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Manga ‘Kagurabachi’ Gets TV Anime in Spring 2027

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The fifth Jump Press livestream event announced a television anime adaptation of Takeru Hokazono‘s Kagurabachi manga on Monday, revealing the main cast, staff, teaser promo, and a teaser visual (pictured). The anime series is scheduled to premiere in April 2027.

Voice actor Taihi Kimura (Onmyou Kaiten Re:Birth) is starring as Chihiro Rokuhira.

Staff
Director: Tetsuya Takeuchi (Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Ojisan)
Character Design: Keigo Sasaki (Nanatsu no Taizai)
Production Committee: Shochiku, CyberAgent
Studio: CyPic (formerly CygamesPictures)

Hokazono began serializing the action fantasy manga in Weekly Shounen Jump in September 2023. Shueisha published the tenth volume on January 5, with the 11th volume planned for a May 1 release. Kagurabachi has a cumulative 4 million copies of its volumes in circulation, including digital editions.

VIZ Media licensed the manga in English in March 2024 and published the sixth volume on February 3, with the seventh volume scheduled for a May 5 release.

The manga ranked sixth in the 2025 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! rankings in the Male Readers division.

Synopsis
Eighteen years ago, during the Seitei War, Kunishige Rokuhira was the most renowned man in Japan. As a master swordsmith, he forged six enchanted blades, each imbued with a special power that secured the nation’s victory. After the war, Kunishige retired to the mountains with his son, Chihiro, who began diligently learning the craft. Nearing his 15th birthday, the level-headed Chihiro resolved to one day succeed his father. However, his plans were derailed when he witnessed a group of powerful sorcerers kill his father and steal the sacred blades.

Three years after the incident, Chihiro lives on with hatred in his heart and an intense desire for revenge. Wielding the Enten, the seventh and final enchanted blade Kunishige created in secret, Chihiro cuts down evildoers associated with the Hishaku—the organization he believes to be responsible for his father’s death. Chihiro has yet to unlock the Enten’s full potential or perfect his swordsmanship, but he will stop at nothing to retrieve the stolen katanas, avenge his father, and honor the legacy he left behind. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Teaser PV

Official site: https://anime.kagurabachi.jp/
Official X: @kb_anime_jp

Source: Press Release

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Happy International Cat Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I – Interest

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August 8 marks International Cat Day around the world. The International Fund for Animal Welfare created the day in 2002 to raise awareness for cats. Today, the unofficial holiday is run by International Cat Care, which strives to improve the health and welfare of domestic cats. The anime and manga worlds are doing their part to celebrate the holiday with greetings and more:

ANGYAMAN (Red Cat Ramen)

International Cat Day

Kamen Rider

International Cat Day

Medalist


🐈⛸️✨
International Cat Day


Yūsuke Nakamura

I am International Cat Day.

I’m also International Cat Day

Manabu Nii


International Cat Day 🐾
Takina: “Thanks for… the ears?”


Nontan

Have you read it?

Masami Ōbari


International Cat Day
A distinctive shot from my opening animation sequences
A kitty that embodies “that dazzling thing from the upper left”🐱✨


Ocha-ken

Let’s pretend to be cats and relax~🐈

Oyoneko Boonyan


Today is International Cat Day
We’d love to do something for cats through Oyoyo😺


Red Cat Ramen


＼＼　 \ 　/ 　／／
　Today, August 8 is
🐈International Cat Day🐈‍⬛　
／／　 /　 \　 ＼＼
May all the cats around the world be happy✨
Please share your favorite photo 📸🐾 too!!
“Red Cat Ramen Season 2”
Premieres in January 2027🍜


Rui (Usagi no Tsumori no Katatsumuri)

International Cat Day

Umi Sakurai (A Man and His Cat)


Toady, August 8, is International Cat Day meow🐱🐱🐱❗️❗️
I’ll make everyone in the world happy with my fluffiness, meow✨


Sega

SEGA & cat

Shikaruneko


Today is International Cat Day!
Today is “World Cat Day”!
May all the cats around the world live in happiness!!
To all you cat owners out there, show off your beloved cats in the comments section!🐾
Comic: Panel 1: Apparently today is International Cat Day
Panel 2: So, please spend the day playing with cats❤️
Panel 3: Hey! Not all day long! People have busy lives, after all…
Panel 4: Look, look❤️


SNK

Today is International Cat Day 🐈

Did we miss any International Cat Day 2026 greetings? Feel free to let us know in our forums or by email!

