{"id":30102,"date":"2026-06-12T19:21:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/sumo-wrestlers-tamawashi-tamashoho-join-voice-cast-of-jaadugar-a-witch-in-mongolia\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T19:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:21:51","slug":"sumo-wrestlers-tamawashi-tamashoho-join-voice-cast-of-jaadugar-a-witch-in-mongolia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/sumo-wrestlers-tamawashi-tamashoho-join-voice-cast-of-jaadugar-a-witch-in-mongolia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sumo Wrestlers Tamawashi &#038; Tamashoho Join Voice Cast of Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two active Mongolian sumo wrestlers have been cast in their first-ever voice acting roles for the upcoming <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> TV anime series. The anime is scheduled to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">begin broadcasting in Japan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on July 4, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9Tomato Soup(AKITASHOTEN)\/Jaadugar Committee<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sumo wrestler <\/span>Tamawashi<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (whose full name is <\/span>Ichiro Tamawashi<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) will voice Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, while <\/span>Tamashoho<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (whose full name is <\/span>Manpei Tamashoho<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) will voice an unnamed \u201cresilient Mongol soldier.\u201d Both wrestlers will also be playing several other characters in the series.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">A special English-subtitled comment video featuring Tamawashi and Tamashoho has also been released in conjunction with the casting announcement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">They join a main anime voice cast that will star:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Akira Sekine<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Sitara<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Ami Koshimizu <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as T\u00f6regene\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Houko Kuwashima<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Fatima<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Jun Saito<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Muhammad<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Hiro Shimono<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as \u00d6gedei\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Ryota Suzuki<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Tolui<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Miyu Irino<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Shira<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Daisuke Namikawa <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Chagatai<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\">\u2022 Kenji Nojima<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Jochi\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Naoko Yamada<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (director of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Silent Voice, K-ON!, The Heike Story, The Colors Within<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) is serving as the chief director for the anime series, with <\/span>Abel Gongora<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, DAN DA DAN <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Season 2 co-director) as director, <\/span>Kenichi Yoshida<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eureka Seven <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">character designer) as character designer and animation chief, <\/span>Kanichi Kato<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Eminence in Shadow<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as series composer, and <\/span>Koshiro Hino<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as music composer. <\/span>Science SARU <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: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is based on <\/span>Tomato Soup<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Witch\u2019s Life in Mongol <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">manga series. It began serialization on Akita Shoten\u2019s Souffle website on September 25, 2021 and has also been serialized in Mystery Bonita magazine since March 6, 2025. Five tankobon volumes have been released in Japan as of April 2025, with a sixth volume set to be released on July 15, 2026. Its Japanese title is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tenmaku no Jaadugar<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">The manga series was the number one title in the female reader category of This Manga is Amazing! 2023 and the top historical fiction manga in Apple Books Store\u2019s 2022 Best Manga list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will be featured at this year\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annecy International Animation Film Festival<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> under the TV Films selection, alongside other anime like <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sparks of Tomorrow<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Takopi\u2019s Original Sin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Candy Caries<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It will also have its <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnimeExpo\/status\/2059031846051057944\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">U.S. premiere at Anime Expo 2026<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on July 3, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9Tomato Soup(AKITASHOTEN)\/Jaadugar Committee<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yen Press releases the manga in English under the title <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Witch\u2019s Life in Mongol <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The time: the thirteenth century. The place: Yeke Mongol Ulus, the greatest empire the world has ever known. The woman: Fatima, hailing from Persia, where medical technique and scientific knowledge have been perfected beyond all precedent. Fatima\u2019s desire for a stage where she can put her knowledge to work has brought her to the palace of the Mongols, where she falls under the wing of T\u00f6regene, the sixth wife of \u00d6gedei, the second Great Khan\u2014a mighty woman with complicated feelings about the direction of the empire. These two women are the axel upon which the politics of the palace, and soon the very world, will turn\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Source<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: press release<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two active Mongolian sumo wrestlers have been cast in their first-ever voice acting roles for the upcoming Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia TV anime series. The anime is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan on July 4, 2026.\u00a0 \u00a9Tomato Soup(AKITASHOTEN)\/Jaadugar Committee Sumo wrestler Tamawashi (whose full name is Ichiro Tamawashi) will voice Genghis Khan, the 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