Taku Yashiro has been cast in two upcoming anime adaptations: as Seshiro in Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games, premiering July 7, 2026, and as Tasuku Kurosaki in Dengeki Daisy, premiering in 2027.
Taku Yashiro has been announced for two television anime roles in mid-2026. In June, he joined the cast of Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games as Seshiro, a character in the fighting game community comedy. The series, directed by Shota Ihata at studio Diomedéa, premieres July 7, 2026, after a delay from its original 2025 plan. Yashiro's role was revealed alongside three other new cast members in the main promotional video.
In July, Yashiro was cast as the lead male role Tasuku Kurosaki in the anime adaptation of Kyosuke Motomi's shojo manga Dengeki Daisy. The series is directed by Sota Ueno at Studio DEEN and is scheduled for a 2027 premiere, with Crunchyroll confirmed as the streaming platform. Yashiro voices the enigmatic character who repeatedly appears to help the orphaned protagonist, Teru Kurebayashi, voiced by Yoshino Aoyama.
The two roles represent Yashiro's only announced anime work as of the most recent stories. Both productions are adaptations of completed manga, with Dengeki Daisy adapting a 16-volume series that ran from 2007 to 2013, and Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games adapting an ongoing manga about high school girls who play fighting games.
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Jul 4
The television anime adaptation of Kyosuke Motomi's shojo manga Dengeki Daisy has revealed its two main cast members and a teaser promotional video. The video debuted at Anime Expo on Friday before being released online on Saturday. Yoshino Aoyama will voice Teru Kurebayashi, and Taku Yashiro will voice Tasuku Kurosaki. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2027. Sota Ueno is directing the series at Studio DEEN, with Sawako Hirabayashi handling series scripts, Ayaka Murakami designing the characters, and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music. Crunchyroll will stream the anime. Motomi's original manga ran in Shogakukan's Monthly Betsucomi magazine from 2007 to 2013, spanning 16 compiled volumes. Viz Media's Shojo Beat imprint published the series in English. The story follows orphan Teru Kurebayashi, who finds comfort in messages from a mysterious figure named DAISY that she receives on her late brother's cell phone, while the enigmatic Tasuku Kurosaki keeps appearing to help her.
Jun 19
The television anime adaptation of Eri Ejima's manga Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games revealed four additional cast members and a main promotional video on Friday. Yumiri Hanamori joins as Hana Ichinose, Nobuyuki Hiyama as Gekido, Yohei Azakami as Cafe Au Lait, and Taku Yashiro as Seshiro. The trailer previews both the opening theme song "Inochi Mijikashi Tai Suru Otome yo!" by rock band Hanabie and the ending theme song "New Game" by halca. The anime is set to premiere on July 7 across AT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, BS NTV, and Nagasaki Broadcasting Company channels. Shota Ihata is directing the series at studio Diomedéa, with Wataru Watari handling series scripts, Mayuko Matsumoto designing characters, and Kana Hashiguchi composing the music. The previously announced main cast includes Ikumi Hasegawa as Aya Mitsuki, Kana Ichinose as Mio Yorue, Sayaka Senbongi as Yu Inui, Shino Shimoji as Tamaki Ichinose, and Maria Naganawa as Arisa Fujimiya. Real-life fighting game player and commentator Aru voices the in-story commentator Flamberge. The anime was delayed from its originally planned 2025 debut.