Kugimiya Rie to Voice Sui for The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty

Good news for fans of The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty. Developer Zerocreation Games announced that none other than Kugimiya Rie is going to be the Japanese voice actor for the character Sui. This announcement is part of the celebration of the game selling 500,000 units.

Anyway, Rie is known for her voice performances in anime like Alphonse Elric in the Fullmetal Alchemist series and Kagura in Gin Tama. Meanwhile, she also has a long resume when it comes to voicing characters in video games. These include Lily in Street Fighter 6, the Unknown God in Genshin Impact, and Kiana Kaslana in Honkai Impact 3rd, to name a few. With her exceptional talent and experience, there's no doubt that she'll be bringing an added layer when it comes to the depth of Sui's character.

Talking about this latest announcement, Producer Ji Ling of Zerocreation Games shared in a statement that they're truly excited for Rie to be part of the game, especially as the voice of Sui. Ji Ling added that given her remarkable skill and performance, it's sure to enhance the already emotional impact that Sui has in the game.

Escorting Sui

The game focuses on Liang the bandit and his companion Tongue. They've been commissioned for a job by an unsavory merchant where they have to escort four girls to a wealthy lord in the city of Luoyang. To do this, they'll have to pass through Huazhou, Wenxiang, and Shanzhou.

At first, Liang thinks that the girls he's escorting are going to be sold to a wealthy lord and adopted and his daughters to start a new life. However, one of the girls named "Sui" reveals the truth to Liang. It turns out that the so-called wealthy lord is actually a swine demon who has been devouring young ladies for more than a thousand years. Sui goes on to say that each year on his birthday, the lord has human traffickers abduct girls from Shaanxi. One of those girls was Sui's sister.

Sui hopes to convince Liang to end the escort and instead join her in assassinating the swine demon. This is to avenge not only her sister but also all those who have perished in recent years.

The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty is available on PC via Steam and priced at $9.99. The game features Chinese, English, and Japanese text with Chinese voice acting. and the anticipated addition of Japanese dub in the future update. Kugimiya Rie is the first of Japanese voice actors to be revealed and more are to be announced in the future.