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Hoshin Engi Musical Reveals Shin Kōhyō, Bukichi, Chū-ō Visuals
posted on by Karen Ressler
The official website for the stage musical Hoshin Engi manga revealed character visuals for Shin Kōhyō, Bukichi, and Chū-ō on Thursday.
Shunya Ōhira as Shin Kōhyō
Kōsuke Miyamoto as Bukichi
Yūsuke Seto as Chū-ō
Other cast , with previously unveiled visuals, include:
Shōhei Hashimoto as Taikōbō 
Ryū Kiyama as Nataku
Shō Jinnai as Kō Tenka
Yūya Asato as Yōzen
Anna Ishida as Dakki
- Jun Takamatsu as Kō Hiko
- Kentarō Araki as Taiitsu Shinjin
- Kazuma Aoki as Ōma
- Kento Muto as Kōyūken
- Hiroshi Hatanaka as Bunchū
The musical, titled Musical Hoshin Engi -Mezame no Kiza- (Waking Scratch), will run at EX Theater Roppongi in Tokyo from January 13-20.
Kōtarō Yoshitani (MAMORU is in charge of choreography.
Fujisaki's first 23-volume Hoshin Engi manga originally ran in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1996-2000. The fantasy manga is roughly based on the ancient Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi, and the story takes place thousands of years ago. An evil sorceress has bewitched the emperor of a powerful dynasty and he has become a mindless puppet. The country is in shambles and evil spirits lurk everywhere. The Confederation of the Immortal Masters plan a bold mission: they send a young master wizard to hunt down the villains and evil warlocks in the devastated lands.
Viz Media published the original manga in English between 2007-2011.
The manga inspired a 26-episode television anime series in 1999. released the anime under the same name on DVD in June 2016.
launch for iOS and Android devices in Japan on January 8.
Sources: Hoshin Engi musical's website, Comic Natalie
