With thirteen novels to its name, an anime adaptation of Ira Ishida’s series Ikebukuro West Gate Park saw an October 6th, 2020 debut. The series wrapped up in December 2020 with its simulcast and Funimation is now bringing out information on the dub for the show. The series is set to go live on September 13th, 2021 with its complete twelve-episode run at once, making for a binge viewing ahead for fans. The dub has Stephen Fu as the ADR director with an English cast that includes:
Griffin Puatu as Makoto
Howard Wang as Takashi
Billy Kametz as Kyouichi
Suzie Yeung as Guo
Justin Briner as Mitsuki
Daman Mills as Reiichirou
Monica Rial as Ritsuko
Ernesto Jason Liebrecht as Shigeyuki
Ry McKeand as Tomomi
Christian Banas as Watanabe
DC Douglas as Yoshimatsu
Brook Chalmers as Yoshioka
Anthony Bowling as Zero-One
Funimation handled the same-day simulcast where it’ll be open to viewers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland. Additionally, it’ll also be available in Australia and New Zealand on AnimeLab, and in France, Germany, Scandinavia, and Russia on Wakanim.
The initial casting includes KentarĆ Kumagai as Makoto, Kouki Uchiyama as Takashi, and ReiĆ Tsuchida as KyĆichi.
A manga adaptation was previously licensed and saw some release through Digital Manga Publishing back in 2004.
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Plot Concept:Â Based on a series of urban mystery novels (and their live-action adaptation), IWGP follows the coolheaded Makoto as he navigates the pressures of an encroaching gang life in the G-Boys due to his friend, King, being a leader.
Makoto sees an opportunity to become a troubleshooter for the gang as a way to keep things calm and protect his friends, but when someone close to him is killed and a rival gang kicks off a turf war, Makoto will find it a bit tough to stay cool.
Chris has been writing about anime, manga, movies and comics for well on twenty years now. He began AnimeOnDVD.com back in 1998 and has covered nearly every anime release that’s come out in the US ever since.
