On April 5, Aniplex of America started streaming an English dub trailer for The Promised Neverland. The minute-long promo is narrated by Ray, Norman, and Emma as the dark world of the show is introduced.
The trailer also confirms the show’s dub cast. The adaptation, which is being produced by Bang Zoom!, will be directed by Steve Staley. The series will star the following:
- Emma: Erica Mendez
- Norman: Jeannie Tirado
- Ray: Laura Stahl
- Mama Isabella: Laura Post
- Sister Krone: Rebeka Thomas
- Don: edric Williams
- Gilda: Ryan Bartley
The Promised Neverland‘s English dub will launch on Toonami on April 13.
Memoru Kanbe (Elfen Lied, Sound of the Sky) directed the series at Cloverworks, with Kazuaki Shimada (Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara) providing character designs. Toshiya Ono (Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, Gatchaman CROWDS) was in charge of series composition.
Takahiro Obata (One Piece Film Gold) will score the soundtrack. Other confirmed crew members include:
- Screenplay: Toshiya Ono
- Animation Director: Kazuaki Shimada
- Prop Design: Hiroki Itai
- Art Setting: Shigemi Ikeda (Atelier Musa)
- Art Setting: Shūichi Ōkubo (Atelier Musa)
- Art Setting: Kayoko Tomono (Atelier Musa)
- Art Setting: Miho Norisue (Atelier Musa)
- Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda (Atelier Musa)
- Art Director: Yukiko Maruyama (Atelier Musa)
- Color Design: Kazuko Nakashima
- Director of Photography: Tomoyuki Shiokawa (T2Studio)
- CGI Director: Akira Fukuda
- Editor: Rie Matsubara (Seyama Henshūshitsu)
- Sound Director: Katsunori Shimizu
Aniplex of America currently holds the rights to The Promised Neverland anime. Crunchyroll streamed the show as a simulcast, and describe it as:
The one adored as the mother is not the real parent. The people living here together are not actual siblings. The Gracefield House is where orphaned children live. An irreplaceable home where 38 siblings and Mom live happy lives, even with no blood relations. However, their everyday life suddenly came to an abrupt end one day…
Source: Twitter (AniplexUSA)
