Yura Urushibara’s Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood is expanding its universe with a new spinoff manga series. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming release.
What’s the Spinoff About?
The new series is titled Tougen Anki Gaiden: Tsuki to Sakura no Kyōsō Kyoku, which translates to Tougen Anki Side Story: The Rhapsody of the Moon and Cherry Blossoms. Dōma Oda will be launching the spinoff. The story will delve into the past of Tsukuyomi Momoka and Ousuke Momokado.
Release Date
Tougen Anki Gaiden: Tsuki to Sakura no Kyōsō Kyoku is set to launch on June 6 in the July issue of Akita Publishing’s Monthly Shōnen Champion magazine.
What is Tougen Anki?
Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yura Urushibara. It began serialization in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shōnen Champion in June 2020. Yen Press is releasing the manga in English in North America.
The world of Tougen Anki explores the conflict between the descendants of Oni (demons) and Momotaro, drawing from the Japanese folktale of Momotaro. Long ago, the Oni, aware of their own ferocity, lived in seclusion. However, their peace was shattered by an invasion led by Momotaro. Over thousands of years, these two factions formed the “Momotaro Agency” and the “Oni Agency,” respectively, and have been locked in conflict ever since.
The protagonist, Shiki Ichinose, discovers he has Oni blood following an attack by Momotaro. This leads him to discover his destiny and enroll in Rasetsu Academy, a training school for Oni.
Tougen Anki Anime
An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Hibari is scheduled to premiere in July 2025 on Nippon TV. Ato Nonaka is directing the anime, with Hiroyuki Hashimoto as assistant director. Yukie Sugawara is supervising and writing the series scripts, Ryoko Amisaki is serving as character designer, and Kohta Yamamoto is composing the music at Pony Canyon. The opening theme song is “Overnight” performed by The Oral Cigarettes.
Kazuki Ura, Hiroshi Kamiya, and Kotaro Nishiyama are voicing the main characters Shiki Ichinose, Naito Mudano, and Jin Kogasaki, respectively.
Other Adaptations
Tougen Anki is also receiving a game adaptation for mobile devices and PC by game developer Com2uS in 2025. The manga previously inspired a stage play that ran in Tokyo and Osaka in February 2024, and a sequel stage play ran in January 2025.
