Orient

The next big thing in shonen is almost here; the anime adaptation of Shinobu Ohtaka’s Orient is set to premiere early next year.

The official Twitter account has released the main visual for the upcoming anime. The series will premiere in January 2022 on TV Tokyo and AT-X.

The visual features the main trio of Musashi, Kojiro, and Tsugumi at the front. We can also see the Obsidian Goddess, who is being chased by the mysterious Bushi.

Like mangaka’s previous work, Orient too, derives a lot from overseas mythology and combines it with Japanese folklore.

Many of the demons in the story are derived from Buddhist and Zoroastrian imagery, like the Bodhisattva.

Although the story is quite simple, it brings back the old straight-shooting shonen with demons and samurai that we all know and love.