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Samurai Warriors/Sengoku Musou TV Anime's Promo Video Updated

posted on by Egan Loo
Anime of Koei Tecmo Games' franchise to premiere on January 11

The official website for the television anime of Koei Tecmo Games' Samurai Warriors (Sengoku Musou) game franchise began streaming an updated promotional video on Tuesday.

Nobuyuki: I will join the Tokugawa in order to protect the Sanada clan.
Yukinari: I will hold my pride, and fight alongside Mitsunari.
Toyotomi: Now then! It's time to unite the land!
Ishida: All forces will move out. We'll use all our efforts to attack Odawara Castle.
Narrator: The time is the Warring States period. Toyotomi Hideyoshi is on the verge of unifying the realm. The ones who stand on the battlefield are young generals and the Sanada brothers.
Naoe: We will break the enemy, and be victorious!
Narrator: Human relations and feelings blend together with passion and sadness Yukinari: I show you the spirit of the Sanada, here and now!
Text: A new Warring States scroll begins!
Yukimura: I will do everything I can to complete my goal.
Narrator: This is the story of the sad fate that awaits the Sanada brothers, who were caught in the spiral of an era of chaos.
Nobuyuki: Yukimura!
Narrator: Sengoku Musou.
Nobuyuki: I knew this day would come.
Yukimura: I am prepared.

The key phrase of the anime's story is: "What are you fighting for?" The story takes place in Japan's tumultuous Sengoku era, where violent battles are being raged across the country. The "passionate and painful" story follows the "troubled fate" of the Sanada brothers, who have sworn an oath that no matter what, they will fight to the bitter end together.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi is on the verge of unifying the realm, and all that remains is the Odawara Castle protected by the "Lion of Sagami" Ujiyasu Hōjō. Hideyoshi's personally trained generals — Ishida Mitsunari, Katō Kiyomasa, and Fukushima Masanori — as well as Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Shima Sakon, and Naoe Kanetsugu are all on the frontline of the battle. Amidst the battle formation are the two young warriors of the Sanada household: older brother Nobuyuki and younger brother Yukimura. As the stalemate begins to break down, Sanada Yukimura rides on a lone horse into the fray. His brother follows him right after.

The cast of the series stars:


Takeshi Kusao as Sanada Yukimura



Daisuke Ono as Sanada Nobuyuki



Eiji Takemoto as Ishida Mitsunari



Masaya Takatsuka as Naoe Kanetsugu



Yuko Nagashima as Kunoichi



Makiko Ohmoto as Ina-hime



Satoshi Hino as Ōtani Yoshitsugu



Masaya Matsukaze as Tōdō Takatora



Hideo Ishikawa as Toyotomi Hideyoshi



Tomokazu Sugita as Katō Kiyomasa



Takahiro Fujimoto as Fukushima Masanori



Akio Ohtsuka as Honda Tadakatsu



Jouji Nakata as Tokugawa Ieyasu




Shinichi Yamada as Shima Sakon


Katsuyuki Konishi as Ii Naomasa (seen left) and Maeda Toshiie (right)


Wakana Yamazaki as Nene


Unshou Ishizuka as Hōjō Ujiyasu


Masami Suzuki as Kaihime


Satomi Satou as Hayakawa-dono (Lady Hayakawa)


Nobuyuki Hiyama as Fūma Kotarō (seen above) and Date Masamune (not pictured)

In addition, Ryōta Takeuchi will play the roles of both Katakura Kagetsuna and Uesugi Kagekatsu.

Koei Tecmo Games software development head Hisashi Koinuma is serving as chief production supervisor of the series. Kōjin Ochi (La Corda D'Oro - primo passo, Case Closed, Sengoku Musou SP: Sanada no Shou) is directing the series, Yuka Yamada (Neo Angelique Abyss, Mushi-Shi, Black Butler) is handling the series composition, and Aki Tsunaki (Chōyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Owari Naki Unmei) is designing the characters. Tezuka Productions and TYO Animations are both animating the series, and NAS is producing the series.

Wagakki Band, a group that combines rock with traditional Japanese instruments and features a vocalist who recites Japanese or Chinese poetry, will perform the opening and ending theme songs.

Both Funimation and Crunchyroll will stream the series once it premieres on January 11.


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