Ahead of the premiere in January 2026, the official YouTube channel for the upcoming TV anime Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers released a new clip titled "Special First Look Ver.1" including newly introduced scenes. Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers " Special First Look Ver.1" 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 volume's of the original series' final OVA, Yoroiden Samurai Trooper: Message , released in Japan in 1991. Yoichi Fujita ( Gintama , Mr. Osomatsu ) is attached to direct Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers , with Kamen Rider Build head writer Shogo Muto in charge of series composition. Yuhei Murota ( Love Live! franchise) 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 main voice cast members include: Gai voiced by Hiiro Ishibashi (Yuka Ohdo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens ) Kaito Uesugi voiced by Junya Enoki (Yuji Itadori in JUJUTSU KAISEN ) Shion Ishida voiced by Kentaro Kumagai (Laios Touden in Delicious in Dungeon ) Yamato Hojo voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi (Zodyl in Gachiakuta ) Musashi Hojo voiced by Ayumu Murase (Shoyo Hinata in Haikyu!! ) RELATED: Samurai Troopers New Anime Reveals Rest of Group in Teaser Trailer Crunchyroll currently streams the original Samurai Troopers anime, describing the synopsis 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: "Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers" official YouTube channel
