Tougen Anki

Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood (桃源暗鬼, Tōgen Anki) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yura Urushibara [ja]. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion since June 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Hibari premiered in July 2025.

Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Shiki Ichinose
桃源暗鬼 (Tōgen Anki)
Genre	Adventure[1] Dark fantasy[1][2]
Manga
Written by	Yura Urushibara [ja]
Published by	Akita Shoten
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Imprint	Shōnen Champion Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	June 11, 2020 – present
Volumes	25
Manga
Gaiden: Tsuki to Sakura no Kyōsō Kyoku
Written by	Dōma Oda
Published by	Akita Shoten
Imprint	Shōnen Champion Comics
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Champion
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	June 6, 2025 – present
Anime television series
Directed by	Ato Nonaka
Written by	Yukie Sugiwara
Music by	Kohta Yamamoto
Studio	Studio Hibari
Licensed by	Remow
Original network	NNS (Nippon TV)
Original run	July 11, 2025 – present
Episodes	2

Plot

Shiki Ichinose is a rebellious teenager who lives with his adoptive father, Tsuyoshi. One day, they are suddenly attacked by an assassin. Shiki soon learns the shocking truth that he is an Oni and Tsuyoshi was previously an Oni-hunting Momotarou before he left to raise him. After Tsuyoshi is killed, Shiki finds himself in the middle of the longstanding conflict between Oni and Momotarou as he vows to survive and have his revenge.

Characters

Shiki Ichinose (一ノ瀬 四季, Ichinose Shiki)

Voiced by: Kazuki Ura,^[3] Shizuka Ishigami^{Ep. 1 credits} (young) (Japanese); Zeno Robinson,^[4] Rebecca Wang^{Ep. 1 credits} (young) (English)

Naito Mudano (無陀野 無人, Mudano Naito)

Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya^[3] (Japanese); Stephen Fu^[4] (English)

Jin Kougasaki (皇后崎 迅, Kōgasaki Jin)

Voiced by: Koutaro Nishiyama^[3] (Japanese); Khoi Dao^[4] (English)

Homare Byobugaura (屏風ヶ浦 帆稀, Byōbugaura Homare)

Voiced by: Manaka Iwami^[5] (Japanese); Erica Mendez^[4] (English)

Ikari Yaoroshi (矢颪 碇, Yaoroshi Ikari)

Voiced by: Shogo Sakata^[5] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab^[4] (English)

Juji Yusurube (遊摺部 従児, Yusurube Jūji)

Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae^[5] (Japanese); Edward Mendoza^[4] (English)

Rokuro Kiriyama (手術岾 ロクロ, Kiriyama Rokuro)

Voiced by: Kaito Miura^[5] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo^[4] (English)

Kuina Sazanami (漣 水鶏, Sazanami Kuina)

Voiced by: Aimi^[5] (Japanese); Rebecca Wang^[4] (English)

Kyoya Oiranzaka (花魁坂 京夜, Oiranzaka Kyōya)

Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura^[6] (Japanese); Mark Whitten^[4] (English)

Tsubakiri Momomiya (桃宮唾切, Momomiya Tsubakiri)

Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio^[7] (Japanese); Howard Wang^[4] (English)

Yomogi Momokusa (桃草蓬, Momokusa Yomogi)

Voiced by: Mariya Ise^[7] (Japanese); Allegra Clark^[4] (English)

Tsuyoshi Ichinose (一ノ瀬剛志, Ichinose Tsuyoshi)

Voiced by: Tsuyoshi Koyama^[7] (Japanese); Imari Williams^[4] (English)

Samidare Momoya (桃屋五月雨, Momoya Samidare)

Voiced by: Yasunori Masutani^[7] (Japanese); Patrick Seitz^[4] (English)

Principal (校長, Kōchō)

Voiced by: Megumi Ogata^[7] (Japanese); Kayleigh McKee^[4] (English)

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yura Urushibara [ja], Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood started in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion on June 11, 2020.^[8] Akita Shoten has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on October 8, 2020.^[9] As of July 8, 2025, twenty-five volumes have been released.^[10]

In March 2024, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the manga for English release in North America, with the first volume released on September 17 of that same year.^[11]

