Yukino Sonoyama's "Bless" adds new cast members and streams on Crunchyroll in January 2027.

The official website of Yukino Sonoyama's "Bless" announces the details, including new cast members, and that it will be streamed on Crunchyroll as part of the winter 2027 anime season in January 2027.

The additional cast for the anime series includes Koki Uchiyama as Akiharu Nakano. He's a skilled, creative, efficient, and high-quality makeup artist who displays his natural talent in makeup and seeks to prove that he is the better makeup artist, but he is very cordial to his peer.

Yoshiki Nakajima as Joe Osaki. He's a whimsical, elusive, and smooth-talking mood-maker who uses his charm to operate a side hustle with Akiharu by offering random women free makeovers so they can get hands-on practice at Mirror. 

Kentaro Kumagai as Hajime Taguchi. He calls him "MM", who is mature, warm, and brotherly to his younger peers, but struggles with feelings of inadequacy thoroughly covers the basics and has good quality; he largely sticks to everyday makeup.

Nobuhiko Okamoto as Ginga Yoyogi, a young makeup artist and a self-made man who juggles working part-time and studying his craft by watching photo shoots and doing makeup for student films. He is determined to rise to the top and is fiercely competitive to prove he can compete with the cutting-edge trends.

Tarusuke Shingaki as Hikaru Oya, a famous model and a makeup artist who is handsome, suave, and highly talented. He has an enigmatic side and keeps his innermost thoughts to himself. He secretly displays more interest in Aia's massive potential, believing that he's even more than the teen himself and happily watching over his growth.

Yoshino Aoyama as Oroka Sumeragi, the older twin sister of the Sumeragi twins and a model who prioritizes learning makeup, upholds strict standards of how things should be done and is assertive in her opinions. Momoka Terasawa as Shitataka Sumeragi, the younger twin sister of the Sumeragi twins and also a model, has a cheery and more laid-back attitude. She's demure and typically goes along with whatever is done, including learning about makeup.

They'll join Tomohiro Ono as Aia Udagawa, a first-year male high school student and former model blessed with striking looks. Despite people telling him he is destined to be a model, he desperately wants to style and apply makeup for others, slowly overcoming his fear of stepping outside his comfort zone.

Chiyuki Miura as Jun Sumisaki, Aia's tall, timid classmate who hides her freckled face and hunches over out of insecurity. With Aia's encouragement and makeup artistry, she unlocks a stunning, confident runway presence and starts chasing her own dream of becoming a model.
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Source:
- Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2026/10/22/bless-anime-january-2027-stream-crunchyroll
- "Bless" anime website - https://bless-anime.com/news
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Photo:
- © Yukino Sonoyama/Kodansha • Bless Production Committee.