Today marks the premiere of Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers , the official sequel to 1988's Samurai Troopers . And today's casting announcement should be especially exciting for fans of the original! Voice actor Sayaka Kinoshita will be joining the cast as Nasti Yagyu, a name that will be familiar to Samurai Troopers fans. Nasti served as an assistant to her grandfather, Professor Konosuke Yagyu, and an indispensable helper to the original team. 35 years later, she is the head of the commander of the DST, continuing the fight against evil in the world. In the original series, Nasti was voiced by Kaori Kusakabe. Kinoshita's other major roles include Mirko in My Hero Academia and Jessica Edwards in Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These . RELATED: Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers Anime Joins the Battle in Creditless Opening Video Key visual RELATED: Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers Anime Showcases Ending Theme Song, New Cast in Latest Trailer Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers is an official sequel to Sunrise's hero action TV anime in 1988-1989, Yoroiden Samurai Trooper ( Ronin Warriors or Samurai Troopers in the West). It will have been 25 years since the last volumes of the original series' final OVA, Yoroiden Samurai Trooper: Message , released in Japan in 1991. Yoichi Fujita ( Gintama , Mr. Osomatsu ) directs Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers at Bandai Namco Filmworks’ brand Sunrise, with Kamen Rider Build head writer Shogo Muto in charge of series composition. Yuhei Murota ( Love Live! ) provides the character designs. Hideo Okamoto, armor designer for the original Samurai Troopers series, returns to continue his work on the new show's "Yoroigear." The new anime series airs in Japan starting today. Crunchyroll currently streams the original Samurai Troopers anime, describing the series as such: Long ago, there existed an evil spirit that waged a war to conquer the human world. Defeat drove him back to the realm of darkness, but not before vowing to return and exact his revenge. A thousand years later, the world has all but forgotten the name of Arago, Emperor of Doom. When black clouds smother the bright city lights of Shinjuku, and a sinister laugh drowns out the dying hum of electricity, the people of the world plunge into terror, unprepared for the evil spirit's return! Source: Official X (formerly Twitter) account
