Tasuku Hatanaka is attached to at least four current or upcoming anime roles, including returning parts in The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All and The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Finals Members Decisive Match. He also voices Gaku in the streaming POKÉTOON short Wartortle and the Continuation of Summer and joins Red Cat Ramen season 2 as Jewel.
Tasuku Hatanaka's current work spans returning audio drama reprisals and new supporting parts across several productions. Aniplex confirmed in October that he reprises his audio drama role as Narita in the anime adaptation of Sumiko Arai's The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, which premieres January 8 on NTV's FuraAni block and streams on Crunchyroll. That followed an August announcement that he joins The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Finals Members Decisive Match as Julio Roman, one of four newly announced Spain national team cast members, ahead of a September 30 premiere on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, and TV Aichi.
The same August stretch brought a third kind of credit: Hatanaka voices Rikuto's father Gaku in the POKÉTOON short Wartortle and the Continuation of Summer, now streaming on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. A June announcement had already placed him in Red Cat Ramen season 2 as Jewel when the series returns in January 2027, with Shigeru Murakoshi replacing Tōru Kubo as series scriptwriter and Hisatoshi Shimizu returning to direct at E&H production.
Among these credits, Denki Kaminari from My Hero Academia remains his most recognized role by one measure: a Nijimen reader poll published in August placed Kaminari first with 129 votes, the fourth consecutive year at the top. The same poll recorded three new entries, including Luigi from The Super Mario Bros. Movie at third place, pointing to a broader set of roles beyond long-running series. No story states a total count of his active roles beyond these individual announcements.
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Oct 8
Aniplex released the first promotional video for the anime adaptation of Sumiko Arai's The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All on Friday, along with additional cast and staff credits and a January 8 premiere. CloverWorks animates the series, with Masashi Ishihama directing and Rino Yamazaki handling series composition. Kenjiro Tsuda and Tasuku Hatanaka reprise their roles from the audio drama as Jo and Narita. Yurina Amami joins as Chizuru, Fairouz Ai as Mao, and Maiko Nomura as Kanna. Akari Kito voices Aya Osawa and Mariya Ise voices Mitsuki Koga. The anime airs on NTV's FuraAni programming block at 11:00 p.m. JST, and Crunchyroll streams it as it airs. Kanna Hirayama designs the characters, and Kosuke Noma and Takayuki "Kojiro" Sasaki compose the music. The opening theme is Nirvana's 1991 song "Breed."
Aug 18
A Nijimen reader poll ranking characters voiced by Tasuku Hatanaka places Denki Kaminari from My Hero Academia first with 129 votes, marking his fourth consecutive year at the top. The 2026 edition sees three new entries, including Luigi from The Super Mario Bros. Movie at third place.
Aug 18
The latest POKÉTOON short, Wartortle and the Continuation of Summer, is now streaming on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. Kana Hanazawa voices the long-lived Wartortle, with Tasuku Hatanaka as Rikuto's father Gaku. The story follows a boy visiting his grandmother's island and meeting a Wartortle with moss on its shell. Fans are praising Hanazawa's performance, with the work trending on X.
Aug 14
The staff for The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Finals Members Decisive Match, the sequel anime to The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal, unveiled a new promotional video, key visual, four additional cast members for Spain's national team, and a September 30 premiere on Friday. The anime will premiere on TV Tokyo on September 30 at 12:00 a.m. JST (effectively October 1) and will also air on TV Osaka and TV Aichi. The sequel depicts the battle to decide who will represent Japan in the finals match against Spain. The newly announced cast includes Tasuku Hatanaka as Julio Roman, Reiji Kawashima as Mars de Colón, Ryūho Nagaoka as Silva Serra Banbieri, and Megumi Han as Sedah. Film actor Yū Shirota voices Romeo Fernandez from Spain. The four-member unit Aozu, composed of Ryōma Echizen (voiced by Junko Minagawa), Kunimitsu Tezuka (voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu), Syusuke Fuji (voiced by Yuki Kaida), and Shuichiro Ōishi (voiced by Takayuki Kondō), performs the opening theme song "Walls And Bridges." Keigo Atobe (voiced by Junichi Suwabe) and Yūshi Oshitari (voiced by Hidenobu Kiuchi) perform the ending theme song "Kinkanshoku phenomenal."
Jun 20
The anime adaptation of ANGYAMAN's Red Cat Ramen manga will return for a second season in January 2027. Tasuku Hatanaka joins the cast as Jewel. Returning staff include director Hisatoshi Shimizu at E&H production, with Shigeru Murakoshi replacing Tōru Kubo as series scriptwriter.