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Funimation Unveils Danganronpa 3 Future / Despair Arc Dub Casts


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Earlier today, Funimation announced the English dub casts for Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School – Future Arc and Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School – Despair Arc. The series will star the following:

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Future Arc

  • Makoto Naegi: Bryce Papenbrook
  • Kyoko Kirigiri: Caitlin Glass
  • Aoi Asahina: Felecia Angelle
  • Yasuhiro Hagakure: Christopher Bevins
  • Monokuma: Greg Ayres
  • Monomi: Anastasia Muñoz
  • Daisaku Bandai: Tia Ballard
  • The Great Gozu: Chris Rager
  • Juzo Sakakura: Ian Sinclair
  • Kohichi Kitakura: Kaiji Tang
  • Ryota Mitarai: Justin Briner
  • Kyosuke Munakata: Ricco Fajardo
  • Ruruka Ando: Jād Saxton
  • Seiko Kimura: Erin Fitzgerald
  • Sohnosuke Izayoi: Brandon McInnis
  • Kazuo Tengan: Mark Stoddard
  • Chisa Yukizome: Colleen Clinkenbeard

The Future Arc’s dub will première on August 10 at 8:00 PM Eastern. Funimation describes the show as:

Makoto Naegi is under suspicion of treason after shielding a remnant of Despair. The Future Foundation, founded to save the world from chaos caused by Ultimate Despair, gathers to decide his punishment when they are captured by Monokuma. Thrusted into an ultimate death game, they must find the true traitor and kill him if they hope to survive. The tale of despair in which hope kills hope begins.

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Despair Arc

  • Chisa Yukizome: Colleen Clinkenbeard
  • Hajime Hinata: Johnny Yong Bosch
  • Teruteru Hanamura: Todd Haberkorn
  • Kohichi Kitakura: Kaiji Tang
  • Mahiru Koizumi: Carrie Keranen
  • Nagito Komaeda: Bryce Papenbrook
  • Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu: Aaron Dismuke
  • Ibuki Mioda: Brina Palencia
  • Ryota Mitarai: Justin Briner
  • Kyosuke Munakata: Ricco Fajardo
  • Chiaki Nanami: Christine Marie Cabanos
  • Sonia Nevermind: Natalie Hoover
  • Nekomaru Nidai: Patrick Seitz
  • Akane Owari: Morgan Garrett
  • Peko Pekoyama: Clarine Harp
  • Hiyoko Saiyonji: Kira Buckland
  • Kazuichi Soda: Kyle Hebert
  • Tanaka the Forbidden One: Scott Frerichs
  • Mikan Tsumiki: Stephanie Sheh

The Despair Arc will début on August 11, at 11:30AM Eastern. Funimation describes the series as:

Hope’s Peak High School is a special school that nurtures those with exceptional talents and abilities. While only top students are a part of the main course, anyone can join the preparatory course, like Haijme Hinata has. Hinata wants nothing more than to be part of the talented elite, but his desires lead him to a fateful encounter that drives the future of the school into despair.

Both shows are being directed by Daisei Fukuoka at Lerche, with Seiji Kishi (Angel Beats!, Yuki Yuna Is a Hero) serving as chief director. Kazuaki Morita (Assassination Classroom, Oreimo) is providing character designs, while Norimitsu Kaihō (School-Live!, Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas) takes charge of series composition.

Source: Funimation Blog

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