An English dubbed trailer for the upcoming Rooster Fighter TV anime series has been released, which confirmed its premiere on Adult Swim’s Toonami block on March 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM EST. The anime will premiere in Japan on March 15, 2026.
VIZ Media’s official Twitter/X account also posted a new visual of the main characters.
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Daisuke Suzuki (D4DJ All Mix, D4DJ Double Mix) is directing the anime series, with Hiroshi Seko (Wind Breaker, Jujutsu Kaisen) as series composer Joseph Chou and Sola Entertainment as producers. Sanzigen is in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s previously announced voice cast includes:
- • Kenta Miyake as Keiji
- • Mariko Honda as Elizabeth
- • Shiori Izawa as Piyoko
- • Yuko Kaida as Kugone
- • Jun Kasama as Yuji
- • Natsumi Fujiwara as Hikari
- • Akio Otsuka as Keizan
- • Hikaru Tono as Sara
- • Mitsuaki Kanuka as Morio
- • Tomohiro Ono as Keisuke
VIZ acquired Rooster Fighter’s streaming and TV broadcast rights outside of Japan. Streaming platforms across all territories for the series will be announced at a later date.
The action comedy manga series by Shu Sakuratani began serialization on Hero’s Inc’s Comiplex website on December 18, 2020. Eleven tankobon volumes have been released as of January 2026.
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VIZ licensed the Rooster Fighter manga for English release and describes the main premise as:
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: Rooster Fighter Official English Twitter, Adult Swim YouTube Channel, Anime News Network
