A new trailer and ending theme song have been unveiled for the upcoming Suikoden: The Anime, which will debut in Japan on October 3, 2026. The anime’s first episode will have an extended 60-minute runtime.
The latest trailer highlights the main ending theme “closed eye sun” by Japanese musician Koji Nakamura (who is also the anime’s music composer), featuring Regallily vocalist and guitarist Honoka Takahashi. It also previews the show’s opening theme “Kanashimi Sae Otonabite” by amazarashi.
Yuzo Sato (exception, MUTEKING THE Dancing HERO) is directing the anime series, with Michihiro Tsuchiya (Akane-Banashi, Lostorage inflated WIXOSS, Lostorage conflated WIXOSS) as series composer, Konami Entertainment’s Atsushi Ishikawa as game character designer, Ryo Yamauchi (Please Put Them On, Takamine-san co-character designer) as animation character designer.
Konami Digital Entertainment’s Arata Suzuki is credited with the animation character design drafts for the series. KONAMI animation is handling the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast include:
- • Toshiki Kumagai as Riliu
- • Shimba Tsuchiya as Jowy
- • Ayumi Hinohara as Nanami
- • Katsuyuki Konishi as Viktor
- • Yuichi Nakamura as Flik
- • Taku Yashiro as Luca Blight
- • Chika Anzai as Jillia Blight
- • Akihiro Mine as Rowd
- • Tsukino Chikasada as Pilika
- • Ayumu Murase as Luc
- • Takeo Otsuka as Shu
- • Yoshino Aoyama as Apple
- • Niwa Masato as Mukumuku
- • Hitoshi Yamanoi as Agared Blight
- • Miyuki Sawashiro as Anabelle
- • Hiroki Sakai as Jess
The anime (also known in Japanese as Genso Suikoden) is an adaptation of Konami Computer Entertainment’s JRPG Suikoden II, which was released in 1998 on the PlayStation console. A remaster of the game and one of its predecessor titles were released in 2025 together as Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Windows, Steam, and Epic Games Store, and on the Switch 2 later as well.
A new entry in the series, Suikoden: Star Leap, is also being planned for a mobile and Steam release.
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 X/Twitter, Anime News Network
