{"rewrite":{"id":"r_35874f207069f6d22f6d12a3","clusterId":"c_35f0ec90cfa92c00c614d8e5","slug":"tengu-tosen-short-anime-begins-main-story-on-youtube","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Tengu Tōsen Short Anime Begins Main Story on YouTube","summary":"The Tengu Tōsen short anime project, a joint production by Bandai Namco Entertainment and Plott, began streaming its first full main story episode on its official YouTube channel last Friday. The series follows Akari Hinomiya, a boy imbued with a demon spirit, as he fights tengu alongside the Tōbatsushi.","whyItMatters":"The shift from side story shorts to the main story marks the project's transition into its core narrative, making it freely accessible on YouTube.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tengu Tōsen project, described as a mix of traditional fantasy battle and Japanese sword fighting, started with side story shorts before launching the main story. The first full episode is now available on the official YouTube channel. The cast includes Shūichirō Umeda as protagonist Akari Hinomiya, Taihi Kimura as his older brother Haruto, Ryūichi Sawada as fellow cadet Ushio Kiryū, Azusa Tsugimori as Inori Kyōkane, and Shinji Kawada as the great tengu Kurama. Sōno designed the original characters.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tengu Tōsen short anime's main story started streaming on YouTube last Friday. The project follows Akari Hinomiya, a boy with a demon spirit, fighting tengu alongside the Tōbatsushi.","twitterPost":"Tengu Tōsen short anime's main story began streaming on YouTube last Friday. Akari Hinomiya, imbued with a demon spirit, fights tengu alongside the Tōbatsushi.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Tengu Tōsen short anime project, produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment and Plott, has begun streaming its main story on YouTube. The first full episode follows Akari Hinomiya as he battles tengu with the Tōbatsushi.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-27/tengu-tosen-short-anime-streams-on-youtube/.240023\",\"title\":\"Tengu Tōsen Short Anime Streams on YouTube\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3839,"outputTokens":518,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785194033,"createdAt":"2026-07-27T23:03:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-27T23:05:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-27T23:03:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_35f0ec90cfa92c00c614d8e5","canonicalTitle":"News\nTengu Tōsen Short Anime Streams on YouTube","representativeArticleId":"a_a26a652d9cdcb9217ffbf70f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Tengu Tōsen\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Bandai Namco Entertainment\",\"Plott\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-27T20:25:43.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-27T20:25:43.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-27T23:05:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-27/tengu-tosen-short-anime-streams-on-youtube/.240023","title":"News\nTengu Tōsen Short Anime Streams on YouTube"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Tengu Tōsen"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Bandai Namco Entertainment","Plott"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}