The upcoming TV anime based on the Rooster Fighter manga revealed five new cast additions during Anime NYC today. The new cast members include: Kugone voiced by Yuko Kaida Yuji voiced by Jun Kasama Hikari voiced by Natsumi Fujiwara Sara voiced by Hikaru Tono Keizan voiced by Akio Otsuka The series is scheduled to premiere in Spring 2026 , and it will also air on Adult Swim in the United States. RELATED: Rooster Fighter Anime Premieres in Spring 2026 Shu Sakuratani began the original Rooster Fighter manga in December 2020 on the Comiplex manga website with 10 volumes released in Japan to date. Daisuke Suzuki directs the TV anime at studio SANZIGEN, with Hiroshi Seko on series composition and Joseph Chou producing. VIZ Media publishes an English-language version of Rooster Fighter , and describes the story: The neighborhood cock of the walk is more than just an ordinary rooster—he’s humanity’s greatest defender! His opponents may be ten stories tall, but nothing is bigger than his stout heart and his fearsome battle cry—cock-a-doodle-doo! Sources: Comic Natalie , Rooster Fighter on X (formerly Twitter)
