The Elusive Samurai anime will star Asaki Yuikawa and Yuuichi Nakamura in the lead roles of Hojo Tokiyuki and Suwa Yorishige, respectively.
The anime was announced earlier this month. It is an adaptation of the manga by Yuusei Matsui, which began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in 2021. Nine tankoubon volumes have been released as of January 2023.
Manga Plus describes the plot as:
Yusei Matsui, creator of Assassination Classroom and Neuro: Supernatural Detective, is back! Set in feudal Japan in between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, our hero Hojo Tokiyuki is a boy on the run that history all but forgot! When the Kamakura shogunate is overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji, Tokiyuki’s family and standing are viciously taken away from him, and he must flee to the far reaches of the land to survive and seek out his revenge!
The staff includes:
• Director: Yuta Yamazaki (Wonder Egg Priority assistant director)
• Character designer: Yasushi Nishiya (Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle sub-character designer)
• Series composer: Yoriko Tomita (My Dress-Up Darling)
• Animation production company: CloverWorks
Source: @nigewaka_anime
