Tougen Anki, a highly anticipated anime adaptation, will take the small screen by storm in 2025. Based on a surreal, supernatural manga by Shonen Champion, the series will be released on REMOW. The anime's first poster and trailer are available, providing a first look at the upcoming addition to the medium.
Tougen Anki is an anime series by Urushibara Yura, featuring Ichinose Shinki, who uses his “Oni” powers to avenge his father's death. Inspired by Chainsaw Man, Shinki can transform into a vampire creature. The anime also introduces another plot twist where Shinki attends Oni School and Rakshasa Academy to learn about his powers and use them to fight Momotarous.
Tougen Anki's anime gets the green light
Tougen Anki is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yura Urushibara. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine since June 2020 and has over 3 million copies in circulation.
Besides confirming the anime adaptation and revealing a new trailer and poster, the announcement also revealed the main cast. The main voice acting includes:
- Kazuki Ura vào vai Shiki Ichinose
- Hiroshi Kamiya vai Naito Mudano
- Kotaro Nishiyama trong vai Jin Kogasaki
Aside from a 2025 release date, no further details about the series have been announced at this stage.
Overview of Tougen Anki
The story follows Shiki Ichinose, who learns of his Oni heritage after his adoptive father passes away to protect him from the Momotaro organization. He meets his Oni teammates and begins a path of revenge against the organization to destroy it while learning to control his powers with a mean teacher and chaotic classmates.
In March 2024, Yen Press announced that it had licensed the manga for an English language release in North America, with the first volume to be released in September of the same year. The series has also been licensed in France by Kana and in Italy by Panini Comics.
In December 2023, it was announced that the series would be adapted into a stage play, playing at the Tennozu Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from February 17 to 24, 2024, and at the Tokyo Theater's Drama City Theater. Umeda Art Theater in Osaka from February 29 to March 3 of the same year.
The manga has been nominated for the 2021 Next Manga Awards in the print category. By February 2022, the manga had over 1.2 million copies in circulation, over 1.85 million copies in circulation as of November 2022, over 2.2 million copies in circulation as of March 2023, over 2.6 million copies in circulation by December 2023 and over 3 million copies in circulation by May 2024.
According to the press release, the Tougen Anki anime is described as follows:
“You inherited the blood of Oni (demon)…
The bloodlines of Oni and Momotaro have been passed down to several people over many generations. A long time ago, the Oni tribe became aware of their ferocity and lived in seclusion. However, their peace was disrupted by an invasion led by Momotaro. Over thousands of years, these two factions established the Momotaro Agency and the Oni Agency respectively, and have been in conflict ever since.
The main character, Shiki Ichinose, suddenly learns of his Oni lineage after Momotaro's surprise attack. This revelation sets Shiki on the path to discovering the destiny that lies in his veins – an encounter with the Oni that resides within him.
— A new generation of dark heroes begins here in this tale of evil!”
Yen Press describes the manga's summary as follows:
“Shiki Ichinose's blood is Oni, and his father is Momotarou. Normally, people with Momotarou blood would hunt Oni—but Shiki's father refused to kill him as a child. Instead, he adopted Shiki and raised him despite his rebellious attitude and dangerous temper. of Oni blood When a member of the Momotarou Agency killed Shiki's father, Shiki swore to avenge him. But as he hone his abilities and learned to control his Oni blood, will he be strong enough to survive the dangers that await him…? “