Thanks to shows like My Hero Academia, superheroes are becoming more prevalent and anime. Now another new series called Shikizakura is getting ready for its world premiere next month.
The series follows a young hero who does his best to protect the world from evil Onis while wearing a powered suit. Co-produced by Chukyo TV and animation studio, Sublimation, the series is the first to be created in the Tokai region of Japan.
It's recently been announced that the anticipated series will have its world premiere during the Anime Expo Lite convention that celebrates all things anime, manga and Japanese pop culture. A new trailer for their event has also been released.
Are you excited about the new series? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments, and don't forget to check out the trailer below!
In the place of Shikizakura (cherry trees), where autumn leaves and cherry blossoms are flourishing and where human world intersects with the demon world, a ritual to save the human world is about to begin… Kakeru Miwa, a high school student, gets involved in a battle between powered suits and oni that emerge from the demon world to prey on Onis manifest themselves in this world by possessing humans.
Only “Yoroi,” powered suit that is a fusion of ancient secrets and cutting-edge technology, can protect people from onis. Kakeru puts on a Yoroi by chance and becomes a semi-official member of a team that fights against onis.
Determined to become a hero, Kakeru battles Onis to protect Ouka Myojin, the shrine maiden destined to save the world. In the season of Shikizakura, in midst of autumn leaves and a flurry of cherry petals, Ouka performs a dance as a shrine maiden. At the place where the past and the future, this world and the alien world, people’s thoughts and hopes all meet, a tale of heroic action-adventure begins! Season 1 of the series will premiere on Japanese TV in October.
Shikizakura will premiere during the Anime Expo Lite on July 4th at 5:15 PM PDT.