Kunal Dey 
TOKYO β A next-generation flagship title from Weekly Shonen Jump, Kagurabachi (Original Author: Takeru Hokazono) has officially been confirmed for a TV anime adaptation. The original manga is currently serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump and will surpass a cumulative circulation of 4 million copies (including digital editions) with the release of Volume 11 in Japan on Friday, May 1.
To mark the announcement, a teaser visual and trailer have been released alongside a special commemorative illustration and comment from the original author, Takeru Hokazono, as well as comments from Director Tetsuya Takeuchi, Character Designer Keigo Sasaki, and lead voice actor
Taihi Kimura, who voices the protagonist, Chihiro Rokuhira.
Furthermore, the Kagurabachi World Tour has officially been confirmed. It will feature a screening of the first 20 minutes of Episode 1 and culminate in Japan with the worldβs first full-length screening of Episode 1.
Kagurabachi is set to begin broadcasting and streaming globally in April 2027, in partnership with MUSE, and SMG HOLDINGS, among others.
Teaser Visual
STAFF
β’ Original Work: βKagurabachiβ by Takeru Hokazono (Serialized in Shueishaβs Weekly Shonen Jump)
β’ Director: Tetsuya Takeuchi
β’ Character Design: Keigo Sasaki
β’ Production: Cypic
β’ Production Committee Leads: Shochiku & CyberAgent
CAST
β’ Chihiro Rokuhira: Taihi Kimura
STORY
Flames of resolve, kindled by hatred.
Chihiro Rokuhira is a boy who aspires to become a swordsmith, and took daily training under his father Kunishige, a renowned swordsmith. Their days, once filled with laughter, are brutally torn apart by an attack from the mysterious sorcerer organization, the Hishaku.
What is stolen from them are the six Enchanted Bladesβswords of immense power capable of shaping the fate of the nationβand the gentle, warm life they once shared.
From that day on, everything changed. In a world engulfed in darkness, Chihiro takes up Enten, the seventh Enchanted Blade left behind by his father, and sets out on a blood-soaked path of revenge.
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