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Disney's Live-Action/Anime Dragons of Wonderhatch Series Unveils Teaser, More Cast, December 20 Debut

Disney revealed a new teaser trailer and four new cast live-action cast for its hybrid live-action/anime fantasy adventure Disney+.

The new live-action cast include:

Rena Tanaka as Hana, Nagi's late mother who worked as a manga creator

Masaki Miura as Taichi, Nagi's single father

Riko Narumi as Ayana Nijisaki, an attorney who is in charge of the case that involving Akuta in the real world

SUMIRE as Saira, a lone researcher of the real world who is treated as an outcast in Upananta

The live-action segments depict the "real world" while the anime segments depict another world where dragons live. Disney+ will stream the anime in winter 2023.

The main leads are Nagi, a high school girl in the real world, and Tyme, a boy who lives in another world where dragonriders hear the cries of dragons and communicate with them. Film actress Mackenyu Arata plays the dragonrider Akuta.

Tyme

Akuta

The anime cast include:

Kenjirō Tsuda as Gyro, a feared dragon rider that has the world of Upananta in his grip

Shunsuke Takeuchi as Gafin, Tyme's dragon who also ventures with him in the real world

Production I.G is producing the anime portion of the project.

The Promised Neverland (manga) is drafting the original character designs and concept art.

Source: Comic Natalie