ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCEThe official site and MyAnimeList[1][3] only give an October 2026 start on NTV's Friday Anime Night, so the pin sits on October 1.
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- Oct 1, 202650% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc Premieres
Studio Hibari's Tougen Anki returns for its Nikko Kegon Falls Arc sequel in October 2026 on Nippon TV's Friday Anime Night block.
- Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon no Taki-hen (Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc) begins airing on 2 October 2026 - MyAnimeList gives "Aired: Oct 2, 2026 to ?" and the official site confirms "2026年10月2日より第二期 ～日光・華厳の滝編～の放送が決定"[1][2]
- It airs Fridays at 23:30 JST on Nippon Television's FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT block, across 30 stations nationwide, with BS Nittele following from 5 October on Mondays at 23:30[1][2]; MyAnimeList's news item dates the start only to "October 2026"[3]
- The series is the second season, a sequel to Tougen Anki, adapting Yura Urushibara's action fantasy manga; MyAnimeList's synopsis is simply "Sequel of Tougen Anki" and it lists a further sequel, Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon no Taki-hen Part 2[1][3]
- It is produced at Studio Hibari with Ato Nonaka returning to direct, Yukie Sugawara on series composition and script, Ryouko Amisaki on character design and Kohta Yamamoto composing; Pony Canyon is the producer[1][2][3]
- Opening theme is "BACKLASH" by Hiromitsu Kitayama and the ending "Te to Te" (手と手) by TRACK15, who also perform for the series[1][2]
- Returning main cast are Hiroshi Kamiya as Naito Mudano and Kazuki Ura as Shiki Ichinose, with a large supporting cast including Aimi, Koutarou Nishiyama, Ryouhei Kimura, Manaka Iwami, Kaito Miura, Gakuto Kajiwara, Shougo Sakata and Kentarou Kumagai[1][2]
- Additional cast revealed with a character visual for this arc: Gakuto Kajiwara as Hayate Todoroki, Kentarou Kumagai as Uri Torikai, Ryuuho Nagaoka as Shinichi Fuwa, Tomohiro Ono as Misaki Kakoi, Shintarou Oohata as Tsuyoshi Doumeki, Yuuki Sakakihara as Kyoutarou Otohara, Wataru Hatano as Akari Hirunuma and Hitomi Ueda as Miyo Kurage[3]
- Streaming is staged: fastest domestic early distribution on ABEMA, d Anime Store, U-NEXT and Anime Houdai from 2 October, Fridays at 24:30, with subscription streaming on AnimeFesta, Disney+, DMM TV, FOD, Hulu, Lemino, Netflix, Prime Video, WOWOW On Demand and others from 5 October, Mondays at 24:30; the latest episode is free on ABEMA from 2 October and on TVer from 8 October, and the site warns "配信時間は変更の可能性があります"[2]
- The MyAnimeList entry is classed TV, episode count unknown, rated "R - 17+ (violence & profanity)", genres Action and Fantasy with a Mythology theme and Shounen demographic, source Manga; it sat at popularity #5527 with 20,887 members and no score[1]
- That entry contradicts itself on status: it is marked "Not yet aired" while its background line already reads in the past tense, "Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon no Taki-hen aired on Nippon TV's Friday Anime Night block"[1]
- The first season, also from Studio Hibari, ran 24 episodes from Summer 2025 to Fall 2025 and was simulcast with subtitles by Crunchyroll and Netflix[3]; the official site splits it into a first cour, the Kyoto arc, from July 2025 and a second cour, the Nerima arc, from October[2]
- The manga began serialisation in Weekly Shounen Champion (Akita Shoten) in June 2020[3], takes the Momotarou folk tale as its subject and depicts a conflict between those carrying the blood of oni and those carrying the blood of Momotarou, with cumulative circulation past 6.5 million copies; the wider "Tougen Anki project" started in June 2023 with a stage play, then the TV anime, then a game[2]
- Blu-ray volumes 1-6 are planned for the Nikko/Kegon Falls arc alongside the existing Kyoto and Nerima arc sets, and announced events include an advance screening of the new arc, an original-work x anime special event, "ONI x MOMO CLASH!", a Nerima Premiere and a Japan Premiere[2]
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- [1]45%Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc Premieresmyanimelist.net· Posted Sep 19, 2026· Starts Oct 1, 2026 ✓· 33% of score
The official site and MyAnimeList[3] only give an October 2026 start on NTV's Friday Anime Night, so the pin sits on October 1.
- [2]85%Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc Premierestougenanki-anime.com· Added Sep 19, 2026· 33% of score
The official site announces the Nikko Kegon Falls Arc broadcast starting in October 2026.[1]
- [3]80%Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc Premieresmyanimelist.net· Added Sep 19, 2026· 33% of score
MyAnimeList[1] News confirms the October 2026 Friday Anime Night slot and the returning staff.
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