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Otakon 2016: Funimation Unveils Hetalia The World Twinkle Dub Cast


Sing along if you know the words! United States, Canada, Germany, Italy…

Wait. That’s not right at all.

Hetalia The World Twinkle Visual 001 - 20160813Last night, Funimation unveiled the English dub cast for Hetalia The World Twinkle. The series will star the following:

  • Britain: Taliesin Jaffe
  • Molossia: Cris George
  • Hutt River: David Matranga
  • Kugelmugel: Clifford Chapin
  • Ladonia: Justin Briner
  • Republic of Niko-Niko: Dallas Reid
  • Monaco: Colleen Clinkenbeard
  • Cameroon: M. Kyle Maitland
  • Davie: Dallas Reid

Funimation will release the title on DVD on Novembmer 8.

Hetalia: The World Twinkle is an Original Net Animation (ONA), and the latest entry into the Hetalia anime franchise. The 15-episode series was released between July 3, 2015 and October 2, 2015.

Hiroshi Watanabe (Jing: King of Bandits, Slayers – The Motion Picture) directed the series at Studio Deen, while Mariko Oka (First Love Monster, Hell Girl: Two Mirrors) provided character designs. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu(Denki-Gai, OniAi) was in charge of series composition on the project.

Funimation streamed Hetalia: The World Twinkle on their FunimationNow service as it ran in Japan.

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