With the first episode being released online in dub form recently for members of The Anime Network, the first episode dub cast for AKB0048 was revealed, which we missed the first time around. The first season of the series is getting a DVD and Blu-ray relesase on September 3rd from Sentai Filmworks and it has a pretty diverse cast and some names that definitely go back a number of years in the Houston dubbing community.
Nagisa Motomiya- Luci Christian
Chieri Sono- Emily Neves
Yuuka Ichijou- Monica Rial
Orine Aida- Brittney Karbowski
Sonata Shinonome- Juliet Simmons
Makoto Yokomizo- Molly Searcy
Minami Takahashi the 5th- Cynthia Martinez
Yuko Oshima the 9th- Tiffany Terrell
Mayu Watanabe type 3- Hayley Adams
Haruna Kojima the 8th- Nancy Novotny
Tomomi ltano the 11th- Allison Sumrall
Sae Miyazawa the 10th- Shannon Emerick
Sayaka Akimoto the 10th- Beth Lazarou
Kirara- Tiffany Grant
Mamoru- Greg Ayres
Nagisa Father- Christopher Ayres
Nagisa Mother- Nancy Novotny
Teacher- Mark L. Laskowski
Additional Voices:
Hayley Adams
Meaghan Avocato
Christopher Ayres
Greg Ayres
Kalin Coates
Tiffany Grant
Josh Grelle
Mark L. Laskowski
Margaret McDonald
Brent Marshall
Nancy Navotny
Tiffany Terrell
David Wald
Plot concept: The year is 0048, and in the wake of the great wars, all forms of entertainment have been banned by the dystopian and iron-gloved rule of the anti-music DES. To combat this threat to intergalactic harmony, a group of bold young women have resurrected the legendary J-Pop band AKB48 and formed an all new Band of Sisters – AKB0048! But these rocking rebels aren’t simply singers! Trained in combat as well as choreography, these striking strike team members are equally at home in concert halls and in the trenches. Under the leadership of the mysterious Sensei Sensei, they’re ready to lay down their lives in order to make the universe a safe place for getting your groove on! And as a fresh new team of singer-soldiers join the cause and enter basic training, the batons and battle gear are about to be passed to a new generation of daring divas! Get ready to polish your dancing boots and dive into danger with the latest hard hitting hits as the new recruits take the staging ground and the veterans provide the musical soundtrack to their own action epic in AKB0048!
