With the complete collections for Golden Time on Blu-ray seemingly out of print for a bit now, Sentai Filmworks revealed this past spring that they’re looking to give the 2013 anime series some new attention with a new dub being produced for it. That’s resulting in the previously announced two-cour complete set that’s due out on Blu-ray only on December 17th, 2019. With it coming up in a bit they’ven ow revealed that Shannon Reed directed the dub for it based on the scripts by Marta Bechtol. The finalized casting for the series has also landed with this expansive cast list:
- Mike Haimoto as Banri
- Christina Kelly as Kōko
- Caitlynn French as Chinami
- Melissa Molano as Linda
- Adam Gibbs as Mitsuo
- Gareth West as 2D
- Katelyn Barr as Sao-Chan
- Natalie Rial as Shi-Chan
- Courtland Johnson as Kosshi
- Scott Gibbs as Hosshi
- Kira Vincent-Davis as Nana
- Joanne Bonasso as Reina/Banri’s Mom
- Ty Mahany as Kouko’s Father
- Josh Morrison as Linda’s Brother
- Juliet Simmons as Fiancé
- Samantha Stevens as Abe/Takeuchi
- Natalie Jones as Ito/Moa
- Daniel Regojo as Kazuya
- Bryson Baugus as Koba
- Antonio Lasanta as Koichiro
- Shannon Reed as Hasegawa
- Crystal Ruiz as Hayashi
- Sam Butler as Meiko
- Son Phan Le as Murata
- Ned Gayle as Nakagawa
- Ryan Anthony as Okamoto
- Nick Meriwether as Su-San
- Alexandra Bedford as Tokita
- Kyle Jones as Tomoyasu
- Allison Sumrall
- Avery Smithhart
- Christie Guidry
- Elissa Cuellar
- Gabriel Regojo
- James Marler
- John Swasey
- Mark X Laskowski
- Orlanders Jones
Priced at $89.98, the twenty-four episode set now has its full packaging spread released which is going with a different design than the previous sets did, which is welcome.
The series, focusing on college-age characters struggling with real emotions, is based on the light novel series of the same name by Yuyuko Takemiya and Eji Komatsu. The series wrapped up with eleven volumes on March 8th, 2014. A new visual novel game was released in 2014 and the anime adaptation by JC Staff has already been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for home video release in the future.
Plot Concept: Banri Tada has seen his share of trouble, but now he’s leaving that behind him and entering law school. Or that was the plan, but on the first day of class, he finds himself lost and wandering. Fortunately, while trying to resolve his predicament, he meets Mitsuo, a fellow law student, and together they head to class. Only to be suddenly confronted with a beautiful woman who, much to Banri’s surprise, slaps Mitsuo in the face with a bouquet of roses. She’s Koko Kaga, Mitsuo’s self-appointed future bride. He may have new friends, but if Banri thought his problems were over, he’ll have to cross-examine his conclusion. Together they’ll juggle life, love and more than a little drama.
