Kagurabachi Anime Releases Chihiro Rokuhira Character Visual and PV
This marks the first concrete look at the anime's visual direction and lead voice performance, establishing the tone for one of Shueisha's most internationally followed new-generation Jump titles.
Reporting from 2 sources: Real Sound Anime, Anime Anime.
The television anime adaptation of Takeru Hokazono's manga "Kagurabachi" has released the first character visual and character promotional video for protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira, voiced by Taiki Kimura. The anime is scheduled to begin airing in April 2027. The character PV shows Chihiro with a piercing gaze and includes his line, "I cannot overlook scum like you wielding a sword." He is depicted in a black coat accompanied by a black goldfish. The series is a neo-Japanese sword action story set in a world where a mysterious sorcerer organization called Hishaku steals six powerful Enchanted Blades and kills Chihiro's father, a renowned swordsmith. Chihiro takes up the seventh blade, Enten, to seek revenge and reclaim the stolen swords. The original manga has surpassed 4 million copies in cumulative circulation including digital editions. The anime is directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi, with character designs by Keigo Sasaki, and animation production by studio Cypic. The production committee includes Shochiku and CyberAgent.
In the character PV, Chihiro Rokuhira is shown with a sharp, piercing gaze. His line, "I cannot overlook scum like you wielding a sword," is delivered with an unwavering conviction, according to Real Sound Anime. The character visual and PV both depict Chihiro in a jet-black coat, accompanied by a black goldfish, which Real Sound Anime describes as giving him a "quiet yet overwhelming presence."
The anime is based on Takeru Hokazono's manga, serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. The story follows Chihiro, a boy who aspired to become a swordsmith, after his peaceful daily life with his father Kunishige, a renowned swordsmith, is destroyed by an attack from the mysterious sorcerer organization Hishaku. The group stole six Enchanted Blades with immense power. Chihiro takes up the seventh blade, Enten, left by his father, and walks a path of revenge to reclaim the stolen swords and avenge his father.
Taiki Kimura voices Chihiro. Tetsuya Takeuchi directs the series, with character designs by Keigo Sasaki. Animation production is handled by studio Cypic. The production committee includes Shochiku and CyberAgent. The anime is scheduled to begin airing in April 2027.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Real Sound Anime TVアニメ『カグラバチ』六平千鉱キャラクラービジュアル＆PV公開
- Anime Anime 「カグラバチ」主人公・六平千鉱（CV木村太飛）、見る者を射抜くような鋭い眼光…キャラビジュアル＆PV公開