{"id":9352,"date":"2026-09-05T22:24:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/new-kochikame-anime-2027-cast-director-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T22:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:24:36","slug":"new-kochikame-anime-2027-cast-director-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/new-kochikame-anime-2027-cast-director-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"New KochiKame Anime Reveals 2027 Cast and Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a decade off air, Kankichi Ryotsu is finally coming back to Fuji TV \u2014 and this week the new <strong>KochiKame 2027 anime<\/strong> confirmed everything fans have been waiting for: a full voice cast, a director, and a character PV from the Jump Channel on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"\/blog\/kochikame-50th-anniversary-new-anime-game-2026\/\">we covered when the 50th anniversary lineup was announced in August<\/a>, Shueisha was holding the cast reveal for a special event. That event took place this week, and Shin KochiKame (\u65b0\u3053\u3061\u3089\u845b\u98fe\u533a\u4e80\u6709\u516c\u5712\u524d\u6d3e\u51fa\u6240) now has voices behind its iconic faces.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kochikame-2027-anime-key-visual.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New KochiKame 2027 anime key visual showing Ryotsu and main cast with Tokyo Skytree\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Shueisha \/ Studio Gallop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>KochiKame 2027 Anime Cast: Four Iconic Roles, New Voices<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Fukushi Ochiai<\/strong> steps in to voice Kankichi Ryotsu, the perpetually broke and scheme-prone officer of Katsushika\u2019s Kameari Police Box. It is one of the most storied lead roles in Weekly Shonen Jump history \u2014 Ryotsu carried a 201-volume manga from 1976 to 2016 and a 330-episode Fuji TV anime from 1996 to 2004, making him a household name across Japan and much of Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Joining him: <strong>Shouta Aoi<\/strong> as the aristocratic Keiichi Nakagawa, <strong>M.A.O<\/strong> as Reiko Akimoto, and <strong>Raiko Sakamoto<\/strong> as the gruff Danjiro Ohara. The four make up the core Kameari ensemble that readers and viewers across the region \u2014 Singapore included \u2014 grew up with.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hFxEBaTxkX0\" title=\"[New Cast Reveal] Anime Shin KochiKame Character PV\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>[New Cast Reveal] Anime \u300e\u65b0\u3053\u3061\u3089\u845b\u98fe\u533a\u4e80\u6709\u516c\u5712\u524d\u6d3e\u51fa\u6240\u300f Character PV \u2014 via \u30b8\u30e3\u30f3\u30d7\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb (Jump Channel) on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kochikame-2027-anime-character-pv-thumbnail.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"KochiKame 2027 anime character PV thumbnail showing Reiko, Ryotsu, Nakagawa and Ohara\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Shueisha \/ Studio Gallop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Director Akitar\u014d Daichi and Studio Gallop at the Helm<\/h2>\n<p>Directing the new series is <strong>Akitar\u014d Daichi<\/strong>, a veteran whose credits include the 2001 <em>Fruits Basket<\/em> adaptation and the gag anime <em>Me &amp; Roboco<\/em> \u2014 a solid fit for KochiKame\u2019s brand of slapstick comedy. The production returns to <strong>Studio Gallop<\/strong>, the same studio behind the original Fuji TV run.<\/p>\n<p>Character designer and chief animation director is <strong>Kenichi Hara<\/strong>, with Gil-Bo Noh as an additional chief animation director. Composer <strong>Toshihiko Sahashi<\/strong> handles the score, and scripts go to <strong>Shuichi Kamiyama<\/strong> and <strong>Yoshifumi Fukushima<\/strong>. The combination of familiar studio and seasoned staff is reassuring for fans nervous about a revival of a beloved classic.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kochikame-2027-anime-ryotsu-pv-still.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ryotsu with yen symbols in his eyes in the new KochiKame 2027 anime character PV\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Shueisha \/ Studio Gallop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>When Does Singapore Get the New KochiKame Anime?<\/h2>\n<p>Shin KochiKame is confirmed for a <strong>2027 premiere on Fuji TV<\/strong> in Japan, with streaming across various platforms. No specific regional distribution has been announced for Singapore or Southeast Asia yet.<\/p>\n<p>The original anime was widely broadcast across Asian cable channels \u2014 many Singapore fans discovered Ryotsu through those runs. Given the scale of this 50th-anniversary revival, a regional streaming pickup seems likely, but nothing is confirmed. Check back here for updates as the premiere approaches.<\/p>\n<p>For full background on the 50th anniversary \u2014 including the Kairosoft game and Osamu Akimoto\u2019s special one-shot \u2014 see our <a href=\"\/blog\/kochikame-50th-anniversary-new-anime-game-2026\/\">August overview<\/a>. More <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">anime and manga news<\/a> is in our dedicated section.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The KochiKame 2027 anime confirms Fukushi Ochiai as Ryotsu, with director Akitar\u014d Daichi, Studio Gallop, and a brand-new character PV now live on YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":9348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[642,515,1068,366],"class_list":["post-9352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-anime-2027","tag-fuji-tv","tag-kochikame","tag-weekly-shonen-jump"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kochikame-2027-anime-key-visual.jpg?fit=1200%2C1697&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-2qQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8836,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kagurabachi-anime-hinao-char-voice-cast-miku-ito\/","url_meta":{"origin":9352,"position":0},"title":"Kagurabachi Anime Reveals Hinao and Char Kyonagi Voice Cast","date":"August 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Kagurabachi anime has announced Miku Ito as Hinao and Miyari Nemoto as Char Kyonagi, with full character trailers live now. 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