The Kagurabachi TV anime revealed character visuals and casting details for information broker Hinao and the young Char Kyonagi. The former, who hooks her patrons up with sorcerers, is voiced by Miku Ito. Meanwhile, the latter, who is “being pursued for certain reasons,” is voiced by Miyari Nemoto.
Their voices can be heard in the accompanying character trailers:
Kagurabachi is an adaptation of the dark fantasy action manga by Takeru Hokazono, who was recently included in Forbes Japan’s 30 Under 30 2026 list. The synopsis reads:
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 Blades—swords of immense power capable of shaping the fate of the nation—and 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.
Tetsuya Takeuchi (From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated! and Yuri Seijin Naoko-san, Lycoris Recoil Episode 4 storyboard artist and director, Tengoku-Daimakyo Episode 1 battle scene storyboarder et al.) is directing the anime at CyPic. The character designs are by Keigo Sasaki (Umamusume: Cinderella Gray co-character designer, Blue Exorcist).
The Kagurabachi manga began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023. It became internationally viral the same month thanks to English memes that gushed about it. The manga, which is available in English from Manga PLUS and Viz Media, later ranked seventh in the Manga We Want to See Animated 2024 ranking and took first place in the Next Manga Awards 2024’s Print Manga category, and was featured in The New York Times’ International Edition last October.
Kagurabachi will begin airing in April 2027. Muse Communication and Crunchyroll have licensed it.
Source: Press release
