Tatsura vs. Hellbourne

> *“The hurricane of winds puts the battlefield asunder.”*
> —Tagline
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**Tatsura vs. Hellbourne** (タツラＶＳヘルボーン, *Tatsura tai Herubōn*?) is a 2027 Japanese anime film produced by Sunrise and Toei Animation for a Japanese theatrical release on June 12, 2027. Co-written and directed by Sam Imbecile, it is the twenty-third installment of the *Mahou Kaiju Series* and the direct sequel of *Kaiju of Retribution Tatsura*. It soon received an international release with an English dub via Netflix by Funimation Entertainment on December 3, 2027.

## Characters

### Protagonists

* **Tatsurou Akiyama** -
* **Zark Albatrosa** -
* **Yukikaze Mizuki** - The lightning Taimanin and the daughter of the missing Shiranui Mizuki and the girlfriend of Tatsurou Akiyama
* **Rinko Akiyama** - The older sister of Tatsurou Akiyama

### Major Characters

* **Shizuru Kousaka** -
* **Hanzou Hyakki** -
* **Sanshirou Tsuwabuki** - The pilot of the super robot Gaiking.

### Villains

* **Ryuuji Kuroi** - A student of Seishu Academy who is actually the leader of Sindicate of Moonless Night who is responsible for the disappearance of Shiranui Mizuki.
* **Shigeru Washizu** - The uncle of Muneichi Yazaki and Toshiji Yazaki who is the headmaster of Seishu Academy.
* **Hideo Inui** - A butler for Yukikaze Mizuki who is an Incubus
* **Kazutoyo Morita** - A student of Seishu Academy who is interested in Yukikaze Mizuki who ended up becoming a demon due to Seishu Academy's true intentions.
* **Toukichirou Kinoshita** - A former lackey of Nobunaga Oda who escaped prison and planned to get revenge on those who killed his master.
* **Darius the Hellbourne** - The true identity of Yoshima Kuroi and the father of Ryuuji Kuroi.
* **"Rubber woman"** - A mysterious woman wearing black latex, who fights on Ryuuji's behalf.

### Supporting Characters

#### Taimanin

The Taimanin (対魔忍?, lit. Anti-Demon Ninja) are a group of ninjas born from the superpowered Magi species of human beings, dedicated to combating and eliminating corruption and injustice caused by demons and evil people.

* Asagi Igawa
* Murasaki Yatsu

#### Grandwalkers

The Grandwalkers were ascended after the demises in their original lives during the Great Ancient War 6,000 years ago. Four of them would assist the kaiju in the battle against Darius and Redzone.

* **Lilia Evervine** - The princess of the Kingdom of Rufen who fought in the Great Ancient War 6,000 years ago and ascended into an immortal Grandwalker.
* **Eric Aretoze** - The ruler of the Six Shield Empire who fought the Dark Lord's forces six millenia in the past during the Ancient War.
* **Lotte Birenkofen** - The consort and lover of Eric and queen of the Six Shield Empire.
* **Antarc** - The queen of the Reverse Continent who fought the Dark Lord's armies of demons, fallen angels and devils in the Ancient War.
* **Guren** - The blacksmith and forger of the Twelve Sacred Swords in the war against the Dark Lord.

## Kaiju

* **Tatsura** - The powerful green dragon that can manipulate winds and the kaiju form of Tatsurou.
* **Zephyrus** - The giant falcon-like kaiju that Zark transforms into in giant combat.
* **Kyuubi-Fox** - Hanzou's kaiju form in the shape of an giant bipedal nine-tailed fox.
* **Grand-Lilia** - Lilia's Avatar form, used in giant kaiju combat.
* **Hiyoku** - A double-headed winged dragon, the Avatar form which both Eric and Lotte transform into together.
* **Ultimate-Reverse-Dragon** - The kaiju-sized Avatar of Antarc.
* **Gou-Guren** - A crimson steel-winged dragon which is the Avatar form of Guren.

### Mecha

* **Redzone** - A robot reconfigured by Under Eden from the late samurai Yukimura Katsuki's motorcycle "Rekkamaru". Redzone's conception is overseen by Darius himself. It can notoriously replicate the abilities of other beings, heroes, Taimanin and kaiju, and even absorb them. It can even grow to giant size.
* **Saigord-Golem** - A super robot prototype with a very bulky build. After its original pilot was killed, Rinko assumed control of the mecha herself.
* **Gaiking** -
* **Ichiya-Jo** - The third and last model of the White Hell Machine Musha series, designed by Toukichirou to make the Ichiya Castle a movable fortress and a weapon of destruction like its predecessors.
* **Tenmaou -Type The End-** - A new and even more powerful version of Tenmaou than its predecessors, which is briefly seen after Darius' defeat and piloted by the unknown rubber woman.

## Songs

### Opening Theme

* **Oath of Scars** (誓いの爪痕, *Chikai no Tsumeato*?)
	+ **Lyrics:** Rokugen Alice
	+ **Composition:** Rokugen Alice
	+ **Arrangement:** Rokugen Alice
	+ **Artist:** Reji

### Insert Songs

* **Daikuu Maryuu Gaiking (ver. 2026)** (大空魔竜ガイキング（Ｖｅｒ．　２０２６）?)
	+ **Lyrics:** Kōgo Hotomi
	+ **Composition:** Shunsuke Kikuchi
	+ **Arrangement:** Shunsuke Kikuchi
	+ **Artist:** Hironobu Kageyama