Exciting New Additions to the Cast of “Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-“
The official website for “Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-,” the upcoming anime series based on the historical novel “Hikuidori” (Fire Eater) by Shogo Imamura, has unveiled 10 new cast members. This revelation comes as the anticipation for the series continues to build.
The anime adaptation of “Hikuidori,” the inaugural volume of Shogo Imamura’s “Ushoburo Tobigumi” series, has been eagerly awaited by fans. The latest announcement adds to the excitement, introducing a fresh lineup of talented voice actors who will bring the story to life.
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The new cast includes (from left to right in the above image):
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Other new cast members include (from left to right in the above image):
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The series is set to premiere on CBC, TBS, and 28 other channels across Japan in January 2026. It will air in the “Agaru Anime” programming block on Sundays at 11:30 p.m.
The anime stars a diverse cast of characters, each bringing their unique talents to the table. Amuse Creative Studio provides an intriguing overview of the story:
The fire extinguishing samurai who stopped the great fire was called “The fire-eating bird”. Matsunaga Gengo, once known as the “Fire-eating Bird”, was the best fire-fighting samurai in Edo. He had resigned from the fire brigade for a reason but suddenly received an invitation to serve in the Shinjo clan. The Shinjo clan’s fire-fighting team had no money and no personnel and was looked down upon by those around them. With the encouragement of his wife, Miyuki, Gengo decides to rebuild the collapsed fire-fighting clan as its chairman. Gengo and his friends, all of whom have their own peculiarities, struggle to “save any life”, despite being ridiculed as “ragged steeplejacks” (the ‘Boro-Tobi-Gumi’). In Edo, a mysterious series of suspicious fires called “foxfires” continue. An entertaining action drama opens, with the firefighters scrambling to save lives in the face of the approaching disaster!
Synergy SP is handling the animation production for the series.
Imamura launched the “Ushoburo Tobigumi” novel series with the “Hikuidori” story in 2017. Shodensha has published 12 volumes of the novel, along with a volume of spinoff short story collection, which was released in 2022. The novel won the sixth Yoshikawa Eiji Bunko Award in 2021.
Shinobu Seguchi’s manga adaptation of the “Hikuidori” novel, also titled “Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-,” launched in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion on April 24. The manga will receive a digital English release in North America this summer.
Imamura also authored the 2022 “Ikusagami” (Last Samurai Standing) novels. Katsumi Tatsuzawa began the manga adaptation of these novels in Kodansha’s Morning magazine in 2022. Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga. Netflix is producing a live-action series based on Imamura’s novels, also titled “Last Samurai Standing,” scheduled for release on November 13.
News Source: Animenewsnetwork.com
