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Shenmue Anime Reveals More Japanese Cast, April Debut in Japan
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official Japanese website for Yū Suzuki's Shenmue game series, revealed more Japanese cast and the anime's April debut date in Japan. The new cast include:
Osamu Taira as Ren Wuying
Shouta Hayama as Wong
Takahiro Sumi as Dou Niu
The anime dub, and Crunchyroll is streaming the English-subtitled version worldwide outside of Japan and China.
The previously announced English and Japanese voice cast includes:
- Austin Tindle (English) as Ryo Hazuki
- Scott Gibbs (English) as Lan Di
- Natalie Rial (English) as Shenhua
- Cat Thomas (English) as Nozomi Harasaki
- Jeremy Gee (English) as Guizhang Chen
- Greg Ayres (English) as Chai
- Bryson Baugus (English) as Wong
- Luci Christian (English) as Joy
- Christine Auten (English) as Xiuying Hong / Lishao Tao
- Cody House (English) as Ren
- Joe Daniels (English) as Dou Niu
Crunchyroll describes the anime's story:
1986, Yokosuka. Ryo Hazuki has trained to master the Hazuki Style Jujitsu under his strict father in the Hazuki Dojo from his childhood. However, one day a mysterious man named Lan Di murders his father and takes the “mirror” his father was protecting. Ryo is determined to find the truth behind his father's murder, but soon finds himself getting stuck in a war between the underground organizations…. Traveling from Yokosuka to Hong Kong, Ryo's long journey begins!
Kashitarō Itō will perform the opening theme song "Undead-Noid."
SEGA released the first Shenmue game on its Dreamcast console in Japan in 1999, and in North America in 2000. The company released Shenmue II on the Dreamcast in Japan in 2000, and in North America in 2001. Shenmue II also received an Xbox version in 2002. The series was originally planned as a trilogy.
Sega released the Shenmue I & II game collection in North America and Europe for PS4, Xbox One, and PC in August 2018.
Sources: Shenmue the Animation's website, Comic Natalie
