Kagurabachi casts Konishi, locks Crunchyroll, books Otakon.

Published: 2026-07-01T05:35:28.346Z

Kagurabachi cast Katsuyuki Konishi as Shiba, locked a Crunchyroll global simulcast (ex-Asia), and added Otakon to its world tour, all ahead of its debut. The manga's past four million copies. Cypic is

Why it matters: A pre-debut Crunchyroll lock ends the streaming war for this title, the world tour signals a merch-and-screening pipeline rivals will have to match.

Source: https://www.animationxpress.com/latest-news/kagurabachi-sharpens-its-blade-with-katsuyuki-konishi-locks-crunchyroll-stream-and-world-tour/

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