The anime is set to premiere in October 2026.
Two new cast members have been announced for the upcoming gambling anime “Junket Bank”, based on Ikkō Tanaka’s manga. It was previously announced that the series will premiere sometime in October 2026.
Junket Bank
Premiere window: October 2026
Animation studio: CUE
Streaming platform: TBA
Who are the new cast members of Junket Bank?
The two new cast members of the anime are:
- Wataru Hatano as Keiichi Shishigami
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Reiji Murasame
Previously announced main cast members of the anime include:
- Soma Saito as Shin Mafutsu
- Rikuya Yasuda as Akira Mitarai
Seiji Kishi is directing the series at studio CUE, with Makoto Fukami working on the series composition. Masanori Shino is designing the characters, while Taku Iwasaki composes the music.
What is Junket Bank about?
The Junket Bank manga by Ikkō Tanaka began publishing in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine in July 2020, and has been collected in 20 volumes so far.
The story of Junket Bank follows an ordinary bank employee Akira Mitarai, whose life is turned upside down when he is transferred to a mysterious department known as ‘Special Operations Department’. There is a hidden underground gambling area within the bank where employees place massive bets. There, Akira meets the enigmatic Shin Mafutsu, and is immediately drawn to this dangerous world. He forsakes his boring life for passion and thrill, which ultimately leads to destruction and despair.