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Hiroyuki Takei Draws Leads for Mecha Samurai Short Anime
Plott Inc. and TV Tokyo are launching Mecha Samurai, an original short anime with main character drafts by Shaman King creator Hiroyuki Takei.
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Why it matters
The project puts a manga name on character drafts while the actual rollout is built for vertical video on four social platforms, a distribution shape that treats the short-form feed as the primary channel rather than a promo arm.
Key Facts
- Plott Inc. and TV Tokyo announced Mecha Samurai, an original short anime with main character drafts by Hiroyuki Takei.
- Daily vertical short videos begin November 2 on YouTube, X, Instagram, and TikTok.
- The first of seven pre-season episodes releases November 20, ahead of the main series planned for spring 2027.
- Kentaro Mashiro voices Akizumi Chiaki, Riona Yamashita voices Fujimiya Sana, and Ayumu Mizukami voices Obana Kiyoharu.
- The story is set in modern Japan, where gates called Kimon have opened and mechanical yokai attack people.
Daily vertical shorts begin November 2 on YouTube, X, Instagram, and TikTok, with the first of seven pre-season episodes on November 20 ahead of the main series planned for spring 2027. Kentaro Mashiro voices Akizumi Chiaki, Riona Yamashita is Fujimiya Sana, and Ayumu Mizukami is Obana Kiyoharu.
The setting is present-day Japan, where gates to another world called Kimon have opened and mechanical yokai have started attacking people. A resistance group called Samurai enters the gates and fights with weapons called Katana that hold supernatural powers. The lead, Akizumi Chiaki, ends up wielding a Katana that holds the power of the yokai he is meant to destroy.
Plott is running the project with TV Tokyo. Seven pre-season episodes are planned for sequential release before the main series arrives in spring 2027.
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