Samurai Troopers, known in Japan as , is a 2026 Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise, serving as a sequel to the studio's 1988 television series Ronin Warriors, and aired from January to September 2026.
It is a legacy sequel to the original anime, whereas the OVA sequels (Gaiden, Legend of the Inferno Armor, and Message) are considered a parallel universe.
Characters
Protagonists Third Generation Ronins Gai
is the son of Ramaga who rebels against his father and defects to the DST and their defense of Earth. He uses the Red and bears the virtue of . Musashi Hojo
is a good-natured member of the DST assigned to a corrupt group that Gai easily dispatches. He uses the Cyan and bears the virtue of . His surname is likely derived from Hōjō Ujiyasu, head of the Odawara Hōjō clan during the warring states period. Yamato Hojo
is Musashi's older brother. He originally tried to join the DST before Ramaga's invasion but was rejected for his insubordinate nature. He uses the Orange and bears the virtue of . His surname is likely derived from Hōjō Ujiyasu, head of the Odawara Hōjō clan during the warring states period. Kaito Uesugi
is a music enthusiast who first tried to join the DST before Ramaga's invasion but washed out. He has a vendetta against Ramaga as the Brave Ten's invasion of Earth caused his grandmother's death. He uses the Blue and bears the virtue of . His surname is likely derived from Uesugi Kenshin. Shion Ishida
is the former teammate of Ryusei and the original designer of the armor gears for the DST before resigning over the death of the second generation Ronins. He succeeds Ryusei in using the Green and bears the virtue of . His surname is likely derived from Ishida Mitsunari.
Second Generation Ronins Ryusei Oda
served as the leader of the second generation of Ronins in the Defense Special Incident Countermeasures Task-force, known as DST. Originally a protege of Ryo Sanada, he is responsible for training the next generation of Troopers. He is described as a dependable older brother figure to the team. His surname is likely derived from Oda Nobunaga, one of the most influential warlords in Japanese history and known as the first of the "three great unifiers" of Japan. Shun Shimazu
was a member of the second generation of Ronins in the DST who perished before the events of the series. He wore the red . His surname is likely derived from Shimazu Yoshihiro, a notable warlord of Japan's Warring States period from Kyushu. Tadayoshi Kato
was a member of the second generation of Ronin in the DST who perished before the events of the series. He wore the orange . His surname is likely derived from Kato Kiyomasa. Seiun Kuroda
was a member of the second generation of Ronin in the DST who perished before the events of the series. She is the first female Ronin and wore the blue . Her surname is likely derived from Kuroda Kanbei.
First Generation Ronins
Antagonists Ramaga
, also titled , is the new emperor of the Neatherrealm who rose to fill the void following the death of Talpa. He seeks to conquer Earth and use the body of his Human son, Gai, as a new vessel for his power. His current vessel is none other than Ryo.
Ten Braves A group of villains in the sequel series, followers of Ramaga who seek to conquer Earth. Likely modeled after the Sanada Ten Braves of Japanese literature.
Yashima-no-Sagume
, is a goddess of the Divine World who aids the third generation Ronins in their mission to stop Ramaga, but secretly holds her own agenda.
The Warrior Beasts The servants of Sagume who do her bidding to further her goals. Presumably based on the Four Symbols of Chinese mythology.
– He is dispatched by Sagume to aid the third generation Ronins in recovering White Blaze.
Production The series was announced on June 11, 2025. It is produced by Sunrise and directed by Yōichi Fujita, with Shōgo Mutō handling series composition and episode scripts, character designs by Yuhei Murota, villain designs by Tsukasa Kotoboki, Yoroi Gear design by Takuya Suzuki with original Yoroi Gear design concepts by Hideo Okamoto and Shūji Katayama composing the music. The series aired in two split-cours, with the first cours from January 6 to March 24, 2026, with the second cours from July 7 to September 22, 2026 of the same year, on Tokyo MX and other networks.
For the first cours, the opening theme song is "Yoake" (Dawn), performed by , while the ending theme song is "Power", performed by . For the second cours, the opening theme song is , performed by , while the ending theme song is , performed by Karanoah. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.
Notes
References
External links