As previously set, Sentai Filmworks has an August 15th, 2017 release date set for the first season of Food Wars! in North America and they previously brought out some of the main cast announcements. With it now closer, they’ve brought out a new full dub clip for it and the full cast list as well. The series has set Kyle Jones to directing it working from the scripts that he’s writing with Marta Bechtol and George Manley. The first round of character announcements include:
FOOD WARS! ENGLISH DUB CAST LIST
| Soma Yukihira | Blake Shepard |
| Megumi Tadokoro | Jad Saxton |
| Satoshi Isshiki | Scott Gibbs |
| Yuki Yoshino | Luci Christian |
| Ryoko Sakaki | Kelley Peters |
| Zenji Marui | Greg Ayres |
| Sato | Corey Hartzog |
| Aoki | Andrew Love |
| Shun Ibusaki | Houston Hayes |
| Fumio Daimido | Joanne Bonasso |
| Ikumi Mito | Rachel Landon |
| Erina Nakiri | Stephanie Wittels |
| Hisako Arato | Brittney Karbowski |
| Takumi Aldini | Bryson Baugus |
| Isami Aldini | Clint Bickham |
| Ryo Kurokiba | Leraldo Anzaldua |
| Alice Nakiri | Christina Kelly |
| Akira Hayama | Kregg Dailey |
| Jun Shiomi | Monica Rial |
| Kanichi Konishi | Gareth West |
| Yaeko Minegasaki | Maggie Flecknoe |
| Urara | Jennifer Gilbert |
| Mayumi Kurase | Juliet Simmons |
| Aki | Katelyn Barr |
| Madoka | Carolyn Medrano |
| Narrator | James Belcher |
| Joichiro Yukihira | Jay Hickman |
| Yaeko Minegasaki | Maggie Flecknoe |
| Senzaemon | John Swasey |
| Chapelle | John Gremillion |
| Gotouda | David Wald |
| Gin Dojima | Ty Mahany |
| Kojiro Shinomiya | Benjamin McLaughlin |
| Hinako Inui | Allison Sumrall |
| Sekimori | Chris Gibson |
| Mizuhara | Chaney Moore |
| Hiromi Sena | Justin Doran |
| Kosuke | David Matranga |
| Kyusaku | John Swasey |
| Etsuya Eizan | Anthony Hunter |
| Kinu | Shelley Calene-Black |
| Tomita | Mark X. Laskowski |
| Nao Sadatsuka | Karlii Hoch
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Directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani, the series is being animated at JC Staff with Shogko Yasukawa handling the scripts and Tomoyuki Shitaya working on the character design adaptations. It’ll star Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Soma Yukihira, Risa Taneda as Erina Nakir, Minami Takahashi as Megumi Tadokoro, Ikumi Mito as Shizuka Ishigami, Maaya Uchida as Yūki Yoshino, Ai Kayano as Ryōko Sakaki, Taishi Murata as Shun Ibusaki, Yūsuke Kobayashi as Zenji Marui, Ai Kakuma as Mayumi Kurase, Rina Hidaka as Urara Kawashima, Banjo Ginga as Senzaemon Nakiri and Rikiya Koyama as Joichiro Yukihira.
The series is currently running in Weekly Shonen Jump by Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki with ten volumes to its name so far. Viz Media publishes the manga in North America digitally and in print form.
Plot Concept: Soma Yukihira’s old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father’s culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school!
Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress to the school that he belongs there at all?!
