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Title: Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia Announces Voice Acting Debut, Sumo Wrestlers Tamawashi and Tamashoho

Tokyo, Japan, 15th Jun 2026 - The original work, A Witch's Life in Mongol, serialized in Japan on AKITASHOTEN’s Souffle website and written by Tomato Soup, is a historical court drama set in the 13th-century Mongol Empire. It depicts the story of Sitara, a young girl who strives to survive a harsh fate by using knowledge as her weapon. The series has drawn significant attention, securing 1st place in Takarajimasha's Kono manga ga sugoi! 2023 (Women's Category) and placed in the Manga Taisho for two consecutive years, in 2023 and 2024. Animation production will be handled by Science SARU, the internationally acclaimed studio behind works such as DAN DA DAN, The Heike Story, and Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!. Most recently, the manga was also awarded the Grand Prize in the Comic Division at the 55th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.Active Sumo Wrestlers Tamawashi & Tamashoho to Appear in TV Anime Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia! Special Comment Video Arrives, Featuring Their Reactions to Their First-Ever Voice Acting Session!   ©Tomato Soup(AKITASHOTEN)/Jaadugar CommitteeThe TV anime Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia is set to premiere on Saturday, July 4, 2026, with a special 1-hour broadcast featuring both episodes 1 and 2 starting at 11:00 PM JST. As the highly anticipated premiere approaches, it has been officially announced that active Sekitori (professional sumo wrestlers) Tamawashi-zeki and Tamashoho-zeki from the Kataonami stable will be joining the cast!Tamawashi-zeki will voice Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, while Tamashoho-zeki will play a resilient Mongol soldier. Both Sekitori, who are originally from Mongolia, will also be lending their voices to various other characters in the series, so please look forward to the...

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