Aniplex USA is looking to get the excitement out there for the upcoming premiere of the ERASED dub at Anime Expo this weekend where they’re showing it off at 7pm on July 1st. Ahead of that premiere they’ve now released the trailer for it and the cast list. The dub for the critically acclaimed series is being directed by Alex von David and the cast includes:
- Ben Diskin as Satoru
- Michelle Ruff as Young Satoru
- Stephanie Sheh as Kayo
- Sara Cravens as Sachiko
- Cherami Leigh as Airi
- Max Mittelman as Yuuki
- David Collins as Yashiro
- Christine Marie Cabanos as Hiromi
- Erica Mendez as Kenya
- Ryan Bartley as Osamu
- Bobby Thong as Kazu
- Mela Lee as Misato
- Carrie Keranen as Akemi
The series is based on the manga of the same name by Kei Sanbe, which began back in the summer of 2012 in Young Ace.
The Japanese cast includes Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Satoru Fujinuma, Tao Tsuchiya as Satoru Fujinuma (10-year-old), Aoi Yuuki as Kayo Hinazuki, Chinatsu Akasaki as Airi Katagiri, You Taichi as Kenya Kobayashi, Akari Kito as Hiromi Sugita, Ayaka Nanase as Osamu, Yukitoshi Kikuchi as Kazu, Takahiro Mizushima as Jun Shiratori, Minami Takayama as Sachiko Fujinuma and Mitsuru Miyamoto as Gaku Yashiro.
The anime adaptation was directed by Tomohiko Itou based on the scripts by Taku Kishimoto and was produced at A-1 Pictures. Keigo Sasaki worked on the character designs.
Plot concept: The series focuses on Satoru Fujinuma, a struggling manga creator who suffers from a peculiar phenomenon called REVIVAL, where he is forcibly transferred back in time moments before a life-threatening occurrence. Satoru soon realizes that this phenomenon will continue to occur only to him until he successfully eliminates the cause of this threat.
