Anime fans must be familiar with Roronoa Zoro, the charismatic and unique samurai pirate from One Piece. The Japanese voice actor of this green-haired character is the Japanese legendary voice actor, Kazuya Nakai. Nakai himself is renowned for being Roronoa Zoro’s voice actor in Eiichiro Oda’s best-selling anime adaptation for years. Recently, we can also enjoy Nakai’s distinctive samurai’s voice in the famous game called Ghost of Tsushima.

Ghost of Tsushima was released exclusively on PS4 in mid-July 2020. Since it was first announced in 2017, Ghost of Tsushima game from Sucker Punch has been awaited by many fans of the Samurai theme.

Sucker Punch consults a lot with various Japanese culture experts to create a very authentic game. You will get an authentic experience of playing an action game set in the Shogun era in Japan. Are you curious about the Ghost of Tsushima game dubbed by Roronoa Zoro’s voice actor from the One Piece anime? Check out the following 5 interesting facts!

1. The Voice Actor of Many Famous Samurai Characters

The veteran Seiyuu (voice actor), Kazuya Nakai has contributed his voice to various anime characters, including more than 900 episodes of One Piece that has been running for 20 years to date.

Besides the famous anime One Piece, Nakai also voices several famous Samurai characters in other well-known anime, such as Mugen (Samurai Champloo's) and Hijikata Toshiro (Gintama). In the Sengoku Basara game, Nakai also voices the iconic and popular character in the Samurai world, Date Masamune. It seems that Nakai is a pro in voicing a Samurai character, because his accent and way of speaking are truly Samurai-like. This can make the Ghost of Tsushima game even more authentic.

 2. Set in Tsushima Island that Can Be Explored

As the name suggests this game is set on the Tsushima Island. Located between the two straits that border Japan and South Korea, Tsushima is the gateway for those who wish to travel to the two countries. This was also used by the Mongols to attack Japan via the Tsushima Island as their shortcuts.

You can explore Tsushima Island freely. There are many locations that you can find, including forests, meadows, villages and trade centers, and also holy temples. This land used to be beatiful like heaven, but everything changed after the Mongols attacked.

With the arrival of the Mongols who killed many innocent citizens, it is your job to free the Tsushima Island from the bloodthirsty invaders.

 3. “Ghost” of Tsushima is The Main Character

In this game, you play as Jin Sakai voiced by Kazuya Nakai, Roronoa Zoro’s voice actor. He is a Samurai who stood at the front line to fight the Mongolian invasion of the Tsushima Island in 1274. Unfortunately, Jin did not survive when the Mongols attacked.

Luckily, Jin survived and is now on a life-and-death mission to drive the Mongols from Tsushima Island. As the last surviving Samurai, Jin must leave the old tradition of Samurai frontal fighting and must create a stealthy fighting technique like a ghost. That's how the name Ghost of Tsushima came from.

 4. Able to Recruit Allies

To carry out the mission to fight against the Mongols, you can recruit various allies to make the battle easier. For example, you can recruit an archer girl named Masako.

Recruiting and maintaining relationship with allies will not always easy, you will be forced to fight against Masko in the midst of the Mongols invasion because Masako wanted to take revenge on the monk who was protected by Jin. It needs patience and cunningness to recruit allies to continue this mission.

5. Various Ways and Tactics to Defeat Enemies

In order to defeat the formidable Mongols, Jin was equipped with various tools and also great fighting techniques. As a Samurai with the Bushidou code of ethics, Jin's fighting technique is to anticipate the opponent's attack and then launch a counter-attack when the opponent is off guard. Timing is an important key in dealing with various enemies with varied weapons.

If you prefer stealth techniques, you can launch a very powerful surprise attack. To hide, you can take advantage of the surrounding area, or use a grappling hook to hide in trees or buildings.

So, those are 5 facts about the Ghost of Tsushima game that must be played by Kazuya Nakai’s fans, Roronoa Zoro’s voice actor in One Piece, who is famous for his Samurai characters.