Many fans were both excited, then quickly upset over the recent announcement for the english cast of High School DxD BorN. The two key main actors Scott Freeman and Teri Rogers were replaced with Josh Grelle and Kelly Angel. FUNimation was quick to respond to fans telling them that sadly Freeman and Rogers were not available to voice the two characters and in order to still get a dub complete for fans, they had to move forward with Grelle and Angel. You can learn more by watching last weeks DubbleTalk block. Warning, there are spoilers about the season finales of Death Parade and Tokyo Ghoul Root A.
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(Press Release) FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS – May 2, 2015. FUNimation Entertainment announced today the cast for the Broadcast Dub of High School DxD BorN (Season 3). Weekly, subtitled episodes of the simulcast began airing on FUNimation’s streaming service on April 4 with new episodes premiering each Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. Now four episodes into Season 3, FUNimation will be commencing production on the dub versions of the High School DxD BorN simulcast.
The cast of High School DxD BorN includes the addition of Josh Grelle and Kelly Angel in the roles of Issei and Akeno, respectively. Grelle is a FUNimation veteran and fan favorite and is well known for his TV, movie and video game roles from Attack on Titan and Mass Effect to The Devil is a Part-Timer and Dragon Ball: Xenoverse. The remaining cast from past seasons including Jamie Marchi, Sean O’Connor and Jād Saxton will be returning for this season’s simulcast.
“‘We have always tried incredibly hard to retain the original voice cast for our dubbed releases. However, there are instances where ‘life just gets in the way’, and this is one of those unfortunate situations,” said Justin Cook, director of production at FUNimation. “With that being said, we are proud to bring the talents of both Josh and Kelly into the cast, and though they have big shoes or bras, as the case may be, to fill, I believe our work this season will be the best ever, despite the changes and challenges.”
CHARACTER ACTOR
Issei Josh Grelle
Rias Jamie Marchi
Akeno Kelly Angel
Kiba Sean O’Connor
Koneko Jād Saxton
Asia Chloe Daniels
Yuma Amano Felecia Angelle (one time flashback)
Matsuda Tyson Rinehart
Motohama Ruben Tadeo Garcia
Season Synopsis:
The babes and boys of the Occult Research Club are back! Lovable loser Issei and his spirited schoolmates return for a new season of supernatural tussles and mischievous mayhem—featuring old friends and new enemies! Now that all the girls live in Issei’s home, life seems like nothing but adolescent antics…for now! Join Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Kiba, Asia, Xenovia, Gasper, and everyone’s favorite Harem King Issei as they fight, fumble, and flirt their way through their demonic high school lives.
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