French entertainment company Ankama has unveiled a key visual for its upcoming Aoki Densho Welsh & Shedar original TV anime series, which will premiere in Japan on Tokyo MX, starting on October 2, 2026.
Ankama states on its X/Twitter account that the series will have a total of 12 episodes and will be dubbed in Japanese, English, and French. It also confirmed that a worldwide release is being planned and more details will be announced soon.
A teaser trailer of Aoki Densho Welsh & Shedar was previously released this past June.
Naoki Horiuchi (The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash) is directing the anime series, with Saori Nakashiki (Tales of Wedding Rings, Sasaki and Peeps) as character designer and Pierre-Jean Beaudoin and Jose Pavli as music composers. ToT is credited with the original work, scripts, and original series composition, while Kenichi Yamashita (The Holy Grail of Eris, MF Ghost) is credited as series composer for the Japanese-language version of the anime. STUDIO MASSKET is in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the main voice cast will be headlined by Rikuya Yasuda as the protagonist Welsh (left) and Yuki Kaji as Shedar (right).
Ankama describes the synopsis of Aoki Densho Welsh & Shedar on its official website as:
Zabelle Sheran Sharm, queen of Bonta and guardian of the Ebony Dofus, dreams of uniting the nations of the World of Twelve. But her tyrannical reign and thirst for power have plunged the lands into misery. A prophecy, proclaimed by her son Shedar, foretells her fall and that a boy with azure blue eyes will bring an end to her power.
This boy is Welsh, a young cook from Brassica. His life is upended when a black dragon, Asalar, attacks his village. To save his world, Welsh must find the Ivory Dofus, the only artifact capable of defeating Zabelle. Accompanied by his faithful friend Béchamel and the adventurers Joris and Khan Karkass, Welsh discovers his true origins and embraces his fate as a hero. Together, they must face unsuspected dangers to free the World of Twelve from Zabelle’s clutches.
Sources: Ankama Animations Official X/Twitter, official anime website (2) (3), Anime News Network
