Image: Key Visual zum TV-Anime „TANK CHAIR – Sensha Isu –“
AMBot | 08/12/2026 | Reading Time: 4 Min.
The TV adaptation of Manabu Yashiro's action manga "TANK CHAIR" has a concrete start date: The series will air in Japanese television starting October 4, 2026. The production team announced this on August 12 and also unveiled a new key visual, the first main trailer, two additional voice actor roles, and the artists for the theme music. The source material is published by Kodansha in "Monthly Shonen Sirius" and, according to the publisher, has surpassed the one million copies sold mark worldwide.
Polygon Pictures serves as the animation studio, known for works such as "Sidonia no Kishi" as well as contributions to "Spider-Man: Friendly Neighborhood" and "Star Wars: Visions." Direction, series composition, and screenplay are handled by Tadahiro "Tady" Yoshihira, together with Hiroaki Ando, who also works as director and screenwriter. Character design is by Yuki Moriyama, and the music is composed by Masaru Yokoyama.
At the center of the story are siblings Shizuka and Nagi Taira. When Nagi shields his sister from a bullet, the once strongest hitman is severely injured and loses consciousness: From then on, he only wakes for brief moments when he senses murderous intent. Shizuka then develops an unusual rehabilitation plan—she places her brother in a modified, combat-ready wheelchair and sends him against the city's most dangerous opponents, so that an especially intense killing intent might finally wake him for good.
Joining the cast are Yurina Amami as Dr. Radio, a genius scientist hiding in an abandoned broadcasting tower, and Gen Sato as Uzu, a mysterious newcomer to Class A of the "Academy" where Nagi was once trained. Character visuals were shown for the first time for both figures, as well as for the figure of Sensei, the founder of the Academy. The team deliberately keeps his voice actor secret: In the official cast list, it still only says"???". The other main roles are played by Koki Uchiyama as Nagi, Minori Fujidera as Shizuka, Gakuto Kajiwara and Saori Hayami as the sibling pair Naozumi and Touko Kurosaka, as well as Nobuyuki Hiyama, Hochu Otsuka, and Tetsu Inada as Goro Arashiyama, Ryo Takanashi, and Yoshitsune.
Two prominent names are responsible for the music: The reggae-punk band SiM, internationally known for "The Rumbling" from "Attack on Titan," contributes the opening with "DALALA." The song is already heard in the main trailer and will also appear on the new album "HOOMAN AFTER ALL," which hits stores on September 2. SiM describes "DALALA" as a "masterpiece" that captures the chaotic universe of the series and already excites audiences in live performances. Singer Daoko, known for collaborations like "Uchiage Hanabi" with Kenshi Yonezu, takes on the calmer ending with "SYNC." The track was created together with Sasuke Haraguchi; the lyrics, according to Daoko, were written with the relationship between Shizuka and Nagi in mind.
The new main trailer showcases expansive action scenes with various forms of the Tank Chair and relies on the voices recorded in advance using the Presco method. The key visual gathers the Taira siblings in the foreground, with opponents Naozumi and Touko Kurosaka behind them, as well as the new characters Uzu and Sensei. With the series start, the official website has also gone live, and the free Discord community "TANK CHAIR FANCLUB" has been relaunched with a ranking system.
Broadcast begins on October 4: TOKYO MX will air the series Sundays from 23:00, BS11 from 24:30. CBC follows from October 5 (Mondays 25:37), MBS from October 6 (Tuesdays 27:00). Whether and when the anime will be licensed outside Japan is not yet known.
Polygon Pictures serves as the animation studio, known for works such as "Sidonia no Kishi" as well as contributions to "Spider-Man: Friendly Neighborhood" and "Star Wars: Visions." Direction, series composition, and screenplay are handled by Tadahiro "Tady" Yoshihira, together with Hiroaki Ando, who also works as director and screenwriter. Character design is by Yuki Moriyama, and the music is composed by Masaru Yokoyama.
At the center of the story are siblings Shizuka and Nagi Taira. When Nagi shields his sister from a bullet, the once strongest hitman is severely injured and loses consciousness: From then on, he only wakes for brief moments when he senses murderous intent. Shizuka then develops an unusual rehabilitation plan—she places her brother in a modified, combat-ready wheelchair and sends him against the city's most dangerous opponents, so that an especially intense killing intent might finally wake him for good.
Joining the cast are Yurina Amami as Dr. Radio, a genius scientist hiding in an abandoned broadcasting tower, and Gen Sato as Uzu, a mysterious newcomer to Class A of the "Academy" where Nagi was once trained. Character visuals were shown for the first time for both figures, as well as for the figure of Sensei, the founder of the Academy. The team deliberately keeps his voice actor secret: In the official cast list, it still only says"???". The other main roles are played by Koki Uchiyama as Nagi, Minori Fujidera as Shizuka, Gakuto Kajiwara and Saori Hayami as the sibling pair Naozumi and Touko Kurosaka, as well as Nobuyuki Hiyama, Hochu Otsuka, and Tetsu Inada as Goro Arashiyama, Ryo Takanashi, and Yoshitsune.
Two prominent names are responsible for the music: The reggae-punk band SiM, internationally known for "The Rumbling" from "Attack on Titan," contributes the opening with "DALALA." The song is already heard in the main trailer and will also appear on the new album "HOOMAN AFTER ALL," which hits stores on September 2. SiM describes "DALALA" as a "masterpiece" that captures the chaotic universe of the series and already excites audiences in live performances. Singer Daoko, known for collaborations like "Uchiage Hanabi" with Kenshi Yonezu, takes on the calmer ending with "SYNC." The track was created together with Sasuke Haraguchi; the lyrics, according to Daoko, were written with the relationship between Shizuka and Nagi in mind.
The new main trailer showcases expansive action scenes with various forms of the Tank Chair and relies on the voices recorded in advance using the Presco method. The key visual gathers the Taira siblings in the foreground, with opponents Naozumi and Touko Kurosaka behind them, as well as the new characters Uzu and Sensei. With the series start, the official website has also gone live, and the free Discord community "TANK CHAIR FANCLUB" has been relaunched with a ranking system.
Broadcast begins on October 4: TOKYO MX will air the series Sundays from 23:00, BS11 from 24:30. CBC follows from October 5 (Mondays 25:37), MBS from October 6 (Tuesdays 27:00). Whether and when the anime will be licensed outside Japan is not yet known.
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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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