The upcoming Suikoden: The Anime has received its first regular trailer and an October broadcast premiere window.
The addition of the following cast members was also announced:
• Taku Yashiro as Luca Blight
• Chika Anzai as Jillia Blight
• Akihiro Mine as Rowd
• Tsukino Chikasada as Pilika
• Ayumu Murase as Luc
• Takeo Otsuka as Shu
• Yoshi Aoyama as Apple
• Niwa Masato as Mukumuku
Suikoden: The Anime is an adaptation of the Konami Computer Entertainment-developed JRPG Suikoden II, which was originally released in 1998 for the PlayStation and received a remaster in 2025 (released with the first game’s remaster as Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars). The anime’s synopsis reads:
Two young boys… the hero, Riliu, and his best friend Jowy, were members of a youth brigade of their home nation, the Highland Kingdom – a powerful military nation located in the north-east of the Dunan region.
The two of them looked up at the same starry skies, slept in the same tent, and believed in the same future. Once the fighting was over, and the night ended, their daily lives were sure to return.
Contrary to their hopes, the two boys become swept up in the whirlpool of fate, guided by the flames of war.
The powerless boys reached for, and grasped immense power. As the 108 stars shine brightly in the murky horizon, the boys step forward, each with their own beliefs for an answer-less question.
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Windows, Steam, and Epic Games Store. A Switch 2 release followed later. A new entry in the series, Suikoden: Star Leap, will be released for mobile and Steam.
Staff
• Director: Yuzo Sato (exception, MUTEKING THE Dancing HERO)
• Series composer: Michihiro Tsuchiya (the upcoming Akane-Banashi, Lostorage inflated WIXOSS, Lostorage conflated WIXOSS)
• Game character designer: Konami Entertainment’s Atsushi Ishikawa
• Animation character design drafts: Konami Entertainment’s Arata Suzuki
• Animation character designer: Ryo Yamauchi (Please Put Them On, Takamine-san co-character designer)
• Production and produce: KONAMI animation
Cast
• Toshiki Kumagai as Riliu
• Shimba Tsuchiya as Jowy
• Ayumi Hinohara as Nanami
• Katsuyuki Konishi as Viktor
• Yuichi Nakamura as Flik
Sources: NBCUniversal Anime/Music YouTube channel, @Suikoden_anime
