Netflix has revealed additional English dub voice cast members for the Akane-banashi anime, adapted from the manga by writer Yuki Suenaga and artist Takamasa Moue. The new information focuses primarily on the cast for season 3.
English Dub Cast
The newly announced cast members for season 3 are:
- Kellen Goff as Karashi Nerimaya
- Anne Yatco as Hikaru Koragi
- Landon McDonald as Maikeru Arakawa
- Khoi Dao as Koguma Arakawa
- Jonathon Ha as Kyoji Arakawa
- Darius Marquis Johnson returns as Guriko Arakawa
In addition to the above, the following cast members have been part of the series from the beginning:
- Abby Trott as Akane Osaki
- Xander Mobus as Shinta Arakawa
- Rebecca Wang as Masaki Osaki
- Brook Chalmers as Shiguma Arakawa
- Evan Michael Lee as Issho Arakawa
- Rich Brown as Zensho Arakawa
- Kirk Thornton as Ikken Arakawa/Yanagiya
- Mona Marshall as Yoshino
- Clifford Chapin as Kimihisa Kashio/Emcee (season 1) and Riichi (season 2)
- Dorah Fine as Mrs. Ozaki
- Matt Shipman as Kaisei Arakawa (season 2)
- Darius Marquis Johnson as Guriko Arakawa (season 2)
English Dub Production Team
The English dub is produced by Bang Zoom! Studios with the following crew:
- Executive Producer: Eric P. Sherman
- Co-Producers: Mami Okada, Mio Moroe
- Associate Producer: Misa Shimogata
- ADR Director/ADR Writer: Alex Von David
- Casting Director: Mami Okada, CSA
- Production Assistant: Alisa Ogura-Traxler
- Sound Supervisor: Patrick Rodman, CAS
- Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Brooks
- Recording Engineer: Kenneth Thompson
- Dialogue Editors: Esgardo Valadez, Keeley Pierson (from season 2)
- Audio Operations Supervisor: Ismael Yanez
- Assistant Engineer: Mara Westgaard
- Video Coordination: Kevin Ross
- Video Editor: Megumi M. Tsuji
- Closed Captions: Kaylyn Saucedo
- Spotting: Breaugh Olson
- Translation: Yuki Urakawa
Broadcast and Streaming
The first two seasons of the English dub launched on Netflix on May 17. Subsequent episodes will drop weekly. The anime airs on Japanese television in the “IMAnimation” block on TV Asahi starting April 4, and full episodes are also available free for viewers in North and Latin America via the YouTube channel “Akane-banashi Global” after airing in Japan.
Viewers in Thailand can watch via TrueID.
About the Story
Akane-banashi follows Akane Osaki, a young girl who falls in love with the traditional art of rakugo storytelling after watching her father Shinta Arakawa perform as a child. After witnessing the heartbreaking night her father’s career is cut short before he can reach the rank of shin’uchi, she grows into a determined high school student who vows to reach that rank herself — in the competitive world of rakugo.
About the Source Manga
The manga began serialization in February 2022 and Shueisha released volume 21 on April 3. The work has been nominated for the 47th Kodansha Manga Awards and the 16th Manga Taisho in 2023, and ranked 4th in the men’s category of Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023. It has also received international recognition, appearing on YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens list for 2024 and The New York Public Library’s Best Books for Teens for 2023.
In English, the manga is published through Viz Media’s Shonen Jump service and Shueisha’s MANGA Plus in both digital and print formats.
Source: ann_jp
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