The upcoming The Elusive Samurai anime adaptation has received a new trailer and character images, which highlight Shizuku from Hinaki Yanoone of the disciples of main character Hojo Tokiyuki.
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The Elusive Samurai is based on the manga by Yusei Matsuibegan serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in 2021. The 12 published tankoubon volumes were released in September 2023. Manga Plus describes the plot as follows:
Yusei Matsui, author of Assassination Classroom and Neuro: Supernatural Detective, is back! Set in feudal Japan between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, our hero Hojo Tokiyuki is a boy on the run from history who has been forgotten! When the Kamakura Shogunate is overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji, Tokiyuki’s family and position are brutally taken from him, and he must flee to distant lands to survive and seek revenge!
The anime will premiere in Japan sometime in 2024. The character trailer and visuals of Hojo were released last month,
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Source: @nigewaka_anime
Staff
© Director: Yuta Yamazaki (Wonder Priority assistant director)
à Character Designer: Yasushi Nishiya (Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle supporting character designer)
Creator of the series: Yoriko Tomita (My Dress-Up Darling)
à Animation production: CloverWorks
Performer
à Asaki Yuikawa as Hojo
Yuuichi Nakamura as Suwa Yorishige
à Mari Hino as Kojirou
à Sayumi Suzushiro as Ayako
à Aoi Yuuki as Genba Kazama
Kinosuke Toya as Fubuki