CyberAgent is pushing on two fronts: the Kagurabachi anime, broadcast set for April 2027, has entered slow, out-of-order casting announcements, while its Game & Entertainment division's core tech team is building Sirius, a unified rendering system for large-scale live-service titles. The earlier July 3 television premiere of Draw This, Then Die! already ran through the NTV slot.
CyberAgent's television slate has settled around two titles on separate schedules. Draw This, Then Die!, adapted from Minoru Toyoda's manga, had its premiere date and opening theme confirmed in the spring: July 3 on NTV's Friday Anime Night block at 11:30 p.m. JST, directed by Hiroaki Akagi at Shinei Animation with Hiroko Fukuda on series scripts. The manga launched in Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday in November 2021 and won at the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2025 and the 16th Manga Taisho awards in 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment holds the English license.
The Kagurabachi anime is at an earlier stage. Takeru Hokazono's manga already has five lead roles cast, with Taihi Kimura as Chihiro Rokuhira, Tomokazu Seki as Kunishige Rokuhira, Katsuyuki Konishi as Togo Shiba, Miku Ito as Hinao, and Miyari Nemoto as Char Kyonagi. The most recent addition is Yūichi Nakamura as Soshiro Azami, a sorcerer tied to the Kamunabi. The series premieres in April 2027 and streams worldwide that month outside Japan, Mainland China, North Korea, and South Korea.
On the technology side, CyberAgent's Game & Entertainment division core tech team is building Sirius, a rendering system for large-scale live-service games. Sirius is based on Unity and consolidates shaders and pipelines across subsidiaries rather than leaving each with isolated solutions. The team is running R&D on environmental graphics for stylized mobile games, including wind, plants, volumetric clouds, and real-time weather. The stated goal is to cut look development time.
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CyberAgent announced Friday that Yūichi Nakamura will play Soshiro Azami in the Kagurabachi television anime, described as a sorcerer affiliated with the Kamunabi. Takeru Hokazono's manga stars Taihi Kimura as Chihiro Rokuhira, Tomokazu Seki as Kunishige Rokuhira, Katsuyuki Konishi as Togo Shiba, Miku Itō as Hinao, and Miyari Nemoto as Char Kyonagi. The anime premieres in April 2027 and streams worldwide that month excluding Japan, Mainland China, North Korea, and South Korea.
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CyberAgent's Game & Entertainment division core tech team is building Sirius, a unified rendering system for large-scale live-service games. Based on Unity, Sirius consolidates shaders and pipelines across subsidiaries while also conducting R&D for future environmental graphics, including stylized wind, plants, volumetric clouds, and real-time weather changes. The system aims to reduce look development time.
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The television anime adaptation of Minoru Toyoda's manga Draw This, Then Die! will premiere on July 3. The first promotional video, released on Friday, reveals and previews the opening theme song "Isho" by Tatsuya Kitani. The series will air on NTV's "Friday Anime Night" programming block at 11:30 p.m. JST. The anime is directed by Hiroaki Akagi at Shinei Animation, with series scripts overseen by Hiroko Fukuda. The cast includes Akira Sekine as Ai Yasumi, Saori Hayami as Rei Teshima, and Inori Minase as Hikaru Sekiryū, among others. The manga, which launched in Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday in November 2021, won an award at the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2025 and the 16th Manga Taisho awards in 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga for English release.