NIPPON SANGOKU Reveals Episode 9 Preview

NIPPON SANGOKU revealed the preview images and synopsis for Episode 9, which is set to premiere on Sunday, May 31. Studio Kafka is in charge of the animation. The anime is co-produced with Amazon MGM Studios and is currently streaming weekly on Prime Video.

Episode 9 is titled “The Frontier Generals Mobilize,” and you can see the preview images and synopsis below.

The decisive battle between Ohga Wajima and Mitsuhide Ryumon ended in a strategic victory for Ryumon through the use of the Empty Fort Strategy, and it had become clear to everyone that Wajima’s prestige had been shattered. Wajima placed his hopes in a plan devised by his trusted strategist, Yayakichi Hei, but…

The voice cast for the anime includes:

• Kensho Ono as Aoteru Misumi
• Seto Asami as Saki Higashimachi
• Takashi Nagasako as Denki Taira
• Megumi Han as Narrator

The staff includes:

• Original Story: “NIPPON SANGOKU” by Ikka Matsuki, published by Shogakukan
• Director: Kazuaki Terasawa
• Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Takahiko Abiru
• Animation Studio: STUDIO KAFKA (The Ancient Magus’ Bride)
• Production: NIPPON SANGOKU Partners

NIPPON SANGOKU (meaning “Japan: Three Kingdoms”) is a manga series by Ikka Matsuki, who serves as both writer and artist. The series started publication in November 2021 through Shogakukan’s Ura Sunday platform and the MangaONE app. The official introduction:

In a near-future Japan where civilization has regressed due to nuclear war, natural disasters, and corrupt governance. The nation fractures into three, plunging into a new Three Kingdoms era as each vies for supremacy. Aoteru Misumi, once an obscure local bureaucrat, sets his sights on the reunification of Japan. Armed with vast knowledge and exceptional eloquence, he steadily rises. The legend of the man later known as the prodigious strategist begins now.

Source: Press Release, NIPPON SANGOKU Official Website
© Ikka Matsuki / Shogakukan / “NIPPON SANGOKU” Production Committee