Street basketball
will be the next big stage for Bushiroad. During the Cardfight!!
Vanguard 15th Anniversary: Bushiroad New Year Announcements 2026 held
on Monday, the company revealed its new cross-media project
titled ZERO RISE, which will simultaneously feature a television
anime and a play.
The staging will
take place from May 2 to 17 at the Hikōsen Theater in
Tokyo. Following in the tradition of the company's franchises such as Revue
Starlight, it was confirmed that the cast members will play their
characters both on stage and in the anime.
Cast and crew
The project
presented the teams that will star in this story:
- UNFIXX: Led by Hiroki Sasamori as
Madoka Kurogare.
- KINGS+HOOT: With Hiroki Ishibashi as Daiki
Sugawara.
- RumbleWing[s]: Featuring Ren Tahara as
Tsubasa Hirai.
- BLACKSPOT: Starring Shota Kawakami as
Takeshi Hari.
Bushiroad
president Takaaki Kidani is credited with the original
concept, while Yoshiki Watabe handles the concept of the
series and From Tokyo the character designs. The direction of the
play falls to Nobuhiro Mōri.
About ZERO
RISE
The story focuses
on young people who have been expelled or have quit the world of professional
basketball for various reasons. Set in a world where the gap between rich and
poor is widening and integrity is in short supply, these outcasts will fight to
survive and seize a second chance at an underground street basketball league
called "Zero Rise."
