Continuing with it’s current weekly trend the official Shaman King 2021 anime Twitter and website were updated on February 25th at 10:00am local time in Japan to announce an additional character designs and voice cast. There is no set schedule for these announcements and tend to only be hinted at when they will be announced from the staff working.
Voice Cast Announcement:
Chocolove will be voiced by Motoko Kumai (くまい もとこ) and is returning from her role in the 2001 Shaman King anime.
The official tweet with the announcement (in Japanese) which also included a character summary:
Voice Cast Comments
Similar to the previous voice cast announcements, they asked the voice cast members the same questions for their comments. We’ve included a rough English translation below.
Motoko Kumai for the voice of Chocolove
Can you tell us about the appeal of this series?
There are a lot of interesting nationalities, races, and religions that play an important role, even with battles, they work together towards becoming the Shaman King… doesn’t that sound exciting already?
Can you tell us about how you feel to play Chocolove?
You can boost your immune system. You can get a good night’s sleep. You can to eat a well-balanced diet. There are various things to get warm up your body, but there is one thing that’s even easier… that’s laughter! Laugh! It’s Chocolove who will save the earth!
Throughout the multiple adaptations of the Shaman King series, Chocolove’s design has had some changes. In the English releases (anime and manga) his name was also changed to “Joco”, but this can vary by region. Below is a sampling of some of the character designs that Chocolove has had over the years (as produced directly by Hiroyuki Takei or games released as a full Shaman King title):
