{"id":77972,"date":"2024-01-23T11:04:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=77972"},"modified":"2024-01-23T11:04:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T19:04:54","slug":"the-elusive-samurai-reveals-character-visual-pv-trailer-for-kojiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/01\/23\/the-elusive-samurai-reveals-character-visual-pv-trailer-for-kojiro\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elusive Samurai Reveals Character Visual &amp; PV Trailer for Kojiro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/11\/01\/the-elusive-samurai-releases-character-visual-pv-trailer-for-ayako\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">latest character visual and PV trailer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the upcoming <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/12\/16\/the-elusive-samurai-1st-trailer-and-key-visual-released\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Elusive Samurai<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> TV anime previews Nezu clan member Kojiro. The anime is scheduled to premiere sometime in 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u9003\u3052\u4e0a\u624b\u306e\u82e5\u541b\u300f\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fcPV\u7b2c\uff14\u5f3e\uff08\u5f27\u6b21\u90ce\uff09\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OqvjB2cPGQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Yuuta Yamazaki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wonder Egg Priority <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">assistant director) is directing the anime series, with <\/span><b>Yuusuke Kawakami <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bocchi the Rock!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> live performance director) as assistant director, <\/span><b>Yasushi Nishiya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pok\u00e9mon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sub-character designer) as character designer and chief animation director, <\/span><b>Yoriko Tomita<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My Dress-Up Darling<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as series screenwriter. <\/span><b>CloverWorks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is in charge of the animation production for the series.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_77979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77979\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"77979\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/01\/23\/the-elusive-samurai-reveals-character-visual-pv-trailer-for-kojiro\/the-elusive-samurai-kojiro-character-visual-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-elusive-samurai-kojiro-character-visual-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1848%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1848,2560\" 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=\"the elusive samurai kojiro character visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 Yusei Matsui\/\u200bSHUEISHA, The Elusive Samurai Committee&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-elusive-samurai-kojiro-character-visual-1-scaled.jpg?fit=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-elusive-samurai-kojiro-character-visual-1-scaled.jpg?fit=696%2C964&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-77979\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-elusive-samurai-kojiro-character-visual-1.jpg?resize=350%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"the elusive samurai kojiro character visual \" width=\"350\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-elusive-samurai-kojiro-character-visual-1-scaled.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-elusive-samurai-kojiro-character-visual-1-scaled.jpg?resize=739%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 739w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-elusive-samurai-kojiro-character-visual-1-scaled.jpg?w=1848&amp;ssl=1 1848w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-elusive-samurai-kojiro-character-visual-1-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-77979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a9 Yuusei Matsui\/\u200bSHUEISHA, The Elusive Samurai Committee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/03\/25\/the-elusive-samurai-reveals-its-main-cast\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">main voice cast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> includes:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Asaki Yuikawa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Hojo\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Hinaki Yano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Shizuku<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Mari Hino<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Kojirou<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Sayumi Suzushiro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Ayako<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Aoi Yuuki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Genba Kazama<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Kikunosuke Toya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Fubuki<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Yuuichi Nakamura<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Suwa Yorishige<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The anime adapts the historical samurai manga series by <\/span><b>Yuusei Matsui<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which began serialization in Shueisha\u2019s Weekly Shonen Jump in January 25, 2021. A total of 13 tankoubon volumes have been released as of November 2023, with a 14th volume due out on February 2, 2024. Viz Media releases the manga in English.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75993\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75993\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/12\/16\/the-elusive-samurai-1st-trailer-and-key-visual-released\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?fit=1412%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1412,2000\" 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_keyvisual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?fit=696%2C986&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-75993\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?resize=350%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"the elusive samurai anime main key visual\" width=\"350\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?resize=723%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 723w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?resize=768%2C1088&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?resize=1084%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1084w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?resize=696%2C986&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?resize=1068%2C1513&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/theelusivesamurai_keyvisual.jpg?w=1412&amp;ssl=1 1412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a9 Yuusei Matsui\/\u200bSHUEISHA, The Elusive Samurai Committee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Elusive Samurai <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is available to read on Manga Plus, which describes the story as:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nigewaka_anime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Elusive Samurai Official Anime Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest character visual and PV trailer for the upcoming The Elusive Samurai TV anime previews Nezu clan member Kojiro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":77977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[626,4651,6591,590,2301,8325],"class_list":["post-77972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-cloverworks","tag-manga-plus","tag-the-elusive-samurai","tag-viz-media","tag-weekly-shonen-jump","tag-yuusei-matsui"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/the-elusive-samurai-kojiro-character-visual-scaled-e1706036461479.jpg?fit=1847%2C1041&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-khC","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77972"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77972"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77980,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77972\/revisions\/77980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}