Gacha Girls Corps Anime Adds Ai Kayano and Rie Kugimiya to Cast

The upcoming Gacha Girls Corps anime revealed two additional cast members today. The series is scheduled to broadcast in Japan beginning in January 2027, and Crunchyroll will also stream it as part of the winter 2027 anime simulcast lineup.

In the series, voice actor Ai Kayano (Shu Gabi in Though I Am an Inept Villainess) plays Shisuha Alvy, while voice actor Rie Kugimiya (Maria in Grow Up Show) plays Luna Varades.

Chinkururi began publishing the original Gacha Girls Corps light novel series on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website in January 2016, and Micro Magazine also publishes a print version under their GC Novels imprint, with 9 volumes published in total. Micro Magazine also serializes a manga adaptation with artwork by Syuu Haruno in their Comics Ride magazine, with 14 volumes published to date.

Takashi Asami directs the Gacha Girls Corps anime at animation studios Zero-G and Saber Works, with supervising direction by Masahiro Takata, series composition by Deko Akao, character designs by Minewo Suzuki and music by Hiroaki Tsutsumi and George King.

Kaiten Books publishes an English-language version of the Gacha Girls Corps manga, and describes the story:

UR-GUARANTEED—TO HAVE THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME!

Ready for an adventure that's out of this world? We've gacha covered.

Norl's a cutting-edge cutie with a cutting edge who's a cut above the rest. Heihachi's just your average mobile game addict with a whale-sized hole in his wallet.

But one day, he pulls an item that pulls him into another world, spinning his life around with a spin of the gacha.

Attacked by monsters, and left without options, Heihachi does what he knows best—roll gacha! To his surprise, he watches his unit materialize before his eyes. Heihachi's used to seeing cute girls pop up on his phone, but he's never seen one pop out of his phone!

Join him on his quest to collect OP UR QTs! (That's Overpowered Ultra Rare Cuties.)

Source: Gacha Girls Corps anime official home page