'Yoroiden Samurai Troopers' TV Anime Sequel Announced for Winter 2026

by DatRandomDude
Jun 11, 2025 9:46 AM | 20 Comments

A Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (Samurai Troopers) talk show event announced a new television anime sequel for the series, titled Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers on Wednesday. The official website of the series also revealed the main staff, cast, teaser visual (pictured), and a teaser promotional video. The anime is scheduled to premiere in January 2026.

Voice actor Hiiro Ishibashi (Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Sevens) is voicing the main character Gai.

Staff
Director: Youichi Fujita (Gintama)
Series Composition, Script: Shougo Mutou (Crows Zero)
Main Character Design: Yuuhei Murota (Love Live! School Idol Project)
Villain Character Design: Tsukasa Kotobuki (Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin)
Original Armor Gear Design: Hideo Okamoto (SSSS.Dynazenon creature design)
Animation Armor Gear Design: Takuya Suzuki (Kakumeiki Valvrave mechanical animation director)
Music: Shuuji Katayama (Team-MAX) (Overlord)
Studio: Sunrise

Produced by Sunrise, the original 39-episode television anime series aired from April 1988 to March 1989. Three original video animation sequels were released, with the final 5-episode OVA releasing in 1991.

Graz Entertainment originally licensed the series under the name Ronin Warriors) before being licensed by Discotek Media in 2014. Crunchyroll, RetroCrush, Amazon Prime Video, and Tubi are streaming the anime with subtitles and English dub.

A manga adaptation by Ryuuichi Hoshino serialized for 10 chapters in Comic Bonbon magazine from 1988 to 1989.

Teaser PV

Official site: https://www.samurai-trooper.net/
Official X (Twitter): @samuraitroo_pr

Source: Comic Natalie

Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers on MAL

20 Comments Recent Comments

Now I have to finish watching the last episodes of the original.

Jun 13, 2025 4:33 PM by AddaeAkono

That wasn't on my bingo card at all. I guess this is my excuse to finally watch the original.

Jun 13, 2025 1:04 PM by malvarez1

One of my childhood anime that I never finished (thanks to irregular airing times on TV in Asia) got a sequel after tons of years...it's quite sudden. Still need to finish the original show but I'm not sure how this new one will feel like compare to the original. Pretty sure music alone will be different than the original judging by the teaser.

Jun 12, 2025 1:29 AM by chaosflame5

This sure is an interesting development...

Jun 11, 2025 11:35 PM by SeiyaTempest

What, no way. Had no idea a sequel was being made! Thanks for the news OP. I remember watching Ronin Warriors as a kid.

Jun 11, 2025 9:01 PM by -PiVi-

@RippleLover

oh... well nevermind then

Jun 11, 2025 4:09 PM by EcchiGodMamster

The writer was the head writer of this

I'm so fucking in. Anyone reading this who hasnt seen Kamen Rider Build, watch it you have no idea what you are missing.

Jun 11, 2025 4:02 PM by JizzyHitler

@SuperDuperKnight After watching the openings or transformations on YouTube I can say it's not quite what I expected (I miss the cheesy synth music and light music in the spirit of gatcha's cards, but this 16-bit animation style design looks stylish), but maybe I should give it a try as a Transformers Headmasters fan?

Either way, maybe we'll get a SSSS Gridman-style reimagining, where the pure action gets more depth thanks to a more modern psychological plot?

Jun 11, 2025 3:04 PM by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert In the original series, the backgrounds of the characters are rarely talked about. They just show up already having their armors and ready to fight.

Jun 11, 2025 2:55 PM by SuperDuperKnight

@SuperDuperKnight Well, I've never watched the show, but for some reason it kind of reminds me of the old amerime about isekai, a group of American football players who become King Arthur's knights.

Jun 11, 2025 2:53 PM by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert I don't know. It could go in any direction at this point. The original series didn't really delve too much into that sort of stuff so I don't see how it would in this new series but you never know.

Jun 11, 2025 2:44 PM by SuperDuperKnight

@SuperDuperKnight Do you think that if they made a direct sequel after 35 years, it might suffer too much from the "we're still relevant, damn!" attitude? You know, when showrunners are afraid that reviving a classic will be too uninteresting for a modern audience, so they start cramming as many modern period pieces into the show as possible.

Jun 11, 2025 2:39 PM by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert I honestly feel like they should just do a full reboot. The original series certainly had its flaws but it had a pretty conclusive ending with all of its loose ends tied up.

Jun 11, 2025 2:16 PM by SuperDuperKnight

@SuperDuperKnight They could just cancel the OVA and make the second season a direct continuation. So, do some kind of soft reboot.

Jun 11, 2025 1:07 PM by RobertBobert

I don't see how this is a sequel rather than a full on reboot/remake. The original armors were destroyed during the Legend of the Inferno Armor OVAs. Then they got new armors in the Message OVAs. It seems like the red armor character is a new one since he doesn't look anything like Ryo. Either that or Ryo got a redesign. The new armors seem to have similar helmets to the Message armors but the torsos seem closer to that of the original armors.

Jun 11, 2025 12:44 PM by SuperDuperKnight

This is the third or fourth revival of the ancient Sunrise franchise in the last couple of years. Are the guys really upping their game these days?

Jun 11, 2025 11:46 AM by RobertBobert

Currently still watching the original anime, and it's okay so far. Nothing special. Interesting to see it get a sequel decades later.

Jun 11, 2025 10:23 AM by wildhood

@EcchiGodMamster It's not a remake, it's a sequel.

Jun 11, 2025 10:20 AM by RippleLover

What?! This really came out of the left field!!! Anything can happen nowadays, huh! :D

I have the original anime in my PTW for a long time now, maybe that's the cue to watch it sooner rather than later.

Jun 11, 2025 10:08 AM by Dauphine

remake number 739027952389752798780

but its not like i was gonna watch the original so.....

Jun 11, 2025 9:57 AM by EcchiGodMamster