Ishura is based on the KADOKAWA-published light novel series written by Keiso and illustrated by Kureta, which centers around a number of mighty warriors in a post-Demon King setting. The show’s Japanese broadcast is set to begin in January 2024. Hulu will stream the show in the States, while Disney will stream it internationally. 

Other premieres announced so far for Anime NYC, which runs from November 17 to 19 at Javits Convention Center, include Chained Soldier, Case Closed (Detective Conan): The Scarlet Bullet, High Card Season 2 , and The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse. 

In case there weren’t enough anime premieres for Anime NYC already, it has now been announced that the first two episodes of dark fantasy anime Ishura will have their world premiere at the upcoming event. The screening will take place on November 18 from 11 AM to 12 PM at Panel Room 2.

||◤ TVアニメ『#異修羅』
NYにてワールドプレミア決定💥◢||

Anime NYC（アメリカ）にて、1話と2話のワールドプレミア上映を開催。

日時▷2023/11/18(土) 11:00〜12:00 （現地時間）
場所▷Jacob K. Javits Convention Center　Panel Room 2 - Room 1E13-12
詳細▷https://t.co/DvNhO8DsZ0#ishura pic.twitter.com/eTfRz0f4PW

— TVアニメ『異修羅』公式 (@ishura_anime) November 7, 2023

The cast for Ishura includes:

• Yuuki Kaji as Soujirou
• Reina Ueda as Yuno the Distant Talon
• Aoi Yuuki as Kia the World Word
• Mamiko Noto as Elea the Red Tag
• Rie Takahashi as Nihilo the Vortical Stampede
• Sora Amamiya as Curte of the Fair Skies
• Shoutarou Morikubo as Regnejee the Wings of Sunset
• Romi Park as Taren the Punished
• Souichirou Hoshi as Dakai the Magpie
• Kouichi Yamadera as Shalk the Sound Slicer

The Ishura light novels began in 2019, two years after the story debuted as a web novel on Kakuyomu (and Shoutseuka ni Narou a few days later) in 2017, and has eight volumes as of October 2023. The series, which is published under the Dengeki no Shinbungei label, was the winner of Kono Light Novel ga Sugai 2021’s tankoubon/novels category and has inspired a manga adaptation by Meguri. 

Yen Press describes the source material as:

In a world where the Demon King has died, a host of demigods capable of felling him have inherited the world. A master fencer who can figure out how to take out their opponents with a single glance; a lancer so swift they can break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons at once; an all-powerful wizard who can speak thoughts into being; an angelic assassin who deals instant death. Eager to attain the title of “True Hero,” these champions each pursue challenges against formidable foes and spark conflicts among themselves. The battle to determine the mightiest of the mighty begins.