Shin Oishinbo Adds 6 Cast Members and Reveals Theme Songs Ahead of 2027 Premiere

The new Oishinbo TV anime, Shin Oishinbo, has announced six additional cast members ahead of its 2027 broadcast. Toru Furusawa, Kosuke Echigoya, Nobuo Tobita, Hiroshi Naka, Kyo Yaoya and Hiroko Ushida will portray members of Tozai News. The series also revealed its theme songs, with Yui Makino performing the opening theme "PROMISE ME" and Skoop On Somebody performing the ending theme "Akashi."

Six New Cast Members Join Tozai News

Toru Furusawa will voice Hideo Tanimura, the Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Culture Department Head at Tozai News. Kosuke Echigoya plays Deputy Culture Department Head Tomio Tomii, while Nobuo Tobita voices company owner Daizo Ohara, who launches the Ultimate Menu project as part of the newspaper's 100th anniversary celebrations and views the Teito Times' Supreme Menu project as a fierce rival.

Hiroshi Naka will play Director and Editor-in-Chief Kyoichi Koizumi. Kyo Yaoya voices Culture Department reporter Kinue Arakawa, a dependable senior colleague to Yuko Kurita, while Hiroko Ushida plays fellow reporter Noriko Mitani.

The opening theme, "PROMISE ME," will be performed by Yui Makino, while Skoop On Somebody will perform the ending theme, "Akashi." Makino said she was deeply honored to take part in a series that continues to shine across generations, while Skoop On Somebody expressed hope that the song and the series would deliver "love" to as many people as possible.

Oishinbo Returns With a Direct Sequel After 34 Years

Oishinbo, written by Tetsu Kariya and illustrated by Akira Hanasaki, began serialization in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits in 1983 and has more than 135 million copies in circulation. The previous TV anime aired 136 episodes from 1988 to 1992, followed by TV specials in 1992 and 1993.

Shin Oishinbo continues the story of Tozai News' Ultimate Menu and its culinary rivalry with the Supreme Menu led by Yuzan Kaibara. The new story also involves young Daikensha president Ichiro Dan, his feelings for Yuko Kurita, and her relationship with Shiro Yamaoka.

The 2027 anime marks the franchise's first new animated production since the 1993 TV special. Produced by Shin-Ei Animation as a direct sequel, it is directed by Kenichi Nishida, with Takahiro Nagano handling series composition and Nozomi Kawashige responsible for character design. Animation production is being handled by SynergySP and Vega Entertainment.

Yohei Azakami stars as Shiro Yamaoka, Hitomi Sasaki as Yuko Kurita and Akio Otsuka as Yuzan Kaibara.

Source : ORICON NEWS