{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6fccce6c8a50858978aa71f1","clusterId":"c_0ddf77d848b77a260e07b4e0","slug":"persona-4-revival-recasts-ryotaro-dojima-with-ryotaro-okiayu","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Persona 4 Revival Recasts Ryotaro Dojima With Ryotaro Okiayu","summary":"The Persona 4 Revival livestream announced Sunday that Ryotaro Okiayu voices Ryotaro Dojima in Atlus' remake of its 2008 role-playing game. Okiayu replaces the late Unsho Ishizuka, who voiced the character until his death in 2018. The stream also introduced a new feature called location episode. The remake adds a new English voice cast and animated cutscenes from MAPPA.","whyItMatters":"The recast is the first concrete casting change confirmed for the remake, and it settles a role left open since the original actor's death in 2018.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe remake\u0026#39;s Japanese cast list has its first confirmed change. Ryotaro Okiayu takes over Ryotaro Dojima, the role Unsho Ishizuka held until his death in 2018, and the announcement came during Sunday\u0026#39;s Persona 4 Revival livestream. The same stream introduced a new feature called location episode.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtlus has set the release in two parts. The game launches February 18 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC with Xbox Game Pass, and PC via Steam, then reaches Nintendo Switch 2 on May 20. MAPPA is handling all animated cutscenes, and the remake will carry a new English voice cast.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Persona 4 Revival livestream: Ryotaro Okiayu voices Ryotaro Dojima, replacing the late Unsho Ishizuka, who held the role until his death in 2018. A new \"location episode\" feature was also introduced. Launch is February 18, with Switch 2 on May 20.","twitterPost":"Persona 4 Revival casts Ryotaro Okiayu as Ryotaro Dojima, replacing the late Unsho Ishizuka, who voiced him until his death in 2018. The livestream also introduced a \"location episode\" feature. Launch February 18; Switch 2 on May 20.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Atlus used Sunday's Persona 4 Revival livestream to confirm a cast change: Ryotaro Okiayu voices Ryotaro Dojima, the role Unsho Ishizuka held until his death in 2018. The stream also introduced a new \"location episode\" feature. The remake launches February 18 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC with Xbox Game Pass, and PC via Steam, then on Nintendo Switch 2 on May 20.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-20/persona-4-revival-game-recasts-ryotaro-dojima/.242017\",\"title\":\"Persona 4 Revival Game Recasts Ryotaro Dojima\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4308,"outputTokens":676,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789909162,"createdAt":"2026-09-20T12:53:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T12:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T12:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0ddf77d848b77a260e07b4e0","canonicalTitle":"News\nPersona 4 Revival Game Recasts Ryōtarō Dōjima","representativeArticleId":"a_72c67c60dc92065a18b3f89b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Persona 4 Revival\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Ryōtarō Dōjima\",\"Ryōtarō Okiayu\",\"Unshō Ishizuka\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-20T11:53:50.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-20T11:53:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T12:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-20/persona-4-revival-game-recasts-ryotaro-dojima/.242017","title":"News\nPersona 4 Revival Game Recasts Ryōtarō Dōjima"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Persona 4 Revival"],"studios":[],"people":["Ryōtarō Dōjima","Ryōtarō Okiayu","Unshō Ishizuka"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}