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After it was announced earlier this year , the stage play adaptation of Joker Game will return for a third show this coming November in Japan. Today, the production released a new poster, along with a full cast list. Check out the new poster, featuring the cast in costume: Joker Game III Stage Play Key Visual Related: Joker Game Stage Play Returns with 3rd Show in November 2025 A full cast list includes: Kaminaga: Reo Honda Tazaki: Shinichi Hashimoto Amari: Hiroki Kajita Hatano: Naotake Tsuchiya Odagiri: Kouhei Shiota Jitsui: Jun Noguchi Fukumoto: Daiya Hayakawa Lieutenant Sakuma: Jin Aoki John Gordon: Takuo Yamagish Colonel Muto: Urashima Inumaru: Kohei Hayashida Miyoshi: Yusuke Yata Lt. Col. Yuuki: Masashi Taniguchi The Joker Game III stage play is scheduled to run November 21-30 at Tokyo's Tennozu Galaxy Theater. The first show of the stage play series was performed in May 2017, with the second show...

The third show of the stage play adaptation of Koji Yanagi's spy mystery novel series Joker Game is set to return in November 2025. It will have been seven years and five months since the previous second show in June 2018. The stage play's official website and X (formerly Twitter) have posted an announcement trailer and an illustration key visual for the third show. Joker Game Stage Play 3rd Show Announcement Trailer Illustration Key Visual The first show of the stage play series performed at Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi in Tokyo in May 2017, with the second show following at Theater 1010 in Tokyo and at Mielparque Osaka in Osaka in Jun 2018. The third show is set to perform at The Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from November 21 to 30, 2025. The first two show's writer and director Daisuke Nishida ( Sengoku Basara stage play series) is set to return. Their roles have not yet been revealed,...

Last year, Osamu Nishi's manga-turned-anime Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun was turned into a stage play. This year, the show returns for a rerun performance, and the original cast will be back to reprise their roles! A new key visual shows Iruma seated in the prestigious Royal One, surrounded by the rest of the lead cast: Related: Attack on Titan: The Musical Heads to New York with Exclusive Crunchyroll Presale The returning cast will include: Top row (left to right): Alice Asmodeus: Yuho Matsui Iruma Suzuki: Yu Miyazaki Clara Valac: Momoyo Koyama Bottom row (left to right): Ameri Azazel: Riona Tatemichi Saburo Sabnock: Haruto Sakuraba Opera: Shinichi Wago Sullivan: Takeshi Hayashino Kalego Naberius: Masashi Taniguchi Related: Yona of the Dawn Stage Musical Releases New Set of Visuals The rerun performance of Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun The Stage will run from August 30 to September 8 at Tokyo Dome City's Theater G Rosso.

Voice actress Aya Hirano, aged 36, and actor Masashi Taniguchi, aged 46, have officially announced their marriage on Jan 3, 2023.

The couple had recently co-starred in the stage play adaptation of Chainsaw Man, portraying the characters of Makima and Kishibe respectively, leaving fans pleasantly surprised by their real-life union.

The news of their marriage was revealed through their official Twitter accounts, where they shared statements expressing their joy and gratitude.

“At this time, Masashi Taniguchi and Aya Hirano have married,” the joint announcement read. “We will continue to express our gratitude and strive to improve as artists even more. We sincerely ask for your continued guidance and support.”

Despite the joyous occasion, the couple also went on to acknowledge the tragic events that have unfolded since the beginning of the year, expressing their heartfelt condolences to those affected. They pledged to contribute in any way possible.

“Since the beginning of the year, we have experienced some heart-wrenching events.