{"id":73480,"date":"2023-11-14T21:20:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T05:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=73480"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:20:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T05:20:22","slug":"the-imaginary-adds-5-new-voice-cast-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/11\/14\/the-imaginary-adds-5-new-voice-cast-members\/","title":{"rendered":"The Imaginary Adds 5 New Voice Cast Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The official website for <\/span><b>Studio Ponoc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8216;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/11\/02\/studio-ponocs-the-imaginary-releases-newest-trailer-main-visual\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Imaginary<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> anime film<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> announced the addition of five new voice cast members. The film will premiere in Japanese theaters on December 15, 2023 and globally in 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/10\/22\/the-imaginary-adds-akira-terao-hana-sugisaki-to-voice-cast\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">newly announced cast members<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> include:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Teiya Ichiryuusai <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Honneko Garigari<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Mitsuaki Kanuka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Koyuki<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Ikue Ootani <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Doron<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Kokoro Hirasawa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Julia<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Eito Kawahara<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as John<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73485\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73485\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/11\/14\/the-imaginary-adds-5-new-voice-cast-members\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1484&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1484\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the imaginary five new cast members visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 2023 Ponoc&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?fit=696%2C404&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-73485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1.jpg?resize=650%2C377&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"the imaginary five new cast members visual\" width=\"650\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C594&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C445&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C891&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1187&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C404&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C619&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?resize=724%2C420&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-1-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">From L to R: Honneko, Koyuki, Doron, Julia, John \u00a9 2023 Ponoc<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">They join a main cast headlined by:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Kokoro Terada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Rudger<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Rio Suzuki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Amanda<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Sakura Andou <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Lizzie<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Riisa Naka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Emily<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Takayuki Yamada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Zinzan<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Atsuko Takahata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Granny Downbeat\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Issey Ogata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Mr. Bunting<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Akira Terao<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as The Old Dog<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Hana Sugisaki <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Aurora<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Yoshiyuki Momose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the film\u2019s director, who previously worked on the 2019 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ni no Kuni<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> anime film and as character designer on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> video game. <\/span><b>Yoshiaki Nishimura<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the film\u2019s producer and Studio Ponoc is the animation production company.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The main theme song for the film is \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/11\/03\/the-imaginary-main-theme-song-nothings-impossible-now-available-on-music-streaming-platforms\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nothing\u2019s Impossible<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d performed by musical duo <\/span><b>A Great Big World<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and singer <\/span><b>Rachel Platten<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72777\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"72777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2023\/11\/02\/studio-ponocs-the-imaginary-releases-newest-trailer-main-visual\/the-imaginary-new-main-visual-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-new-main-visual-1.jpg?fit=1500%2C2122&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2122\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the imaginary new main visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 2023 Ponoc&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a9 2023 Ponoc<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Imaginary<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is based on <\/span><b>A.F. Harrold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Emily Gravett<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018s 2014 novel of the same name. The film was originally meant to be released in the summer of 2022, but was delayed for some time around March 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Studio Ponoc describes the synopsis of the film as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The main character of The Imaginary is Rudger. Born from a young girl\u2019s imagination, Rudger is a boy no one can see who lives in a world where imaginations can live and be eaten by others. The Imaginary is an extraordinarily touching and beautiful hand-drawn fantasy film in which Rudger and his new friends in \u201cThe Imaginaries Town\u201d embark on an adventure no one can see at the risk of the futures and fates of those they love.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoc.jp\/Rudger\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Imaginary Official Website<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official website for Studio Ponoc&#8217;s The Imaginary anime film announced the addition of five new voice cast members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":73483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[7893,3866,3867,7297],"class_list":["post-73480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-a-great-big-world","tag-studio-ponoc","tag-the-imaginary","tag-yoshiaki-nishimura"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-imaginary-five-new-cast-members-visual-scaled-e1700025410886.jpg?fit=2560%2C1442&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-j7a","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73480"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73486,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73480\/revisions\/73486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}