Takashi Watanabe, who directed the original Ikki Tousen television anime, is returning as chief director at studio Arms (Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny, Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians, Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor).
The official website for Ikki Tousen Western Wolves, the newest anime entry in the Ikki Tousen franchise, revealed on Friday that the anime will ship on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on February 27.
The anime is a sequel to the 2014 OVA Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch, which aired on TV in December 2014 and shipped in Japan in February 2015.
Shiozaki launched the Shin Ikki Tousen manga in Shonengahosha’s Young King Ours magazine in 2015, and the third compiled book volume shipped on April 23.