Shozen, a manga by Jiang Jia Meizi currently serialized on Bilibili Manga, is being adapted into a TV anime. The series is set to air in 2027 on Fuji TV’s B8station programming block and other channels, with a teaser PV already released.
Japanese-language PV:
Teaser Visual:
CAST:
Rina Kawaguchi as Shozen
Hiroshi Kamiya as Douzen
Daisuke Sakuma as Ryojin
Aoi Yuki as Kensei as Kensei
Ayumu Murase as Chiro
STAFF:
Director & Screenplay: Itsuro Kawasaki
Assistant Director: Tomohiro Matsukawa
Character Design & Chief Animation Supervisor: Eri Osada
Monster & Prop Design: Kenji Yamazaki / Yuichi Karasawa
Action Director: Yoshihiro Kanno
Art Director: Takamasa Nakakuki
Music: Takuro Iga
Production: Dangun Pictures × Cannon Code
The story follows the meeting between Dozen, a Taoist priest, and a human girl raised by monsters. After naming her Naozen, he takes her in as his disciple, and the series explores their adventures together.
While B8station has previously aired anime produced by bilibili with Japanese dubbing, Shozen marks a new approach: Japanese creators will animate a Chinese manga.
Source: Comic Natalie
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