Five new voice cast members have been revealed for the upcoming Rooster Fighter TV anime series, who were all announced during Anime NYC 2025. The anime will premiere in Japan sometime in Spring 2026.
The five new cast includes:
- • Yuko Kaida as Kugone
- • Jun Kasama as Yuji
- • Natsumi Fujiwara as Hikari
- • Akio Otsuka as Keizan
- • Hikaru Tono as Sara
They previously announced main cast members that include Kenta Miyake as Keiji, Mariko Honda as Elizabeth, and Shiori Izawa as Piyoko.
Daisuke Suzuki (D4DJ All Mix, D4DJ Double Mix) is directing the anime series, with Hiroshi Seko (Wind Breaker, Jujutsu Kaisen) as series screenwriter and Joseph Chou and Sola Entertainment as producers. Sanzigen is handling the animation production.
VIZ licensed Rooster Fighter’s streaming and TV broadcast rights outside of Japan. It stated that the series will be released on Adult Swim, and that “further streaming platforms will be announced across all territories soon.”
The original action comedy manga series by Shu Sakuratani began serialization on Hero’s Inc’s Comiplex website on December 18, 2020. Ten tankobon volumes have been released as of July 2025.
VIZ describes the main premise of the Rooster Fighter manga as:
The neighborhood cock of the walk is more than just an ordinary rooster—he’s humanity’s greatest defender! His opponents may be ten stories tall, but nothing is bigger than his stout heart and his fearsome battle cry—cock-a-doodle-doo!
Sources: Rooster Fighter Official English Twitter, Official Anime Website, Anime News Network
