Our next announcement brings back a story that’s an oldie but a goodie. FUNimation has acquired the rights for The Heroic Legend of Arslan! This action, fantasy adventure series is sure to appeal to fans of Fullmetal Alchemist.
Synopsis:
From the original creator of Fullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa brings back an old series—The Heroic Legend of Arslan! In the kingdom of Pars lies the Royal Capital of Ecbatana, a powerful city ruled by the fearsome King Andragoras. Arslan, the 14-year-old prince of Pars, is a green ruler and lacks the fierce leadership skills possessed by his father. After his father falls victim to a treacherous plot headed by one of his most trusted comrades, the kingdom of Pars falls in the war with the neighboring nation of Lusitania. Narrowly escaping with his life, Arslan must embark on a journey to reclaim the fallen kingdom and fulfill his destiny as ruler of Pars.
Japanese Voice Cast Info:
| ACTOR | CHARACTER | PREVIOUS ROLES |
| Yusuke Kobayashi | Arslan | Yona of the Dawn’s SuWon |
| Yoshimasa Hosoya | Daryun | Prince of Tennis’ Kuranosuke, Attack on Titan’s Reiner |
| Daisuke Namikawa | Narsus | Black Lagoon’s Rokuro |
| Natsuki Hanae | Elam | Tokyo Ghoul’s Kaneki |
The series is set to premiere on April 5th at 5:00 am ET.
Wow this is Awesome another one of my picks from my FUNI Spring 2015 wish list has been picked up. I’m going to list the seven others from my spring wish list: Blood Blockade Battlefront, Triage X, Shokugeki no Soma (Food Wars), Is It Really Ok To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon, Kyokai no Rinne, Punch Liine, & Ghost In The Shell Arise: Alternative Architecture. Just so you know I did post the full list in the proper forum thread (FYI) 3 weeks ago.
I’m Loving these pick-up’s as much as i enjoyed the packed Winter Simulcast list, By the way i also posted 11 picks for the Summer 2015 simulcast season, and sure around 7 or 8 of them you (funimation) could probably get when the summer licenses are shopped around.
Just by looking at Arslan’s character design I think Vic Mignonga would be a English voice for him (since he looks like Edward Elric with white hair) and by looking a Daryun’s character design he looks like he could be voiced by either Christopher Sabat or Robert McCollum, but those are just my opinions. What do you guys think would be a good dub cast? If this show get dubbed I hope they cast Vic as Arslan.
Woot woot~ FUNi got this one, too! ^o^
So I apologize for being new to this funimation gig, but does April 5th mean tonight or April 5th in Japan?
I wonder if this show would get a broadcast dub, if it does who do you think could be a good voice for Arslan? Just by looking at his design I’m thinking that a good voice for him would either be Joel McDonald, Micah Solusod, or Vic Mignonga (since he looks like A white haired Edward Elric). Out of those 3 voice actors I named, who do you think would be a good pick for him. As for Daryun (the guy next to Arslan) I think a good voice for him would either be Christopher Sabat or Robert McCollum.
I watched the original a few years ago and literally thought it needed a remake. Now we have one! 😀 Thanks Funimation, for picking up this gem of a series. Please cast Josh Grelle for one of the characters! 😀