Ready to see your favorite Kimetsu no Yaiba characters in 3D? Take a look below to see their official cast visuals for the upcoming live-action stage play adaptation!
Keisuke Ueda as best thunder boi Zenitsu Agatsuma (I lament the lack of french fry-ness in his hair)
Yugo Sato as Inosuke Hashibira (are those… legit abs?)
Reo Honda as Giyu Tomioka aka the guy nobody likes (just kidding, just kidding…)
Tomoyuki Takagi as Sakonji Urokodaki
Mimi Maihane as Tamayo (SO PRETTY)
Hisanori Sato as Yushiro
Yoshihide Sasaki as King of Pop Michael Jackson Muzan Kibutsuji
Character visuals were earlier revealed for Tanjiro, played by Ryota Kobayashi, and his sibling and best imouto Nezuko, played by Asari Takaishi.
The play will run from January 18-26 at the Tennouzu Ginga Gekijo in Tokyo, and from January 31-February 2 at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Kobe in Hyogo prefecture. The play will be directed by Kenichi Suemitsu, who is also writing the script. Music composition will be done by Shunsuke Wada.
The manga’s story is described by Anime News Network as such:
“Since ancient times, rumors have abounded of man-eating demons lurking in the woods. Because of this, the local townsfolk never venture outside at night. Legend has it that a demon slayer also roams the night, hunting down these bloodthirsty demons. For young Tanjiro, these rumors will soon to become his harsh reality. Ever since the death of his father, Tanjiro has taken it upon himself to support his family. Although their lives may be hardened by tragedy, they’ve found happiness. But that ephemeral warmth is shattered one day when Tanjiro finds his family slaughtered and the lone survivor, his sister Nezuko, turned into a demon. To his surprise, however, Nezuko still shows signs of human emotion and thought. Thus begins Tanjiro’s request to fight demons and turn his sister human again.”
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a shonen manga series written by Koyoharu Gotoge. It was first published in February 2016 in Weekly Shonen Jump up to present, with Shueisha publishing the series’ 16 tankobon volumes. The manga’s English license is currently held by Viz Media.
Source: Anime News Network