A spin-off manga by Dōma Oda, titled Tougen Anki Gaiden: Tsuki to Sakura no Kyōsō Kyoku (桃源暗鬼外伝 月と桜の狂騒曲; 'Tougen Anki Side Story: The Rhapsody of the Moon and Cherry Blossoms'), started serialization in Monthly Shōnen Champion on June 6, 2025.^[12]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	October 8, 2020[13]	978-4-253-28001-3	September 17, 2024[14]	978-1-975-39990-0
2	January 8, 2021[15]	978-4-253-28002-0	January 21, 2025[16]	978-1-975-39992-4
3	March 8, 2021[17]	978-4-253-28003-7	June 17, 2025[18]	978-1-975-39994-8
4	June 8, 2021[19]	978-4-253-28004-4	October 28, 2025[20]	978-1-975-39996-2
5	August 6, 2021[21]	978-4-253-28005-1	—	—
6	October 8, 2021[22]	978-4-253-28006-8	—	—
7	December 8, 2021[23]	978-4-253-28007-5	—	—
8	March 8, 2022[24]	978-4-253-28008-2	—	—
9	May 6, 2022[25]	978-4-253-28009-9	—	—
10	July 7, 2022[26]	978-4-253-28010-5	—	—
11	September 8, 2022[27]	978-4-253-28011-2	—	—
12	November 8, 2022[28]	978-4-253-28012-9	—	—
13	January 6, 2023[29]	978-4-253-28013-6	—	—
14	April 7, 2023[30]	978-4-253-28014-3	—	—
15	June 8, 2023[31]	978-4-253-28015-0	—	—
16	August 8, 2023[32]	978-4-253-28016-7	—	—
17	November 8, 2023[33]	978-4-253-28017-4	—	—
18	January 5, 2024[34]	978-4-253-28018-1	—	—
19	March 7, 2024[35]	978-4-253-28019-8	—	—
20	May 8, 2024[36]	978-4-253-28531-5	—	—
21	September 6, 2024[37]	978-4-253-28532-2 978-4-253-28533-9 (SE)	—	—
22	January 8, 2025[38]	978-4-253-28534-6 978-4-253-28535-3 (SE)	—	—
23	April 8, 2025[39]	978-4-253-28537-7 978-4-253-28536-0 (SE)	—	—
24	June 6, 2025[40]	978-4-253-28539-1 978-4-253-28538-4 (SE)	—	—
25	July 8, 2025[10]	978-4-253-28541-4 978-4-253-28540-7 (SE)	—	—

Stage play

In December 2023, it was announced that the series would receive a stage play adaptation, which ran at the Tennozu Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from February 17–24, 2024, and at the Umeda Arts Theater's Theater Drama City in Osaka from February 29 to March 3 of the same year.^[41]

Anime

In May 2024, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation.^[3][42] The series is produced by Studio Hibari and directed by Ato Nonaka, with Hiroyuki Hashimoto serving as assistant director, Yukie Sugawara handling series composition and writing the screenplays, Ryoko Amisaki serving as character designer, and Kohta Yamamoto composing the music, with music production by Pony Canyon. It premiered on July 11, 2025, on Nippon TV and its affiliates as part of the Friday Anime Night block.^[5] The opening theme song is "Overnight", performed by The Oral Cigarettes,^[6] while the ending theme song is "What is Justice?", performed by Band-Maid.^[43]

Remow has licensed the series and is simulcasting it on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and other services such as Samsung TV Plus (North America), Anime Onegai (Latin America), Bandplay (Brazil), Animation Digital Network (several European territories), Anime Generation (Italy) and Anime Key (Middle East and North Africa) on July 11. Netflix and Prime Video are also streaming the series worldwide outside of Mainland China.^[7]

Episodes

No.	Title [44]	Directed by [a]	Storyboarded by [a]	Original release date
1	"Oni's Blood" Transliteration: "Oni no Chi" (Japanese: 鬼の血)	Yū Kinome & Ato Nonaka	Yū Kinome & Ato Nonaka	July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11)
2	"If You Want to Make It, Keep On Winning" Transliteration: "Nashitogetai Nara, Kachi Tsudzukero" (Japanese: 成し遂げたいなら、 勝ち続けろ)	Ato Nonaka	Yū Kinome & Ato Nonaka	July 18, 2025 (2025-07-18)
3	Transliteration: "Kesshoku Kaihō" (Japanese: 血蝕解放)	TBA	TBA	July 25, 2025 (2025-07-25)

Reception

By February 2022, the manga had over 1.2 million copies in circulation;^[45] over 1.85 million copies in circulation by November 2022;^[46] over 2.2 million copies in circulation by March 2023;^[47] over 2.6 million copies in circulation by December 2023;^[41] and over 3 million copies in circulation by May 2024.^[42]

The manga was nominated for the 2021 Next Manga Awards in the print category.^[48] The manga placed seventh in Rakuten Kobo's second E-book Award in the "I Want to Deliver It to the World! Top Recommended Manga" category in 2024.^[49]

Notes

1. Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.