Yumiri Hanamori is currently voicing Oniyasha in The World Is Dancing anime, which premieres July 2, and Hana Ichinose in Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games, which premieres July 7. She stepped down from the role of Hitomi Koshigaya in Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. ahead of its second season.
Yumiri Hanamori has two new anime roles confirmed for July 2026 premieres. In The World Is Dancing, she voices the protagonist Oniyasha, a boy born into a family of sarugaku theater performers in 1374 who will later be remembered as Zeami. The anime premieres July 2 on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto. In Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games, she plays Hana Ichinose, a new cast member added alongside Nobuyuki Hiyama, Yohei Azakami, and Taku Yashiro. That series premieres July 7 on multiple channels including AT-X and Tokyo MX.
Hanamori previously voiced Hitomi Koshigaya in the first season of Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., which aired from October to December 2024. For the second season, premiering July 4, 2026, she has been replaced in the role by Mariko Higashiuchi. The recasting was announced in the season's first promotional video on May 26, 2026, alongside other staff changes including a new director.
Across these three stories, Hanamori's current status shows active voice work in two new series while having departed one role between seasons. No further details about the reason for her departure from Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. are provided in the available stories.
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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.
Jun 5
The staff of the television anime adaptation of Kazuto Mihara's manga The World Is Dancing released a music trailer and announced two new cast members on Friday. Veteran voice actor Yoji Matsuda, known for his role as Ashitaka in Princess Mononoke, joins the cast as Inuo, a mysterious man who appears and disappears while influencing the protagonist Oniyasha. Matsuda stated that this is his first regular role in a serialized TV anime. Miyuki Sawashiro, whose credits include Fujiko Mine in Lupin the Third and Kurapika in Hunter x Hunter (2011), voices Shirabyoshi, a woman struggling to survive in difficult circumstances. The trailer also previews vocal insert songs performed by Yumiri Hanamori as Oniyasha and Romi Park as Zojiro. The anime is set to premiere on July 2 on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto in Japan, with additional broadcasts on other networks starting July 3. Toshimasa Kuroyanagi directs the series at Cygames Pictures, with character designs by Keigo Sasaki. The story follows a boy named Oniyasha born into a family of sarugaku theater performers in 1374, who would later shape the art of Noh and be remembered as Zeami.
May 26
The official website for the Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. anime released the first promotional video for its second season on May 26, 2026, announcing a July 4 premiere on NTV in Japan. The video previews the ending theme song "BooooM!!!" performed by VTuber Marine Houshou. Two new cast members were revealed: Sayumi Watanabe joins as Iroha Akasaka, and Mariko Higashiuchi takes over the role of Hitomi Koshigaya, replacing Yumiri Hanamori, who stepped down. The season introduces several new staff members, including assistant director Hiroyasu Oda, sound director Yoshikazu Iwanami, and art director Shun Yoshii. Toshinori Fukushima directs the season at J.C.Staff, replacing first-season director Masahiro Hiraoka. Michiko Yokote handles series composition and scripts, while Masahiro Fujii returns as character designer and Makoto Miyazaki returns as composer. The first season aired from October to December 2024, and the manga by Sekka Iwata and Yu Aoki concluded in July 2025 with 160 chapters.