Crunchyroll has officially announced the English dub casts for several highly anticipated anime titles, including Kaiju No. 8 Season 2, Nyaight of the Living Cat, With You and the Rain, My Dress-Up Darling Season 2, and Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl. The announcements, made over Friday and Saturday, confirm that many of these dubs will see same-day premieres or release shortly after their Japanese counterparts.
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 English Dub Details
The second season of Kaiju No. 8, based on Naoya Matsumoto’s popular manga, will feature a returning English dub cast and crew, with episodes premiering on the same day as the English sub. Shawn Gann is directing the English dub, with Susie Nixon as producer.
The confirmed English voice cast for Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 includes:
- Kafka Hibino: Nazeeh Tarsha
- Narumi: Aaron Dismuke
- Kikoru Shinomiya: Abigail Blythe
- Isao Shinomiya: Christopher Wehkamp
- Eiji: Marcus Stimac
- Reno Ichikawa: Adam McArthur
- Iharu: Ben Stegmair
- Hoshina: Landon McDonald
- Mina Ashiro: Katelyn Barr
- Shinonome: Emi Lo
- Miyake: Reagan Murdock
- Tachibana: David Matranga
- Kurusu: Brandon Acosta
- Kafka (Child): Alexis Tipton
- Mina (Child): Katelyn Barr
The English dub production staff includes Dallas Reid for adaptation (Jarrod Greene for series), Nathanael Harrison as mixer, and Victor Acosta as engineer.
Nyaight of the Living Cat English Dub Revealed
The horror-comedy anime Nyaight of the Living Cat (also known as Night of the Living Cat) will see its English dub debut on Sunday, July 20. The series, directed by Tomohiro Kamitani under chief director Takashi Miike at studio OLM, depicts a world where a virus turns anyone who touches a cat into a feline.
The English voice cast for Nyaight of the Living Cat features:
- Kaoru: Maria Delilah
- Kunagi: Jason Douglas
- Narrator: Paul T. Taylor
- Tanishi: Lew Temple
- Tanishi (Cat): Sara Ragsdale
- Gaku: Ben Bryant
Additional voices include Ray Hurd, Barry Yandell, Brandon Solis, Matthew Elkins, Alex Hom, Clayton Mathis, Stephanie Stark, and Jaclyn Thomas. The English dub is directed by Jeremy Inman, with Samantha Herek as producer, Clayton Browning for adaptation, Jamal Roberson as engineer, and Neal Malley as mixer.
Other Noteworthy Dub Announcements
Crunchyroll also confirmed English dub casts for three additional anime:
- With You and the Rain (Ame to Kimi to): Based on Kō Nikaido’s manga.
- My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru): The highly anticipated second season.
- Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl (Game Center Shōjo to Ibunka Kōryū): The television anime adaptation of Hirokazu Yasuhara’s manga.
These dubs, alongside Kaiju No. 8 Season 2, debuted on Saturday, July 19, while Nyaight of the Living Cat followed on July 20. These announcements underscore Crunchyroll’s continued commitment to providing a wide array of dubbed content for its global audience, enhancing accessibility for fans worldwide.