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Toshiyuki Morikawa, Chiwa Saito Lead Ninja Slayer Anime's Cast
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Tesshō Genda, Goblin also star in spring anime
The official website for anime adaptation of the Ninja Slayer novel series announced the cast for the series on Friday.
Goblin as the Narrator
The cast will be reprising their roles from the novel's audio drama.
King Records lists the story for the anime:
Kenji Fujikido is a salaryman whose wife and child were killed in a ninja turf war. In a brush with his own death, Fujikido is possessed by an enigmatic ninja soul known as Naraku Ninja. Fujikido cheats death and becomes "Ninja Slayer" -a Grim Reaper destined to kill evil ninja, committed to a personal war of vengeance. Set in the dystopian underworld of Neo-Saitama, Ninja Slayer takes on Soukai Syndicate ninja in mortal combat.
Boom Boom Satellites will perform the theme song, "Back in Black."
The story was originally posted piecemeal on Ninja Slayer Kills in Shōnen Sirius), as well as an audio drama with Toshiyuki Morikawa as the title character.
The anime will premiere this spring.
[Via Hachima Kikō]
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