ZERO RISE Gets TV Anime and Stage Adaptation

Bushiroad has unveiled new details about its cross-media project “ZERO RISE” during the CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD 15th Anniversary Bushiroad New Year’s Presentation 2026.

The project will receive both a TV anime adaptation and a stage adaptation. An anime promotional video featuring actual footage from the series was also revealed. The anime is being produced by NICHICALINE.

During the Bushiroad New Year’s Presentation 2026, all characters and cast members who will appear in both the stage play and the anime will be announced simultaneously.

Anime PV:

Character PV:

CAST:
[UNFIXXX]
Hiroki Sasamori as Madoka Kurogare
Tomoya Fukui as Hagane “Date” Amadate
Kai Otomo as Tsukasa “Merlin” Marindo

[KINGS+HOOT]
Hiroki Ishibashi as Daiki “Blink” Sugawara
Takamichi Sato as Kagetora “Miracle” Tamura
Yusei Hiraga as Haruhi “Sunshine” Niwa

[RumbleWing[s]]
Ren Tahara as Tsubasa “York” Hirai
Takumi Mano as Yuichiro “Ujin” Jinnai
Yoh Maejima as Issa “Sajin” Jinnai

[BLACKSPOT]
Shota Kawakami as Takeshi “Ballista” Hari
Unknown A (no voice cast)
Unknown B (no voice cast)
Yuki Kimisawa as Hayato Jigen

The play will be performed at the Airship Theater in Tokyo from May 2 to 17, with a total of 20 shows. The script is written by Ichidai Matsuta (ILCA) and directed by Nobuhiro Mouri. eplus is accepting applications for the fastest advance tickets until 11:59 PM on February 8.

INTRODUCTION:
Those who possess talent, yet have been pushed aside because of past mistakes or the circumstances they were born into. For them, a new beginning is offered — a hidden street basketball league known as “ZERO RISE.” Only those who fight their way to victory can erase their past scars and reclaim the stage. Not only trained basketball players can step into this fight. Risking it all and pushing themselves to the limit, every kind of underdog gathers. As they fight to RISE up from ZERO.

Source: Comic Natalie

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