{"id":28756,"date":"2025-09-07T16:07:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T20:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/puniru-is-a-kawaii-slime-season-2-adds-kikuko-inoue-hiro-shimono-more-new-cast-members\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T20:07:42","slug":"puniru-is-a-kawaii-slime-season-2-adds-kikuko-inoue-hiro-shimono-more-new-cast-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/puniru-is-a-kawaii-slime-season-2-adds-kikuko-inoue-hiro-shimono-more-new-cast-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 2 Adds Kikuko Inoue, Hiro Shimono &#038; More New Cast Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The official Twitter\/X account for the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Puniru is a Kawaii Slime<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> TV anime series announced the addition of four new cast members joining the second season. The ongoing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">second season<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> began broadcasting in Japan on July 6, 2025 and will run for 12 episodes.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">The new cast members will appear in season two\u2019s 10th episode (22nd overall in the series) on September 7, 2025, and include three members of Mami Kirara\u2019s family and Kotaro\u2019s classmate from kindergarten. They include:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Kikuko Inoue<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Oka Kirara<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Hiro Shimono <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Teru Kirara<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Honoka Inoue<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Maika Kirara<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Aoi Yuki<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Doru Saotome<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\u00a9\u307e\u3048\u3060\u304f\u3093\uff0f\u5c0f\u5b66\u9928\uff0f\u3077\u306b\u308b\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a <\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\u00a9\u307e\u3048\u3060\u304f\u3093\uff0f\u5c0f\u5b66\u9928\uff0f\u3077\u306b\u308b\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a <\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\u00a9\u307e\u3048\u3060\u304f\u3093\uff0f\u5c0f\u5b66\u9928\uff0f\u3077\u306b\u308b\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a <\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\u00a9\u307e\u3048\u3060\u304f\u3093\uff0f\u5c0f\u5b66\u9928\uff0f\u3077\u306b\u308b\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">They join a voice cast that stars:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Yu Sasahara <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Puniru<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Shuichiro Umeda<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Kotaro Kawaii<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Risa Shimizu <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Mami Kirara<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Junya Enoki<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Yusuke Nanpa<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Yumiri Hanamori <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Alice Okanega<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">\u2022 Sumire Uesaka<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Gelee<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like the first season, the second season is directed by <\/span>Yushi Ibe<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tearmoon Empire<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), with <\/span>Michiko Yokote<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as series screenwriter and <\/span>Aya Tanaka <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mushoku Tensei<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Season 2 sub-character designer) as character designer. <\/span>TOHO animation STUDIO<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is in charge of the animation production.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The anime is based on the manga series by <\/span>Maeda-kun<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which began serialization in Shougakukan\u2019s Weekly Corocoro Comic on March 15, 2022 after starting out as a one-shot released on February 28, 2019. Nine tankobon volumes have been released as of August 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The manga was also <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/01\/17\/70th-shogakukan-manga-award-winners-include-puniru-is-a-kawaii-slime-and-draw-this-then-die\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">one of the winners<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the 70th Shogakukan Manga Award last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a9\u307e\u3048\u3060\u304f\u3093\uff0f\u5c0f\u5b66\u9928\uff0f\u3077\u306b\u308b\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crunchyroll<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is streaming <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Puniru is a Kawaii Slime<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> worldwide (excluding Japan and Korea), and describes the main synopsis as:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seven years ago, Kotaro made a slime that unexpectedly came to life. He named her Puniru, and they\u2019ve been best friends ever since. The two have grown up a lot over the years, and Puniru is now a beautiful, carefree girl who can shapeshift into other cute forms. But with her spontaneous spirit and wild antics, Kotaro can never catch a break!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Sources<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PUNIRUcorocoro\/status\/1964613857382732083\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Official Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2025-09-07\/puniru-is-a-kawaii-slime-season-2-reveals-4-more-cast-members\/.228521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anime News Network<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official Twitter\/X account for the Puniru is a Kawaii Slime TV anime series announced the addition of four new cast members joining the second season. The ongoing second season began broadcasting in Japan on July 6, 2025 and will run for 12 episodes.\u00a0 The new cast members will appear in season two\u2019s 10th episode 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