Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc sets October 2026 premiere and reveals two new cast members at Anime Japan 2026

Tougen Anki Season 2
Tougen Anki Season 2 - Source: Studio Hibari

Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc is set for a major comeback. In a new update, production announced that the next major edition would be released in the fall of 2026.

Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc will officially resume airing in October 2026. This announcement included two new members of the cast, Nobuhiko Okamoto and Kent Itō, as part-time teachers at Rasetsu Academy.


Two New Voices Enter the Training Grounds

Friend turned enemy - Source: Studio Hibari
Friend turned enemy - Source: Studio Hibari

Nobuhiko Okamoto plays Hagure Nekosaki, a part-time instructor hired upon Mudano's request for the students' new training regimen. Although he appears to be a composed and polite individual, his full nature is deliberately vague from the character description.

Best known for his role as Instructor Yu Innami, Kent Itō has a background in education, but has recently been hired as a trainer/evaluator as well. While Instructor Innami displays extreme optimism even when suffering physically, he is also committed to his goal and will continue to pursue that goal through any difficulty, displaying nearly the same level of enthusiasm with blood streaming from his mouth as he did with blood not streaming from his mouth.


Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc and Its Stakes

Momodera Mikado - Source: Studio Hibari
Momodera Mikado - Source: Studio Hibari

The longest arc from the original manga series Tougen Anki, written by Yura Urushibara, is the Nikko Kegon Falls Arc, which involves Mudano in pursuit of (Yaoroshi), who collaborated with an independent group of oni (Kikoku Unit) to wipe out every Momotaro. The head of the Kikoku unit is Hayate Todoroki, who has a personal vendetta against momotaro and the Kikoku unit's conflict with Mudano's team increases as they continue through the Nikko Kegon Falls facility.

The start of the dark and twisted identity of the series is in the Nikko Kegon Falls Arc, revealing changing alliances, the many complexities of moral conflicts, and the psychological tensions of the characters that have become the basis of the largest chapter of this franchise to date.


The Creative Team Returns

A blast scene as seen in the trailer - Source: Studio Hibari
A blast scene as seen in the trailer - Source: Studio Hibari

Studio Hibari continues production on Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc. The following staff members are returning for the new arc:

  • Director: Ato Nonaka
  • Assistant Director: Hiroyuki Hashimoto
  • Series Composition & Script Supervision: Yukie Sugawara
  • Character Design: Ryoko Amisaki
  • Music Composition: Kohta Yamamoto (known for co-scoring the final season of Attack on Titan)
  • Music Production: Pony Canyon
  • Art Design: Hiroyuki Becchaku
  • Art Direction: Scott MacDonald
  • Color Key Artist: Saki Tada
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Naoki Serizawa
  • CG Director: Ryota Fukushima
  • Editor: Yumika Okazaki
  • Sound Director: Satoki Iida

Where to Watch

Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc will launch on multiple platforms globally (except Japan). Instructions will be available via Netflix globally (except Japan). The series will be on Prime Video worldwide (except Japan and China) and produced in English on Crunchyroll, and distributors include Samsung TV Plus, iQIYI International, Bilibili (bbstation), ADN, and other services across Asia and beyond.

Edited by Akihito Chakma