PERSONA5 the Stage to Return in Yokohama & Osaka in October 2020
Soon after its sold-out final 20th show in Tokyo on December 29, the official website for the stage play adaption of Atlus' juvenile RPG Persona 5, titled PERSONA5 the Stage, announced that its all-new next show was already scheduled to be performed in Yokohama and Osaka in October 2020. All of its main cast, including 27-year-old Hiroki Ino as the protagonist, are confirmed to reprise their roles.
Announcement PV for the October 2020 shows:
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Koji Kominami, who played Yusuke Kitagawa, says on Twitter, "To be continued..."
To be continued… pic.twitter.com/zyGV4SdJXW
— 小南 光司 (@nanokyanon_1212) December 29, 2019
The Hideyuki Nishimori (Danganronpa 3 stage play)-directed adaptation was first performed at Mielparque Hall in Osaka from December 13 to 15, then at Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from December 19 to 29. All of the tickets were reportedly sold out. Live-viewings of its final evening show on December 29 were held in theaters in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Digest:
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Key visual:
Main cast:
The protagonist: Hiroki Ino (Tenya Iida in My Hero Academia stage play)
Ryuji Sakamoto: Kohei Shiota (Jackal Kuwahara in The Prince of Tennise Musicals)
Ann Takamaki: Yuki Odera (professional magician)
Goro Akechi: Yoshihide Sasaki
Yusuke Kitagawa: Koji Kominami
Sae Niijima: Kaoru Marimura
Yuuki Mishima: Taishu Nukanobu
Shiho Suzui: Yu Saotome
The Principal: Takuo Yamagishi
Suguro Kamoshida: Shun Takagi
Ichiryusai Madarame: Jun Takamatsu
Morgana (voice): Ikue Otani
Source: "PERSONA 5 the Stage" official website / Twitter
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RE:CLAIM got canceled but the cast and staff didn’t want the time they spent rehearsing being totally wasted... so have a little sneak-peak into the RE:VOLVER series world
the show will be running from April 23rd, 2020 to April 29th, 2020 (Tokyo) @ あうるすぽっと (OWL SPOT) & May 2nd, 2020 and May 3rd, 2020 (Osaka) @ COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA TTホール (COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA TT Hall)
you will be able to watch delay stream @ dmm (January 11th, 2020 ~ 18:00 - January 24th, 2020 ~23:59)
[remember that you need to use a VPN to watch/download the show^^]
price: ¥3.000
if you need help with dmm, take a look at riku’s guide here on tumblr♡
the show will be held on December 13th, 2019 to December 15th, 2019 (Osaka) @ 大阪メルパルクホール (Osaka Mielparque Hall) & December 19th, 2019 to December 29th, 2019 (Tokyo) @ 天王洲 銀河劇場 (The Galaxy Theatre)
Cast:
Ino Hiroki as Protagonist (主人公)
Shiota Kouhei as Sakamoto Ryuuji (坂本竜司)
Odera Yuki as Takamaki An (高巻杏)
Sasaki Yoshihide as Akechi Gorou (明智吾郎)
Kominami Kouji as Kitagawa Yuusuke (喜多川祐介)
Marimura Kaoru as Niijima Sae (新島冴)
Nukanobu Taishuu as Mishima Yuuki (三島由輝)
Saotome Yuu as Suzui Shiho (鈴井志帆)
Yamagishi Takuo as Principal (校長)
Takagi Shun as Kamoshida Suguru (鴨志田卓)