Shozen Anime Unveils First Trailer, April 2027 Premiere
The simultaneous Japanese release of the manhua on RaiComi suggests the anime is being positioned to build a domestic readership for a Chinese property, a pattern that could influence how future bilibili Manga titles are localized.
Key Facts
- The Shozen anime premieres in April 2027 in the B8station programming block on Fuji TV and other venues.
- The cast includes Rina Kawaguchi as Shozen, Hiroshi Kamiya as Dozen, Daisuke Sakuma as Ryojin, Aoi Yuki as Kensei, and Ayumu Murase as Chiro.
- Itsuro Kawasaki directs and writes the series at Dangan Pictures and Cannon Code, with Eri Osada on character designs and Takuro Iga composing music.
- The Japanese version of the source manhua began releasing on Micro Magazine's RaiComi website with the first twenty chapters on Wednesday.
- The original manhua by Jiang Jia Meizi is serialized on bilibili Manga.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
The television anime adaptation of Jiang Jia Meizi's Chinese manhua Shang Shan, titled Shozen, received its first promotional video on Wednesday, confirming an April 2027 premiere. The series will air in the B8station programming block on Fuji TV and other venues. The story follows the wandering Taoist priest Dozen, who meets a young girl raised by supernatural creatures. He names her Shozen and takes her on as his disciple, teaching her about human emotion and love. The cast includes Rina Kawaguchi as Shozen, Hiroshi Kamiya as Dozen, Daisuke Sakuma as Ryojin, Aoi Yuki as Kensei, and Ayumu Murase as Chiro. Itsuro Kawasaki directs and writes the scripts at Dangan Pictures and Cannon Code, with Eri Osada handling character designs and Takuro Iga composing the music. Alongside the trailer, Micro Magazine's RaiComi website began releasing the manhua's Japanese version, starting with the first twenty chapters on Wednesday. The original series continues to run on bilibili Manga.
The promotional video marks the first footage shown for the adaptation, which was announced with a staff list that pairs director Itsuro Kawasaki, known for True Cooking Master Boy and Lady Jewelpet, with the animation studios Dangan Pictures and Cannon Code. The production also includes assistant director Tomohiro Matsukawa, action director Yoshihiro Kanno, and effects supervisor Kazunori Ozawa.
Kawasaki is also handling sound direction, while Takuro Iga, whose credits include Magical Girl Raising Project and Oshi no Ko, composes the music. The character designs come from Eri Osada, who previously worked on Ensemble Stars! and The World's Finest Assassin.
The source manhua, published by Jiang Jia Meizi on bilibili Manga, began its Japanese serialization on the RaiComi platform the same day as the trailer release, with the first twenty chapters made available at once. The anime is scheduled to debut in the B8station programming block on Fuji TV and other venues in April 2027.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.