Saturday, October 25, 2014

Nogizaka46's Yumi Wakatsuki Stars in "Vampire Knight" Musical

The visuals of the main characters for the upcoming musical adaptation of Matsuri Hino's Vampire Knight manga series are revealed to the Japanese media today. 20-year-old Yumi Wakatsuki, who is known as a member of Japanese female idol group Nogizaka46, plays the protagonist Yuki Cross. It will be her third stage play appearance following 2LDK in October 2013 and the currently-playing Ikiterumono wa Inainoka (October 16-26, 2014). 


 


The musical is produced by Nelke Planning, which has worked on many stage play adaptations based on popular manga series such as The Prince of Tennis and Black Butler, and is scheduled to be performed at Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo from January 21 to 25, 2015.


 


 


The cast list:


 


Yuki Cross: Yumi Wakatsuki


Kaname Kuran: AKIRA


Zero Kiryu: Root


Hanabusa Aido: Chiaki Kyan


Takuma Ichijo: Lyra Amato


Akatsuki Kain: oni


Senri Shiki: Ai Matsumoto


Maria Kurenai: Karin Ogino


Kaien Cross: Michie Kakimaru


Shizuka Hio: Mai Watanabe






Main visual



 


 


Yumi Wakatsuki as Yuki Cross



 


 


AKIRA as Kaname Kuran



 


 


Root as Zero Kiryu



 


 


Main cast



 


 


via: Comic Natalie


 


© Matsuri Hino/Hakusensha


 

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