Discotek Media previously picked up the rights to bring out the winter 2017 anime series Kemono Friends on Blu-ray and it has a September 24th, 2019 release for it on Blu-ray priced at $69.95. With it coming up soon, Discotek Media took advantage of being at Otakon to reveal the dub cast for it. The English dub is being produced by Sound Cadence as directed by Marissa Lenti who also worked on the scripts and has Howard Wang as an assistant ADR director.
The first season of the series was directed by TATSUKI based on the scripts he co-wrote with Shigenori Tanabe. The character designs were done by Mine Yoshizaki, the creator behind Sgt. Frog, and it’s being animated at Yaoyorozu.
The English cast includes:
- Kaban – Suzie Yeung
- Serval – Dani Chambers
- Lucky Beast – Suzie Yeung
- Common Raccoon – Madeleine Morris
- Fennec Fox – Alexis Tipton
- Princess – Amanda Lee
- Emperor – Dawn M. Bennett
- Gen – Megan Shipman
- Rocker – Morgan Berry
- Hululu – Kayli Mills
- Mirai – Suzie Yeung
- Hippopotamus – Melissa Sternenberg
- Small-Clawed Otter – Emi Lo
- Jaguar – Terri Doty
- Japanese Crested Ibis – Michelle Marie
- Alpaca Suri – Corinne Sudberg
- Sand Cat – Kristi Rothrock
- Tsuchinoko – Sarah Williams
- Black-Tailed Prairie Dog – Sarah Wiedenheft
- North American Beaver – Elisa Annette
- Lion – Krystal LaPorte
- Siberian Moose – Hayden Daviau
- Aurochs – Marcie Teague
- Arabian Oryx – Leah Clark
- Giant Armadillo – Emily Fajardo
- Crested Porcupine – Anairis Quinones
- White Rhinoceros – Cassie Ewulu
- Panther Chameleon – Jad Saxton
- Shoebill – Sandra Toure
- Japanese Black Bear – Amanda Gish
- Professor (Northern White-Faced Owl) – Kimberley Anne Campbell
- Assistant (Eurasian Eagle Owl) – Bryn Apprill
- Margay – Caitlin Glass
- Ezo Red Fox – Apphia Yu
- Silver Fox – Natalie Van Sistine
- Reticulated Giraffe – Amber May
- Gray Wolf – Marissa Lenti
- Campo Flicker – Yenni Ann
- Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey – Michelle Rojas
- Brown Bear – Amber Lee Connors
- African Wild Dog – Danielle McRae
- Aardwolf – Lindsay Sheppard
- Fossa – Chasity Conner
- Indian Elephant – Elise Baughman
- Axis Deer – Felecia Angelle
- Tasmanian Devil – Geordie Holly
- Frilled Lizard – Tia Ballard
- King Cobra – Kira Buckland
- Indian Peafowl – Meli Grant
- Southern Tamandua – Kristen McGuire
- Okapi – Jocelyn Michelle Townsie
- Scarlet Ibis – Katelyn Barr
- Capybara – Alison Viktorin
- Short-Beaked Common Dolphin – Alex Moore
- Black Cerulean – Chris Guerrero
The Japanese cast includes Yuka Ozaki as Serval, Kana Motomiya as Fennec, Saki Ono as Common Raccoon, Aya Uchida as Kaban, Mikoi Sasaki as Royal Penguin, Ruka Nemoto as Emperor Penguin, Kyōka Tamura as Gentoo Penguin, Aina Aiba as Rockhopper Penguin, Ikuko Chikuta as Humboldt Penguin, Mami Yamashita Margay, Haruka Terui as Hippopotamus and Miyuhan as Sand Cat.
Plot concept: WELCOME TO JAPARI PARK
Lions, Jaguars, and Servals-How Fun!
“Please don’t eat me! ”A girl wakes up in a savanna without memories, and before she knows it, she’s attacked by a viciously playful Serval! Unlike the girl with furry ears and a tail, Kaban (so named for her backpack) doesn’t know what kind of animal she is. But that’s okay! All they need to do is get to the library to find out. Along the way, the two will meet many other Friends just like Serval… but not everything is so friendly!
