The main trailer for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Haigakura has been released, along with the announcement of five additional voice cast members joining the series. The opening theme song for the anime is titled Chaser by MADKID, and you can check out the preview of it in the new trailer. The ending theme song will be Phoenix by Hikaru Makishima. The Haigakura anime is set to release this October. Watch the explosive trailer for Haigakura anime in the video below, but note that it's not available to view in some countries.
The additional voice cast includes:
Junko Takeuchi as Ichiyo (child)
Akira Sasanuma as Shungei
Tatsumaru Tachibana as Gaishi
Atsushi Tamaru as Gas Mask
Kazutomi Yamamoto as Usagi Kamen
They will be joining the main cast that includes:
Takeo Otsuka as Ichiyou
Kaito Ishikawa as Tenkou
Lynn as Hakushurin
Hiro Shimono as Ransaiwa
Satoshi Hino as Sontou
Studio Typhoon Graphics is animating the series, with Junichi Yamamoto (The Reason Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion) as the director, Hisanori Kobayashi (Blue Archive the Animation Episode 3 director) as the assistant director, (The Reason Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion co-scriptwriter) as the series composer and co-script writer, Masaki Sato (Record of Ragnarok) as the character designer, and Yuhki Kurihara (Blue Orchestra co-composer) as the music composer.
What is Haigakura about?
Haigakura is based on the Ichijinsha-published manga of the same title by Shinobu Takayama, launched in 2008 and is currently serialized on the Comic Zero Sum WARD magazine from January 2008 to May 2015, then it was was transferred to Zero-Sum Online in September 2015, where it's currently ongoing. As of August 2023, the manga has 16 tankoubon volumes.
Set in a world where four gods that once held up the world as pillars escaped along with minor gods, Haigakura follows the Ichiyou, a “kashikan” who is tasked with finding and retrieving the gods that fled in order to free his foster father, who was caught to replace the four gods who left. He wants to recapture the gods so he could return to the peaceful life he had before.
