Akari Kitō, Nobunaga Shimazaki, and Kōki Uchiyama Added to Star Detective Precure! Film's Guest Cast
Star Detective Precure! will premiere in Japan on September 18, and the guest character cast consists of Akari Kitō, Nobunaga Shimazaki, and Kōki Uchiyama. According to Anime News Network, the new promotional video released on August 9 introduced these three names as guest characters in the film.
Akari Kitō is known for her performances as Nezuko Kamado in Demon Slayer and Miku Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets. Nobunaga Shimazaki is one of the important voices in the anime world with his roles as Eugeo in Sword Art Online: Alicization and Mahito in Jujutsu Kaisen. Kōki Uchiyama is a name well known to fans for his roles as Tomura Shigaraki in My Hero Academia and Sora in the Kingdom Hearts games.
The Pretty Cure series is a mahō shōjo franchise from Toei Animation that began in 2004 with Futari wa Pretty Cure and has continued with a new generation every year to this day. As the name suggests, Star Detective Precure! combines star and detective themes. This production, which is the 2026 installment of Toei Animation's annual film tradition, aims to appeal to both child and adult anime viewers.
Pretty Cure films offer original stories connected to the TV series each year. This year's film is also expected to be a side story set in the world of the main series and promising a new adventure to the audience. The inclusion of three popular voice actors in the cast shows the production's aim to reach not only the series' young fan base but also general anime viewers.
In the coming days, the film's main trailer and more details about the guest characters' roles are expected to be shared. Ahead of the September 18 release, Pretty Cure fans will carefully watch the promotional materials to see how the new characters will be incorporated into the story.
