SSS-Class Revival Hunter is an anime adaptation of the web novel and webtoon by writer Sinnoa and artist Neida, scheduled for a January debut on Fuji TV's +Ultra block with Crunchyroll streaming worldwide excluding Asia. A New York Comic Con 2026 premiere drew audible groans from the audience and a critical pan.
The SSS-Class Revival Hunter anime was announced in September with a January 2027 date and a production team led by director Hiroaki Sakurai at STUDIO fu, with Sayuri Oba on scripts and Takahiro Yoshimatsu on character designs. Takeo Otsuka voices Gongja Kim, an F-rank Hunter who copies an S-rank skill that only activates when he dies, and Satoshi Hino voices the Sword Emperor, a former top-class Hunter who becomes his ghostly companion. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide outside Asia, including the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia. The source novel debuted in November 2018 and the webtoon launched in December 2020 with 151 episodes to date, published in English by Tapas.
A second announcement in October expanded the cast by eight members and confirmed the ending theme performers and composers, alongside a second promotional video. The same update placed the broadcast on Fuji TV's +Ultra block, with Crunchyroll's worldwide stream excluding Asia. The production is moving on a normal promotional clock with the January broadcast still months out.
The reception picture turned at New York Comic Con 2026, where the premiere screening drew audible groans in the room. A review of the episode called it the worst premiere the critic saw at the event, describing Gongja as jealous of a powerful figure on TV and saying the episode uses his pathetic nature as the reason he receives broken abilities. The convention screening is the only audience reaction on record so far, and the series has not yet reached general audiences.
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Anime News Network's review of the SSS-Class Revival Hunter premiere at New York Comic Con 2026 calls it the worst premiere the critic saw at the event. The review describes protagonist Gongja as jealous of a powerful figure on TV, and says the episode uses his pathetic nature as the reason he receives broken abilities. The critic reports audible groans in the room during the screening.
The SSS-Class Revival Hunter anime added eight cast members and unveiled a second promotional video, its ending theme performers, and its composers. Takeo Otsuka plays Gongja Kim, with Satoshi Hino as the Sword Emperor, Toshiki Masuda as the Flame Emperor, Megumi Han as the Witch of the Black Dragon, Sayaka Kinoshita as the Paladin, Risa Shimizu as the Countess, Makoto Furukawa as the Poisonous Viper, Natsumi Fujiwara as the Inquisitor, Yuka Iguchi as the Master Alchemist, and Shunsuke Sakuya as the Blade Saint. The anime debuts in January on Fuji TV's +Ultra block, with Crunchyroll streaming worldwide excluding Asia.
SSS-Class Hunter Who Dies to Live, a Korean novel and SMARTOON serialized on Piccoma since 2022, is getting a TV anime in January 2027. Takeo Otsuka voices Kim Kongja and Satoshi Hino voices the Sword Emperor. Hiroaki Sakurai directs, Sayuri Oba writes the script, Takahiro Yoshimatsu designs characters, and the studio fu handles animation. A teaser visual and teaser PV are out.
A new official website opened on Thursday to announce that SSS-Class Revival Hunter, the web novel and webtoon by writer Sinnoa and artist Neida, is getting an anime adaptation in January 2027. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide outside Asia, with availability in the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia, and the company has posted an English-subtitled teaser trailer. Takeo Otsuka voices Gongja Kim, the F-rank Hunter who copies an S-rank skill that only activates when he dies, and Satoshi Hino voices the Sword Emperor, a former top-class Hunter who becomes his ghostly companion. Hiroaki Sakurai directs at STUDIO fu, with Sayuri Oba on scripts and Takahiro Yoshimatsu on character designs. The novel debuted in November 2018 and the webtoon launched in December 2020 with 151 episodes to date, published in English by Tapas.