{"id":168461,"date":"2026-09-12T04:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=168461"},"modified":"2026-11-07T06:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:00:14","slug":"bless-unveils-captivating-teaser-visual-lead-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/09\/12\/bless-unveils-captivating-teaser-visual-lead-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Bless Unveils Captivating Teaser Visual, Lead Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">New looks at fashion-themed anime<a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/03\/06\/fashion-manga-bless-gets-2027-anime-from-makeine-director\/\"><em> Bless<\/em> <\/a>has arrived in the form of a teaser visual, drawn by character designer <strong>Honoka Yokoyama<\/strong>, and featuring the words &#8220;This runway is just for me&#8221; and character trailers for the leads. The voice actors for the main cast have also been revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bless-teaser-visual.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"984\" data-attachment-id=\"168467\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/09\/12\/bless-unveils-captivating-teaser-visual-lead-cast\/bless-teaser-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bless-teaser-visual.jpg?fit=849%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"849,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bless teaser visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9\u5712\u5c71\u3086\u304d\u306e\u30fb\u8b1b\u8ac7\u793e\uff0f\u30d6\u30ec\u30b9\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bless-teaser-visual.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bless-teaser-visual.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bless-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=696%2C984&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bless teaser visual\" class=\"wp-image-168467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bless-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bless-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bless-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bless-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bless-teaser-visual.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bless-teaser-visual.jpg?w=849&amp;ssl=1 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9\u5712\u5c71\u3086\u304d\u306e\u30fb\u8b1b\u8ac7\u793e\uff0f\u30d6\u30ec\u30b9\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>Tomohiro Ono<\/strong> is voicing Aia Udagawa, a former model and a first-year high school student. Meanwhile, <strong>Chiyuki Miura<\/strong> is Jun Sumisaki, Aia&#8217;s tall classmate who hides her freckles but dreams of becoming a model.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u30d6\u30ec\u30b9\u300f\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fcPV\u2460\u5b87\u7530\u5ddd\u30a2\u30a4\u30a2ver\uff5c27\u5e741\u6708\u3088\u308a\u5168\u56fd\u30d5\u30b8\u30c6\u30ec\u30d3\u7cfb\u201c\u30ce\u30a4\u30bf\u30df\u30ca\u201d\u306b\u3066\u653e\u9001\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lYD2OdSXdTk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u30d6\u30ec\u30b9\u300f\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fcPV\u2461\u70ad\u5d0e \u7d14ver\uff5c27\u5e741\u6708\u3088\u308a\u5168\u56fd\u30d5\u30b8\u30c6\u30ec\u30d3\u7cfb\u201c\u30ce\u30a4\u30bf\u30df\u30ca\u201d\u306b\u3066\u653e\u9001\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8-PCtkf8kpI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><em>Bless <\/em>is based on the manga by <strong>Yukino Sonoyama<\/strong>, with Kodansha USA describing the manga&#8217;s synopsis as such:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><em>They said Aia was destined to be a model, and Jun was bullied for her freckles. Together, they will take back the power to define themselves in an inspirational fashion manga that asks cutting questions about what it really means to be beautiful\u2014and what it takes to overcome an arbitrary system that seems to respect talent over hard work.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/04\/06\/season-2-of-makeine-too-many-losing-heroines-announced\/\"><em>Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!<\/em><\/a>\u2018s\u00a0<strong>Shotaro Kitamura<\/strong> is directing the show at <strong>A-1 Pictures<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The manga began serialization in Kodansha\u2019s Shonen Magazine Edge in 2022 and has eight volumes as of March 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The anime begins airing in January 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>Correction:<\/strong> The Bless manga debuted in <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shonen Magazine Edge, not Shonen Magazine.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-size: 16px\">Production credits (unlike typical main staff credits in anime, the animation production studio&#8217;s staff are noted as being such here, distinguishing them from freelancers)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Director: Shotaro Kitamura\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Assistant director: A-1 Pictures&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Takayuki Kikuchi<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!\u00a0<\/em>opening storyboard artist and director)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Character designer: <strong>Honoka Yokoyama<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>OSHI NO KO <\/em>Season 1 co-main animator, Season 2 co-sub-character designer and co-costume designer)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Costume designer: A-1 Pictures\u2019\u00a0<strong>Akane Takeda<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!\u00a0<\/em>co-main animator)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Main animator:\u00a0<strong>Yuichiro Ida<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Main animator:\u00a0<strong>Marina Kobayashi<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Main animator: A-1 Pictures\u2019\u00a0<strong>Mirai Harashima<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Hair and makeup supervisor: tron\u2019s <strong>Katsuyoshi Kojima<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Graphic illustration:\u00a0<strong>Kashimaki<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Color designer: A-1 Pictures\u2019\u00a0<strong>Mana Hokuto<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>HYPNOSISMIC<\/em>\u00a0\u2013<em>Division Rap Battle<\/em>\u2013\u00a0<em>Rhyme Anima<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Background art director: A-1 Pictures\u2019<strong>\u00a0Risa Wakabayashi<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Stairway to Adulthood-<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Compositing director: EXPLOSION\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Eiki Eto<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>The Price of Smiles<\/em>)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Music composer:\u00a0<strong>Ryo Yoshimata\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>After the Rain<\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Update: Noted that Kikuchi is from A-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>Source<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/bless-anime.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> Bless<\/em> anime website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New peeks at fashion-themed anime Bless have arrived in the form of a teaser 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