Promotional image for the anime series Sengoku Youko

With its premiere scheduled for January 12, 2024, you can see above a new promotional image for the anime series adaptation of the manga Sengoku Youko (Warring States Yōko) by Satoshi Mizukami.

The animation is from the studio WHITE FOX (Steins;Gate, Re:Zero), the direction is Masahiro Aizawa (Hakyū Hōshin Engi), the story is from Jukki Hanada (Steins;Gate) and the character design is by Yousuke Okuda (In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki). The song was delivered to Evan Call (Violet Evergarden).

As we previously reported, the anime series will consist of 3 cours (3 parts) that will cover two arcs (“Yo Naoshi Kyōdai-hen” and “Sen Ma Konton-hen”).

In the cast we have:

• Sōma Saitō as Jinka
• Yūki Takada as Tama
• Ryohei Kimura as Shinsuke
• Tomoyo Kurosawa as Shakugan
• Hiroki Nanami as Senya
• Maaya Uchida as Tsukiko

Sengoku Youko It began to be published in Monthly Comic Blade in 2007 and its 17th and final volume was released in 2016.

Synopsis of Sengoku Youko

The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from harm, even if it means fighting against her own kind. Her brother Jinka, however, hates humans despite being one. The brothers team up with a cowardly swordsman named Shinsuke, who wants to learn how to become strong.