Shozen's journey of discovery begins next year! The anime adaptation of Shozen , Jiang Jia Meizi's comic distributed on Bilibili, has set its premiere for April 2027. Along with the announcement comes the first trailer for the project, showcasing the anime's lead cast. Shozen Trailer 1 As previously announced, the main cast of the anime includes: Shozen voiced by Rina Kawaguchi Dozen voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya Ryojin voiced by Daisuke Sakuma Kensei voiced by Aoi Yuki Chiro voiced by Ayumu Murase Itsuro Kawasaki ( Magical Girl Ore , The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil ) writes and directs the Shozen anime, along with character designer/chief animation director Eri Osada ( SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table ) and action director Yoshihiro Sugano ( Solo Leveling ). Dangun Pictures and Cannon Code co-work on anime production. The synopsis for the series reads (translated): Dozen, a Taoist priest who travels the land, one day encounters a young girl raised by a yokai. Not knowing human emotions or love, Dozen gives her the name Shozen and decides to take her along on his travels as his disciple. What is goodness? What is love? Thus begins a journey of spiritual training for Shozen as she grows into a human being. Source: Official Shozen X (formerly Twitter) account ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 )