The official trailer of the Shenmue animation version shows that the original voice actors will continue to play the main characters

The animated version of Sega's classic game "Shenmue" "Shenmue the Animation" was released at the end of last year and was highly anticipated by fans. Today, on January 20, the official announced the official trailer and main art, and at the same time confirmed that the original voice actors and protagonists of the game will continue to star, including Hazuki Ryo and Landi. Let's take a look.

•Sega released its most ambitious action-adventure game, Shenmue: Chapter 1 Yokosuka, on its Dreamcast console in 199. Created by a team led by Sega's ace producer Yu Suzuki at the time and with a development cost of 7 billion yen, this game is still considered a pioneer of open world games.

Every NPC in the game has a different schedule every day and every time, and even calls to NPCs at different times have different rules. Before that, each NPC has its own voiceover, which truly gives life to each NPC. Not only that, the game can be detailed to the cabinets in the room, the items in the cabinets, and the writing on the items. In addition, the game's day and night system, weather, and almost everything on the street can be interacted with, truly making this open world vivid.

•"Shenmue the Animation" is adapted from the game of the same name and is scheduled to be released in 2022. It is directed by Yoshiyoshi Sakurai and produced by Telecom Animation Film. It has been confirmed that the original voice actors and protagonists of the game will continue to star in the film. Masaya Matsukaze will play Ryo Hazuki, and Blue Emperor will be played by Takahiro Sakurai. More detailed information will be released soon, so stay tuned.

• Official trailer for Shenmue the Animation: