SSS-Class Revival Hunter is officially becoming a TV anime, with its first broadcast planned for January 2027. The announcement pairs that window with a teaser visual, an official promotional video and the first production and cast credits.
Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide outside Asia, with several Asian territories specifically included. The exact premiere day and time, episode count and adaptation endpoint have not been announced.
SSS-Class Revival Hunter anime release details
- Release window: January 2027 television broadcast.
- International streaming: Crunchyroll worldwide outside Asia, with the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore included.
- Animation studio: STUDIO fu.
- Director: Hiroaki Sakurai.
- Script: Sayuri Oba.
- Character design: Takahiro Yoshimatsu.
- Lead cast: Takeo Otsuka as Kim Gongja and Satoshi Hino as the Sword Emperor.
- Still unannounced: exact day and time, episode count, cour structure, broadcasters and adaptation endpoint.
When does SSS-Class Revival Hunter premiere?
The official production gives one firm window: January 2027. It does not identify a specific day, weekly time slot or Japanese broadcaster. That means any calendar entry more precise than the month would be speculation rather than a release date.
January 1 is not a confirmed premiere date. The anime record therefore keeps the date field empty while its description preserves the announced month. The production can add a precise date later without replacing a fabricated placeholder.
Where will the anime stream?
Crunchyroll says it will stream SSS-Class Revival Hunter worldwide outside Asia. Its announcement makes an important territorial exception: the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore are included even though they are in Asia.
Regional release times and language availability are still unconfirmed. The licensing announcement does not provide a simulcast hour, dub roster or complete subtitle list. Those details should come from regional service pages closer to launch.
The SSS-Class Revival Hunter anime page keeps the confirmed release, staff and streaming information together.
What is SSS-Class Revival Hunter about?
A mysterious Tower has appeared in the world, filling its floors with monsters and turning survival into a competitive hunter game. Kim Gongja sits at F rank and envies the Flame Emperor, the celebrated hunter at the top of the ranking.
Gongja receives an S+ skill that copies another person’s ability when he dies. Before he can understand the condition, the Flame Emperor kills him. The copied power then sends Gongja 24 hours into the past whenever he dies, giving him a way to challenge what looked irreversible.
The setup combines a rank-climbing Tower story with a rule that makes death both a cost and a source of information. The official anime introduction focuses on Gongja’s attempt to rise from the bottom while the Sword Emperor, once one of the strongest hunters, accompanies him as a ghost.
How Kim Gongja’s death-triggered skills work
The copying skill does not activate simply because Gongja sees an ability. Its stated trigger is his own death. That condition makes the power look extraordinary while attaching it to the most dangerous possible requirement.
The Flame Emperor’s killing blow gives Gongja the separate ability to return 24 hours before his death. Together, the two powers change how he can gather evidence, prepare for an encounter and pursue revenge. The anime materials do not publish a full rulebook, cooldown or limit, so those details should not be inferred from the teaser.
The return is measured in 24 hours, not an unlimited jump to any point in the past. That boundary is central to the announced premise and keeps each choice connected to a recent consequence.
Who is the Sword Emperor?
The Sword Emperor was formerly one of the strongest hunters and reached close to the top of the Tower. Gongja’s copying ability leaves him attached to the F-rank hunter as a ghost, visible as a blunt, physically imposing companion in the first character art.
He becomes Gongja’s partner after recognizing his talent. That relationship gives the series a two-person center: an inexperienced hunter with a lethal reset condition and a veteran who already understands what climbing the Tower demands.
Who voices Kim Gongja and the Sword Emperor?
Takeo Otsuka voices Kim Gongja. Satoshi Hino voices the Sword Emperor. They are the only cast members named in the first announcement, so additional hunters and Tower figures remain uncast publicly.
Hiroaki Sakurai directs the anime. Sayuri Oba writes the script, Takahiro Yoshimatsu designs the characters, STUDIO fu handles animation and HAYATE is credited as producer. The announcement does not name a composer, sound director or theme-song artists.
No production role beyond the announced credits should be assumed. The staff list can expand as the January broadcast approaches.
Is the anime based on a web novel or webtoon?
SSS-Class Revival Hunter began as a Korean web novel and also has a webtoon adaptation. The official English Tapas comic credits Neida, Sinnoa and Bill K and describes the same Tower, copying skill, Flame Emperor encounter and time-return premise.
Tapas localizes the protagonist’s name as Confucius Kim. The anime announcement and Crunchyroll’s current report use Kim Gongja, which is the name used here for the television production.
The first anime announcement does not state which chapters, webtoon season or novel volume the television series will cover. Matching the opening premise is not enough to predict the endpoint or pacing.
What remains unconfirmed?
There is no exact premiere day, broadcast time, Japanese network list, episode total or cour count. The production has not named the music team, theme songs, supporting cast or home-video plan. Crunchyroll has not supplied a simulcast hour or full language matrix.
The teaser does not establish how far the adaptation goes. It introduces the premise and lead pair, but it cannot confirm a finale arc or the amount of source material included.
Pixel Twelve’s News hub tracks verified updates as the production publishes a precise schedule and more cast.
SSS-Class Revival Hunter anime FAQ
When will SSS-Class Revival Hunter air?
The anime is scheduled for January 2027. No exact premiere day or time has been announced.
Will SSS-Class Revival Hunter be on Crunchyroll?
Yes. Crunchyroll announced worldwide streaming outside Asia, while specifically including the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore.
Which studio is making the anime?
STUDIO fu is producing the animation, with Hiroaki Sakurai directing and HAYATE credited as producer.
