Attack on Titan will be turned into a musical! Kurumu Okamiya plays Eren: “The quality is too high” “It is faithful to the original work”

The popular manga, Attack on Titan, by Hajime Isayama was decided to be musicalized!

 

It is scheduled to be performed in Osaka and Tokyo in January 2023, and cast information and visuals have been released.

 

 

Attack on Titan: The Musical will be performed in Osaka and Tokyo in January 2023!

Attack on Titan: The Musical will be performed at the Orix Theatre in Osaka from January 7th (Sat) to January 9th (Mon), 2023, and at the Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo from January 14th (Sat) to January 24th (Tues), 2023.

 

The cast includes Kurumu Okamiya as Eren Yeager, Sara Takatsuki as Mikasa Ackerman, Eito Konishi as Armin Arlert, Yū Fukuzawa as Jean Kirstein, Kazuaki Yasue as Marco Bott, Tomoya Nakanishi as Connie Springer and Sena will play the role of Sasha Blouse.

 

In addition, Mitsu Murata will play Hannes, Takeshi Hayashino will play Keith Shadis, Masanori Tomita will play Dimo Reeves, Mimi Maihane will play Carla Yeager, Mitsuru Karahashi will play Grisha Yeager, Riona Tatemichi will play Hange Zoë, Ryo Matsuda will play Levi, and Takurō Ōno was selected to play Erwin Smith.

 

Please check out the comments from the original author, Mr. Hajime Isayama, the staff and Kurumu Okamiya who plays Eren Yeager.

 

 

Reactions on SNS

The visuals were released to the public and received comments on Twitter such as, “The quality is too high!”, “The visuals are so faithful to the original work.” and “They all fit the role perfectly.”

 

Also, there are comments like “I wonder if they use wires?”, “I want to go there so badly,” and “Levi is too handsome…”

 

In addition, many people said, “May there be no more accidents,” and “I thought they would never do it again,” recalling the accident at the stage Live Impact Attack on Titan, which was scheduled for 2017.

 

 

About the accident of the stage Live Impact Attack on Titan

The first stage adaptation of Attack on Titan, Live Impact Attack on Titan was scheduled to be performed in 2017, but the performance was canceled after a staff member was killed in an accident during a production equipment inspection.

 

Hajime Isayama, the author of the original manga, commented, “When I heard about this stage production, I was worried because of the very sad accident that occurred in the past,” and “However, I believe that the people involved in the stage are very aware of the situation and will take the utmost care in putting on the show.”

 

 

Comments from the author, staff and cast of Attack on Titan: The Musical

Original author: Hajime Isayama

When I heard about this stage production, I was worried because of the very sad accident that occurred in the past.

However, I believe that the people involved in the stage are very aware of the situation and will take the utmost care in putting on the show.

I would like to congratulate and look forward to this stage production.

Above all, I hope that both the viewers and the creators will enjoy Attack on Titan, now that the serialization has ended.

Thank you very much.

 

 

Eren Yeager: Kurumu Okamiya

 

Attack on Titan will be turned into a musical.

As a reader, I am really enjoying this work, and I would like to create it with great care, building it up one by one so that I can fully embody myself as Eren Yeager.

It may be difficult for people to casually come to see this work because it is filled with negative emotions such as human anger and sadness.

However, I would like to deliver such raw emotions and strong feelings of facing up to despair with the kind of passion that only the stage can provide.

I am sure that the work will exceed your expectations. I hope you will come and see it.

 

 

Director: Gō Ueki

When I first read the original work, I was overwhelmed by the visuals of the Titans and felt threatened by their spouting steam, bare muscles, and eyes glinting from between their bones, and I was captivated by this work.

The image of Eren and his friends fighting for freedom from the walled world is powerful and overlaps with our own struggle against the current difficult situation.

We will direct this production with the utmost sincerity so that all those who love Attack on Titan will be able to support us.

 

 

Weekly Shonen Magazine Editorial Department

The Attack on Titan will become a musical.

As many of you know, we had to cancel the stage once announced in 2017 due to an unforeseen accident.

This time, it will be a different company’s effort, but the editorial department would like to take a sincere approach to this stage, taking into consideration the staff, performers, people involved, and customers at that time.

We will put safety first and foremost, and we will make sure that everyone involved will enjoy the show.

 

 

[PV of the performance] Attack on Titan: The Musical will be performed in January 2023!

 

 

 

 

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