Snow Man group member Daisuke Sakuma is joining the voice cast of the upcoming Kill Blue TV anime series as Shin Kohazame — a pink-haired assassin from the Chinese organization Yugang. The anime is set to premiere in Japan in April 2026.
Sakuma joins a main voice cast that stars:
- • Yuko Sanpei as Juzo Ogami (young)
- • Shunsuke Takeuchi as Juzo Ogami (adult)
- • Fuka Izumi as Noren Mitsuoka
- • Shuichiro Umeda as Kotatsu Nekota
- • Takeo Otsuka as Tenma Tendo
- • Atsumi Tanezaki as Chisato Shiraishi
- • Yumi Uchiyama as Eri Wanibuchi
Sakuma was previously announced as a cast member for the 2026 High School! Kimengumi TV anime series, where he voices Sho Kireide.
Hiro Kaburagi (Great Pretender) is directing the anime series, with Miho Daidoji (Kimi ni Todoke 3rd Season) as the character designer. CUE is in charge of the animation production.
The action comedy manga series by Tadatoshi Fujimaki was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from April 17, 2023 to September 1, 2025. A total of 13 tankobon volumes were released in Japan as of December 2025. VIZ Media licensed the manga for English release, and is also available digitally on Manga Plus.
The main synopsis of the Kill Blue anime series is described as:
A legendary assassin at 39. Starting over… as a middle schooler.
Juzo Ogami is a legendary hitman who has never failed an assignment, no matter how impossible. One day, after wiping out a powerful organization, he is stung by a mysterious wasp and collapses. When he wakes up, the fearsome 39-year-old assassin has been transformed into a 13-year-old boy! Before he can even process what happened, his boss delivers a new order: “In that body, infiltrate a middle school.” What awaits him is an unexpected school life filled with colorful classmates, youthful chaos, and looming danger. Can Juzo ever return to his original form? Or will the assassins closing in on him end his second life before it even begins!?
Sources: Kill Blue Official English Twitter, press release