Ahead of its theatrical premiere in Japan next month, the official website and accounts for the Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture anime today revealed a key visual for Part 1, along with new character and cast details and Knightmare designs for the upcoming four-part film project.
Part 1 Key Visual
The newly announced characters and cast are as follows:
Kensei Kuroto voiced by Takaya Kuroda
Isao Monobe voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi
Haruka Rutaka voiced by Miyu Tomita
Tomo-omi Oda voiced by Shoya Chiba
Shota Munemori voiced by Taito Ban
Yoko Araki voiced by Riho Sugiyama
Yuri Sano voiced by Anzu Haruno
Sanshiro Tomi voiced by Hayato Fujii
Tokio Iwamoto voiced by Yutaka Aoyama
Shiro Sazanami voiced by Kanehira Yamamoto
Kaoru Shizuka voiced by Chikahiro Kobyashi
Natalia Luxembourg voiced by Yuka Terasaki
Mei Ema voiced by Haruka Shiraishi
Vallen Sterk voiced by Masashi Nogawa
As for new Knightmare frames, designs for the Keisetsu (Type-07T), Sekka (Type-07) and Akatsuki-Upgrade (Type-05c) are featured below.
Part 1 will screen in Japanese theaters from May 10 later this year, followed by Part 2 on June 7, Part 3 on July 5 and the final part on August 2. The series was also announced to be released as 12 episodes on Disney Plus under the ‘Star” brand.
Set in the world created by Goro Taniguchi and Ichiro Okouchi, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture is being directed by Yoshimitsu Ohashi at studio Sunrise, with scripts by Noboru Kimura and new character designs by CLAMP adapted for animation by Takahiro Kimura and Hidekazu Shimamura. The project was originally revealed in December 2020.
The story follows two mercenary brothers from what was once Hokkaido in Year 7 of the Kowa era: Ash, the elder with high athletic and Knightmare piloting abilities, and Rozé, the younger with a knack for collecting intelligence and leadership, who embark on a quest to recapture Empress Sakuya from the clutches of the Neo Britannian Empire.
Source: Comic Natalie
