When does Kagurabachi premiere? Cypic's Jump sword-revenge adaptation starts April 2027 — day TBA; summer 2026 world-tour footage is not the TV debut.
Current target date: Saturday, April 3, 2027 (April 2027). We update this page when studios or publishers move the window.
Kagurabachi begins April 2027. Cypic produces; Tetsuya Takeuchi directs; Taihi Kimura voices Chihiro Rokuhira. A summer 2026 world tour screens ~20 minutes of episode 1 before the spring 2027 Japan full-ep1 event and the April broadcast.
April 2027
Saturday, April 3, 2027
April 2027 is the broadcast lock — not a vague “Jump anime someday”
Kagurabachi’s TV anime is officially set to begin in April 2027. The April 27, 2026 site/staff/PV drop is the stamp: Cypic producing, Takeuchi directing, Kimura as Chihiro. Until a specific premiere night prints, this countdown sits on the April window.
Summer 2026 world-tour footage is a preview — not the TV debut
Starting summer 2026, the project tours anime events with ~20 minutes of episode 1. Spring 2027 Japan gets the first full episode 1 screening ahead of broadcast. That is a marketing runway for enchanted blades, not the April 2027 TV start date itself — do not collapse tour nights into the countdown.
What the April 2026 announcement actually locked
- Window: April 2027 broadcast + streaming start.
- Studio: Cypic (CyberAgent group) — not a Bones rumor.
- Director: Tetsuya Takeuchi; character design: Keigo Sasaki.
- Lead: Taihi Kimura as Chihiro Rokuhira.
- Partners named with the drop include MUSE and SMG HOLDINGS among others — regional apps can still shuffle.
Cypic getting Jump’s enchanted-blade flagship is the production story
A lot of early fan casting put big legacy action houses on this title. Official line is Cypic — the same shop behind Cinderella Gray and The Summer Hikaru Died — with Takeuchi’s action-board pedigree on the chair. April 2027 is when that pipeline hits TV; studio gossip that still says Bones is outdated against the press release.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When does the Kagurabachi anime premiere?
April 2027 on Japanese TV (and global streaming partners named with the drop). Day-level stamp still pending — April 3 on trackers is a Spring-season anchor, not a locked Tuesday.
2Which studio is making Kagurabachi?
Cypic (Umamusume: Cinderella Gray, The Summer Hikaru Died). Ignore Bones rumor posts — the April 27, 2026 announcement named Cypic explicitly.
3What is the Kagurabachi World Tour?
From summer 2026, events screen the first ~20 minutes of episode 1 worldwide; Japan in spring 2027 hosts the first full episode 1 screening before the April broadcast. Tour dates ≠ the TV premiere.
4Who voices Chihiro Rokuhira?
Taihi Kimura leads as Chihiro. Tetsuya Takeuchi directs; Keigo Sasaki handles character design. Author Takeru Hokazono’s Jump sword-revenge manga is the source.
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