TV anime "SHAMAN KING" to begin airing in spring 2021, with Takehito Koyasu as Faust VIII! Comments have arrived!

New characters and cast members have been announced for the TV anime "SHAMAN KING," which will begin airing on TV Tokyo in April 2021.

SHAMAN KING," a popular comic book series by Hiroyuki Takei that has sold more than 35 million copies, tells the story of a boy who can see spirits, Ip Asakura, who participates in shaman fights to determine the top shaman, and fights alongside his friends to become the Shaman King. Currently, a new chapter, "SHAMAN KING THE SUPER STAR," is being serialized in "Shonen Magazine Edge" (Kodansha).
It will be adapted into a completely new TV anime in April 2021. Based on "SHAMAN KING" (35 volumes), the series will be drawn to the end.

⇒ SHAMAN KING", Megumi Hayashibara will be in charge of the OP and ED themes! Additional cast members announced, including Inuko Inuyama, Park Ranmi, and Masahiko Tanaka!

⇒Click here for the list of 2021 Spring Anime!

The recent announcement of additional cast members and characters, the first key visual, and the first PV attracted a lot of attention from fans, and now new characters and cast members have been announced.

The German-born necromancer Faust VIII will be played by Takehito Koyasu.
The following is a comment from Takehito Koyasu, who has been chosen to play the role of Faust VIII.

Character and Cast Information

Faust VIII: Takehito Koyasu
A necromancer from Germany. He is a doctor by profession, and his necromancy is powerful, drawing on his skill as a doctor and his vast medical knowledge. He joined the shaman fights in order to revive his beloved wife.

＜Takehito Koyasu comments
───Can you tell us about the appeal of this work?
The world, the story, the characters, and your love.

───Can you tell us about your enthusiasm for playing the character Faust VIII?
I am very happy to be able to love Elisa again, even if I am reborn.
I will do my best. Thank you for your support.

Film information

TV animation "SHAMAN KING
＜INTRODUCTION

SHAMAN KING

It is the king of the stars who controls all things in the forest. Those called "Shaman" who can communicate with gods and spirits compete for the title in "Shaman Fight" once every 500 years.

The battle of one such Shaman, a boy named Ip Asakura, to become the Shaman King will begin in April 2021 as a completely new animation.

＜Broadcast Information
Broadcasting will begin in April 2021 on TV Tokyo.

<Staff> Original story by Hiroyuki Takei
Original Story : Hiroyuki Takei
Director：Takeshi Furuta
Series Composition : Shoji Yonemura
Character Design : Satohiko Sano
Music : Yuuki Hayashi
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Music Production: King Record
Animation Production: Bridge

＜Cast

Asakura Ip: Hikasa Yoko
Amidamaru: Katsuyuki Konishi
Oyamada Manta: Inuko Inuyama
Anna Osoreyama: Megumi Hayashibara
Michi Ren: Park Norimi
Magon: Kousuke Takaguchi
Ryunosuke Umemiya: Masahiko Tanaka
Skelton: Wataru Takagi
Horohoro: Yuji Ueda
Kororo: Ai Nakajima
Faust VIII: Takehito Koyasu
Tamao Tamamura: Nana Mizuki
Ponchi: Takumu Miyazono
Konchi: Tomoaki Kanze
Jun Michi: Michiko Neya
Lee Hakuryu: Toru Sakurai
Hao: Minami Takayama