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The second show of the stage play adaptation of Shotrao Ishinomori's classic sci-fi action manga series Cyborg 009 , titled "Cyborg 009 The Stage - The 13th Pursuer-,” is scheduled to perform at the Stellar Ball in Shinagawa Prince Hotel, Tokyo, from November 14 to 24, 2025. The play's official website released an announcement trailer and a main visual today. Cyborg 009 The Stage - The 13th Pursuer - Announcement Trailer Main visual Related: Classic Manga and Anime Cyborg 009 to Become a Stage Play Starring Hiroki Nanami Ishinomori's original Cyborg 009 manga began serialization in Shonen Gahosha's Weekly King magazine on July 19, 1964. The first show of the stage play performed in May 2024 as part of the manga's 60th anniversary project. All the main cast members of the first show, including ex-Takarazuka star Hiroki Nanami as Joe Shimamura / 009, will reprise their roles in the second show. New cast members include Himari Nonohana as 0012 and Dai Goto...

The official website for Gekidan "Haikyu!! ," a new stage adaptation project based on Haruichi Furudate's volleyball-themed sports manga Haikyu! , revealed a trailer and main visual for its upcoming second show, "Deai" ( "Encounter" ). The new show will depict the “encounter” between the Karasuno High School Volleyball Club, of which the main character Shoyo Hinata is a member, and Nekoma High School in Tokyo, who had a history of rivalry with them. Main visual Related: Haikyu!! Stage Play Gets New Show in May 2025 Following Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyu!! , the successful previous stage play project that ran from November 2015 to May 2021, a new theater company, Gekidan "Haikyu!!" , was established for a new stage play series based on the manga in August 2022. Their first show performed in Tokyo in August 2023. Their second show, Gekidan "Haikyu!!" Encounter , is scheduled to perform at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball in Tokyo from May 17 to 25, 2025, then at...

Shotaro Ishinomori's classic manga Cyborg 009 has received many adaptations and crossovers over the decades. This spring, it will be moving to a new realm: the stage. Announced today, Cyborg 009 the Stage will adapt Ishinomori's tale of nine cyborgs fighting for world peace. Go Ueki, who oversaw the stage play adaptations of both Hypnosismic -Division Rap Battle- and Attack on Titan , directs. Shinjirou Kameda, who wrote the aforementioned Hypnosismic -Division Rap Battle- Rule the Stage , pens the script. Related: Ya Boy Kongming! Stage Play Trailers Introduce Main Cast Members Starring as 009, a.k.a. Joe Shimamura, will be singer and actress Hiroki Nanami, who can currently be heard as Abyss Razor in Mashle: Magic And Muscles . Joining her will be: 002/Jet Link: Shunichi Takahashi 003/Françoise Arnoul: Minori Otoha 004/Albert Heinrich: Masamichi Satonaka 005/Geronimo Jr.: Haruto Sakuraba 006/Chang Changku: Toshiya Sakai 007/Great Britain: Kazuma Kawahara 008/Pyunma: Toyotaka 0010 Plus,...