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Sentai Filmworks Unveils Food Wars! Dub Cast


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Yesterday, Sentai Filmworks unveiled the English dub cast for Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma‘s first three episodes. The series will star the following:

  • Soma Yukihira: Blake Shepard
  • Joichiro Yukihira: Jay Hickman
  • Erina Nakiri: Stephanie Wittels
  • Hisako Arato: Brittney Karbowski
  • Megumi Tadokoro: Jad Saxton
  • Yuki Yoshino: Luci Christian
  • Ryoko Sakaki: Kelley Peters
  • Takumi Aldini: Bryson Baugus
  • Isami Aldini: Clint Bickham
  • Yaeko Minegasaki: Maggie Flecknoe
  • Yoshiaki: Adam Gibbs
  • Senzaemon: John Swasey
  • Chapelle: John Gremillion
  • Urara: Jennifer Gilbert
  • Mayumi: Juliet Simmons

Kyle Colby Jones is directing the adaptation, and co-writing the scripts with Marta Bechtol and George Manley.

Sentai will release the first season of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma on Blu-Ray and DVD on August 15th. The company will also ship a limited edition, which includes an art book, art cards, chopsticks, an apron, and metal pins.

The Food Wars! anime adapts Yūto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki’s manga of the same name. The series kicked off in April 2015, and ran for 24 episodes. Yoshitomo Yonetani (Nurse Witch Komugi, Tiger & Bunny The Movie -The Rising-) directed the series at J.C. Staff, while Tomoyuki Shitaya (Bakuman, Kiss×sis) provided character designs. Scripts were provided by Shinichi Inotsume and Shogo Yasukawa.

Two seasons were produced to date. The first season, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, aired in the Spring and Summer broadcast seasons last year. The season spanned 24 episodes. The second season, Food Wars! The Second Plate, aired in the Summer 2016 season, and spanned 13 episodes. A third season is on track for a Fall 2017 première.

Source: Sentai Filmworks

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