Keigo Sato, Yusei Yagi Join Guest Cast of New Keroro Gunsō Film

The guest cast draws from idol groups and variety TV, signaling a broad marketing push for the franchise's first theatrical return in over a decade and a half.

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Keigo Sato, Yusei Yagi Join Guest Cast of New Keroro Gunsō Film

The first new theatrical Keroro Gunsō film in 16 years has announced seven additional guest voice actors, including JO1's Keigo Sato, FANTASTICS' Yusei Yagi, Suzanne, and Hinatazaka46's Rina Watanabe, alongside Tomokazu Seki, Natsuki Hanae, and Koichi Yamadera. The film opens nationwide on June 26.

The guest voice cast for the new Keroro Gunsō film now includes seven names beyond the previously announced leads. Keigo Sato (JO1) plays a Shibuya man turned delinquent by a yokai possession; Yusei Yagi (FANTASTICS) plays another Shibuya man whose possession forces him to blurt out secrets. Suzanne voices a Kumamoto announcer, and Rina Watanabe (Hinatazaka46) plays a woman in Shibuya. Tomokazu Seki appears as the seventh warrior, Natsuki Hanae as an alien, and Koichi Yamadera as the space police chief.

The film, scripted and general-directed by Yuichi Fukuda and directed by Toshimitsu Oizaki, is the first new theatrical entry in the Keroro franchise in 16 years. Jesse (SixTONES) voices the original Keronian brothers Aruru and Deruru, and Shinobu Hasegawa (Shisonne) narrates. Ano performs the theme song and also the opening song under the name ano & Soshina; both also appear as voice actors. The film opens nationwide on June 26.

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