The King’s Avatar: For the Glory Donghua Film Reveals Visual, Trailer and Dub Cast for Japanese Release
It’s been a couple of years since the last theatrical installment in The King’s Avatar donghua — 2019’s For the Glory prequel — but the global hit is officially making a comeback in Japan as the film heads to theaters this year on July 8 with a Japanese dub, as previewed by a main visual and trailer unveiled today.
Main Visual
Trailer
The Japanese dub cast is as follows (character romanizations unconfirmed):
- Ye Xiu voiced by Yuichi Nakamura (Gojo in JUJUTSU KAISEN)
- Su Muqiu voiced by Yuma Uchida (Takumi in Dead Mount Death Play)
- Su Mucheng voiced by Mamiko Noto (Prospera in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury)
- Lu Liang voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki in Gintama)
- Guo Mingyu voiced by Jun Fukuyama (Draluc in The Vampire Dies in No Time)
- Qin Tianran voiced by Hiro Shimono (Dabi in My Hero Academia)
- Wu Xuefeng voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto (Apeas in Ranking of Kings)
- Xia Ming voiced by Sayaka Ohara (Erza in Fairy Tail)
- Yin Xiong voiced by Daisuke Hirakawa (Rei in Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club)
- Tao Xuan voiced by Shinichiro Miki (Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Ye Qiu voiced by Shinnosuke Tachibana (Wangji in Mo Dao Zu Shi)
- Zhang Lin voiced by Kento Shiraishi (Maelstrom in CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS)
- Ren Junchi voiced by Seira Ryu
- Male Reporter 1 voiced by Soshiro Hori
- Male Reporter 2 voiced by Takaaki Uchino
- Wang Yu voiced by Haruto Kuroki
- Yin Xueyang voiced by Mitsuo Yoshihara (Yukko in Mirai)
- Han Wenqing voiced by Shinichiro Kamio (Leonardo in BLUELOCK)
- Ji Leng voiced by Toshiki Masuda (Chris in HIGH CARD)
- Cui Li voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi (Uzui in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Zhang Jiale voiced by Daiki Yamashita (Neil in All Saints Street)
And, fittingly, NIJISANJI V-Tubers Haru Kaida and Shellin Burgundy join the film’s cast as retired Glory player Xue Mingkai and match commentator Pan Lin, respectively.
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Based on the Chinese webnovel Quanzhi Gaoshou, the first season of The King’s Avatar donghua was directed by Xiong Ke (Mo Dao Zu Shi) at studio B.CMAY PICTURES and produced by Tencent for release from April 2017, followed by a three-part sequel in 2018, a second season in 2020 and an upcoming third by different staff. The series has also been adapted into a live-action drama that ran for two seasons and currently streams on Netflix worldwide.
Webnovel Comics, which digitally publishes the manhua adaptation’s official English version, describes the series as such:
In the online game Glory, he is known as the best of the best. For various reasons, however, he is expelled from his team. No longer a part of the professional league, he finds a simple job at an internet cafe.
But with ten years of experience under his belt, he dives back into the game when Glory opens its tenth server. Holding on to his memories of the past—and with an unfinished custom weapon in hand—he sets out on a journey back to the very top.
Source: Eiga Natalie, Official Website
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