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The long-running Battle Spirits franchise has a new television anime, and Crunchyroll is streaming it. Battle Spirits [Re] Zekkai no Kū premiered on Tuesday at 11:00 p.m. JST on Tokyo MX and other channels, giving the card-game series its first full TV entry in years.
For international viewers, the Crunchyroll simulcast puts the new series alongside the platform’s other seasonal pickups, with English subtitles available during the broadcast window.
Cast
The series has a large ensemble led by Taichi Kusano as Kū Bashin, described as a cheerful, sincere fan of Battle Spirits who wants to become stronger. Daiki Hamano voices Zetsu Ajara, a cool and unapproachable rōnin feared as an Eternal Battler master assassin. The rest of the announced cast includes Hiro Shimono as Ibuki Mizuha, Mariya Ise as Yui Kusumoto, Yasuhiro Mamiya as Suiboku Bashin, Nana Mizuki as Mine Kusumoto, Megu Umezawa as Shie Anpachi, Akira Ishida as Jinzan Takasugi, Daisuke Ono as Ryōga Sakamoto and Jun Fukuyama as Kakeru Magi.
That is a deep lineup for a card-game tie-in, and names like Nana Mizuki, Akira Ishida and Daisuke Ono are recognizable well beyond the franchise’s usual audience.
Staff and theme songs
Masashi Kudo directs the anime at Bandai Namco Pictures and is also credited with the original character designs. His prior work includes Terminator Zero, Sanrio Boys and Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties. Toshizo Nemoto handles series scripts, with credits including Inu × Boku Secret Service, Metallic Rouge and two seasons of Log Horizon. Bandai Namco Pictures is also credited for planning the production.
JAM Project perform the opening theme, “Here we are!,” and Himegoto perform the ending theme, “Pulse.”
Where the franchise stands
Bandai launched the original Battle Spirits trading card game in 2008, with cards representing dragons, demons, birds, insects and other spirits that players control in battle. The game reached the United States in 2009, and Battle Spirits: Connected Battlers, the most recent video game, launched for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in April 2022.
On the anime side, the franchise began with the 50-episode Battle Spirits: Shōnen Toppa Bashin in September 2008, followed by a new TV series almost every year until 2016–2017’s Battle Spirits Double Drive. A three-episode net anime, Battle Spirits: Saga Brave, came in June 2019, then Battle Spirits: Kakumei no Galett in August 2020 and Battle Spirits: Mirage in October 2021 — the most recent anime before this new series.
Why it matters
Card-game anime occupy a stable, merchandising-driven niche in Japan, and Battle Spirits is one of the genre’s longest-running brands. A new TV series after a several-year gap is a sign Bandai is investing in the property again, and the Crunchyroll simulcast gives the show a route to viewers who never caught the earlier entries.
It also fits a familiar pattern of reviving dormant franchises for streaming audiences — similar to how Crunchyroll brought the new Sgt. Frog anime worldwide this season. Fans of the voice talent can also compare Nana Mizuki’s new role here with the one she takes in The World’s Strongest Witch.
Source: Anime News Network (via Crunchyroll / Kyle Cardine).
Featured image: Key visual for Battle Spirits [Re] Zekkai no Kū, via Anime News Network.
