Sentai Filmworks is getting ready to release Magical Warfare, aka Mahou Senso, on DVD and Blu-ray on June 30th, 2015 and they’ve now revealed what the English language adaptation will be like. The series is directed by Christopher Ayres and the full cast brings out a pretty interesting group of folks involved:
English Dub Voice List
| Takeshi Nanase | Gabriel Regojo |
| Mui Aiba | Allison Sumrall |
| Kurumi Isoshima | Sara Ornelas |
| Kazumi Ida | Scott Gibbs |
| Gekko Nanase | Clint Bickham |
| Tsuganashi Aiba | Leraldo Anzaldua |
| Momoka Shijo | Nancy Novotny |
| Kippei Washizu | David Wald |
| Violet North | Carli Mosier |
| Kazuma Ryuusenji | David Matranga |
| Youko Nanase | Molly Searcy |
| Nanami Hyoudou | Amelia Fischer |
| Makoto Hitouji | Mike Yager |
| Takao Oigami | Andrew Love |
| Hotaru Kumagai | Juliet Simmons |
| Ushiwaka | Johnny DeLaCerda |
| Futaba Ida | Brittney Karbowski |
| Ena | Katelyn Barr |
| Pops | Josh Morrison |
| Towa | Brittany Djie |
| Tsukiomi | Houston Hayes |
| Wiseman | John Swasey |
| Mahoko | Tiffany Grant |
The Madhouse production is directed by Sato Yuzo with scripting done by Fudeyasu Kazuyuki. Ebata Ryouma is doubling up here in duties by taking on both character design and the position of chief animation director. Kouda Masato is providing the score for Flying Dog for it. Announced as going into production back in July 2013, the original work comes from Hisashi Suzuki with artwork by Lunalia.
Plot concept: The last few years haven’t been easy for Takeshi Nanase. His parents are distant, his little brother despises him since “the accident,” and his relationship with his girl friend isn’t exactly romantic. Even one of the few high points in his existence, studying the Japanese swordfighting technique of Kendo, seems to be a dead end.
He’s got a definite knack for it, but it’s not something that’s likely to have any practical application in a future career – or so he thinks until he runs into an unconscious girl in an unknown uniform and suddenly has his world turned upside-down. In short order, he’s being held at (magical) gunpoint, rescuing damsels in distress, and finding himself facing off with a group of magic users!
But as shocking as finding his life in danger and learning that magic is real may be, what’s even more stunning is the revelation that Takeshi’s been changed into a magician himself! So maybe those sword lessons aren’t going to end up being so irrelevant after all!
