God. The anime is directed by Tetsuaki Watanabe at 100Studio (also called One Double-O or WOW Studio), with Gai Hazako as assistant director. Daisuke Ohigashi handles series composition, Hisashi Higashijima designs the characters, and Arisa Okehazama composes the music. The series will premiere in October 2026 and run for two cours. Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs. The manga began serialization in Young King Ours in February 2021 and has eight compiled volumes as of July 2025.