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Nanbaka Stage Play Reveals Character Visuals
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
The official website for the stage play adaptation of Shō Futamata's Nanbaka manga revealed four character visuals on Thursday.
Tomoru Akazawa as Jūgo
Airu Shiozaki as Rock (returning from the anime)
Ryō Kitazono as Uno
Junpei Yasukawa as Nico
The cast also includes:
- Kimeru as Kiji Mitsuba (returning from the anime)
- Daisuke Utsumi (Fizzypop) as Kenshirō Yozakura
- Taito Hashimoto (Fizzypop) as Samon Gokū
- Shun Takagi as Mitsuru Hitokoe
- Akiyoshi Utsumi as Tsukumo
- Hidemitsu Miyamoto as Musashi
- Yūta Hoshino as Liang
- Seiya Inagaki as Yamatao Godai
- Keito Okuyama as Seitarō Tanabata (returning from the anime)
- Kenta Nomiyama as Hitoshi Sugoroku
- Naoya Gōmoto as Hajime Sugoroku
The play will run from September 14 to 24 at Tokyo's Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi. Regular tickets will go on sale on Saturday.
Keita Kawajiri is directing the play and writing the script.
Funimation describes the anime adaptation's story:
Welcome to Nanba, the world's largest, most impenetrable prison. Locked away in cell block 13 are four inmates who provide more than enough trouble for Officer Hajime. Between attempted breakouts, gambling, and general misbehaving, these four believe that just because they're in prison doesn't mean they can't have fun! Follow the hijinks of Jyugo, Uno, Rock, and Nico as they pass time behind bars.
The Nanbaka anime premiered in Japan in October, and Crunchyroll streamed the television series and its original net anime sequel simultaneously with Japan. Funimation dubbed the anime as it aired in Japan.
Futamata launched the manga on the Comico app in 2013. The fifth compiled book volume shipped on June 12. Crunchyroll is also offering the original manga online.
Source: Anime! Anime! (Yuma)
