Reunited After 38 Years! Takeshi Kusao and Tomohiro Nishimura Interact with Fans at "Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers" Memorial Screening, New PV Unveiled for the First Time

The second day of the memorial screening for the anime "Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers," which aired from 1988 to 1989, was held on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at Shinjuku Piccadilly. Additionally, the second special advance preview video including new scene cuts from the anime "Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers," scheduled to air from January 2026, was released.

"Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers" is a popular TV anime series produced by Sunrise that aired from April 1988 to March 1989, with three OVA productions and manga adaptations also developed. The story follows five boys who possess "Yoroi Gear" (armor), who are brought together by destiny to battle against the forces of "Youja" led by the Demon Emperor Arago.

At this day's screening, TV anime Episode 27 "Rage, Kongou! Defeat the Sand Youja," Episode 39 "Shine! The Five Warriors," and Episode 1 "Mukala of the Sun" from the second OVA "Kikoutei Densetsu" were shown, selected by Kusao and Nishimura's choice.

38 years after the broadcast began, the screening of these legendary samurai featured Takeshi Kusao, who played Ryo Sanada of the Wildfire armor, and Tomohiro Nishimura, who played Xiu Lihuang of the Hardrock armor in "Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers." The MC was Tetsuya Yanagihara from American Zarigani.

At this day's screening, TV anime Episode 27 "Rage, Kongou! Defeat the Sand Youja," Episode 39 "Shine! The Five Warriors," and Episode 1 "Mukala of the Sun" from the second OVA "Kikoutei Densetsu" were shown, selected by Kusao and Nishimura's choice.

After the screening of the three selected episodes from the original series, Kusao appeared on stage to the music of "WONDER Toki ni Nageru Gimonfu." After beautifully singing the first verse, Nishimura appeared and created a wonderful harmony. The venue was enveloped in warm applause and loud cheers at the surprise performance of "WONDER Toki ni Nageru Gimonfu," a song filled with memories for the two.

After finishing the song, Kusao called out to the venue, "You didn't expect WONDER to come, did you?" and Nishimura also responded to the audience's cheers with "Thank you!" The talk show began in a warm atmosphere.