‘Hikuidori: Ushuu Boro Tobi-gumi’ Announces Main Cast

The official website of the television anime adapting Shougo Imamura‘s Ushuu Boro Tobi-gumi historical novel series revealed the main cast and a key visual (pictured) on Wednesday. The anime, adapted by SynergySP, is scheduled to begin in January 2026.

Cast
Gengo Matsunaga: Yuuichirou Umehara (Goblin Slayer)
Shinnosuke Torigoe: Shuuichirou Umeda (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals)
Torajirou: Subaru Kimura (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Hikoya: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Baki)
Seijurou Kaji: Kensho Ono (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Imamura penned the historical novels, which began publication in March 2017 by Shoudensha. The latest volume of the Ushuu Boro Tobi-gumi series, Koi Orochi, was released in March 2022.

A manga adaptation of Hikuidori, drawn by Shinobu Seguchi, began serialization in the Weekly Shounen Champion magazine in Spring 2025.

Source: Comic Natalie

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