Voice actor Yuichi Nakamura has been announced as the latest voice cast member for the upcoming Kagurabachi TV anime series. The anime is scheduled to premiere in Japan in April 2027 and will stream on Crunchyroll in select countries and territories.
Nakamura, who previously played Togusa in The Ghost in the Shell, will voice Soshiro Azami, who is a sorcerer affiliated with the Kamunabi. His character is highlighted in a newly released character trailer and visual above.
He joins a previously announced voice cast that will star:
- • Taihi Kimura as Chihiro Rokuhira
- • Tomokazu Seki as Kunishige Rokuhira
- • Katsuyuki Konishi as Togo Shiba
- • Miku Ito as Hinao
- • Miyari Nemoto as Char Kyonagi
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 series, with Keigo Sasaki (Umamusume: Cinderella Gray co-character designer, Blue Exorcist) as character designer. CyPic is in charge of the animation production.
An early preview of the anime’s first 20 minutes was showcased as part of the Kagurabachi Anime World Tour Part 1 at Anime Expo and Japan Expo in July 2026, as well as at AnimagiC, Otakon, and Anime NYC in August 2026 and Comic Con Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa last weekend. Another preview screening will happen at PAX Aus in Melbourne, Australia, which starts on October 9, 2026.
The dark fantasy action manga series by Takeru Hokazono began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on September 19, 2023. Twelve tankobon volumes have been released in Japan as of September 2026. Manga PLUS and VIZ Media release the manga in English.
The synopsis of Kagurabachi is described as:
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.
Sources: Kagurabachi Anime Official English X/Twitter (2), press release
