© SS/KH,VFive new voice cast members have been announced for the upcoming Rooster Fighter TV anime series, all of whom were revealed during Anime NYC 2025. The anime is set to premiere in Japan in Spring 2026.
The five new cast includes:
- • Yuko Kaida as Kugone
- • Jun Kasama as Yuji
- • Natsumi Fujiwara as Hikari
- • Akio Otsuka as Keizan
- • Hikaru Tono as Sara
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© SS/KH,VThey had previously revealed main cast members that include Kenta Miyake as Keiji, Mariko Honda as Elizabeth, and Shiori Izawa as Piyoko.
Daisuke Suzuki (D4DJ All Mix, D4DJ Double Mix) is directing the anime series, with Hiroshi Seko (Wind Breaker, Jujutsu Kaisen) as series screenwriter and Joseph Chou and Sola Entertainment as producers. Sanzigen is responsible for the animation production.
VIZ has licensed Rooster Fighter’s streaming and TV broadcast rights outside of Japan. It confirmed that the series will be available on Adult Swim, with “further streaming platforms to be announced soon across all territories.”
The original action comedy manga series by Shu Sakuratani started serialization on Hero’s Inc’s Comiplex website on December 18, 2020. Ten tankobon volumes have been released as of July 2025.
© SS/KH,VVIZ summarizes the central premise of the Rooster Fighter manga as follows:
The neighborhood cock of the walk is not just any rooster—he’s humanity’s greatest guardian! His adversaries may tower ten stories high, but nothing surpasses his stout heart and his formidable battle cry—cock-a-doodle-doo!
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Sources: Rooster Fighter Official English Twitter, Official Anime Website, Anime News Network
