{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d093a4e16e00603c0331377d","clusterId":"c_bbf0cd752d6f04212264e320","slug":"kagurabachi-anime-world-tour-part-2-adds-johannesburg-melbourne-stops","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kagurabachi Anime World Tour Part 2 Adds Johannesburg, Melbourne Stops","summary":"The Kagurabachi anime's global world tour is adding two new stops. The second leg will screen the first 20 minutes of episode one at Comic Con Africa in Johannesburg on 27 September and at Penny Arcade Expo Australia (PAX Aus) in Melbourne on 11 October. Both events will also feature panel sessions with anime producer Kenta Suzuki. The tour's first leg began in July with a world premiere at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, followed by screenings at Japan Expo in Paris, AnimagiC in Mannheim, Otakon in Washington, D.C., and Anime NYC in New York. Details for world tour part three and a final Japan stop are expected this autumn. The anime adapts Takeru Hokazono's Weekly Shonen Jump manga, which has surpassed four million copies in cumulative circulation including digital editions. The story follows Chihiro Rokuhira, a young swordsmith who takes up his father's enchanted blade after an attack by the Hishaku organization. Cypic produces the series, with Tetsuya Takeuchi directing and Keigo Sasaki on character design. Taihi Kimura voices Chihiro. The series is scheduled to begin broadcasting and streaming in April 2027 on Crunchyroll, Muse Communication, and SMG Holdings.","whyItMatters":"The five-continent tour, paired with the manga's four million copies in circulation, frames the April 2027 broadcast as a global launch rather than a domestic one.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Johannesburg screening runs 1 pm to 1:30 pm South Africa Standard Time at the Johannesburg Expo Centre. The Melbourne event runs 10:30 am to 11:30 am Australian Eastern Daylight Time at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The tour spans five continents.\n\nThe voice cast extends beyond Chihiro. Tomokazu Seki plays Kunishige Rokuhira, Katsuyuki Konishi plays Togo Shiba, Miku Ito plays Hinao, and Miyari Nemoto plays Char Kyonagi.\n\nDirector Tetsuya Takeuchi previously worked as action animation director on Sword Art Online II and as storyboard artist, episode director, and animation director for battle scenes on Heavenly Delusion. Character designer Keigo Sasaki is known for his work on Blue Exorcist and The Seven Deadly Sins. Taihi Kimura, who voices Chihiro, received the Best New Actor award at the 2025 Seiyu Awards.\n\nThe tour\u0026#39;s first leg covered four conventions in July: Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Anime NYC in New York, Japan Expo in Paris, and AnimagiC in Mannheim, Germany.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kagurabachi's world tour part 2 takes the first 20 minutes of episode one to Johannesburg and Melbourne, with producer Kenta Suzuki on panels. Part 3 and a final Japan stop are still to come.","twitterPost":"Taihi Kimura, winner of Best New Actor at the 2025 Seiyu Awards, voices Chihiro Rokuhira in the Kagurabachi anime, which streams on Crunchyroll, Muse, and SMG from April 2027.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Kagurabachi anime's world tour adds Johannesburg and Melbourne stops, screening the first 20 minutes of episode one with producer panels at both. The series, produced by Cypic with Taihi Kimura as Chihiro Rokuhira, is set to broadcast and stream in April 2027. Details for part three and a final Japan stop arrive this autumn.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"AnimationXpress Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animationxpress.com/latest-news/kagurabachi-anime-takes-its-swordplay-global-with-new-world-tour-stops/\",\"title\":\"'Kagurabachi' anime takes its swordplay global with new world tour stops\"},{\"source\":\"Animehunch\",\"url\":\"https://animehunch.com/kagurabachi-anime-world-tour-part-2-johannesburg-melbourne/\",\"title\":\"Kagurabachi Anime World Tour Part 2 Announced With Premiere Screenings In Johannesburg \\u0026 Melbourne\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":9487,"outputTokens":7387,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788884999,"createdAt":"2026-09-08T16:24:13.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-08T16:28:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T16:28:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bbf0cd752d6f04212264e320","canonicalTitle":"‘Kagurabachi’ anime takes its swordplay global with new world tour stops","representativeArticleId":"a_f4f5ee96498c7238722a4a73","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Kagurabachi\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-08T13:16:17.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-08T13:21:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T16:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Animehunch","url":"https://animehunch.com/kagurabachi-anime-world-tour-part-2-johannesburg-melbourne/","title":"Kagurabachi Anime World Tour Part 2 Announced With Premiere Screenings In Johannesburg \u0026 Melbourne"},{"source":"AnimationXpress Anime","url":"https://animationxpress.com/latest-news/kagurabachi-anime-takes-its-swordplay-global-with-new-world-tour-stops/","title":"‘Kagurabachi’ anime takes its swordplay global with new world tour stops"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Kagurabachi"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Kagurabachi anime world tour part 2 screens the first 20 minutes of episode one at Comic Con Africa in Johannesburg on 27 September and at PAX Aus in Melbourne on 11 October.","The Kagurabachi anime is produced by Cypic, directed by Tetsuya Takeuchi, with Taihi Kimura voicing protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira.","The Kagurabachi anime is scheduled to begin broadcasting and streaming in April 2027 on Crunchyroll, Muse Communication, and SMG Holdings.","Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga has surpassed four million copies in cumulative circulation including digital editions.","Details for Kagurabachi world tour part 3 and the final Japan tour stop are expected this autumn."]}