The recent release of the second cour of Snow White with the Red Hair from Funimation is getting a bit more promotion with Funimation now bringing out another fun clip that lets us experience the cast through the English dub. The set is coming out as a regular edition priced at $64.98 with the back half of the popular series and they’ve now brought out the a fun dub clip that shows some of the character dynamics pretty well. Extras for the set include the Episode 16 Commentary, Episode 23 Commentary, Promotional Video, Commercial Collection, Textless Opening & Closing Songs.
The work comes from Sorata Akizuki which began back in 2006 in the LaLa magazine and has fifteen volumes out so far. The series is known as Akagami no Shirayukihime and was produced by Studio Bones with Masahiro Ando directing based on the scripts by Dekao Akao. Kumiko Takahashi servedd as the character designer.
The Japanese cast includes stars Saori Hayami as Shirayuki, Ryota Ohsaka as Zen, Jun Fukuyama as Raji Shenazard, Kaori Nazuka as Kiki Seiran, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Obi, Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Mihaya, Yuichiro Umehara as Mitsuhide Roen, Akira Ishida as Izana, Yuko Kaida as Garack and Yuko Sanpei as Ryu.
The English language adaptation was directed by Cris George and the cast includes Brina Palencia as Shirayuki, Josh Grelle as Zen Wisteria, Todd Haberkorn as Prince Raj, Ian Sinclair as Mitsuhide, Jamie Marchi as Kiki, Austin Tindle as Obi, Rachel Robinson as Garak, Mikaela Krantz as Ryu, Eric Vale as Izana Wisteria, Christopher R Sabat as Lord Haruka, Rob McCollum as Sakaki, Micah Solusod as Atri, Bryn Apprill as Kihal Toghrul and Duncan Brannan as Lord Brecker.
Plot concept: Shirayuki was a young girl born with unique apple-red hair. She meets a famous but foolish Prince Raji, who falls in love with her at first sight and orders her to become his concubine. With nowhere else to go, Shirayuki cuts her hair and escapes to a neighboring country. While traversing through the forests, she meets a young boy, Zen, who helps her after she boldly cures his wounds but then gets poisoned by an apple given to Shirayuki. Meanwhile, Prince Raji sends out henchmen to search for her. What will happen to Shirayuki? What is Zen’s true character? A refreshing fantasy story between an optimistic heroine and a prince who constantly stays on her watch.
