Wednesday 20 June 2012

Rock Musical Bleach Returns to the Stage

Rock Musical Bleach Returns to the Stage
With the end of the anime series a few months ago, it has been announced that Tite Kubo's supernatural manga will make its return on the stage with Shinsei Rock Musical Bleach REprise! This will run on Tokyo this Summer.

Tsuyoshi Kida will writing and directing the musical, that will run for 13 performances at the Shinagawa Stella Ball starting August 30th through September 9th. Here are the main cast in costume as posted by Comic Natalie:

Norizuki Kouhei as Ichigo Kurasaki
(Pocky 4 Sisters, Gakko ja Oshierarenai!)

Miki Satō as Rukia

Kujirai Kousuke as Renji Abarai
(Get Ride! Amdriver, Prince of Tennis Musicals & live action film)

Masashi Ōyama as Kisuke Urahara
(The Prince of Tennis Musicals)

Ishizaka Isamu as Shunsui Kyōraku

Kido Yuuya as Tōshirō Hitsugaya
(Gokusen 3, Ikemen Shin Sobaya Tantei)

Tsuda Eisuke as Jūshirō Ukitake
(Prince of Tennis, Katekyo Hitman Reborn)

Motohiro Oota as Byakuya Kuchiki

Ayano Kanami as original character Haruka Hana

Niiro Shinya as original character Iruma
(Kamen Rider Kiva)


In Shinsei Rock Musical Bleach REprise, a Shinigami was murdered, and all other Shinigami who were sent to investigate were murdered as well. Rukia is assigned to the mission, and she drags Ichigo along. Meanwhile, an incident known as the Red Moon (a literal coloring of the moon by a blood red hue) occurs.

via Anime News Network, Crunchyroll