A new trailer for The Elusive Samurai was shown during the Jump Festa 2024 livestream, revealing the anime’s main cast. The upcoming anime series will premiere sometime in 2024.
In January 2021, Assassination Classroom author Yasei Matsui launched The Elusive Samurai manga in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump. The series is still ongoing, and the upcoming anime adaptation will be animated by CloverWorks, the studio behind the SPY x FAMILY anime series.
The Elusive Samurai Jump Festa 2024 Trailer
The latest trailer for The Elusive Samurai from Jump Festa 2024 offers a look into the main cast of characters while revealing their respective voice actors. Moreover, a new key visual was revealed on the anime’s official Twitter account. The voice cast of The Elusive Samurai includes:
- Asaki Yuikawa as Hojo Tokiyuki
- Yūichi Nakamura as Suwa Yorishige
- Hinaki Yano as Shizuku
- Mari Hino as Kojirō
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Ayako
- Aoi Yūki as Kazama Genba
- Kikunosuke Toya as Fubuki
Check out the new trailer and key visual for The Elusive Samurai below:
Yuta Yamazaki is directing the new anime series at CloverWorks. Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us and Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! chief animation director Yasushi Nishiya serves as character designer for the anime.
Lastly, The Elusive Samurai anime premieres in 2024, but an exact release date and schedule have not been revealed yet. Here’s an overview of the first volume, via VIZ Media:
After the massacre of his family by the traitor Ashikaga Takauji, Tokiyuki flees with the help of a handful of loyal retainers who have also survived the purge. One of them is Suwa Yorishige, an ally of the Hojo clan and lord of Suwa Province. The slightly odd Yorishige also claims to be clairvoyant and foretells that Tokiyuki will one day become the ruler of Japan. But for the moment, escaping from enemy territory is the priority!
