With a home video release in the offing, FUNimation announced at AnimeNEXT that English language dub cast for their release of Selector Infected Wixoss. The first half of the series came out in the spring of 2014 in Japan and was simulcast by FUNimation. The show is being directed by Christopher Bevins with Apphia Yu serving as the assistant director. Alyssa Galindo is serving as the lead ADR engineer with Peter Hawkinson working with her. The cast includes:
Ruko Kominato – Lindsay Seidel
Yuzuki Kurebayashi – Apphia Yu
Hitoe Uemura – Tia Ballard
Akira Aoi – Jamie Marchi
Iona Urazoe – Anastasia Munoz
Chiyori – Lara Woodhull
Tama – Monica Rial
Hanayo – Caitlin Glass
Midoriko – Carli Mosier
Ulith – Bryn Apprill
Eldora: Mariela Ortiz
Hatsu Kominato – Juli Erickson
Kazuki Kurebayashi – Micah Solusod
Ayumu Kominato – Clifford Chapin
Mrs. Kominato – Rachel Robinson
The series is animated by JC Staff is bringing with Takuya Sato directing based on scripts by Mari Okada and character designs by Kyuta Sakai. There’s a couple of hands from Steins; Gate in here and you can definitely see a touch of influence there.
Plot concept: In the popular game WIXOSS, there are special cards called LRIGs—cards that possess wills of their own. Ruko is a teenage girl who just found one of these rare cards. If she wins with her LRIG, her wishes will be granted—but what happens if she loses?
