New Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal Anime Unveils Cast, More Staff

Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the main visual, main cast, and additional staff members for Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal (Code Geass Hoshi Oi no Aspal), the new anime in the Code Geass franchise, on Thursday. The company also announced that the anime will have advance preview screenings in five major cities in Japan in January 2027, before a limited run of event screenings for the general public next year.

The anime's story is set in the Kōreki year 606, when the Roman Empire citizens suffer under the tyrannical rule of Emperor Fokasu, and with the succession of wars with neighboring nations. Aspal, a young enslaved person living in the imperial city of Neapolis, encounters a mysterious woman who only has a disembodied head. Aspal and Zoe's meeting marks the beginning of a new tale.

The anime will star:

Ivan Shibata as Aspal

Hibiku Yamamura as Zoe

Bandai Namco Filmworks also revealed a visual for the Agarmatha named Chronos:

The additional staff members are:

Sub-Character Designers: Yumiko Nakamura, Madoka Hirayama, Kumi Horii, Hiroo Nagao, Moaang Heikon Design: Isasa Cockpit Design: Hisayoshi Kijima Effect Design: Kanta Suzuki Zenex Design: Entei Ryu Setting Research: Seiichi Shirato Assistant Director: Shinnosuke Itō Art Director: Yoshio Tanioka Color Key Artist: Naomi Nakano 3D CG Director: Takayuki Shigekawa Compositing Director of Photography: Kenji Fujita Editing: Kengo Shigemura Music: Taro Iwashiro Sound Director: Kisuke Koizumi Sound Production: dugout Animation Studio: Sunrise

Kazuya Nomura (Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie, Moriarty the Patriot two seasons, Robotics;Notes, Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings second season) is directing the new anime. Mado Nozaki (Hello World light novel author, KADO - The Right Answer, Another World) is in charge of series scripts, Rolua (Yūsha Party kara Tsuihō Saretakedo original light novels' illustrator) is designing the characters, and Yoshi. is designing the Agarmatha. Junbun Lin (Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- film design, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - Prologue concept art, key animator) is in charge of background and special effects, and Ichinogi designed the title logo.

The anime will premiere in 2027.

An official crossover manga between Code Geass and Gundam Wing, titled Shin Kidō Senki Gundam W x Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch - Minuet Zero (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing x Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Minuet Zero), on Kadokawa's KadoComi platform launched on July 10. Kōjirō Taniguchi from Sunrise is credited with the scenario.

The Code Geass 20th anniversary project also includes the previously announced new musical stage play Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Seido ni Jyunzuru Kishi 2 (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - A Knight who Follows His Beliefs 2), which ran in Osaka from January 23-25 and in Tokyo from January 29-February 1. A 20th Anniversary Exhibition also opened in Tokyo on September 4, and will open in Osaka on November 6, and in Fukuoka n December 25.

The Code Geass franchise announced in December 2024 that it has several "new works in production."

The original Code Geass television series premiered in 2006, followed by a sequel series in 2008. The series has inspired various manga and original video anime, including the five-part Code Geass: Akito the Exiled spinoff, which played in limited theatrical screenings from 2012 to 2016 before its home video release.

The first film in the series' compilation recap trilogy, Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch - Kōdō (lit.: The Awakening Path, official English subtitle: Initiation), opened in Japan in October 2017. The second film, Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch - Handō (lit.: The Rebellion Path, official English subtitle: Transgression), opened in Japan in February 2018. The third film, Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch - Ōdō (lit.: The Imperial Path, official English subtitle: Glorification), opened in May 2018. Funimation released the trilogy on Blu-ray Disc.

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection opened in February 2019 in 120 theaters in Japan. Funimation screened the film in North America in May 2019. Producer Kōjirō Taniguchi said in April 2019 that the film is "phase 1" of a 10-year plan for new content in the Code Geass franchise.

Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture played in four parts in theaters in Japan from May to August 2024. It also streamed on Disney+ as 12 weekly episodes.

Source: Press release

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