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Funimation To Stream Akiba’s Trip SimulDub 30 Minutes After Japanese Airing

Written By Samantha Ferreira

It’s time to take red-eye to Japan for an express trip to Akiba!

Earlier today, Funimation announced that they will stream a SimulDub for Akiba’s trip. The first episode is currently slated to air on January 4, at 9:00AM Eastern (8:00AM Central, 6:00AM Pacific), thirty minutes after the Japanese broadcast.

According to the update, Funimation hopes to use Akiba’s Trip to springboard a new initiative, which will see dubs launch as close to Japanese broadcast as possible.

Voice actor and writer Clint Bickham weighed in on the initiative on Twitter:

In addition to the SimulDub news, Funimation unveiled Akiba’s Trip‘s English dub cast. The series will star the following:

  • Tamotsu Denkigai: Alejandro Saab
  • Matome Mayonaka: Jad Saxton
  • Arisa Ahokainen: Natalie Hoover
  • Niwaka Denkigai: Bryn Apprill

Clifford Chapin is directing the dub, which will feature a script by Jared Hedges. William Dewell will serve as Lead Engineer on the project.

Hiroshi Ikehata (Seiyu’s Life!, Robot Girls Z) was tapped to direct Akiba’s Trip at Gonzo, while Hajime Mitsuda (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Steins;Gate) provides character designs. Kazuho Hyodo (ReLIFE, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE) is in charge of series composition.

Earphones (Iyahonz), a group composed of actors Rie Takahashi, Marika Kono, and Yuki Nagaku, will perform opening theme song Ikken Rakuchaku zu Yojin, while ten different musical acts were tapped to perform the show’s closing theme.

Funimation describes Akiba’s Trip as:

Based off the hit game comes a new series about the danger lurking in the Otaku heaven of Akihabara. Vampires with an ability to take over anyone they bite seek their prey in this anime fan’s paradise. When Tamotsu Denkigai encounters one, he nearly loses his life until the mysterious Matome Mayonaka revives him! Now part vampire, he forms a group to protect the streets of Akiba.

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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