Taito Ban has been cast in two upcoming anime premiering in July 2026: Mebius Dust and The Ogre's Bride.
Taito Ban is set to appear in two television anime premiering in July 2026. In Mebius Dust, an original anime based on Hajime Shinagawa's Project Anima-winning story, Ban joins a cast that includes Aoi Ichikawa and Sohei Horikane. The series will debut on July 9 and is directed by Tarou Iwasaki at Doga Kobo, with Yoriko Tomita handling series scripts.
Ban will also voice Takamichi Araki in The Ogre's Bride, the anime adaptation of Kureha's light novel series. The supporting cast includes Nobunaga Shimazaki as Ouga Kiyama and Aya Endo as Sakurako Kiyama. The anime is directed by Kazuhito Omiya at Colored Pencil Animation Japan, with Yumi Kamakura on series scripts and Hikari Tanaka designing characters. The light novel and its manga adaptation have over 5.8 million copies in circulation, and a live-action film opened in Japanese theaters on March 27.
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The original television anime Mebius Dust, based on Hajime Shinagawa's story that won the Project Anima competition in 2019, will premiere on July 9. The first main trailer revealed additional cast members including Taito Ban, Aoi Ichikawa, and Sohei Horikane, as well as the ending theme song "Dilemma" by Ai Tomioka. The anime is directed by Tarou Iwasaki at Doga Kobo and Yoriko Tomita handles series scripts.
The staff for the television anime adaptation of Kureha's light novel series The Ogre's Bride revealed three additional cast members in a new trailer on Saturday. Taito Ban will voice Takamichi Araki, Nobunaga Shimazaki will voice Ouga Kiyama, and Aya Endo will voice Sakurako Kiyama. The anime is scheduled to premiere in Japan in July 2026. The previously announced cast includes Saori Hayami as Yuzu Shinonome, Yuichiro Umehara as Reiya Kiryuin, and others. Kazuhito Omiya is directing the series at Colored Pencil Animation Japan, with Yumi Kamakura handling series scripts and Hikari Tanaka designing characters. The light novel series began on Starts Publishing's Novema! platform in 2019 and has nine volumes as of May 2024. A manga adaptation by Jun Togashi launched in December 2021. The light novel and manga together have over 5.8 million copies in circulation. A live-action film adaptation opened in Japanese theaters on March 27.