'Niwatori Fighter' Unveils Additional Cast, Second Promo, Spring 2026 Premiere

The VIZ Media Panel at Anime Expo 2025 revealed a pair of additional cast, a new key visual (pictured), and a second promotional video for the television anime adaptation of Shuu Sakuratani's Niwatori Fighter (Rooster Fighter) on Saturday. The anime is scheduled to premiere in Spring 2026. Voice actors Tomohiro Ono (Tomodachi Game) and Mitsuaki Kanuka (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) are joining the cast as Keisuke and Morio, respectively. Daisuke Suzuki (D4DJ All Mix) is helming the anime at SANZIGEN. Hiroshi Seko (Jujutsu Kaisen) is handling the series composition. Sakuratani began serializing the action comedy manga on Hero's magazine on the Comiplex website in December 2020. Hero's published the tenth volume on July 4. VIZ Media licensed the manga for release in English in October 2021. The seventh volume went on sale on February 18, and the eighth volume is scheduled to go on sale on August 19. 2