On Friday, November 24, 2023, the official website for the anime series "A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life" announced that the voice of Yamato from Naruto will be joining the cast. The new character, along with a second new character, will make their debut in the anime’s ninth episode, which will air in Japan this coming Monday, November 27, 2023.
Originally premiering on Monday, October 2, 2023, on the TOKYO MX Japanese broadcast channel, "A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life" has been streamed internationally by Crunchyroll as new episodes have aired weekly on Japanese broadcast television. There are also suspicions that an English dub of the series is in the works.
Rikiya Koyama, voice of Naruto’s Yamato, set to join A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life anime
The anime series A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life is based on the original light novel series by Howahowa Shiina and illustrator Yamaada. Originally starting as a web novel in January 2013, Shiina's work was later adapted into a light novel by publisher AlphaPolis in February 2014, featuring Yamaada's illustrations. Currently, both the web novel and light novel formats are still ongoing.
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Naruto’s Yamato, Rikiya Koyama, will make a guest appearance in the upcoming episode of A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life anime series, playing the role of Zetan, a bear-like character. Yurika Kubo will also join the cast as Ulna, a young girl with mage-like attire. Both of them will make their debut in the anime's ninth episode on November 27, 2023.
The new additions will join the main cast, including Kaito Ishikawa as Earth, Daisuke Namikawa as Taichi Tanaka, Reina Ueda as Fairy Queen, Tasuku Hatanaka as Zwei, and Miho Okasaki as Milly. Additionally, the supporting cast includes Shiori Izawa as Ryu-chan, Chitose Morinaga as Pikasha, Ayaka Asai as Nora, Taro Kiuchi as Reiji, Yusuke Shirai as Kazamine, and Naomi Ozora as Rona.
A Playthrough of a Certain Dude’s VRMMO Life anime is being directed by Yuichi Nakazawa at Maho Film Studios, with oversight on the series scripts by Youko Machida. The main character designers are Yuko Watabe and Yuko Oba, while the music is being composed by TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND. The opening theme song "Magic Writer" is performed by Saji, and the ending theme song "Kibo no Recipe" (Recipe of Hope) is performed by Miho Okasaki.
AlphaPholis also releases a manga adaptation of the light novels, illustrated by Shuya Rikudo, through their Alpha Manga service in English and Japanese. The service summarizes the story as follows: "A new VRMMO called 'One More Free Life Online' is released. Taichi Tanaka (38, single) logs in as the young boy avatar, 'Earth'. With a regular office job and a passion for video games, he chooses to master a skill that has been considered useless in a world where players have complete freedom."
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Editor's P/S
Paragraph 1: I am incredibly excited about the news that Rikiya Koyama, the talented voice behind Naruto's Yamato, will be joining the cast of "A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life" anime. His addition to the series promises an unforgettable performance, and I can't wait to see what he brings to the character of Zetan. The anime has been highly anticipated, and this latest addition to the cast only adds to the excitement.
Paragraph 2: I'm also intrigued by the premise of the anime itself, which follows a middle-aged man as he navigates a VRMMO sandbox game. The idea of creating intricate potions, cooking mouthwatering dishes, and wielding unique weapons to battle monsters sounds like a lot of fun, and I'm eager to see how the story unfolds. With a talented voice cast and an intriguing plot, "A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life" is sure to be a hit with anime fans around the world.