With the Japanese premiere this past September and a home video release planned there as well, the focus for the first Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution feature film has turned to what’s happening in North America. Funimation is handling distribution of the film in this region and they recently updated the film site with a confirmed February 5th and February 7th, 2017 premiere. That means it’s time for promotion and the kind that will be done with a two-prong approach as it’ll be getting a Japanese language release with subtitles and an English language release as well.
After previously getting the subtitled trailer for that particular night’s event, Funimation has now dropped the first English dubbed trailer for the film as well. The English cast includes:
- Stephanie Sheh as Eureka
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Renton Thurston
- Melissa Fahn as Ray
- Patrick Seitz as Charles Beams
- Crispin Freeman as Holland Novak
- Kate Higgins as Talho Yuuki
- Fred Tatasciore as Adroc Thurston
- Kim Strauss as Dewey Novak
- Max Lawrence as Mitch
- Imari Williams as Milton
- Michael Forest as Sam
- Michael Forest as Blair
- Bill Rogers as Uno
- William Knight as Kuzemi
- Barbara Goodson as Coda
The project sees Tomoki Kyouda returning as the general director working with hands-on director Hisatoshi Shimizu working off of the screenplays by Dai Sato. Kenichi Yoshida is on board as the character designer with Bones once again producing the animation for it.
The Japanese cast includes Kaori Nazuka as Eureka, Yuko Sanpei as Renton Beams/Renton Thurston, Aya Hisakawa as Ray Beams, Juurouta Kosugi as Charles Beams, Kouji Tsujitani as Dewey Novak, Michiko Neya as Talho Yūki, Tohru Furuya as Adrock Thurston, and Toshiyuki Morikawa as Holland Novak.
Plot Concept: Ten years ago, the major earth-shaking “First Summer of Love” event occurred. Renton, who lost his father during the event, now attends the army school of the United Federation of Predgio Towers located in the border town of Bellforest. Because his late father is still praised, Renton feels something is lacking as he continues with his ordinary, boring days. Then one day, Nirvash, the world’s oldest LFO, appears in front of him and a girl named Eureka emerges from the cockpit. This was the beginning of the future of humans and Scub Coral, another intelligent lifeform.
Was this encounter all just a coincidence? Or was it fate? Where will Renton and Eureka’s journey end?