{"id":69013,"date":"2023-09-09T20:50:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T03:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=69013"},"modified":"2023-09-09T20:50:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T03:50:38","slug":"the-elusive-samurai-premieres-in-2024-character-trailer-and-visual-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/09\/09\/the-elusive-samurai-premieres-in-2024-character-trailer-and-visual-released\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elusive Samurai\u00a0Premieres in 2024, Character Trailer and Visual Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>The Elusive Samurai<\/em> anime will begin airing in Japan sometime in 2024. A character trailer and visual for protagonist Hojo Tokiyuki were released with the announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Additional cast members were also revealed, including <strong>Hinaki Yano<\/strong> as Shizuku, <strong>Mari Hino<\/strong> as Kojirou,<strong> Sayumi Suzushiro<\/strong> as Ayako, <strong>Aoi Yuuki<\/strong> as Genba Kazama, and <strong>Kinosuke Toya<\/strong> as Fubuki. Previously announced were <strong>Asaki Yuikawa<\/strong> as Hojo and <strong>Yuuichi Nakamura<\/strong> as Suwa Yorishige.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u9003\u3052\u4e0a\u624b\u306e\u82e5\u541b\u300f\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fcPV\u7b2c1\u5f3e\uff08\u5317\u6761\u6642\u884c\uff09\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JTHEL0unRyI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>The Elusive Samurai<\/em> is an adaptation of the manga by <strong>Yuusei Matsui<\/strong>, which began serialization in Shueisha\u2019s Weekly Shonen Jump in 2021. 12 tankoubon volumes have been released as of September 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Manga Plus describes the plot as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>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\u2019s 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!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"69047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/09\/09\/the-elusive-samurai-premieres-in-2024-character-trailer-and-visual-released\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1.jpg?fit=842%2C1199&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"842,1199\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1.jpg?fit=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1.jpg?fit=696%2C991&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1.jpg?resize=445%2C634&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69047\" width=\"445\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1.jpg?resize=719%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 719w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1.jpg?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1.jpg?resize=768%2C1094&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1.jpg?resize=696%2C991&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1.jpg?resize=295%2C420&amp;ssl=1 295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theelusivesamurai_charactervisual1.jpg?w=842&amp;ssl=1 842w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(C) \u677e\u4e95\u512a\u5f81\uff0f\u96c6\u82f1\u793e\u30fb\u9003\u3052\u4e0a\u624b\u306e\u82e5\u541b\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>CloverWorks<\/strong> is producing the anime with&nbsp;<strong>Yuta Yamazaki<\/strong>&nbsp;(<i>Wonder Egg Priority<\/i> assistant director) in the director&#8217;s seat. Other main staff include <strong>Yasushi Nishiya<\/strong>&nbsp;(<i>Pok\u00e9mon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle&nbsp;<\/i>sub-character designer) as character designer and <strong>Yoriko Tomita<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>My Dress-Up Darling<\/em>) as series composer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nigewaka_anime\/status\/1700715383567827164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@nigewaka_anime<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Elusive Samurai anime will begin airing in Japan sometime in 2024. A character trailer and visual for protagonist Hojo Tokiyuki were released with the announcement. Additional cast members were also revealed, including Hinaki Yano as Shizuku, Mari Hino as Kojirou, Sayumi Suzushiro as Ayako, Aoi Yuuki as Genba Kazama, and Kinosuke Toya as Fubuki. 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