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The official X account of Rooster Fighter unveiled the voice actors that will be voicing the main characters Keiji, Elizabeth and Piyoko on Oct 20, 2024.

Keiji will be voiced by Kenta Miyake, Elizabeth by Mariko Honda, and Piyoko by Shiori Izawa.

A video was also revealed along with the announcement, where the cast shared their excitement, highlighting the anime’s blend of action, humor, and heartfelt moments.

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Birds of a feather flock together in a brand-new video released on the Rooster Fighter anime's official accounts today, announcing the action-comedy series' main cast trio that includes Kenta Miyake (All Might in My Hero Academia ) as Keiji, Mariko Honda (Yuri in Tower of God ) as Elizabeth and Shiori Izawa (Pochita in Chainsaw Man ) as Piyoko. Related: Rooster Fighter Anime Officially Announced Based on the manga by Shu Sakuratani, Daisuke Suzuki ( D4DJ All Mix ) directs Rooster Fighter at studio Sanzigen, joined by Hiroshi Seko ( Wind Breaker ) as series composer and Joseph Chou ( Tower of God ) as producer. A release date is yet to be revealed, but it was previously confirmed that the anime will air on Adult Swim with "further streaming platforms will be announced across all territories soon." Viz Media publishes an official English version of the manga and describes the story: The neighborhood cock of the walk...

Rooster Fighter Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation: Release Date Predictions Explored - Main Image

The lone rooster that saves humanity is coming to life, as the anime adaptation of Shu Sakuratani’s Rooster Fighter action comedy manga is finally confirmed.

It’s time for anime fans to meet humanity’s last hope—someone who’s not scared of mutant demons roaming around the world.

Here’s what we know so far about the upcoming action, comedy, and parody anime!

Rooster Fighter Officially Gets Anime Adaptation

Viz Media gladly announced the anime adaptation of Shu Sakuratani’s Rooster Fighter (Niwatori Fighter) manga in collaboration with Hero’s Inc. at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.

A promotional visual for the anime has been posted on the official X (formerly Twitter) account of Rooster Fighter, featuring Keiji, Chik, and the White Demon, as shown below:

Series creator Shu Sakuratani also drew an...

Viz Media announced at its San Diego Comic-Con industry panel today that an anime adaption of the Rooster Fighter manga by Shu Sakuratani is officially in production. While a release date was not announced, the series will air on Adult Swim when it premieres with "further streaming platforms will be announced across all territories soon," according to Viz on their blog . A celebratory illustration from Sakuratani was also released on their X (formerly Twitter) account). Daisuke Suzuki will direct the series at animation studio Sanzigen. Hiroshi Seko will also provide the series composition. The manga by Sakuratani began in December 2020 on Hero Inc.'s Comiplex manga website, with seven volumes released in Japan to date. Viz Media releases the English edition of the manga , and describes the series: The neighborhood cock of the walk is more than just an ordinary rooster—he’s humanity’s greatest defender! His opponents may be ten stories tall,...

Suits is being remade in Japan after NBC Universal International Formats struck a deal with Fuji TV.

The deal is the second adaptation for the USA Network legal drama after the Hollywood studio sold the format to Kbs in South Korea.

The Japanese version will be produced by Fuji TV in association with Kyodo Television and will run for an initial eleven episodes in October on the broadcaster’s prime ‘Getsuku’ drama slot. It will focus on Yukimura Uesugi, one of the four major law firms in Japan. Yuji Oda (Tokyo Love Story) will lead the cast, in the role of hot shot attorney Shogo Kai (Harvey Specter). Young actor and member of Japanese pop group Hey! Say! Jump, Yuto Nakajima (Hope, My Son, Engine) will play the newly appointed associate Daisuke Suzuki (Mike Ross).

Hiroyuki Goto (Beautiful World) and Hiroshi Kobayashi (Princess Jellyfish) serve as producers. Masato Hijikata (Broke Mom) is to direct.

20th Century Fox Television, always a fixture at San Diego Comic-Con, will be spotlighting its brand new vampire series The Passage this year with a world premiere screening and talent session.

The series, which is launching on Fox in early 2019, is based on Justin Cronin’s bestselling fantasy book trilogy about a secret government medical facility that experiments with a dangerous virus that could either cure all disease or cause the downfall of the human race. Series stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Saniyaa Sidney, Henry Ian Cusick, Jamie McShane and Ep Liz Heldens and Ep/director Jason Ensler will be chatting on the first Friday night of Comic-Con at 6 Pm.

Other highlights include a sneak peek of Season 2 of the X-Men-inspired series The Gifted on Saturday at 2:30 Pm. And we can’t forget Kurt Sutter bringing his FX Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans M.C. on Sunday.

Below is Fox’s full schedule for Comic-Con,...