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Funimation Unveils Sakura Quest Dub Cast


Come, fair travelers, for the great Chupacabra Kingdom awaits!

Who the hell gets paid to write this crap? Oh… right.

Earlier today, Funimation unveiled their English dub cat for Sakura Quest. The series will star the following:

  • Yoshino: Alexis Tipton
  • Shiori: Tia Ballard
  • Maki: Leah Clark
  • Sanae: Elizabeth Maxwell
  • Ririko: Brina Palencia
  • Ushimatsu: Mark Stoddard
  • Mino: Aaron Roberts
  • Yamada: Dallas Reid
  • Chitose: Rachel Robinson
  • Takamizawa: Robert McCollum
  • Sandal: Jerry Jewell
  • Angelica: Colleen Clinkenbeard
  • Erika: Jill Harris
  • Gen: Kenny Green
  • Tora: Sonny Strait
  • Tatsu: Phil Parsons
  • Kinu: Linda Leonard
  • Episode 1:
  • Yae: Caitlin Glass
  • Hashimoto: David Matranga

Caitlin Glass is directing the adaptation, which features scripts by Jessica Cavanagh. Manuel Aragon is serving as ADR Engineer, while Nathanael Harrison works as Mixing Engineer.

Sakura Quest‘s SimulDub will debut on FunimationNow on May 9. The series kicked off on Japanese TV on April 5. The title is an original project from P.A. Works.

Soichi Masui (Chaika – The Coffin Princess, Scrapped Princess) is directing Sakura Quest, which features character designs by BunBun (Yuki Yuna Is a Hero, Izetta: The Last Witch). Masahiro Yokotani (Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, Re:Zero) will supervise the show’s scripts. “Alexandre S. D. Celibidache” is credited with the original concept.

Funimation Sakura Quest as:

Five young women have one thing in common—the careers they planned for themselves weren’t working out. Job dissatisfaction, trying to make ends meet, and personal insecurities lead each of them to start working at a local tourism bureau where their lives become intertwined. As the girls experience their first year on the job, they learn a lot about their town, their industry, and themselves.

Source: Funimation Blog

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