Magical Explorer Anime Casts Saori Onishi as Yukine Mizumori
The television anime adaptation of Irisu and Noboru Kannatsuki's Magical Explorer light novel series has added Saori Onishi to its voice cast. Onishi will play Yukine Mizumori, a character depicted in a new teaser visual released alongside the announcement on Friday. The anime is scheduled to premiere in Japan during Fall 2026. Onishi joins previously announced cast members Nobunaga Shimazaki as protagonist Kosuke Takioto and Ai Kakuma as Ludie. Kazuki Ohashi directs the series at studio WHITE FOX, with series composition by Satoko Sekine, character designs by Ryosuke Kimiya, and music by Kenichiro Suehiro. The Magical Explorer light novel series began as a web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in February 2018 before Kadokawa published the first print volume in November 2019. The 13th volume shipped on April 1, 2026. A manga adaptation by Yukari Higa launched in Young Ace Up in August 2020. Yen Press publishes both the light novel and manga in English under the title Magical Explorer: Reborn as a Side Character in a Fantasy Dating Sim.