The upcoming television anime adaptation of “There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her” (Yūsha Party ni Kawaii Ko ga Itanode, Kokuhaku Shite Mita) has announced the addition of Momo Sakurai and Aimi Ozawa to its voice cast. The popular light novel and manga series is set to premiere on January 6, 2026.
New Voice Cast Members and Their Roles
Momo Sakurai, known for her work as part of the idol group ≠ME, will lend her voice to the character Shike. Aimi Ozawa, a member of ≒JOY, joins the cast as Misaki. Both voice actresses, alongside Iori Noguchi (who plays Happiness in the anime), will also perform a special ending theme song titled “YES! Summer Love♡.”
The official website for the anime also unveiled a new Christmas visual alongside the casting announcement, building anticipation for its January debut.
Key Characters and Their Voice Actors
The previously announced main cast members include:
- Yōki voiced by Kōhei Amasaki
- Cecilia voiced by Kana Hanazawa
- Yūga voiced by Ryōhei Kimura
- Mikana voiced by Yūko Natsuyoshi
- Duke voiced by Toshiki Masuda
- Seek voiced by Minami Tanaka
- Happiness voiced by Iori Noguchi
- Raven voiced by Ayumu Murase
Anime Production and Broadcast Details
The anime series is being produced by Studio Gekkou, with Tomonori Mine directing and Yasutaka Yamamoto serving as chief director. Yukie Sugawara is in charge of the series composition and script, while Mina Ōsawa handles character designs. The music for the series is composed by Satoru Kōsaki and MONACA.
“There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her” is scheduled to premiere on January 6, 2026, at 11:00 p.m. JST on Tokyo MX, followed by broadcasts on BS11, AT-X, Hokkaido Broadcasting, and RKB Mainichi Broadcasting. Crunchyroll will stream the series internationally, excluding Asia but including India and the Indian Subcontinent.
The opening theme song, “Lavish!!,” will be performed by Yoshino, and the ending theme song, “Kimi Kōryaku Game” (Capturing You Game), will be performed by Hiyori Omiya.
The Story of ‘There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her’
The fantasy romantic comedy follows Yōki, a man who, after dying in a traffic accident, is reincarnated as a powerful demon in another world. Despite his new form, Yōki has no desire to become a Demon Lord and instead works as a low-ranking guardian in the Demon Lord’s castle. His life takes an unexpected turn when a hero’s party invades the castle, and he falls in love at first sight with the party’s kind and beautiful priestess, Cecilia. The series chronicles Yōki’s unusual attempts to confess his feelings to Cecilia, initiating a unique relationship between the demon and the priestess.
The original light novel series by Suisei began serialization on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in July 2013, with Futabasha publishing print volumes under its Monster Bunko imprint between October 2014 and August 2015. Kairi’s manga adaptation, which began in Manga Gaugau in January 2021, is credited as the original work for the anime.
