Get ready for our second dub cast announcement for Free! -Eternal Summer-! Today’s unveil is the cute, hilarious, definitely-not-a-thug Nagisa Hazuki! Who’s playing the Iwatobi Swim Club founder and resident troublemaking penguin-lover?
Nagisa (played by Tsubasa Yonaga in the Japanese version) is played by Greg Ayres! You might recognize Greg from such roles as Ouran High School Host Club’s Kaoru Hitachiin, Hetalia’s Denmark, and No. 6’s Shion. A lot of people also guessed this one right too! （‐＾▽＾‐）
We asked Greg a few questions pertaining to the role!
Question: Can you swim? If so, what’s your best stroke?
Greg: I have been a little water bug since I was a kid. While I mostly swim for fun, I guess my best stroke would be the freestyle stroke. I also love the sidestroke too.
Question: What’s your favorite marine animal?
Greg: My favorite marine animal without a doubt would be the otter!! Their playfulness totally speaks to the big kid in me. They make swimming look fun, and easy, and super cute all in one stroke.
Question: When you were in high school, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Greg: I had always hoped I would be an actor when I grew up. Now that I’ve made it to the “acting” part, I guess I need to work on the “growing up” part. 🙂
Check back tomorrow for our next announcement! We’re announcing new dub cast members every day this week until November 16! The announcements hit first on the Free! -Eternal Summer- Tumblr and Facebook page, so make sure you’re following them for the most up-to-date news! For more updates about Free! – Eternal Summer – be sure to also sign up for our newsletter here
Cast so far:
Rei Ryugazaki – J Michael Tatum
Nagisa Hazuki – Greg Ayres
Check out the previous cast announcements by clicking this link.
(As a reminder, if you’re curious about the status of the Free! season 1 home video release and haven’t heard yet, be sure to check out this blog entry for the full explanation. We currently have no newer updates at this time.)
Greg was my second choice!
Terrible casting choice, just like with Gareki and Keisaku Sato. I can now officially declare this statement that perfectly sums him up: Greg Ayres SUCKS!
Hey. 4 words. KEEP IT TO YOURSELF!!!! Nobody cares what you have to say, Domayv (even if that is your real name). It is true that some people might not agree with the casting choice, but don’t just write it off like that!!! And Greg Ayres doesn’t suck. If he really sucked, then why is he still in the anime industry? He’s been doing Voice Over work since 1997!!!!
tru tru domayv ur nust be on drugs cuz greg has an awesome some voice.
Domayv. You know that is just rude. Very unwarranted.
I kinda thought that Josh Grelle might play Nagisa. Well good for Greg. Somehow he always gets to play the “whimpey” characters.
Tomorrow it is most likely Makoto’s English voice actor’s revealment. My money is on Jerry Jewell to play Makoto.
I definitely thought of Josh Grelle, too. I love Greg as Kaoru in Ouran, but I’m still unsure of how his scratchy voice will work with Nagisa’s character. But I’m excited nonetheless!
^-^ Well I kind of expected Greg Ayres since he usually gets the more youthful character roles. And Nagisa is the youngest of all the Free! boys.
Good one. I did happen to Free! 50% off. So I get the inside joke. You when an anime series is popular when it has its own spoof.
I wasn’t expecting him to by voiced by Greg Ayres, I thought that Josh Grelle would be voicing him. Oh well, I guess I’ll give Greg a chance as Nagisa.
I still think Thugisa would be da best!
“Today’s unveil is the cute, hilarious, definitely-not-a-thug Nagisa Hazuki!”
DID YOU JUST–
I honestly thought one of the females would be the English voice of Nagisa, but Greg Ayres is cool too! I love him as Kaoru from Ouran, Shion from No.6 and Negi from Negima!
LOL “definitely-not-a-thug”! Now now, lets not get ahead of ourselves.. =P
him as nagisa and tatum as rei they where the two characters I knew who would get voice by and yet again I was right