New Keroro Gunsou Film Holds Completion Screening, Jesse of SixTONES Voices Two Roles
The first new Keroro Gunsou film in 16 years brings back the original voice cast and adds pop-culture figures like Jesse and ano, signaling a deliberate effort to bridge the franchise's legacy audience with a new generation.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
The completion preview screening for the first new Keroro Gunsou theatrical film in 16 years took place on June 3 in Tokyo. Kumiko Watanabe, Jesse of SixTONES, ano, Shinobu Hasegawa, and Yuichi Fukuda attended. Jesse voiced original characters Aruru and Deruru, while ano performed the theme songs and voiced a role. The film opens nationwide on June 26.
Jesse of SixTONES took on two roles in the new Keroro Gunsou film, voicing original characters Aruru and Deruru. At the June 3 completion screening in Tokyo, he said he was careful not to let his own persona show through, especially with Deruru's voice, which he aimed to make appealing to children. ano, performing the theme songs and voicing a character as the project's publicity captain, revealed the director requested a shout in the theme song. Kumiko Watanabe, returning as Keroro, said she performed exactly as she did 16 years ago. The film, scripted and directed by Yuichi Fukuda, releases June 26.
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- Eiga Natalie 「ケロロ軍曹」ジェシーが明かすSixTONESの絆とは、福田雄一はあのの言葉に「じーん」