Persona 4 Revival Recasts Ryotaro Dojima With Ryotaro Okiayu
The recast is the first concrete casting change confirmed for the remake, and it settles a role left open since the original actor's death in 2018.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The Persona 4 Revival livestream announced Sunday that Ryotaro Okiayu voices Ryotaro Dojima in Atlus' remake of its 2008 role-playing game. Okiayu replaces the late Unsho Ishizuka, who voiced the character until his death in 2018. The stream also introduced a new feature called location episode. The remake adds a new English voice cast and animated cutscenes from MAPPA.
The remake's Japanese cast list has its first confirmed change. Ryotaro Okiayu takes over Ryotaro Dojima, the role Unsho Ishizuka held until his death in 2018, and the announcement came during Sunday's Persona 4 Revival livestream. The same stream introduced a new feature called location episode.
Atlus has set the release in two parts. The game launches February 18 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC with Xbox Game Pass, and PC via Steam, then reaches Nintendo Switch 2 on May 20. MAPPA is handling all animated cutscenes, and the remake will carry a new English voice cast.
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