A stage play adaptation of the 2019 TV anime Case file n221: Kabukicho is set to open at the Imm Theater in Tokyo in May 2024. The play's official website and Twitter account opened on January 19 to make the announcement. The original TV anime, produced by Production I.G, aired for 24 episodes from October 2019 to March 2020. The story is set in the fictional town of Kabukicho, and the characters are inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes classic mystery novel series. Tsuneyasu Motoyoshi, best known for his directorial works for the stage adaptations of My Hero Academia , directs the stage play. Hirohumi Araki (Sadahariu Inui in The Prince of Tennis stage plays) is cast as Sherlock Holmes, with Hiroki Suzuki (Jyan Kandou/Geki Red in Juken Sentai Gekiranger ) playing John H. Watson. Further details, including the performance schedule, will be announced at a later date. Hirohumi Araki Hiroki Suzuki All 24 episodes,...
- 1/20/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
The official website for Psycho-pass Virtue and Vice , a spin-off stage play series inspired by Production I.G's sci-fi crime suspense anime franchise Psycho-pass , has announced that its third and final show is set to perform at Theater Milano-Za in Tokyo from March 15 to 24, 2024, then at Morinomiya Piloti Hall in Osaka from March 28 to 31. The stage play series tells a spin-off story about original characters' activities at the Public Safety Bureau's Criminal Investigation Division Unit Three. The third show focuses on the after story about the first show's protagonist, Haruto Kusen, portrayed by Hiroki Suzuki (Mikazuki Munechika in the Touken Ranbu stage plays). A trailer and a teaser visual for the third show have been released. The stage play series has been directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro, who has served as general director for the anime series including the 2015 feature film and written by one of the anime's screenplay writers, Makoto Fukami.
- 1/17/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
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