{"id":4763,"date":"2026-07-03T10:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kagurabachi-anime-world-premiere-anime-expo-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:22:31","slug":"kagurabachi-anime-world-premiere-anime-expo-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kagurabachi-anime-world-premiere-anime-expo-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagurabachi Anime Makes Its World Premiere at Anime Expo 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Kagurabachi anime<\/strong> is making its global debut this week: the first 20 minutes of Episode 1 are being screened at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles today, Thursday 3 July \u2014 a full nine months before the series premieres on television in April 2027.<\/p>\n<h2>Episode 1 World Premiere at Anime Expo 2026<\/h2>\n<p>The world premiere screening takes place at <strong>JW Marriott Diamond<\/strong> from <strong>4:45 to 6:05 PM PDT on 3 July<\/strong> (7:45\u20139:05 AM SGT on 4 July). Alongside the screening, a special panel features <strong>Taihi Kimura<\/strong> (voice of protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira), <strong>Takuro Imamura<\/strong> (Editor of the Kagurabachi manga at Weekly Shonen Jump), and <strong>Koichi Yasuda<\/strong> (Producer of the Kagurabachi anime). For those who can&#8217;t make it to LA, the world tour continues \u2014 Paris, Germany, and New York are next in line before the series begins its regular broadcast.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kagurabachi-anime-expo-2026-premiere.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kagurabachi Anime World Tour premiere screening at Anime Expo 2026 on July 3\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Project Kagurabachi \/ Shueisha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LFJJA8Qeqz4\" title=\"KAGURABACHI\uff5cOfficial Teaser Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>KAGURABACHI\uff5cOfficial Teaser Trailer \u2014 via SHOCHIKU anime \u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011 on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Chihiro Rokuhira: A Swordsmith&#8217;s Son on a Path of Revenge<\/h2>\n<p>Kagurabachi follows <strong>Chihiro Rokuhira<\/strong>, the son of a legendary swordsmith who sets out on a blood-soaked quest for vengeance after tragedy strikes his family. Armed with one of his father&#8217;s famed Enchanted Blades \u2014 a sentient weapon that manifests as a black goldfish when dormant \u2014 Chihiro navigates a world of sorcerers, criminal syndicates, and supernatural threats. The manga was created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shonenjump.com\/j\/rensai\/kagurabachi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Takeru Hokazono and has run in Weekly Shonen Jump<\/a> since September 2023, selling over <strong>4 million copies<\/strong> and winning the Next Manga Award 2024. The anime announcement trailer crossed <strong>6 million views in under 24 hours<\/strong> \u2014 a number that signals just how long this fandom has been waiting.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kagurabachi-chihiro-rokuhira-character-trailer.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chihiro Rokuhira character design for the Kagurabachi anime, voiced by Taihi Kimura\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Project Kagurabachi \/ Shueisha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Studio and Creative Team<\/h2>\n<p>Animation is handled by <strong>Studio Cypic<\/strong> \u2014 the recently rebranded Cygames Pictures \u2014 with <strong>Tetsuya Takeuchi<\/strong> as director. Takeuchi is known to long-time anime fans as the person behind the legendary Rock Lee vs Gaara fight episode in Naruto, so expectations for the action choreography here are sky-high. Character design is by <strong>Keigo Sasaki<\/strong> (Blue Exorcist, The Seven Deadly Sins). The confirmed cast includes <strong>Tomokazu Seki<\/strong> as Chihiro&#8217;s father Kunishige Rokuhira and <strong>Katsuyuki Konishi<\/strong> as Togo Shiba.<\/p>\n<h2>Kagurabachi Anime World Tour Schedule<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kagurabachi-world-tour-banner.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kagurabachi Anime World Tour Part 1 banner featuring Anime Expo, Japan Expo, AnimagiC, and Anime NYC\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Project Kagurabachi \/ Shueisha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Anime World Tour Part 1 hits four major conventions before the full series rolls out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anime Expo, Los Angeles<\/strong> \u2014 3 July 2026 (world premiere, first 20 min of Ep. 1)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japan Expo, Paris<\/strong> \u2014 9 July 2026 (3:30\u20134:30 PM, Yuzu Stage)<\/li>\n<li><strong>AnimagiC, Mannheim<\/strong> \u2014 1 August 2026 (10:30\u201311:00 AM, Monorheinhalle)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anime NYC, New York<\/strong> \u2014 22 August 2026 (Main Stage)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Japan-exclusive tour finale is also confirmed, where the <em>complete<\/em> first episode will be screened ahead of the broadcast \u2014 the only way to watch it in full before April 2027.<\/p>\n<h2>Streaming on Crunchyroll \u2014 What Singapore Fans Need to Know<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Crunchyroll<\/strong> is the confirmed global streaming home for Kagurabachi, covering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2026-06-25\/crunchyroll-to-stream-kagurabachi-anime\/.238952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worldwide territories including Singapore<\/a> when the series premieres in <strong>April 2027<\/strong>. There&#8217;s no Singapore-specific event or early screening date announced yet \u2014 for now, catching up on the source manga on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shonenjump.com\/j\/rensai\/kagurabachi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shonen Jump<\/a> is the way to go while the wait ticks down. Browse <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">more anime news on GameTrader<\/a> for everything else landing on Crunchyroll this season.\n<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kagurabachi anime gets its world premiere at Anime Expo 2026 today \u2014 what Singapore fans need to know about the April 2027 Crunchyroll debut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[482,66,393,366],"class_list":["post-4763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-anime-expo-2026","tag-crunchyroll","tag-kagurabachi","tag-weekly-shonen-jump"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kagurabachi-key-visual.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1eP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4512,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kagurabachi-anime-crunchyroll-april-2027-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":4763,"position":0},"title":"Kagurabachi Anime Locks in April 2027, Coming to Crunchyroll","date":"June 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Studio Cypic's Kagurabachi anime is officially coming to Crunchyroll in Singapore from April 2027, with a world premiere episode at Anime Expo on 3 July.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kagurabachi-kunishige-rokuhira-character-visual-1.jpg?fit=320%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3969,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kagurabachi-anime-tomokazu-seki-kunishige-april-2027\/","url_meta":{"origin":4763,"position":1},"title":"Kagurabachi Anime Casts Tomokazu Seki, Coming April 2027","date":"June 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Tomokazu Seki joins the Kagurabachi anime as legendary swordsmith Kunishige Rokuhira. 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