‘Samurai Troopers' Is Back With A New ‘Demon Slayer' Infused Anime
The 80s anime classic Samurai Troopers, known internationally as Ronin Warriors, is getting a new anime, and it looks great.
The original show's premise dealt with a demonic invasion being thwarted by plucky heroes in mystical samurai armor, which worked sort of like power armor.
The mecha linkage wasn't an arbitrary one either, as mecha anime veteran Ryosuke Takahashi handled the series' composition.
As for this new series, it seems to follow on from the original and takes a decidedly Demon Slayer-esque approach to the animation.
The whole demon element to the story also lends itself well to leaning on Demon Slayer's mindshare, especially as Samurai Warriors would have acted as an inspiration for that series anyway.
The other aspect to all this is that, back in the day, the original Samurai Troopers received all manner of amazing toys.
Even recently, the series has had some more modern toy releases courtesy of Bandai Spirits.
So it does make sense to create a new Samurai Troopers anime from the toy standpoint alone, and it seems Bandai Spirits is already involved in coming up with toys for this new show.
In any case, a new Samurai Troopers anime is entirely welcome, and if you're curious about the original anime, you can pick up the Blu-ray via Crunchyroll's online store.
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