Series synopsis
Shikizakura, also known as シキザクラ is a Japanese animation sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure drama television series that premiered on Chukyo TV on October 10, 2021. It ended on December 26, 2021. It stars Yudai Noda, Miho Mashiro, Daisuke Nakamoto and Shouto Mizukami.
Shikizakura: where cherry blossoms are in full bloom while trees are colored with autumn leaves. In this special place, where the transient world meets the spirit world, a ritual to save humanity is about to begin…
High school student Kakeru Miwa, by a strange turn of events, winds up being an irregular member of a power suit team tasked with battling Oni. These Oni possess humans and try to cling to the transient world. Only the power suit, Yoroi, which combines ancient secrets with the latest ...
Premise
Shikizakura: where cherry blossoms are in full bloom while trees are colored with autumn leaves. In this special place, where the transient world meets the spirit world, a ritual to save humanity is about to begin…
High school student Kakeru Miwa, by a strange turn of events, winds up being an irregular member of a power suit team tasked with battling Oni. These Oni possess humans and try to cling to the transient world. Only the power suit, Yoroi, which combines ancient secrets with the latest technology, can protect people from Oni. Kakeru decides to become a hero who will battle Oni and protect Ouka Myoujin, the shrine maiden fated with saving the world.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yudai Noda as Shou Miwa (voice)
- Miho Mashiro as Myojin Hoka (voice)
- Daisuke Nakamoto as Nagatsu Yoshidaira (voice)
- Shouto Mizukami as Ryou Hattori (voice) / Haruko Yamada (voice)
- Eri Sakazaki as Kaede Naruse (voice)
- Shingo Yoneyama as Ibara (voice)
- Natsuki Ochiai as Haruko Yamada (voice)
- Miki Yakata as Benio Myōjin (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yuuto Arai as Ukon Kijima (voice)
- Iwori as Issa Inuzuka (voice)
- Mushimegane as Endou (voice)
- Toshimitsu as the Koala hallucination (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 10, 2021 | December 26, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hope / START Kakeru, lone survivor of a deadly disaster, visits an exhibit chronicling that terrible day — but what he finds there is more terrifying than anything he could’ve imagined. |
October 10, 2021 |
| 2 |
United Front / TAG Kakeru knows he needs to help that weird girl and her friends who wear overalls. That's exactly what heroes do, right? Now, if he could just track them... |
October 17, 2021 |
| 3 |
Flight / JUMP Oni must find receptacles to manifest themselves in the human world. Kaede has personal experience with this phenomenon, as does her former rival from her days as an athletic star. |
October 24, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Chukyo TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 10, 2021 |
| Last aired | December 26, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |