Sunrise Reveals Star Chaser Aspal Cast
The new Code Geass spinoff series has unveiled its visuals and main voice cast ahead of its 2027 release.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Animation
Sunrise revealed the new visual and main voice cast for Code Geass: Star Chaser Aspal, slated for release in 2027. Ivan Shibata voices the titular Aspal, and Hibiku Yamamura voices Zoé.
Why it matters
The reveal marks the next step for one of anime's most enduring franchises, with the original series marking its 20th anniversary in 2026. Returning creative leads Goro Taniguchi and Ichiro Okouchi tie the project to the original series.
The original Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion premiered in 2006, and 2026 marks its 20th anniversary. Star Chaser Aspal is slated for 2027, but the extraction does not specify any commercial or viewership figures.
The players
Sunrise
Sunrise is a Japanese animation studio known for producing the Code Geass franchise.
Goro Taniguchi
Goro Taniguchi is a Japanese anime director who helmed the original Code Geass series and returns to direct Star Chaser Aspal.
Ichiro Okouchi
Ichiro Okouchi is a Japanese anime writer who scripted the original Code Geass series and returns to write Star Chaser Aspal.
The details
Star Chaser Aspal follows Aspal, a slave boy living in the Roman Empire capital of Neapolis, and Zoé, a woman living as a severed head. Taro Iwashiro will compose the score.
Timeline
2006: Original Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion anime premieres.
2022: Code Geass: Lost Stories released for mobile devices.
2026: Code Geass marks its 20th anniversary.
December 2026: Code Geass: Lost Stories is slated to end service.
2027: Code Geass: Star Chaser Aspal is slated for release.
Legacy Franchise
Star Chaser Aspal arrives two decades after the 2006 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, extending a franchise that has continued through mobile spinoffs such as Code Geass: Lost Stories, released in 2022.
Fans will have a new series to watch in 2027, though the extraction does not specify platform or distribution details. Those following the franchise can expect the mobile spinoff Code Geass: Lost Stories to end service in December 2026.
The takeaway
Code Geass fans can track the franchise's next chapter ahead of its 2027 debut, with the return of its original creative leads offering a link to the series' roots.
What happens next
Code Geass: Lost Stories is slated to end service in December 2026, and Star Chaser Aspal is slated for release in 2027.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Game Rant.
