Millennium Family TV Anime Adds Haruna Mikawa as Raine
Haruna Mikawa voices Raine, the Benfield family's story-loving second daughter, in the latest official Millennium Family cast update.
The TV anime Millennium Family (踊る千年家族, Odoru Sennen Kazoku) has added Haruna Mikawa to its cast as Raine, the second daughter of the Benfield family. The announcement appeared on the anime's official website on 27 October, with a character visual and a short promotional video linked from the same update.
What we know
Raine is described as a quiet, free-spirited younger sister who loves stories and has an otaku streak. The official character profile says that her normally gentle demeanour gives way to intense enthusiasm when a particular switch is flipped. That contrast gives Mikawa a character with a deliberately broad performance range rather than another straightforward supporting role.
Mikawa's comment says that playing Raine requires more energy than she expected, particularly in scenes that focus on the character's passionate interests. She says she wants to bring both the character's power and her softer expressions to the performance, while treating Raine as someone the audience already cares about.
Mikawa joins a cast that already includes Rikuya Yasuda as protagonist Theo, Katsuyuki Konishi as Hayden, Ryota Suzuki as Hugo, Lynn as Eve and Taihi Kimura as Noel. The earlier announcement also identified Masato Jinbo as director and script supervisor, with PartsCraft, and Hiroshi Yoneda as character designer and chief animation director. TBS and other stations are listed as broadcasters.
The official update does not announce a premiere date, streaming service or episode schedule. Those details remain unconfirmed, so this casting news should not be read as a release-window announcement. Anime News Network independently reported the Raine casting on 28 October and corroborated the previously announced staff and cast details.
Our opinion
Raine's casting is a useful development because the character's appeal appears to depend on the gap between her calm exterior and her sudden, obsessive enthusiasm. Mikawa's own description suggests the production understands that contrast, but a written comment cannot tell us whether the anime will make it funny, endearing or exhausting in motion. The official character visual establishes the design; the character PV should show whether the adaptation has found the right rhythm for her switch-flipping energy. For now, this is a promising addition to an increasingly defined ensemble, not evidence that the finished series has solved its larger adaptation challenge.