Toho Stage revealed the main cast for the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood musical. Mamoru Miyano, a prominent singer and voice actor, will star as Dio Brando. Other core members of the cast include Yuya Matsushita, Shotaro Arisawa, and Young Dais.
The musical will take place in Japan from February to April 2024. A more specific schedule is as follows:
- Imperial Theater, Tokyo
February 6 – 28, 2024 - Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater Hitaru, Hokkaido
March 26 – 30, 2024 - Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Hokkaido
April 9 – 14, 2024
The cast list is as follows:
- Dario Brando: Kong Kuwata
- Dio Brando: Mamoru Miyano
- Erina Pendleton: Miisha Shimizu
- George Joestar I: Tetsuya Bessho
- Jack the Ripper: Yamato Kochi
- Jonathan Joestar: Yuya Matsushita, Shotaro Arisawa
- Robert E.O. Speedwagon: Young Dais
- Wang Chan: Jumpei Shimada
- Will A. Zeppeli: Yoshihisa Higashiyama, Yusuke Hirose
Some characters have two actors. This is because they are rather extensive roles, and thus different actors will portray them on different days.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood is the first part of the long-running JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga. It focuses on the rivalry between Jonathan Joestar and his adopted brother, Dio. The first part introduces mechanics such as the Ripple, as well as the animosity between Dio and the Joestar descendants.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood is available for streaming via services such as Netflix and Crunchyroll, and the musical for Phantom Blood will start performing in Japan from February 2024. The most current JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure part is JOJOLands.