The official website and Twitter account for the stage play adaptation of Aya Kanno's Requiem of the Rose King (Baraou no Souretsu) manga has released character visuals of the cast in costume.
Richard III will be played by a man/woman double-casting of Sayato Arima and Yumi Wakatsuki.
The Requiem of the Rose King anime premiered on January 9, 2022 on TOKYO MX, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto. Then on BS11 on January 11.
VIZ Media publishes the manga in English and describes it as:
Richard's father, the patriarch of the House of York, is poised to become king of medieval England during the bloody Wars of the Roses. But just as success is imminent, he is abruptly cut down. Plunged into despair, Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy.
The stage play is set to run at Nihon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo on June 10 - 19, 2022.
CHARACTER VISUALS:
RICHARD III
HENRY VI
EDWARD IV OF YORK / DUKE GEORGE OF CLARENCE
CATESBY / EARL OF WARWICK
PRINCE EDWARD OF LANCASTER / ANNE NEVILLE
CECILY NEVILLE / MARGARET
RICHARD PLANTAGENET, DUKE OF YORK
MAIN CAST:
Richard III: Sayato Arima & Yumi Wakatsuki
Henry VI: Takuma Wada
Edward IV of York: Yuki Kimizawa
George, Duke of Clarence: Manabu Takagi
Catesby: Sho Kato
Warwick: Yusuke Seto
Prince Edward of Lancaster: Ryota Hirono
Anne Neville: Sena
Cecily Neville: Sayaka Fujioka
Margaret: Ryoko Tanaka
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York: Kenji Taniguchi
Henry VI: Takuma Wada
Edward IV of York: Yuki Kimizawa
George, Duke of Clarence: Manabu Takagi
Catesby: Sho Kato
Warwick: Yusuke Seto
Prince Edward of Lancaster: Ryota Hirono
Anne Neville: Sena
Cecily Neville: Sayaka Fujioka
Margaret: Ryoko Tanaka
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York: Kenji Taniguchi
Fumiya Matsuzaki is directing the play, with Hiroki Uchida writing the script. Uchida is also the TV anime's series composition writer.
KEY VISUAL:
VIZ Media publishes the manga in English and describes it as:
Richard's father, the patriarch of the House of York, is poised to become king of medieval England during the bloody Wars of the Roses. But just as success is imminent, he is abruptly cut down. Plunged into despair, Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy.