{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fa1ed39ff7ce99c9dc4ffb7b","clusterId":"c_1b9380a280383c59437fba17","slug":"code-geass-star-chaser-aspal-sets-ivan-shibata-and-hibiku-yamamura-2027-premiere","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal Sets Ivan Shibata and Hibiku Yamamura, 2027 Premiere","summary":"Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the main cast, main visual, and additional staff for Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal on Thursday. Ivan Shibata voices Aspal and Hibiku Yamamura voices Zoe. The anime is set in Koureki year 606 under Emperor Fokasu, and follows the enslaved Aspal after he meets a woman who exists as a disembodied head. Sunrise animates, Kazuya Nomura directs, and advance screenings run in five Japanese cities in January 2027 ahead of the 2027 premiere.","whyItMatters":"The franchise's next anime goes to a Roman Empire setting with a protagonist defined by enslavement rather than nobility, and Bandai Namco Filmworks is putting it in front of Japanese audiences via city screenings months before the 2027 premiere.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKazuya Nomura, who directed Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie and two seasons of Moriarty the Patriot, directs at Sunrise. Mado Nozaki handles series scripts, Rolua designs the characters, and Yoshi. designs the Agarmatha. Taro Iwashiro is credited with music and Kisuke Koizumi with sound direction under dugout.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe advance screenings come in five major Japanese cities in January 2027, followed by a limited run of event screenings for the general public next year. The story\u0026#39;s Koureki year 606 places the cast in an imperial city called Neapolis, with Emperor Fokasu\u0026#39;s rule as the backdrop.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Aspal's premise is a disembodied head, and Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal puts that in the main visual rather than the plot synopsis. It signals Sunrise is selling the strangeness first, cast second.","twitterPost":"Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal leads its reveal with a woman who is only a disembodied head, so the strangeness is the pitch, not the cast.","threadsPost":"Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal gives its heroine a body only from the neck down being absent: Zoe's central hook is that she exists as a disembodied head. Sunrise is putting that image in the main visual, which makes the premise the selling point and Ivan Shibata's lead role secondary.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the main cast and additional staff for Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal, with Ivan Shibata and Hibiku Yamamura leading. Sunrise animates and Kazuya Nomura directs the series, which is set in Koureki year 606. Advance screenings are planned for five major Japanese cities in January 2027, ahead of the 2027 premiere.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-05/new-code-geass-star-chaser-aspal-anime-unveils-cast-more-staff/.243547\",\"title\":\"New Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal Anime Unveils Cast, More Staff\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5683,"outputTokens":787,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793872194,"createdAt":"2026-11-05T09:43:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-05T09:48:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T09:48:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1b9380a280383c59437fba17","canonicalTitle":"News\nNew Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal Anime Unveils Cast, More Staff","representativeArticleId":"a_0b7b3918cec73c432069c6d2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Code Geass: Star Chaser Aspal\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Sunrise\"],\"people\":[\"Ivan Shibata\",\"Hibiku Yamamura\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-05T09:05:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-05T09:05:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T09:48:52.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-05/new-code-geass-star-chaser-aspal-anime-unveils-cast-more-staff/.243547","title":"News\nNew Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal Anime Unveils Cast, More Staff"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Code Geass: Star Chaser Aspal"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Sunrise"],"people":["Ivan Shibata","Hibiku Yamamura"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Ivan Shibata voices Aspal and Hibiku Yamamura voices Zoe in Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal.","Sunrise animates the series with Kazuya Nomura directing and Mado Nozaki on series scripts.","The anime premieres in 2027, with advance screenings in five major Japanese cities in January 2027.","The story is set in Koureki year 606 under Emperor Fokasu, with Aspal an enslaved person in the imperial city of Neapolis."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["code-geass-star-chaser-aspal","sunrise","ivan-shibata","hibiku-yamamura"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"code-geass-star-chaser-aspal","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":4,"overall":"green","story_count":2,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"sunrise","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":14,"overall":"green","story_count":25,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"ivan-shibata","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"hibiku-yamamura","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}