It has been announced that the first season of the TV anime " The Elusive Samurai ," based on the manga by Yusei Matsui , who is known for " Neuro: Supernatural Detective Neuro" and "Assassination Classroom, " will be rebroadcast on Fuji TV's anime slot "Noitamina" from April 17th. The second season will be broadcast in the same slot from July, making the first and second seasons a combined two-cour series.
"The Young The Elusive Samurai" is a tale of escape based on the historical facts of the wanderings, hiding, and counterattack of Hojo Tokiyuki, a young warrior who excelled at running away. In 1333, a sudden rebellion brought down the Kamakura Shogunate. Hojo Tokiyuki, a young boy who was supposed to succeed the Shogunate, is invited by Suwa Yorishige, a Shinto priest in Shinano Province, to flee and begin his path to becoming a hero. This is Matsui's first new series in about five years since "Assassination Classroom," and began in January 2021 in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha). The final episode aired in February, bringing the five-year serialization to a close. The comic has sold over five million copies in total.
The first season of the TV anime aired from July to September 2024. The anime was directed by Yuta Yamazaki, who has worked on such shows as "Wonder Egg Priority," and produced by CloverWorks, the studio behind "Bocchi the Rock!" Rookie voice actor Asaki Yukawa played the main character, Tokiyuki Hojo. This was Yukawa's first time starring in a TV anime, which also attracted attention.
