From the creator of Assassination Classroom, historical adventure anime The Elusive Samurai arrives on Crunchyroll in English dub form on Saturday, August 3! Check out the cast for the series below:
The Elusive Samurai English Dub Cast
TOKIYUKI voiced by Abby Trott
SHIZUKU voiced by Courtney Chu
AYAKO voiced by Brittany Cox
KOJIRO voiced by Jeannie Tirado
GENBA voiced by Kaitlyn Robrock
FUBUKI voiced by Stuart Allan
TAKAUJI voiced by Jonah Scott
YORISHIGE voiced by Ricco Fajardo
Key Art
Based on the manga by Yusei Matsui (Assassination Classroom), Yuta Yamazaki (WONDER EGG PRIORITY assistant director) directs The Elusive Samurai at studio CloverWorks, with series composition by Yoriko Tomita, character designs by Yasushi Nishiya and music by Akiyuki Tateyama and GEMBI.
Crunchyroll is simulcasting the anime and describes the story:
In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion. Hojo Tokiyuki, the rightful heir, escapes the massacre with a Shinto priest named Suwa Yorishige to Kamakura. On the run and fighting to stay alive, Tokiyuki sets in motion his plan to reclaim his birthright.
