The TV anime series, Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- has released its first key visual and premiere date. It is scheduled to premiere in January 2026. The series was first announced in February 2025, alongside the announcement of a manga adaptation.
It is based on the first volume of the 2017 Ushu Tobigumi series written by Naoki Prize winner, Shogo Imamura. SynergySp is responsible for the animation in the series.
The series has also announced its main cast. The cast is as follows:
- • Yuichiro Umehara as Gengo Matsunaga
- • Shuichiro Umeda as Shinnosuke Torigoe
- • Subaru Kimura as Torajiro
- • Nobunaga Shimazaki as Hikoya
- • Kenso Ono as Seijuro Kaji
The series has also revealed the cover of the first volume of its manga adaptation. The manga is written by Shinobu Seguchi and will be released in Japan on September 8, 2025.
Sources: official website, official X/Twitter
