Bandai Namco Filmworks has revealed the main visual, main cast, and additional staff for Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal (Japanese title: Code Geass Hoshi Oi no Aspal), the latest entry in the long-running Code Geass franchise. The company also announced advance preview screenings in five major Japanese cities in January 2027, followed by limited event screenings for the general public later that year.
Story
The anime is set in the Kōreki year 606, as citizens of the Roman Empire suffer under the tyrannical rule of Emperor Fokasu and endure a succession of wars with neighboring nations. Aspal, a young enslaved person living in the imperial city of Neapolis, encounters a mysterious woman who exists only as a disembodied head. The meeting between Aspal and Zoe sets a new story in motion.
Main Cast
- Ivan Shibata as Aspal
- Hibiku Yamamura as Zoe
A visual for the Agarmatha unit named Chronos was also revealed alongside the cast announcement.
Staff
Kazuya Nomura (Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie; Moriarty the Patriot seasons 1 & 2; Robotics;Notes; Sengoku Basara – Samurai Kings season 2) is directing. Mado Nozaki — author of the Hello World light novel and writer of KADO – The Right Answer — is handling series scripts. Rolua, illustrator of the Yūsha Party kara Tsuihō Saretakedo original light novels, is designing the characters, while Yoshi. is designing the Agarmatha. Junbun Lin (Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- film design; concept art and key animation on Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury – Prologue) is responsible for backgrounds and special effects. Ichinogi designed the title logo. Animation production is handled by Sunrise.
Additional Staff
- 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
Crossover Manga and 20th Anniversary Activities
As part of the Code Geass 20th anniversary project, an official crossover manga between Code Geass and Gundam Wing — titled Shin Kidō Senki Gundam W x Code Geass – Hangyaku no Lelouch – Minuet Zero — launched on Kadokawa’s KadoComi platform on July 10, with Sunrise’s Kōjirō Taniguchi credited for the scenario.
The anniversary slate also includes the stage musical Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion – Seido ni Jyunzuru Kishi 2, which ran in Osaka from January 23–25 and in Tokyo from January 29–February 1. A 20th Anniversary Exhibition opened in Tokyo on September 4, with subsequent runs in Osaka on November 6 and Fukuoka on December 25.
Franchise Background
The original Code Geass television series premiered in 2006, followed by a sequel in 2008. The franchise has since expanded through manga, OVAs, and the five-part Code Geass: Akito the Exiled spinoff, which screened in limited theatrical runs from 2012 to 2016. A compilation film trilogy ran in Japanese theaters between 2017 and 2018, and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection opened in February 2019. Most recently, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture played in four theatrical parts in Japan from May to August 2024 and streamed on Disney+ as 12 weekly episodes.
Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal is set to premiere in 2027.
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