It has been revealed that Megumi will be voicing Hitomi, a Shiba Inu dog who will appear in the third episode (October 14th) of NHK's "Drama 10: Shiba no Okite - Warera Inu Baka Editorial Department" (General TV, Tuesdays at 10pm), starring actors Daito Shunsuke and Iitoyo Marie. The announcement was made on the drama's official website and elsewhere.
The drama is based on the non-fiction book "Heisei Dog-crazy Editorial Department" by Yuka Katano. Set in the Shiba Inu magazine "Shiba One," the drama is a human story that gently unravels the tangled hearts of people. Daito plays Shunichi Sagara, the editor-in-chief of the Shiba Inu magazine, and Iitoyo plays Reika Ishimori, an editor who is somehow at odds with Sagara.
Hitomi is a Shiba Inu who becomes a new companion to Fukusuke (voice: Tokio Emoto) and Bom (voice: Kenjiro Tsuda). She is the pet dog of a regular customer at Ishimori's (Iitoyo) family's oden restaurant, Oni Daikon, and by chance ends up being taken care of by the Ishimori family. She has a big sisterly personality, but also a playful side. Ishimori, who doesn't like dogs, gradually opens up to her... This is the kind of character she is.
