Much like Kyoko’s revenge itself, Skip Beat! just found another small miracle to keep its hype train rolling.
Last night, Pied Piper announced that they will produce English closing theme songs for their upcoming Skip Beat! dub. Both Namida and Eien will receive English versions, along with the show’s opening and insert songs.
Both pieces will receive new vocal recordings, as well as new instrumental tracks by western musicians. The crew on each song is as follows:
Namida
- Vocals: Robbie Daymond & Raj Jain
- Guitar: Michael “Fish” Herring
- Drums: Dan Antunovich
- Bass: Dan Antunovich
- Keyboards: Dan Antunovich
- Programming: Dan Antunovich
- Producer: Dan Antunovich
Eien
- Vocals: Vic Mignogna
- Guitar: Michael “Fish” Herring
- Drums: Neal Daniels
- Bass: Dan Antunovich
- Keyboards: Dan Antunovich
- Programming: Dan Antunovich
- Producer: Dan Antunovich
The Kickstarter update reveals that additional funding via BackerKit has brought in an additional $22,800 USD to aid in the production of the two adaptations. Previously, Pied Piper noted that they would be unable to produce English adaptations of the two pieces due to licensing issues.
In addition, Pied Piper posted a dub teaser. the 60-second feature shows off Caitlin Glass’s performance as Kyoko, and offers a preview of the newly dubbed Dream Star:
Skip Beat! is based on Yoshiki Nakamura’s manga of the same name. The 25-episode series originally hit Japanese TV in the Fall 2008 broadcast season. Kiyoko Sayama (Princess Tutu, Vampire Knight) helmed the project at Hal Film Maker, with Tetsuya Kumagai (Log Horizon Season 2, Slayers Premium) providing character designs. Mayori Sekijima (Saber Marionette J, CLAMP School Detectives) was in charge of series composition, while Akifumi Tada (Tokyo Underground, Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki) scored the soundtrack.
©YOSHIKI NAKAMURA-Hakusensha / Skip Beat! Production Committee
The English dub cast for the series includes:
- Kyoko Mogami: Caitlin Glass
- Sho Fuwa: Grant George
- Ren Tsuruga: Robbie Daymond
- Kanae Kotonami: Erica Lindbeck
- Yukihito Yashiro: Vic Mignogna
- Lory Takarada: Richard Epcar
- Maria Takarada: Mela Lee
- Takenori Sawara: Keith Silverstein
- Shoko Aoki: Karen Strassman
- Kuniko (ep 1): Dorothy Fahn
- Kimiko Kamio (ep 4): Dorothy Fahn
- Matsushima (eps 2-3, 8, 14): Kaiji Tang
- “Love Me” Male Voice: Kaiji Tang
- Nakazawa (eps 2-3, 5): Joe Zeija
- Seiji Shingai (eps 5-7): Todd Haberkorn
- Shinichi Ishibashi (eps 10-12): Todd Haberkorn
- Ruriko Matsunai (eps 5-7): Kira Buckland
- Eiko (eps 8-9): Erika Harlacher
- Yoshimi (ep 9): Dorothy Fahn
- Yusei Ishibashi (eps 10-12): Bryce Papebrook
- Hikaru Ishibashi (eps 10-12): Kyle McCarley
- Erika Koenji (eps 12-14): Cristina Vee
- Ushio Kurosaki (eps 10-12): Jason Charles Miller
- Imai (eps 12-14): Nathan Sharp
- Nao (eps 12-13): Lauren Landa
- Yumiko (eps 15-16): Lauren Landa
- Funada (eps 12-14): Kyle Hebert
- Tecchin (ep 14): Kyle Hebert
- Mimori Nanokura (eps 17-19): Christine Marie Cabanos
- Haruki Asami (eps 17-19): Kate Davis
- Hiroko Iizuka (eps 21-23): Erin Fitzgerald
- Hiroaki Ogata (eps 20-25): Chris Patton
In October, Pied Piper revealed that the show’s openings and insert songs will receive English adaptations:
- Dream Star (OP, Episodes 1-19)
- Renaissance (OP, Episodes 20-25)
- Burnin’ Down (Insert Song, Episode 11)
- Prisoner (Insert Song, Episode 19)
©YOSHIKI NAKAMURA-Hakusensha / Skip Beat! Production Committee
All of the songs will receive new vocal recordings, as well as new instrumental tracks by western musicians. The crew on each song is as follows:
Dream Star
- Vocals: Mela Lee (feat. Cristina Vee)
- Guitar: Michael Fish Herring
- Drums: Neal Daniels
- Bass: Dan Antunovich
- Synth/Keyboard: Dan Antunovich
- Add’l Keyboards: Alexander Burke
Renaissance
- Vocals: Magnolia Memoir with Erica Lindbeck
- Backup Vocals: Mela Lee
- Guitar: Michael Fish Herring
- Drums: Neal Daniels
- Bass: Dan Antunovich
- Synth/Keyboard: Dan Antunovich
- Add’l Keyboards: Alexander Burke
Burnin’ Down
- Vocals: Nathan Sharp
- Guitar: Michael Fish Herring
- Drums/ Bass / Keyboards: Dan Antunovich
Prisoner
- Vocals: Nathan Sharp
- Guitar: Michael Fish Herring
- Drums/ Bass / Keyboards: Dan Antunovich
Dan Antunovich will produce both Dream Star and Renaissance. Nathan Sharp will be the producer on Burnin’ Down and Prisoner. Mela Lee and the dub team collaborated on the lyric rewrites, which were approved by TV Tokyo’s music division.
Source: Kickstarter
Update 12/2/2016: Replaced the Vimeo embed with the equivalent from Pied Piper’s official YouTube channel.
