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October 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the Yuki Yuna Is A Hero anime, and fans have a lot of great stuff coming their way to celebrate. The biggest news, at least for now, is that the first season of the anime will be adapted into a stage play! A poster depicting the lead characters has been unveiled: Leading the cast will be: Yuki Yuna played by Sakiho Motonishi Mimori Togo played by Rio Omori Fu Inubozaki played by Sayaka Harada (STU48) Itsuki Inubozaki played by Azumi Okada (STU48) Karin Miyoshi played by Yui Ito Related: Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Musical Shares New Visual, Trailer and Cast Additions The show will run October 12-14, 2024 at Japan Pavilion Hall A in Tokorozawa Sakura Town, Saitama. More information is available on the play's official website . Further plans are in the works for the 10th anniversary, including a fan event on...

A stalker has been arrested after the Attack on Titan Japanese-language voice actor for Mikasa, Yui Ishikawa, reported him to the police following death threats.

Jiji reported on Dec. 25, 2023, that the 25-year-old man, Fukuta Kishimoto from Kyoto, was arrested and charged with intimidation after directing a death threat toward Ishikawa. He had posted the message "I'll s*ab her with a knife and k*ll her" in November and was arrested the same month. He has now confessed to the charge. The threat was identified after Ishikawa's agency discovered the post online.

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Ishikawa is well-known for her role as Mikasa in Attack on Titan, concluding her 10-year run as the character in November 2023 with Attack on Titan...

Japanese actor Yui Itō, best known for portraying Sakura Haruno in Live Spectacle Naruto: Song of the Akatsuki, reportedly came close to an alarming encounter with a troubling individual at Jump Festa 2024.

Shared by social media X (formerly Twitter) user @/uchihassasusaku, Itō uploaded an Instagram story of her talking about being chased at this year's Jump Festa convention. Itō was there for a talk event regarding the live-action Naruto stage play, along with Masaki Nakao who played Naruto Uzumaki. Based on the translation, security footage didn't capture the incident, causing Itō to fall asleep crying with feelings of frustration and depression. The Instagram image of the bamboo forest was uploaded to calm her nerves.

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