A Kagurabachi character visual for Kunishige Rokuhira, the late father of protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira, has been released. Tomokazu Seki was revealed to be the voice of Kunishige.
“Chihiro’s father, who warmly watched over his son as he grew up. A master swordsmith with unparalleled skill, he is the only person capable of forging Enchanted Blades—katana of immense power. It’s said that his creations single-handedly brought an end to the Seitei War. Three years ago, he lost his life during an attack by the Hishaku,” reads the character bio.
Last week saw the release of Chihiro’s visual. Taihi Kimura voices the character.
Kagurabachi will begin airing in April 2027. It is based on the dark fantasy action manga by Takeru Hokazono. The synopsis reads:
Flames of resolve, kindled by hatred.
Chihiro Rokuhira is a boy who aspires to become a swordsmith, and took daily training under his father Kunishige, a renowned swordsmith. Their days, once filled with laughter, are brutally torn apart by an attack from the mysterious sorcerer organization, the Hishaku.
What is stolen from them are the six Enchanted Blades—swords of immense power capable of shaping the fate of the nation—and the gentle, warm life they once shared.
From that day on, everything changed. In a world engulfed in darkness, Chihiro takes up Enten, the seventh Enchanted Blade left behind by his father, and sets out on a blood-soaked path of revenge.
Tetsuya Takeuchi (From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated! and Yuri Seijin Naoko-san, Lycoris Recoil Episode 4 storyboard artist and director, Tengoku-Daimakyo Episode 1 battle scene storyboarder et al.) is directing the show at CyPic. The character designs are handled by Keigo Sasaki (Umamusume: Cinderella Gray co-character designer, Blue Exorcist).
The Kagurabachi manga began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023. It became internationally viral near the start of its run due to English memes that lavished praise on it. Kagurabachi ranked seventh in the Manga We Want to See Animated 2024 ranking and took first place in the Next Manga Awards 2024’s Print Manga category, and was featured in The New York Times’ International Edition last October.
Manga PLUS and Viz Media have the manga in English.
Source: Press release
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