Just announced at the Funimation Industry Panel at Anime Matsuri, GARO THE ANIMATION, Season One Part One, is coming to Blu-ray & DVD on April 26, and that means it’s time to meet the cast and crew behind the English dub!
Part One Synopsis:
A long time ago in the kingdom of Valiante, humans shared the world with Horrors—monsters who feed on humans with weakness in their hearts. Desperate to put an end to the Horrors’ reign, the King allowed his advisor Mendoza to launch a witch hunt targeting the magic users who had sworn to protect humanity from evil.
One-by-one the famed Makai Knights and Alchemists were cut down by Mendoza and his men. That is, until a young Makai Knight named León inherited the golden armor of Garo and with it, the power to save the kingdom. But unlike the other Makai Knights who fight to protect humanity, León is young, reckless, and driven by his desire to avenge his mother’s death at Mendoza’s hands. How can an immature Golden Knight who fights for the wrong reasons hope to protect anyone?
CAST
| León Luís | Ricco Fajardo |
| Germán Luís | David Wald |
| Alfonso San Valiante | Justin Briner |
| Bernardo Dion | Ivan Jasso |
| Mendoza | Vic Mignogna |
| Anna Luís | Anastasia Muñoz |
| Ema Guzmán | Monica Rial |
| Garm | Tia Ballard |
| Rafael | Ben Bryant |
| Zaruba | Barry Yandell |
| Octavia | Colleen Clinkenbeard |
| Fernando | Ben Phillips |
| Esmeralda | Dawn M. Bennett |
| Ximena Coronado | Jād Saxton |
CREW
| ADR Director | Caitlin Glass |
| ADR Engineers | Peter Hawkinson |
| Matt Grounds |
| Lead Writer | Patrick Seitz |
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Cool. I’ve been seeing Ricco Fajardo on more credits lately, and have enjoyed his work. Plus, Caitlin seems like she has a lot of fun directing, so it’s nice seeing her as director.
I’m so glad this series is getting a dub! I love this show, it’s so great!
I like Caitlin but I’m noticing a disappointing trend with her casts. Frequently using not-so-good talent & almost intentionally avoiding the best talent… (Seidel, Marchi, etc) Maybe she’s insecure and doesn’t want them to unintentionally expose how almost everyone else is not on their level? More Wald and Yandell is always good though and happy to see Fajardo getting more work (always knew he had a lot of untapped potential if given a proper chance)
Really Ricco Fajardo as Léon Luis? OK look I’m not hating or anything I mean sure he’s a good VA like I said ‘No Hate’ but I just find his voice just doesn’t suit his character as Léon. Sure Ricco voiced in pretty good animes but I find Léon should be voiced by someone with a past experience with super powerful magical armors. I’m talking about “Johnny Yong Bosch” Seriously who does not want to hear him say “Alright it’s Morphin Time!” *transform into Garo* JYB’S personality fits Léon perfectly!
I cannot wait to check out the dub for this show! Heard a lot of great things about it.