It has been announced that Daisuke Namikawa will be appearing as voice actors in the TV anime "The Next Duke Who Said 'I Have No Intention of Loving You,' But for Some Reason He's Doting on Me," which is based on a manga currently serialized on the web manga service "COMIC Polaris" (Flex Comics). Namikawa and Kouda will play the parents of the main character, Elsa.
Namikawa will play the father, Lucas Jukalainen, and Kouda will play the mother, Sofia Jukalainen. Lucas and Sofia of the Jukalainen ducal family, once royal but now fallen nobility, are a loving and devoted couple despite their poverty. Lucas has a generous nature, and Sofia always has a smile on her face, raising her children with warmth and abundant love, and watching over her family.
The series is a heartwarming and adorable romantic comedy that begins when Elsa, a poor but optimistic young lady from a fallen noble family, and Julius, an elite but clumsy and complicated heir to the dukedom, enter into a "contract marriage" on the very day they meet due to a convergence of interests. The anime is directed by Matsui Hitoyuki and produced by Zero-G and Glass. Yui Ishikawa voices Elsa and Soma Saito voices Julius. It will air on TV Asahi and BS Asahi starting in July.
◇Cast (titles omitted)
Elsa Jukalainen: Yui Ishikawa; Julius Royas: Soma Saito; Jarmo Parnilla: Kaito Ishikawa; Serafina Parnilla: Chika Anzai; Rebecca Liikkonen: Hibiki Yamamura; Hannes Jukalainen: Junya Enoki; Yele Eklus: Ryota Suzuki; Lucas Jukalainen: Daisuke Namikawa; Sofia Jukalainen: Mariko Kouda
