Shenmue debuted first as a online game by SEGA for the Dreamcast on December 29, 1999 and have become a cult traditional for its fascinating characters and riveting story. Now, over 20 years later followers can get pleasure from a 13 episode anime adaptation that goals to seize the identical essence of thriller and thrilling martial arts. Listed below are among the voices you possibly can count on to listen to:

• Ryo Hazuki voiced by Masaya Matsukaze (Japanese) and Austin Tindle (English): A highschool boy and inheritor to the Hazuki fashion martial arts. When his father is murdered by a mysterious man named Lan Di, Ryo begins a journey to shine his martial arts and uncover the reality behind his father’s demise.

• Lan Di voiced by Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese) and Scott Gibbs (English): A high-ranking member of the underground group Chi You Males who murders Ryo’s father and steals the Dragon Mirror.

• Shenhua voiced by Natalie Rial (English): A younger lady who lives in a rural village in Guilin below the care of her foster father. Pure and easy, she has huge data of crops, animals, and different pure survival expertise.

• Nozomi Harasaki voiced by Cat Thomas (English): Ryo’s classmate who has secretly admired him ever since he saved her from bullies in center faculty. Sturdy and thoughtful, she normally spends her time serving to in her grandmother’s flower store.

• Guizhang Chen voiced by Jeremy Gee (English): Guizhang was born in Yokohama and taught martial arts by his father from a younger age. Since Ryo has an identical upbringing, though Guizhang acts chilly he feels near Ryo.

• Chai – voiced by Greg Ayres (English): A member of Chi You Males. He has a singular situation permitting him to do superhuman-like strikes. After Lan Di has taken the Dragon mirror, he begins on the lookout for the second mirror. 

• Wong voiced by Bryson Baugus (English): A member of Heavens. He appears as much as Ren like a brother and aspires to be like him. 

• Pleasure voiced by Luci Christian (English): Pleasure is a younger girl who loves bikes. Her father runs a commerce enterprise and is very trusted by many. Like Ryo, Pleasure has additionally misplaced her mom at a younger age.

• Xiuying Hong voiced by Christine Auten (English): Her priest identify is Lishao Tao. Though she is younger, she is called the grand grasp of Bajiquan. Her facial features is all the time calm, however her clear eyes appear like she will be able to see by means of individuals’s hearts and intentions. 

• Ren voiced by Cody Home (English): The charismatic head of Heavens, a road gang that operates in Beverly Hills Wharf. He’s obsessive about cash and doesn’t belief anybody aside from his pals. Ren is rivals with the Yellow Heads gang and plans to beat them sooner or later. 

• Dou Niu voiced by Joe Daniels (English): Whereas being the boss of Yellow Heads, Dou Niu can also be a part of Chi You Males. To achieve belief from Lan Di, he additionally begins on the lookout for Yuanda Zhu. Dou Niu has a big bear-like physique, which places Ryo and his pals in a tough scenario when combating him.

Shenmue The Animation will premiere February 5 at 9:30 PM PST on Crunchyroll and Grownup Swim. The English dubbed model will air in North America on Toonami and Crunchyroll will stream the subtitled model worldwide exterior of Japan and China.