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Following the release of the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo stage play key visual in July, the official website for the upcoming stage play adaptation of Yoshio Sawai's surreal comedy manga series, titled Cho Hajike Stage Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo , released visuals of its eight main cast members. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo played by Sho Kato Beauty played by Haruka Kudo Heppokomaru played by Yuta Higuchi Hatenko played by Shunya Osawa (ORβIT) Tokoro Tennosuke played by Usagi (Longcoat Daddy) Softon played by Junya Komatsu Don Patch played by Takuo Inari (Gekidan Karagumi) Dengakuman (The cast has not been disclosed) Additionally, Riona Tatemichi , a stage play actress who has appeared in the Sailor Moon musical series (2014-2022) and Attack on Titan - the Musical (2023-2024), will play the role of Torpedo Girl. "I first encountered Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo when I was in the early grades of elementary school," said Tatemichi. "The manga had an impact on me even at a young age,...

Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc , an upcoming anime series that is the most recent adaptation of the long-running Kinnikuman shonen action manga, has revealed three new cast members for the show. The series will broadcast in Japan on Sundays at 11:30pm Jst as part of the CBC / TBS network's “Agaru Anime” programming block beginning in July 2024. The new cast members include: Ashuraman voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya (Levi Ackerman in Attack on Titan ) Ashuraman charcter visual Neptuneman voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki Sakata in Gintama ) Neptuneman character visual Additionally, voice actor Shinichiro Ohta will play the Announcer (not pictured). Also known in the English as Ultimate Muscle , the original Kinnikuman manga by Yudetamago has been serialized since 1979 in Shueisha publications such as Weekly Shonen Jump , Weekly Playboy , and Shu Play News . Akira Sato directs Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc at animation studio Production I.G. Makoto Fukami provides the series composition, Hirotaka Marufuji provides the character designs,...