Yura Urushibara’s Tougen Anki manga finally makes its debut as a fully-fledged anime series, and it’s bound to get a lot of attention. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the Oni-infused Tougen Anki anime, including the weekly release schedule for all episodes.

The Tougen Anki anime focuses on Shiki Ichinose, an ordinary young man who is suddenly attacked by a mysterious member of Momotaro Agency. While on the run with his foster father, Shiki learns that he has Oni blood, and his pursuers are descendants of the folk hero Momotaro. The tale of the descendants of Momotaro and the Oni begins to unfold with Shiki being part of its latest chapter.

Tougen Anki Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule

© Yura Urushibara (AKITASHOTEN) /TOUGEN ANKI PROJECT

New Tougen Anki episodes release on Fridays at 8:30 a.m. PDT / 11:30 a.m. EDT on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Hulu. In Japan, new episodes will air on Fridays at 11:00 p.m. JST. The anime will air with English subtitles and English dubs at the same time. 24 episodes are expected for the season between two cours.

Here are the release dates and schedule for Tougen Anki (subject to change):

First Cour Episode 1 – July 11 – OUT NOW Episode 2 – July 18 – OUT NOW Episode 3 – July 25 – OUT NOW Episode 4 – August 1 – OUT NOW Episode 5 – August 8 – OUT NOW Episode 6 – August 15 – OUT NOW Episode 7 – August 22 – OUT NOW Episode 8 – August 29 – OUT NOW Episode 9 – September 5 – OUT NOW Episode 10 – September 12 – OUT NOW Episode 11 – September 19 – OUT NOW Episode 12 – September 26 – OUT NOW Second Cour Episode 13 – October 3 – OUT NOW Episode 14 – October 10 – OUT NOW Episode 15 – October 17 – OUT NOW  Episode 16 – October 24 Episode 17 – October 31 Episode 18 – November 7 Episode 19 – November 14 Episode 20 – November 21 Episode 21 – November 28 Episode 22 – December 5 Episode 23 – December 12 Episode 24 – December 19

New episodes of Tougen Anki will premiere at the following times (subject to change):

Pacific Daylight Time: 8:30 a.m. PDT Mountain Daylight Time: 9:30 a.m. MDT Central Daylight Time: 10:30 a.m. CDT Eastern Daylight Time: 11:30 a.m. EDT Greenwich Mean Time: 3:30 p.m. GMT OP/ED, Cast and Staff

THE ORAL CIGARETTES

BAND-MAID

THE ORAL CIGARETTES perform the opening theme song “OVERNIGHT.” BAND-MAID performs the ending theme song “What is justice?”

The staff of Tougen Anki anime includes:

Director: Ato Nonaka (Studio Hibari) Assistant Director: Hiroyuki Hashimoto Screenplay and Series Composition: Yukie Sugawara Character Designer: Ryoko Amisaki Art Designer: Hiroyuki Becchaku Art Director: Scott MacDonald Color key artist: Saki Tada Compositing director: Naoki Serizawa CG director: Ryota Fukushima Editor: Yumika Okazaki Sound director: Satoki Iida Composer: Kohta Yamamoto Music production: Pony Canyon Original work: Yura Urushibara

The cast includes:

Japanese Cast Kazuki Ura as Shiki Ichinose Hiroshi Kamiya as Naito Mudano Kōtarō Nishiyama as Jin Kougasaki Manaka Iwami as Homare Byobugaura Shōgo Sakata as Ikari Yaoroshi Natsuki Hanae as Juji Yusurube Kaito Miura as Rokuro Kiriyama Aimi as Kuina Sazanami Ryōhei Kimura as Kyoya Oiranzaka Daisuke Kishio as Tsubakiri Momomiya Mariya Ise as Yomogi Momokusa Tsuyoshi Koyama as Tsuyoshi Ichinose Yasunori Masutani as Samidare Momoya Megumi Ogata as the Principal English Dub Cast Zeno Robinson as Shiki Ichinose Stephen Fu as Naito Mudano Khoi Dao as Jin Kougasaki  Erica Mendez as Homare Byobugaura Alejandro Saab as Ikari Yaoroshi Edward A. Mendoza as Juji Yusurube Ricco Fajardo as Rokuro Kiriyama Rebecca Wang as Kuina Sazanami Mark Whitten as Kyoya Oiranzaka Howard Wang as Tsubakiri Momomiya Allegra Clark as Yomogi Momokusa Imari Williams as Tsuyoshi Ichinose Patrick Seitz as Samidare Momoya Kayleigh McKee as Principal Where Can I Watch Tougen Anki? Tougen Anki English dub

© Yura Urushibara (AKITASHOTEN) /TOUGEN ANKI PROJECT

Tougen Anki will be available on various streaming services outside Japan, including Crunchyroll, Netflix (worldwide except Japan and Mainland China), Prime Video (worldwide outside Japan), Samsung TV Plus, Anime Onegai, Bandplay, ADN, ANIME GENERATION, Anime Key, iQIYI international, bilibili (Bstation), Laftel, Bahamut, My-Video, 中華電信MOD, HamiVideo, KKTV, friDay, LINE TV, ANIWON, ANIBOX, TVING, WAVVE, LAFTEL, WATCHA PLAY, KT genieTV, SK BTV, and LG U+TV. 

On Crunchyroll, the Tougen Anki anime will be available in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, North Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.

What is Tougen Anki About?

© Yura Urushibara (AKITASHOTEN) /TOUGEN ANKI PROJECT

Lastly, here’s a synopsis of the series:

Individuals with Momotaro and Oni blood coursing through their veins maintain a longstanding rivalry. The Oni are careless, rash, and disorderly, while the Momotaro protect the human world from the uncontrollable Oni. Shiki Ichinose is a reckless and irresponsible teenager, aware of his defiance and even proud of his expulsion from school. Despite Shiki’s rebellious attitude, his foster father, Tsuyoshi, cares about him deeply.

Tsuyoshi’s selfless love is soon shown in an explosive incident when a Momotaro barges in looking for Shiki. As a Momotaro himself, Tsuyoshi has been hiding Shiki for years and keeping his Oni origins a secret even from him. As he gives up his life to save Shiki and confesses everything in his dying breath, Shiki’s Oni blood awakens for the first time, transforming him into an unruly monster overflowing with rage and a thirst for revenge.

Shiki’s momentary outburst attracts the attention of Naito Mudano, an Oni teacher at the Rakshasa Academy—an institution for young Oni in need of understanding and perfecting their powers. Before Shiki can avenge his father, he must learn to control his headstrong and impulsive nature and, above all, fight against his own demonic blood.