Bushiroad has released character visuals and cast comments for three new characters in their new mixed-media project titled Road59: Shin Jidai Ninkyō Tokku (Road59: The Special Ward for a New Era of Chivalry).
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Haruka Kudo portrays Renka Hiiragi and Mei Okada portrays Sara Hiiragi of Kurojō-gumi. Rihona Kato portrays Irina Spessivtseva of PHOENIX.
The project is yakuza themed.
It is the company's fourth major mixed-media project after BanG Dream!, Revue Starlight, and D4DJ.
"Road59" is a play on the Japanese word "gokudo" (the extreme path), a poetic term referring to the yakuza way of life. The franchise's tagline is "A path from which you cannot return."
The franchise begins with a stage play that will open December 24-27 at Nakano Zero in Tokyo.
Character Profile:
Character Profile:
It is the company's fourth major mixed-media project after BanG Dream!, Revue Starlight, and D4DJ.
"Road59" is a play on the Japanese word "gokudo" (the extreme path), a poetic term referring to the yakuza way of life. The franchise's tagline is "A path from which you cannot return."
The franchise begins with a stage play that will open December 24-27 at Nakano Zero in Tokyo.
NEW CAST ANNOUNCEMENT/VISUALS:
RENKA HIIRAGI (ACT. HARUKA KUDO)
The older sister of the martial arts clan, feared as the Hiiragi Sisters. She has been in the Kurojogumi since her predecessors and is a loyal follower of Kensei along with her sister Sara.
Haruka Kudo Comment:
Haruka Kudo Comment:
New Project Announcement! I'm really happy to be able to participate. And it's my first time on stage myself! So, I'm very excited! I'm going to do my best to prepare for the stage in December with my character Hiiragi Renka! Best regards!
SARA HIIRAGI (ACT. MEI OKADA)
The younger sister of the martial arts clan member feared as the Hiiragi Sisters. Along with her sister, she has served the Kurojogumi since her predecessor, and is devoted to Kensei.
Mei Okada Comment:
I'm very, very happy to be involved in this new project. I'll do my best to grow up with Sara Hiiragi and deliver the passion of the work to the audience for the stage in December. I'll be very happy if many people are looking forward to "ROAD59". I hope you'll enjoy "ROAD59".
Character Profile:
IRINA SPESSIVTSEVA (ACT. RIHONA KATO)
A female Phoenix fighter. Contrary to her slender appearance, she has a dangerous side that can say, "I want to die," at the second word. She seems to want to move up in the world to fulfill her big dream.
Rihona Kato Comment:
Everything about playing Irina is a new challenge for me. I'm anxious, but it's a challenge to be overcome. I'm going to improve myself for the show and I hope to bring you to the world of ROAD59 through Irina.
MAIN CAST:
Yūki Kimisawa as Bakuto Yanagi (Shinonome-gumi) / Shūya Sunagawa as Shō Himuro (Hakurō-gumi)
Masahiro Inoue as Kensei Sumeragi (Kurojō-gumi) / Shouta Aoi as Benedict Lorenzo Vasari (Phoenix)
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Character art to be released at a later time.
Taiyo Ayukawa as Yuuto Kirimiya
Hiroki Nanami as Shion Hyuuga
Haruka Kudo as Renge Hiiragi
Mei Okada as Sara Hiiragi
Rihona Kato as Irina Spessivtseva
Seiji Maeda as Seigo Naruyama
Atsushi Shiramata as Takahisa Ooimachi
Kohei Yamamoto as Shigure Toudou
Aina Aiba as Shizuka Himuro
Wakana Kingyo as Suzuka Himuro
Takuma Sueno as Kazuomi Kurogane
Kazuki Watanabe as Anthony Cielo
Kana Sakai as Inaba Okino
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Misato Kawauchi as Kayoru
Nobuhiro Mōri is penning the story and setting of the franchise. Ghidora is drawing the character designs.
GACKT is performing the franchise's theme song.
The setting's story is set in the near future, a few decades after the start of Japan's current Reiwa era, and is set in a new manmade island and "special ward" in Tokyo known as the Tengai Ward. Here, four yakuza organizations vie for prestige and influence, with each organization's leading figures bearing god-like powers as "Jingi." Each of the organizations seek the "Yamatanoorochi no Kubi" (The Head of Orochi) whose blood when consumed grants Jingi a power equal to gods, as well as a girl who bears the Orochi blood and can break the seal on the ancient artifact.
Jingi are individuals who have passed on their supernatural powers from sire to successor since the age of myth. They pass on their power to chosen successors, with their sire offering their blood in a cup in a formal ceremony. In the past, they have made their mark on the secret world by slaying mythical beasts, and performing incredible feats on the battlefield, and have sometimes clashed with each other in the shadows. As the ages pass, they adapt their form to the times, and today they operate in secret societies in the underworld. With ancient powers able to bend the rules of space and time, they are demigod-like beings.
