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The official website for streaming service Hidive today announced cast members for an English-dubbed version of Summer 2024 comedy anime Plus-Sized Elf , which is scheduled to begin releasing weekly on March 12, 2025 at 12:00pm Est. Andrew Love ( Insomniacs After School ) helms the series as English Adr Director with the below cast, with Patrick Marrero serving as engineer, Kalin Black penning the script and Brent Marshall in charge of mixing. Plus-Sized Elf English Dub Cast Noae voiced by Kieran Axel Elfuda voiced by Shelby Blocker Golem voiced by Patrick Marrero Gonda voiced by Katelyn Barr Hitome voiced by Christie Guidry Honeda voiced by Juliet Simmons Ino/Shopkeeper Woman voiced by Allison Sumrall Kobo voiced by Brittney Karbowski Kraken voiced by Annie Wild Kuroeda voiced by Elissa Cuellar Kusahanada voiced by Kelly Martin Raika voiced by Jad Saxton Mero voiced by Karlii Hoch Oga voiced by Olivia Swasey Oku voiced by Josslyn...

“Lazarus” is Toonami’s newest science fiction thriller anime, directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, starring David Matranga as ‘Dr. Skinner’, Jade Kelly as ‘Hersh’, Jack Stansbury as ‘Axel’, Luci Christian as ‘Chris’, Bryson Baugus as ‘Leland’, Jovan Jackson as ‘Dough’, Annie Wild as ‘Elaina’ and Sean Patrick Judge as ‘Abel’, debuting April 5, 2025 on Adult Swim:

“…the year is 2052. The world seemed to be on the verge of unprecedented peace and stability and the painkiller drug ‘Hapna’ developed by lauded neuroscientist ‘Dr. Skinner’ has had a lot to do with it.

“Pervasive throughout the world with no known side effects, Hapna is said to have freed humanity from pain.

“But then, Skinner suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth. Three years later, he re-emerges as a prophet who brings countless deaths and the end of civilization.

“Hapna is designed with a fatal, retroactive effect, which manifests three years after ingestion,...

One of the most beloved creators in all of anime is returning to Adult Swim. “Lazarus,” the newest show from “Cowboy Bebop” director Shinichirō Watanabe, will premiere on Adult Swim on April 5 at midnight during the network’s Toonami programming block.

Described as a sci-fi thriller set in the year 2052, “Lazarus” revolves around a miracle drug called Hapna that claims to free anyone who takes it from all pain. But the supposed panacea comes with a horrific side effect: everyone who takes it will die. The series follows a group of agents who only have 30 days to find the vaccine and save all of humanity.

“Three years after ingestion, Hapna will mutate, killing all those who have taken it. But you should know that I currently have the cure,” Dr. Skinner (David Matranga) menacingly says in the trailer for the upcoming series. “So unless you find me within that time,...

Ahead of an exclusive premiere at Anime Boston this weekend, streaming service Hidive announced the English dub cast and crew for Summer 2023 isekai fantasy anime The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior , which will be released weekly on the platform from April 10 . English Voice Cast Pride voiced by Karlii Hoch Stale voiced by James Marler Tiara voiced by Brittney Karbowski Arthur voiced by Adam Gibbs Gilbert voiced by Jay Hickman Val voiced by Jeremy Gee Albert voiced by Brandon Hearnsberger Callum voiced by Courtland Johnson Carl voiced by John Gremillion Clark voiced by Joe Daniels Eric voiced by Blake Weir Hannes voiced by Josh Swasey Jaques voiced by Nathan Wilson Lotte voiced by Annie Wild Marie voiced by Elissa Cuellar Rodrick voiced by Luis Gallindo Rosa voiced by Shelley Calene-Black Stale's Mom voiced by Olivia Swasey Additional Voices: Adam Noble, Alyssa Maerk, Annie Wild, Brandon Hearnsberger, Courtland Johnson,...

As we head into the Spring 2024 anime season, streaming service Hidive today announced that an English dub of Fall 2023's The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess anime series will release weekly on the platform from April 15. The first two episodes will premiere at Anime Boston on March 29. Initial cast members and main crew members were also announced, as follows: English Voice Cast Komari voiced by Brittney Karbowski Villhaze voiced by Donna Bella Litton Armand voiced by Brandon Hearnsberger Bellius voiced by Andrew Love Bucephalus voiced by Cyrus Rodas Caostel voiced by Scott Gibbs Karen voiced by Kira Vincent Davis Melca voiced by Annie Wild Mellaconcey voiced by Greg Ayres Millicent voiced by Natalie Rial Yohann voiced by Jack Stansbury Additional Voices: Andrew Love, Annie Wild, BRandon Hearnsberger, Courtland Johnson, Cyrus Rodas, John Gremillion, John Hallmark, Josh Swasey, Kyle Colby Jones English Crew Adr Director: John Swasey Adr Script: Kalin...

Both the original Japanese version and the English dub of The Eminence in Shadow's second season will simultaneously debut.

According to Anime News Network, both audio versions will become available on Hidive on Oct. 4. The announcement also confirms many returning English voice actors, with Adam Gibbs (My Teen Romantic Comedy Snafu) reprising his role as protagonist Cid Kageno being the most notable. Other members of the dub's cast include Christina Kelly (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma) as Alpha, Annie Wild (Call of the Night) as Beta, Elissa Cuellar (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) as Gamma, and Raven Troup (Farming Life in Another World) as Delta.

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Members of the Japanese voice cast have reprised their roles as well. For example, Seiichirō Yamashita (Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town) will once...