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English dubs have always been a subject for debate among the anime community, as bad voice acting can often affect the quality of a series (fans shudder at the mention of 4Kids' rendition of One Piece). And for those who prefer to watch their shows in English, an anime's watchability largely hinges on the performance of the cast chosen to translate the heart and soul of the story.

With better scripts, the rise of a new generation of talents, and veteran voice actors honing their skills, the stigma against dubbed anime is slowly disappearing. More efforts have been put into enhancing the quality of dubs, and thus, they have improved significantly in recent years. This past year has been one full of English dubs that not only contributed to expanding their anime's audience to the West but also rivaled the talents of the series' original cast.

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Class is back in session for the English dub of The Misfit of Demon King Academy 's second season, as the second cour officially comes to Crunchyroll tomorrow. Here's the central cast from the first cour , to refresh your memory: Anos Voldigoad voiced by Aleks Le Misha Necron voiced by Brianna Knickerbocker Sasha Necron voiced by Kayli Mills Lay Glanzudulii voiced by Griffin Puatu Misa Ilioroagu voiced by Jackie Lastra Eleonore Bianca voiced by Abby Trott Zethia Bianca voiced by Lisa Reimold Shin Reglia voiced by Daman Mills Erdomaid DittiJohn voiced by Jonah Scott And the new cast joining the series: Goddess of Creation Militia voiced by Anairis Quiñones Goddess of Selection Arcana voiced by Emi Lo Ahide Alobo Agatze voiced by Brent Mukai Related: The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 English Dub Release Date, Cast Revealed Key Visual Related: Crunchyroll Spring 2024 Dubs Include Kaiju No. 8, Konosuba Season 3 and...

Pompo: The Cinephile Trailer — Takayuki Hirao‘s Pompo: The Cinephile / Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san (2021) movie trailer has been released by GKids. The Pompo: The Cinephile trailer stars Konomi Kohara, Hiroya Shimizu, Akio Ôtsuka, Christopher Trindade, Brianna Gentilella, Anne Yatco, Kenneth Cavett, and Jackie Lastra. Crew Takayuki Hirao wrote the screenplay for Pompo: The Cinephile. Kenta [...]

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"Occasionally an entire story will unfold in your mind when you meet that special someone." GKids US has unveiled a new official US trailer for the Japanese anime movie Pompo the Cinephile, which opened in Japan last summer. The US debut is coming up later in April with a special two-night event to catch in theaters. Pompo the Cinephile (originally 映画大好きポンポさん) is a rollicking, exuberant ode to the power of the movies, and the joys and heartbreak of the creative process, as a new director and his team devote their lives to the pursuit of a "masterpiece." Fueled by the excitement from the film's domestic release in Japan, a crowdfunding campaign to create a 35mm print of the feature achieved its fundraising goals of ¥10,000,000 in just eleven days. Original voices: Konomi Kohara, Hiroya Shimizu, and Akio Ôtsuka. The English-language dub has the voices of Christopher Trindade, Brianna Gentilella, Anne Yatco,...