Autumn Anime "Tiger Mask W" Announces Main Cast!　Taku Yashiro, Yuichiro Umehara, Suzuko Mimori, Seiichi Morita, Kenichi Suzumura

The main cast of the TV anime "Tiger Mask W," which will start in October, has been announced.



Tiger Mask W" is a new TV animation series of the popular pro wrestling manga "Tiger Mask" written by Ikki Kajiwara, known for "Ashita no Joe" and "The Star of the Giant," and drawn by Naoki Tsuji, one of Toei Animation's 60th anniversary projects. The mask left behind by Naoto Date, the masked wrestler of justice "Tiger Mask," is given to a new professional wrestler, and the battle between the two young wrestlers and the revived organization Tora no Ana begins. With the full cooperation of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the film features the appearance of real-life pro-wrestlers from New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

The five main cast members have now been unveiled. The main character, Naoto Higashi/Tiger Mask, will be played by Taku Yashiro, the other main character, Takuma Fujii/Tiger the Dark, by Yuichiro Umehara, and Tiger Mask's manager, Haruna Takaoka, by Suzuko Mimori. In addition, real-life pro wrestlers Okada Kazuchika and Tanahashi Hiroshi will be played by Seiichi Morita and Kenichi Suzumura, respectively.