"Sengoku Youko" Reveals Character Details and Staff List

During the recently held Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair, the team behind the TV anime adaptation of Satoshi Mizukami's "Sengoku Youko" manga presented four character videos.





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These videos introduced the characters Jinka, Tama, Shinsuke, and Shakugan, along with eight additional cast members:

- Kenji Nomura as Jinun

- Aki Toyosaki as Nau

- Tetsu Inada as Dōren

- Kazuki Miyagi as Resshin

- Ayahi Takagaki as Yama no Kami (Mountain God)

- Aina Suzuki as Rinzu

- Kenjiro Tsuda as Yazen

- Hiroki Tōchi as Raidō Zanzō

Additionally, new staff members were announced, further completing the creative team:

- Sub-Character Design: Shinpei Kobayashi

- Chief Animation Directors: Yousuke Okuda, Shinpei Kobayashi, Yohei Yaegashi

- Prop Design: Shao Wei Zhang, Ke Wei Lin, Hiroyuki Kodama

- Yami Design: Shao Wei Zhang

- Art Director: Miu Miyamoto (Studio RUFUS)

- Color Design: Miyuki Satō (Wish)

- Cinematography: Daisuke Horino (Studio Twinkle)

- 3DCG Director: Hisashi Akimoto (T2 Studio)

- Editing: Masayuki Kurosawa

- Sound Director: Satoki Iida

The anime is scheduled to premiere in January 2024. It will cover two story arcs: the "World Reformation Siblings Arc" and the "Thousand Demon Chaos Arc," aiming for a comprehensive adaptation spanning three cours (a quarter of a year).

The story revolves around a world divided between humans and monster-like beings called Katawara. At its center are Tama, a Katawara who loves humans and vows to protect them, and her brother Jinka, who despises humans. They are joined by Shinsuke, a shy swordsman searching for strength.