The Tent of Jadugar Anime Reveals Main Visual, Second PV, and SEKAI NO OWARI Opening
The involvement of SEKAI NO OWARI, a major J-pop act, and Science SARU, a studio known for critically acclaimed works, signals a high-profile production for a manga that has already won multiple industry awards including the Japan Cartoonists Association Awards Grand Prize.
Key Facts
- The TV anime adaptation of Tomato Soup's manga 'The Tent of Jadugar' will premiere on July 4, 2026, on TV Asahi's IMAnimation slot with a special one-hour first episode.
- SEKAI NO OWARI performs the opening theme 'Stella,' composed by Nakajin and written by Fukase.
- The main visual, drawn by character designer Kenichi Yoshida, shows protagonists Shitara and Doregene on the Mongolian plains.
- The second PV introduces Emperor Genghis Khan's sons Ogotai (Hiro Shimono), Jochi (Kenji Nojima), and Chagatai (Daisuke Namikawa), as well as Doregene (Ami Koshimizu).
- A world's fastest screening of episodes 1-3 will take place on June 13, 2026, at United Cinema Aqua City Odaiba, with cast appearances.
Reporting from 2 sources: Real Sound Anime, Anime Anime.
The TV anime adaptation of Tomato Soup's manga "The Tent of Jadugar" has released its main visual and second promotional video, along with the announcement that SEKAI NO OWARI will perform the opening theme "Stella." The series is set in 13th-century Mongolia and follows Shitara, a former slave girl, and Doregene, the sixth wife of a Mongol emperor, as they plot revenge against the empire. The main visual, drawn by character designer and chief animation director Kenichi Yoshida, shows Shitara and Doregene on the Mongolian plains. The second PV introduces characters including Emperor Genghis Khan's sons Ogotai, Jochi, and Chagatai, voiced by Hiro Shimono, Kenji Nojima, and Daisuke Namikawa respectively. Ami Koshimizu voices Doregene. Science SARU handles animation production. The anime will premiere on July 4, 2026, on TV Asahi's IMAnimation slot with a special one-hour first episode featuring the first two episodes back-to-back. A world's fastest screening of episodes 1-3 will take place on June 13, 2026, at United Cinema Aqua City Odaiba.
General director Naoko Yamada and director Abel Gongora lead the production at Science SARU. Koshiro Hino composes the music. The opening theme "Stella" was composed by Nakajin and written by Fukase of SEKAI NO OWARI.
Original creator Tomato Soup commented on the song: "When I heard the completed song, I felt it was written with heartfelt sympathy for the story's protagonists."
The second PV uses "Stella" as background music and introduces Emperor Genghis Khan's sons Ogotai (Hiro Shimono), Jochi (Kenji Nojima), and Chagatai (Daisuke Namikawa), as well as Doregene (Ami Koshimizu), the sixth wife of Ogotai who harbors deep resentment toward the Mongol Empire.
Additional cast members include Akira Sekine as Shitara, Jun Saito as Muhammad, Ryota Suzuki as Tolui, Houko Kuwashima as Fatima, and Miyu Irino as Shira.
The world's fastest screening of episodes 1-3 takes place on June 13, 2026, at United Cinema Aqua City Odaiba. Cast members Akira Sekine, Ami Koshimizu, Jun Saito, Hiro Shimono, and Ryota Suzuki will appear. General ticket sales via e-plus begin May 30 at 10:00 AM, with reserved seats at 3,000 yen.
The manga won first place in the women's category of Takarajimasha's "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023," ranked in the "Manga Taisho" for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024, and won the Grand Prize in the 55th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards Comic Division.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Real Sound Anime 『天幕のジャードゥーガル』OP曲はSEKAI NO OWARI新曲 第2弾PV＆メインビジュアルも
- Anime Anime 夏アニメ「天幕のジャードゥーガル」メインビジュアル＆第2弾PV公開！ オープニングテーマはSEKAI NO OWARI「Stella」