Capcom has given us our first real look at Onimusha: Way of the Sword — and it looks superb.
This new trailer shows off some in-game combat footage, and much like the developers have said previously, there's a clear focus on sword-based action, with thoughtful movement, parries, and killer finishers all playing a role.
What's more, it's been revealed that the protagonist is Miyamoto Musashi himself — the legendary swordsman who lived in 16th and 17th century Japan. He seems to be portrayed as a lighthearted but skilled warrior here.

Way of the Sword is still due to release for PS5 in 2026 — but are you feeling the hype? Cleave a demon in half in the comments section below.
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N.i.c.e im already hype for onimusha way of the sword.onimusha games are excellent.word up son
Fking hype!
When the 1st trailer came out, i said the protagonist looks like Miyamoto Musashi from the Netflix anime but younger and i was right
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/12/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-brings-capcoms-iconic-action-series-back-on-ps5
So i guess the Netflix anime is canon.
Another one for me! Loved onimusha on the PS2.
Game looks sensational but CHRIST that voice acting 😅😂😂😂😂
@PuppetMaster that's a younger Toshiro Mifune I assume. Continuing the tradition of casting great Japanese actors (and one french movie legend).
@tameshiyaku You mean Toshiro Mifune? I just check his movies resume and turns out he did portrayed Miyamoto Musashi in some movies.
I guess Capcom is back using popular actors face.
@Keyblade-Dan I think it's a placeholder VA's since the game still far from finished. But i'm definitely gonna use Japan VA.
@PuppetMaster @Keyblade-Dan Unless I need my ears checked, I'm pretty sure the trailer used in the actual State of Play had Japanese voice acting. It was much better!
@PuppetMaster yes, auto correct struck again. Yes, he portrayed Musashi in the samurai trilogy.
Eeesh I'm definitely switching to JP dubbing, but gameplay looks great and art reminds me a lot of Sekiro imo.
I’m 100% in for this!
@ShogunRok yeah the SoP has Japanese dub
@tameshiyaku I'm interested with his movies especially the Samurai trilogy. Gonna search some sites if i can find them...
Glad I'm not alone regarding the bad sounding dub. Looks and sounds great in Japanese.
Onimusha 2 HD pre-order trailer
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7jZVwlMhAPg
Just like previous games, I hope Musashi got some hot and badass female companion. Onimusha 1 we got Kaede, Onimusha 2 we got Oyu, Onimusha 3 we got Michelle, and Dawn of Dreams we got Ohatsu and Akane.
Wow look nice.
@ShogunRok Uh I see I just watched the trailers after the he fact I didn't actually watch live that would be why the trailer had English VO. LOOOL CAPCOM not only reviving classic franchises but also bringing back classic RE 1 style Voice Acting 😅😂😂😂
Well, I guess I'm getting into Onimusha now!
Hello there fellow gamers.
Capcom is delivering all the goodies and Onimusha is one of them.
Very glad they decided to finally bring back this great franchise.
And it looks really fantastic. And we have Onimusha 2 as well.
We Onimusha fans are eating good.
Cheers everyone
@PuppetMaster perhaps mubi or the criterion channel
Looking interesting with the environmental attacks, and seemingly ways of manipulating the enemies with parries/ stances. I'm confident Capcom will smash it!
And probably would have played with the Japanese dub, regardless of the bad cockney accent!
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