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Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Season 2 Casts Yusuke Shirai – News

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The official website of Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., the television anime based on Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki‘s Magilumiere Co. Ltd. (Kabushikigaisha Magilumière) manga, announced on Sunday a new cast member for the second season.

Yusuke Shirai plays Shō Manao, a mysterious, but gentle man without a past or history.

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Image via Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. anime’s website

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Viz Media and MANGA Plus release the manga in English, and Viz Media describes the magical girl workplace story:

Kana Sakuragi is an excellent candidate for the job. Any job! She’s motivated and organized, and has a fantastic memory. So why has she interviewed at over 15 companies without receiving a single offer? She’s trying to keep a positive attitude, but it seems like her bad luck is only getting worse when a monster crashes her latest interview. As havoc ensues, she finds herself helping the magical girl who comes to their rescue and ends up with more than just her life in return. Meet the newest magical girl at Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.!

The previously announced cast members for the new season are:

Riki Fukushima (Beyblade the Movie: Fierce Battle, Skate-Leading Stars) is the new director of the anime at J.C.STAFF. Michiko Yokote (Prison School, RIN-NE) is the new script supervisor, Masahiro Fujii is returning as the character designer, and Makoto Miyazaki is returning to compose the music.

New staff members for the new season include assistant director Hiroyasu Oda (Delico’s Nursery, Honey Lemon Soda episode director), sound director Yoshikazu Iwanami (Ajin, Ghost in the Shell Arise), art director Shun Yoshii (background art for 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, One-Punch Man season 3), CG director Shunsuke Kasuga (Honey Lemon Soda 3D director), and editor Yūji Kondō (Fate/strange Fake, Sword Art Online: Alicization). First season’s episode color coordinator Asuka Hino is now the new season’s color key artist, and Yūsuke Noguchi, who worked on compositing and cinematography (also known as “photography”) on episodes of the first season, has been promoted to the new season’s compositing director of photography.

VTuber Marine Houshou performs the new ending theme song “BooooM!!!”

syudou×Yūsei Yagi (FANTASTICS) perform the opening theme song “Latte Magic.” 

The new season premiered on NTV on July 4 at 24:55 JST (effectively July 5 at 12:55 a.m.).

The first season of the anime aired in Japan from October to December 2024. Amazon Prime Video streamed the anime globally.

Writer Iwata and artist Aoki launched the manga on Shueisha‘s Shonen Jump+ service in October 2021, and ended the manga in its 160th chapter in July 2025. The 18th and final volume shipped on September 4.

Sources: Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. anime’s website, Comic Natalie

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Voice Actor Rika Kinugawa Announces Marriage – Interest

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Rika Kinugawa, the voice actress behind Zombie Land Saga‘s Yūgiri and other roles, announced on Saturday that she had gotten married. Kinugawa stated she married a non-celebrity and thanked her fans and supporters. “My husband is a non-celebrity who wholeheartedly supports my free-spiritedness with both firmness and great kindness.”

As of press time, Kinugawa’s announcement has received 21,000 likes and over 640 replies, most of which are congratulations from her fans and colleagues. Fellow Zombie Land Saga cast member Minami Tanaka (Lily Hoshikawa) replied to the announcement saying, “Kinu-chan!!! Seriously, congratulations…!! Every single word in your letter made me cry…! I hope you’ll be happy together for a long, long time!!!”

Kinugawa has appeared in Ascendance of a Bookworm as Corinna, The Great Cleric as Lummina, Orange as Takako Chino, and Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin as Kokorowa Hime, among others. Her agency lists her full résumé.

Sources: Rika Kinugawa‘s X/Twitter account, Minami Tanaka‘s X/Twitter account, Tokyo Actor’s Consumer’s Cooperative Society via Comic Natalie

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