An updated “super teaser video” trailer has been unveiled for the upcoming Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers TV anime series. The anime serves as a sequel to the original Yoroi Den Samurai Troopers anime series.
Additionally, the four unnamed characters teased in the trailer have only been revealed in silhouette form, along with the initials of their respective voice actors on the show’s official Twitter/X account. As of the time of writing, they include:
- • A.M. as Suiren
- • S.T. as Koya
- • J.E. as Sokyu
- • K.K. as Senko
So far, the only confirmed cast member for the anime is Hiiro Ishibashi as the protagonist Gai.
Yoichi Fujita (Osomatsu-san Season 1-2, Good Luck Girl) is directing Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers, with Shogo Muto (Thermae Romae live-action movie and Build NEW WORLD: Kamen Rider Grease screenwriter) as series screenwriter, Yuhei Murota (Love Live! co-character designer, Love Live! Sunshine! character designer) as main character designer, Tsukasa Kotobuki (Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin co-character designer) as villain character designer, Hideo Okamoto (Yoroi Den Samurai Troopers yoroi designer) as Yoroi gear draft designer, and Takuya Suzuki (Valvrave the Liberator mechanical animation designer) as animation yoroi gear designer. Sunrise is in charge of the animation production.
The original 1988-1989 Yoroi Den Samurai Troopers series previously inspired three OVAs, manga adaptation, and novels. An anniversary screening featuring three episodes from the series was held in Japan on June 11, 2025. Discotek Media released the series in English as a complete Blu-ray collection under the title Samurai Troopers Ronin Warriors, as recently as 2021.
The new Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers anime will follow five young samurai coming to humanity’s aid as demons invade after the unravelling of a seal on their dimension.
Sources: Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers Official Twitter (2), Official Anime Website, Anime News Network
