Takeru Hokazono's series Kagurabachi is in production for its television anime adaptation at studio Cypic, set to premiere in April 2027 with Tetsuya Takeuchi directing. The manga has over 4 million copies in circulation and entered a one-month hiatus starting with Weekly Shonen Jump issue 31 on sale June 29, 2026, with a return expected in August 2026.
Since May 2026, coverage of Takeru Hokazono has centered on his manga Kagurabachi. The television anime adaptation received its first confirmation in May 2026, with Shochiku naming studio Cypic and director Tetsuya Takeuchi, alongside a first trailer and a teaser visual. A character visual and promotional video for protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira followed in June, showing the visual direction and the lead performance for the April 2027 broadcast.
On the manga side, Hokazono has taken repeated health breaks. A one-issue pause in May 2026 due to sudden illness was the second unplanned break for health reasons in under a year. The June 2026 hiatus, announced on the series' official X account, runs from Weekly Shonen Jump issue 31, on sale June 29, with a return expected in August 2026. The editorial team stated that Hokazono wanted to keep drawing but would take a break to allow stable delivery going forward; no specific reason was given.
Casting and merchandise have followed the adaptation announcement. Yūichi Nakamura joined the cast as Soshiro Azami, one of five lead roles already named. Bandai Spirits later posted its full Ichiban Kuji Kagurabachi prize list, including a book board using Hokazono's 3rd anniversary color illustration. The manga, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since September 2023, has over 4 million copies in circulation including digital editions. A world tour promoting the anime began at Anime Expo on July 3, 2026, screening 20 minutes of the first episode.
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Bandai Spirits has posted the full prize list for Ichiban Kuji Kagurabachi, with store sales starting Saturday, October 24, 2026 and online sales opening Monday, October 26 at 11:00. Prize A is a book board using Takeru Hokazono's 3rd anniversary color illustration. Prizes B and C are Chihiro Rokuhira and Hakuri Rensuke figures from the MASTERLISE series.
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.
The Kagurabachi manga will enter a hiatus starting with Weekly Shonen Jump issue 31, on sale June 29, 2026, and is expected to resume in August 2026. The announcement was made on the series' official X account on June 17. The editorial team stated that author Takeru Hokazono expressed a desire to continue drawing, but after discussions, it was decided he would take a break to ensure the series can be delivered in a stable manner going forward. No specific reason for the hiatus was given, though the manga previously missed an issue in May 2026 due to Hokazono's sudden illness, and it also took an unplanned break in June 2025 for the same reason. Kagurabachi debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023 and has become one of Shueisha's most successful recent titles, with over 4 million copies in circulation as of April 2026. An anime adaptation by studio Cypic is scheduled to premiere in April 2027, and a world tour promoting the anime will begin at Anime Expo on July 3, 2026.
The television anime adaptation of Takeru Hokazono's manga "Kagurabachi" has released the first character visual and character promotional video for protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira, voiced by Taiki Kimura. The anime is scheduled to begin airing in April 2027. The character PV shows Chihiro with a piercing gaze and includes his line, "I cannot overlook scum like you wielding a sword." He is depicted in a black coat accompanied by a black goldfish. The series is a neo-Japanese sword action story set in a world where a mysterious sorcerer organization called Hishaku steals six powerful Enchanted Blades and kills Chihiro's father, a renowned swordsmith. Chihiro takes up the seventh blade, Enten, to seek revenge and reclaim the stolen swords. The original manga has surpassed 4 million copies in cumulative circulation including digital editions. The anime is directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi, with character designs by Keigo Sasaki, and animation production by studio Cypic. The production committee includes Shochiku and CyberAgent.
Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga is on a one-issue break due to the author's sudden illness, as announced in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump issue 25. The series will return in the next issue on May 25. This is the second unplanned break for health reasons in under a year, following a similar pause in June 2025.
Shochiku confirmed that Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga will receive a television anime adaptation in April 2027. The series is in production at Cypic, the studio previously known as CygamesPictures, with Tetsuya Takeuchi directing. Takeuchi's past work includes key animation on the Rock Lee versus Gaara fight in Naruto, a sequence Hokazono cited as a reason for his excitement about the adaptation. Keigo Sasaki is handling character designs, and Taihi Kimura, winner of the 2025 Seiyu Awards Best New Actor prize, will voice protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira. Shochiku and CyberAgent sit on the production committee. The announcement arrived during the fifth Jump Press program and was accompanied by a trailer, a teaser visual, and a commemorative illustration from Hokazono. A world tour starting in summer 2026 will screen 20 minutes of the first episode at events worldwide, culminating in a full first-episode screening in Japan in spring 2027 before the broadcast. The manga has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since September 2023 and has over 4 million copies in circulation.