The Tougen Anki TV anime is set to premiere in Japan on July 11 JST.
It was also announced that its ending theme is “What is justice?” by BAND-MAID, and that there will be an advance screening of the first three episodes on June 21 JST at United Cinemas Toyosu.
Tougen Anki is based on the Akita Shoten-published manga by Yura Urushibara, which started serialization in Weekly Shonen Champion in 2020 and has 23 tankoubon volumes as of April 2025. Yen Press describes the manga’s synopsis as:
Shiki Ichinose’s blood is Oni, and his father’s is Momotarou. Normally, those with Momotarou blood hunt the Oni—but Shiki’s father refused to kill him as an infant. Instead, he adopted Shiki and raised him despite the rebellious attitude and dangerous temper that come with Oni blood. When a member of the Momotarou Agency kills Shiki’s father, Shiki vows to avenge him. But as he hones his abilities and learns to control his Oni blood, will he be strong enough to survive the dangers waiting for him…?
Tougen Anki previously inspired a stage play adaptation, which is described as being the first phase of the Tougen Anki project (the anime is the second phase). The anime’s world premiere will be at AFA Indonesia 2025, which runs from June 6 to June 8.
Staff
• Director: Ato Nonaka (Fate/Zero Episode 12 storyboard artist and director, Fate/Zero Episode 7 director)
• Assistant director: Hiroyuki Hashimoto (Is the Order a Rabbit? director)
• Series composer and scriptwriter: Yukie Sugawara (Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again)
• Character designer: Ryoko Amisaki (Kino’s Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series)
• Music composer: KOHTA YAMAMOTO (Attack on Titan Final Season co-music composer)
• Animation production: Studio HIBARI
Cast
• Kazuki Ura as Shiki Ichinose
• Hiroshi Kamiya as Naito Mudano
• Kotaro Nishiyama as Jin Kogasaki
Source: Press release
