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Funimation Unveils Hand Shakers Dub Cast

Written By Samantha Ferreira

It’s time to shake the hands of the folks behind this English dub!

Earlier today, Funimation unveiled the English dub cast for Hand Shakers. The series will star the following:

  • Tazuna: Justin Briner
  • Koyori: Lara Woodhull
  • Break: Alejandro Saab
  • Bind: Monica Rial
  • Lily: Natalie Hoover
  • Hayate: Aaron Roberts
  • Makihara: Anthony Bowling
  • Chizuru (Episode 1): Sarah Wiedenheft
  • God (Episode 1): Chris Rager
  • Tomoki (Episode 1): Derick Snow
  • Musubu (Episode 1): Jad Saxton

Jerry Jewell will direct the adaptation, which features scripts by Monica Rial. Michael Trotzig is the dub’s ADR Engineer, while Neal Malley serves as Mixing Engineer.

Funimation’s SimulDub for Hand Shakers kicked off last night, at 9:00PM Eastern (6:00PM Pacific).

Hand Shakers is an original series by studio GoHands. The studio is taking charge of original planning, while Goon Trax composes the show’s music. GoHands, Frontier Works, and Kadokawa are all credited with the original concept.

Funimation describes the series as:

When Tazuna comes in contact with a mysterious girl, they step into a world full of enemies too powerful to handle alone.

Source: Funimation Blog

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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