Funimation has a new simuldub that’s airing on Saturday’s as part of the fall season with the Anime-Gataris property. We’ve got two episodes of it out so far since it got underway and in an effort to get people to check it out on the service (and sign up if you haven’t already) they’ve got the first dub clip for it that has the all-important question asked: do you like anime?
With the English language dub, Dave Trosko is serving as the ADR director with Clint Bickham working on the scripts. The Englih cast includes Dawn M. Bennett as Minoa, Alison Viktorin as Arisu, Brad Smeaton as Neko Senpai, Alejandro Saab as Musashisakai Kai, Elizabeth Maxwell as Miko, Kristen McGuire as Yui, Felecia Angelle as Erika, Jordan Dash Cruz as Aurora Kouiki, Jamie Marchi as Tsubaki, Jeannie Tirado as Ayame, J. Michael Tatum as Tooru, Megan Shipman as Matsuri, Trina Nishimura as Bei Bei, Cris George as Masato, Katelyn Barr as Maya, Kyle Phillips as Shugo, and Natalie Hoover as Ai.
The project was directed by Kenshirou Torii based on the series composition by Mitsutaka Hirota. Soushi Kinutani served as the character designer and chief animation director with WAO World handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Kaede Hondo as Minoa Asagaya, Sayaka Senbongi as Arisu Kamiigusa, Hisako Tojo as Miko Kouenji, Rie Takahashi as Yui Obata, Rie Takahashi as Yui Obata, Junta Terashima as Kouki Nakano, Setsuo Itou as Kai Musashisakai, Anju Inami Erika Aoyama, Natsumi Takamori as Ayame Ōzaki, Asuka Nishi as Tsubaki Akabane, Miyu Takagi as Matsuri Toda, Kana Hanazawa as Yan Beibei, Makoto Furukawa as Masato Gomon, and Naomi Maruyama as Tōru Roppongi.
The opening theme song is “Akitoba” as performed by GARNiDELia while the ending theme “Good Luck Lilac” is performed by the three lead actresses.
Plot Concept: Minoa Asagaya entered Sakaneko Gakuen this Spring. As an anime beginner, she is invited by her classmate Arisu Kamiigusa to establish an anime research club together. Upon meeting Miko Kouenji and other upperclassmen who like anime, Minoa is gradually drawn into anime. While they fight against the student council that wants to disband the club, they unknowingly get caught up in the world destruction while enjoying discussing anime at the club room, Akihabara, Onsen, and visiting real-life locations.
