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The Elusive Samurai: Genba gets featured in promotional art

Rafael Shinzo
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My name is Rafael Alves, known as Shinzo. I created the AnimeNew website in 2009 to offer news about anime, manga, and games directly from Japan.

New promotional art for the anime The Elusive Samurai ( Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi ) has been revealed, featuring the character Genba Kazama, voiced by Aoi Yuki. The premiere is scheduled for this year.

The Elusive Samurai
©松井優征/集英社・逃げ上手の若君製作委員会

Thus, the direction is by Yuuta Yamazaki ( Wonder Egg Priority ) at the CloverWorks ( The Promised Neverland, Spy x Family ), script by Yoriko Tomita ( My Dress-Up Darling ), and character design by Yasushi Nishiya ( Summer Time Render ).

Synopsis:

Hôjô Tokiyuki , a young man destined to inherit the shogunate, loses everything: his family, his hometown, the supporters of his clan… The last survivor of his lineage, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in the region. But, fortunately, Tokiyuki has a special gift for survival: flying. His story is one of pilgrimage, concealment, and reconquest. Thus begins the tumultuous life of the indescribable samurai prince!

Finally, the manga adaptation of The Elusive Samurai (Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi) debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in January 2021.

Source: Official Website