Kenji Yamauchi and Ken Uo Join Shin Oishinbo Cast
Kenji Yamauchi will voice Mantarou Kyougoku and Ken Uo will play Toujin Touyama in Shin Oishinbo, the television anime scheduled for 2027.
Shin Oishinbo’s official website revealed the voices of Mantarou Kyougoku and Toujin Touyama on Thursday. The television adaptation of Tetsu Kariya’s Oishinbo manga will premiere in 2027.
The new supporting cast members are:
- Kenji Yamauchi - Mantarou Kyougoku; credits include Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider (Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai).
- Ken Uo - Toujin Touyama; credits include The Dinner Table Detective (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de).
Kenichi Nishida, whose credits include Good Bye, Dragon Life (Sayounara Ryuusei, Konnichiwa Jinsei), directs at SynergySP and Vega Entertainment.
Takahiro Nagano handles series composition, with credits including Reincarnated as a Sword (Tensei shitara Ken deshita). Nozomi Kawashige designs the characters, with credits including Battle Game in 5 Seconds (Deatte 5-byou de Battle).
Kariya began writing Oishinbo in Shogakukan’s Big Comic Spirits magazine in 1983, with art by Akira Hanasaki. The manga has been on hiatus since May 2014. Shogakukan released its 111th and latest volume in December 2014.
VIZ Media licensed the manga in English. It published seven themed compilation volumes through its VIZ Signature imprint from January 2009 to January 2010.
Shin-Ei Animation produced the earlier television anime adaptation, which ran for 136 episodes from October 1988 to March 1992.
Sources: Shin Oishinbo official site via MyAnimeList
