AI Yuming 'Yumi AraI' to Debut as a Voice Actor, Playing an AI in a Theatrical Adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's 'Phoenix: Future'!
The AI voice of Yumi Matsutoya, 'Yumi AraI,' will make its voice acting debut in the stage performance 'MANGALOGUE: Phoenix,' based on Osamu Tezuka's manga. It will play the role of an AI that leads humanity to ruin. The performance will run from March 28, 2026, at a new museum in TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY.
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As AI undergoes remarkable development and we seek ways to engage with the technology we have created, Osamu Tezuka's "Phoenix: Future," drawn over 50 years ago, is once again garnering attention as a "prophetic book for modern times." In the upcoming performance of "MANGALOGUE: Phoenix," based on this timeless masterpiece, the key role of the AI will be played by Yumi Matsutoya's AI voice, "Yumi AraI."
"MANGALOGUE: Phoenix" is the inaugural performance at the "Box1000" theater space within "MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives," a cultural experimental museum that opened on Saturday, March 28, 2026, in TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY. To mark the opening of this new museum, this work, which poses universal questions that transcend time, will be revived as an unprecedented theatrical experience.
◾️ What is "MANGALOGUE"?
"MANGALOGUE" is a new manga experience where the entire audience immerses themselves in a single story. They will experience the world of manga through a giant LED screen that displays the manga itself, voices from a luxurious cast, a "robot arm" that navigates the stage, and "MANGALOGUERs" who journey through the story with the audience.
The voice cast includes Koichi Yamadera as the robot arm Tetsuwan Arm, who navigates the stage; Mari Natsuki as the Phoenix; Yuki Kaji as Masato; Kanata Hongo as Rock; Arata Furuta as Dr. Saruta; and Ano as Tamami. And now, Yumi AraI has been confirmed for the role of Hallelujah/Danube, the AI that leads the world into war, bringing together a cast that symbolizes the era.
The "MANGALOGUERs" who travel the story with the audience include Naoki Matayoshi, Yasufumi Terawaki, Mari Hanafusa, Yudai Furukawa, Hayato Komori (GENERATIONS), Mai Shinuchi, and Kazuma Chiba on stage.