Popular voice actor Mamoru Miyano is joining the cast of the upcoming Undead Girl Murder Farce anime as Arsene Lupin, described as the famous French phantom thief. You can check out the character visual for Lupin below:
Miyano is known for his roles as Rintaro Okabe in Steins;Gate, Masaomi Kida in Durarara!!, Light Yagami in Death Note, Death the Kid in Soul Eater, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Ling Yao in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Chrollo Lucilfer in Hunter x Hunter, Osamu Dazai in Bungo Stray Dogs, Kotaru Tatsumi in Zombieland Saga, Shuu Tsukiyama in Tokyo Ghoul, Sweet Mask in One Punch Man, Biba Amatori in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Jean-Jacques Leroy in Yuri on Ice, among others.
His most recent roles include Benimaru Shinmon in Fire Force, Reo Niiboshi in Sarazanmai, Haru Kato in The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited, Iketeru Daga in Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan, Doma in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc, Shutaro Mendo in the Urusei Yatsura reboot, Takimi in The Fire Hunter, and Brian Nightraider in The Marginal Service.
Previous character announcements for the Undead Girl Murder Farce anime include Sherlock Holmes (voiced by Shinichiro Miki), John H. Watson (voiced by Masaki Aizawa) and Annie Kerber (voiced by Sayumi Suzushiro). The staff for the anime includes:
The Undead Girl Murder Farce anime is based on a currently ongoing novel series by Yugo Aosaku. Air Gear and Tenjo Tenge author (also known as Bakemonogatari artist), Oh! great did the cover illustrations. A manga adaptation by Haruka Tomoyama is also ongoing. Kodansha is publishing the manga in English and there are currently three volumes out: the last one came out in 2021.
Crunchyroll will be streaming the Undead Girl Murder Farce anime as part of their Fuji TV +Ultra partnership. The streaming platform describes the plot as:
The 19th century — a world inhabited by vampires, golems, werewolves and other paranormal creatures. Immortal beauty and disembodied head Aya Rindo, along with half-human-half-demon “Demon Killer” Tsugaru Shunichi and her loyal maid Shizuku Hasei, travels through Europe as supernatural detective “The Cage User,” solving supernatural mysteries while she searches for her lost body.
Source: Official Website
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