Raising a wild girl who grew up surrounded by
supernatural creatures was definitely not in the good priest's manual. The
production team behind the animated adaptation of the popular
Chinese manhua Shang Shan, created by Jiang Jia
Meizi, delighted the community by revealing its first
promotional trailer on video and officially confirming that the series, titled
as Shozen for its Japanese broadcast, will premiere next April
2027. In addition, to celebrate the announcement, the first twenty chapters
of the work translated into Japanese were officially released
The story invites us to follow in the peculiar
footsteps of Dozen, a wandering Taoist priest who, during one of his journeys,
crosses paths with a mysterious girl who was raised by beasts and entities from
another world. Far from moving away, the monk decides to baptize her with the
name Shozen and welcomes her under his tutelage as his unusual disciple. From
that moment on, the two embark on a long journey together where the most
difficult lessons will not be about magic or combat techniques, but about
teaching the little girl what human feelings are and the true meaning of love
and empathy.
The talent behind this adventure
The project will be under the joint
responsibility of Dangan Pictures and Cannon Code studios. Itsuro
Kawasaki takes on a heavy triple role by directing, writing the
scripts and the sound direction. For her part, Eri Osada will
adapt the character designs and will be the chief animation director, while the
talented Takuro Iga will compose the soundtrack. Since it was
first announced in March 2026, the expectation to see how this Chinese
fantasy gem makes the leap to the Japanese screen has only grown.
Voice cast
Rina Kawaguchi AS Shozen.
Hiroshi Kamiya AS Dozen.
Daisuke Sakuma AS Ryojin.
Aoi Yuki as Kensei.
Ayumu Murase as Chiro
Seeing that more and more stories from China
manage to make the big leap to Japanese animation supported by casts full of
great seiyuus
