Following last weekend’s American opening, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, or Guardians of Galaxy: Remix as it’s known locally, opens in Japan on May 12th.
And, AKB48 veteran Sayaka Akimoto joins as Mantis. The group then spent hours with make-up artists to perfect cosplay (except Yamadera who jokes about only needing minutes for the side-burns) for a TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills preview screening.
Veteran anime voice actor Koichi Yamadera (Cowboy Bebop’s Spike, Dragon Ball’s Beerus) is back as Star Lord.