The main visual of the anime has also been revealed.
The upcoming dodgeball anime “Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko” has just revealed 18 additional cast members across different teams. The main visual of the series has also been revealed.
The anime is set to premiere on 6 July, 2026.
Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko
Release date: 6 July, 2026
Animation studio: CUE
Streaming platform: yet to be revealed
Who are the new cast members of Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko?
18 new characters have been revealed with illustrations of the team they’re a part of. Here are all the teams and characters announced so far:
- Yūki Wakai as Peiko Nikaidō (center) (previously announced)
- Yuka Iguchi as Jyuri Igarashi* (left from center)
- Azusa Tachibana as Moa Kusunoki (right from center)
- Rena Hasegawa as Akari Higashiyama (second left)
- Saya Hitomi as Sayo Sakakibara (second right)
- Ayasa Itō as Rin Kobayakawa (leftmost)
- Momoka Terasawa as Urara Mitamura (rightmost)
- Satomi Akesaka as Ruka Sakamoto (center) (previously announced)
- Serika Hiromatsu as Miho Harima (left from center)
- Kanae Oki as Marina (right from center)
- Miyu Hanasaki as Momoka (second from left)
- Nichika Ōmori as Riko (second from right)
- Madoka Asahina as Nanami Katsuragi (leftmost)
- Rarisa Tago Takeda as Natsumi Shisoma (rightmost)
- Fairouz Ai as Zoe (left) (previously announced)
- Nozomi Mikajiri as Elda
- Mariya Ise as Ran Midou (center) (previously announced)
- Marina Inoue as Satsuki Takayama (left from center)
- Yurie Kozakai as Kira Ogata (right from center)
- Shiori Izawa as Runa Usami (second left)
- Rika Hayashi as Hinata Fuwa (second right)
- Minori Fujidera as Iroha Yūki (leftmost)
- Misa Ishii as Arata Hattori (rightmost)
The main cast of the anime includes:
- Manaka Nakayama as Danko Ichigeki
- Kaori Maeda as Chinko Kobotoke
- Akira Sekine as Mochiko Etai
- Yō Taichi as Susan Canon
- Yū Sasahara as Honey Otohana
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Danpei Ichigeki, Danko's father (as an adult)
- Tetsu Inada as Chinnen Kobotoke, Chinko's father
- Yūki Wakai as Peiko Nikaidō
Noriko Hidaka, who voiced Danpei Ichigeki in the original Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei anime is reprising her role for the scenes which are set in the past. She is also narrating the new anime.
Who are the staff members of the Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko anime?
Hiroshi Ikehata directs the anime at CUE, with Hazuho Hyōdō writing the scripts. Narihito Sekikawa designs the characters and also serves as the chief animation director. Newly announced staff members include:
- Colour Design: Ryō Kimura
- Art Director/Art Design: Masahiro Satō
- 3D: Ryosuke Kimura
- Compositing Director of Photography: Daichi Nogami
- Editing: Yuki Honda
- Music: Yasunori Iwasaki, Ren Tsukagoshi
- Sound Director: Yūichi Imaizumi
- Recording Adjustment: Hikaru Shiiba
- Recording Assistant: Nanami Utsu
- Sound Production: Ryohei Hama
- Music Production: Avex Pictures
The opening theme song of the anime is ‘Kaishin no Ichigeki’ (A Masterful Play) performed by the girl group Momoiro Clover Z. The ending theme song is ‘Welcome to Azatosa World’ performed by the voice acting idol unit i☆Ris.
What is Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko about?
The anime is based on the 2022 Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko manga by Tetsuhiro Koshita. It’s a sequel of Koshita’s original 1989 manga Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei.
The story follows Danko Ichigeki, who is also joining the dodgeball team much like the original protagonist Danpei Ichigeki.