A new visual, main voice cast, and additional staff have been revealed for the Suikoden: The Anime series. The anime adaptation of Suikoden II is scheduled to premiere in Japan in 2026.
The anime’s main voice cast also revealed the protagonist’s name as Riliu, and includes:
- • Toshiki Kumagai as Riliu
- • Shimba Tsuchiya as Jowy
- • Ayumi Hinohara as Nanami
- • Katsuyuki Konishi as Viktor
- • Yuichi Nakamura as Flik
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The newly announced staff working on the series include Michihiro Tsuchiya (ClassicaLoid, upcoming Akane-banashi anime) as series screenwriter, Konami Digital Entertainment’s Fumi Ishikawa as game character designer, Ryo Yamauchi (Please Put Them On, Takamine-san!) as anime character designer, Yoshikazu Iwanami (Psycho-Pass) as sound director, and Koji Nakamura (Eureka Seven AO) as music composer. Konami Digital Entertainment’s Arata Suzuki is credited with the original drafts of the anime character designs for the series.
Yuzo Sato is directing Suikoden: The Anime, while KONAMI animation is in charge of the animation production. NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan’s Ryo Hino also serves as the anime’s producer and production manager.
Suikoden II was first released in 1998 for the PlayStation 1 and is the second entry in Konami’s Suikoden JRPG video game series. A remaster of Suikoden and Suikoden II, titled Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars, was released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Windows, Steam, and Epic Games Store on March 6, 2025.
The anime’s official website describes Suikoden: The Anime as:
Two young boys… the hero, Riliu, and his best friend Jowy, were members of a youth brigade of their home nation, the Highland Kingdom — a powerful military nation located in the north-east of the Dunan region.
The two of them looked up at the same starry skies, slept in the same tent, and believed in the same future. Once the fighting was over, and the night ended, their daily lives were sure to return.
Contrary to their hopes, the two boys become swept up in the whirlpool of fate, guided by the flames of war.
The powerless boys reached for, and grasped immense power. As the 108 stars shine brightly in the murky horizon, the boys step forward, each with their own beliefs for an answer-less question.
Sources: Suikoden: The Anime Official Twitter, Official Anime Website, Anime News Network
