Crunchyroll to Stream Kagurabachi Anime Worldwide in 2027, Katsuyuki Konishi Joins Cast
Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream the television anime adaptation of Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga when it debuts in April 2027. The stream will be available worldwide except Japan, Mainland China, North Korea, and South Korea. The staff also revealed that Katsuyuki Konishi, known for roles in Demon Slayer and Gurren Lagann, will voice Togo Shiba. Tetsuya Takeuchi directs the series at studio Cypic, whose previous credits include key animation on Naruto. Keigo Sasaki handles character designs. The lead cast includes Taihi Kimura as Chihiro Rokuhira and Tomokazu Seki as Kunishige Rokuhira. Before the premiere, a world tour will screen the first 20 minutes of the first episode at events starting this July: Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Japan Expo in Paris, ANImagic in Germany, and Anime NYC in August. The tour concludes in Japan in spring 2027 with a full first-episode screening. The Kagurabachi manga, which began in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023, has 4 million copies in circulation as of May 2025. Shochiku and CyberAgent are on the production committee.