The upcoming KAGURABACHI anime has revealed the dates and locations for the previously announced KAGURABACHI Anime World Tour Part 1, with the first 20 minutes of Episode 1 set to make their world premiere at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles on July 3.
The world tour was originally announced alongside the anime adaptation earlier this year. The latest update confirms that preview screenings will take place across four major conventions ahead of the series’ April 2027 television premiere. Fans attending the events will be the first to see footage from the highly anticipated adaptation of Takeru Hokazono’s Weekly Shonen Jump manga.
The tour begins at Anime Expo on July 3, where attendees will also be able to attend a special panel featuring Taihi Kimura, the voice of protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira, alongside manga editor Takuro Imamura and anime producer Koichi Yasuda. Additional staff appearances are planned for Japan Expo Paris.
Kagurabachi Anime World Tour Part 1 Schedule
Anime Expo (Los Angeles, USA)
- July 3, 2026
- World premiere screening of the first 20 minutes of Episode 1
- Special panel featuring cast and staff
Japan Expo (Paris, France)
- July 9, 2026
- Screening of the first 20 minutes of Episode 1
- Staff panel appearance
AnimagiC (Mannheim, Germany)
- August 1, 2026
- Screening of the first 20 minutes of Episode 1
Anime NYC (New York, USA)
- August 22, 2026
- Screening of the first 20 minutes of Episode 1
Studio Cypic, which was recently launched as a rebranding of Cygames Pictures, is in charge of the animation production. Some of their works include the recent The Summer Hikaru Died and Umamusume: Cinderella Gray. The main staff includes:
- Director: Tetsuya Takeuchi
- Character Design: Keigo Sasaki
- Production: Cypic
You can watch the trailer below (English & Japanese versions).
Kagurabachi is written and drawn by Takeru Hokazono, and it has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since September 2023. Eleven volumes have been released as of May 1, 2026, and the manga has already surpassed 4 million copies. The manga won the Next Manga Award 2024 in the Print Category. VIZ Media licensed the manga in English.
The story follows the young Chihiro, who was trained by his father to become a swordsmith. After his father is murderer, Chihiro sets on a path of revenge to avenge him with yakuza and sorcerers standing against him. The official synopsis:
Flames of resolve, kindled by hatred.
Chihiro Rokuhira is a boy who aspires to become a swordsmith, and took daily training under his
father Kunishige, a renowned swordsmith. Their days, once filled with laughter, are brutally torn apart
by an attack from the mysterious sorcerer organization, the Hishaku.
What is stolen from them are the six Enchanted Blades—swords of immense power capable of
shaping the fate of the nation—and the gentle, warm life they once shared.
From that day on, everything changed. In a world engulfed in darkness, Chihiro takes up Enten, the
seventh Enchanted Blade left behind by his father, and sets out on a blood-soaked path of revenge.
Source: Press Release, KAGURABACHI Official Website, Official X
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