English Cast Announcements – Spring SimulDub 2017

The 2017 Spring SimulDub season is on its way, which means we have a big round of English cast announcements to start rolling out as well! This Spring 2017 season, simulcasts of these shows with English subtitles will be up on Crunchyroll, and Funimation will be creating SimulDubs™ (English-dubbed anime), available on FunimationNow just 2-4 weeks (or even minutes!) after each episode airs in Japan! Stay tuned for more news about what else our partnership will bring!

Akashic Records of Bastard Magical Instructor

Premieres 4/25/2017 at 9:30pm ET

The new teacher at a magical academy has a rather unorthodox approach to education. Even though his students are driven to learn, he prefers to write instructions on the chalkboard then nap during class. His evident laziness and overall incompetence frustrate his students. However, when a terrible incident threatens the school, he shows a new side to himself that takes everyone by surprise.

Love Tyrant

Premieres 4/26/2017 at 9:30pm ET

The Kiss Note is a powerful notebook that makes people written in it instantly fall in love once they kiss. This magical item belongs to the angel Guri, who is tasked with creating couples. But when she accidentally writes Aino Seiji into her book, things become dire. If he doesn’t pucker up soon, Guri can kiss her life goodbye! Worse yet? While setting Seiji up, she finds herself falling for him!

KADO: The Right Answer

Premieres 4/30/2017 at 9:00pm ET

The fate of the world lies in the hands of one negotiator when a commercial jet is abducted into a massive, unknown structure. Inside, a strange being appears claiming he will intervene in Japan’s internal affairs. That’s when Shindou Kojirou, a Japanese official onboard the plane, steps forth to greet him, spearheading the communications that will dictate the future of mankind.

Seven Mortal Sins

Premieres 4/30/2017 at 10:30pm ET

Before Lucifer’s fall, Hell was ruled by seven demon lordss, known as the Seven Mortal Sins. These beautiful and tempting devils seek complete corruption of the world, but everything is about to change when Lucifer is cast down to their realm of Hell, and takes up arms with an Earth girl named Maria. Whose corruption will rule Hell and the hearts of mankind?

WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?

Premieres 5/1/2017 at 9:30pm ET

Five hundred years have passed since humanity went extinct at the hands of the seventeen beasts. Now, the only ones left fighting are the fairies—a group of female warriors with the power to wield holy swords. Enduring a life of uncertainty, these girls know only danger. But everything changes when the last human suddenly awakens and takes them in. Can Willem help these girls trapped by war?

Sakura Quest

Premieres 5/9/2017 at 9:00pm ET

Five young women have one thing in common—the careers they planned for themselves weren’t working out. Job dissatisfaction, trying to make ends meet, and personal insecurities lead each of them to start working at a local tourism bureau where their lives become intertwined. As the girls experience their first year on the job, they learn a lot about their town, their industry, and themselves.

The Royal Tutor

Premieres 5/2/2017 at 10:00pm ET

The four princes of the Kingdom of Glanzreich have a lot to learn before becoming proper rulers and it’s up to Heine Wittgenstein to lay down some serious learning! What he lacks in height he makes up for in knowledge. But does he have what it takes to handle the distinctive personalities of these handsome yet tricky royal heirs? This royal tutor is about to school this troublesome bunch!

The Silver Guardian

Premieres 5/3/2017 at 9:00pm ET

High school students and pro-level gamers Riku Suigin and Riku Rei are about to get swept up in an RPG unlike any other they’ve played before. Before her mysterious disappearance, Rei sends Suigin a device to access a new tomb raiding game. Upon inspecting it, Suigin is transported into the game where it’s up to him to put his skills to the test to save his friend.

Alice & Zoroku

Premieres 5/3/2017 at 10:00pm ET

When trouble comes knocking, do you answer? What if that trouble is Sana, a little girl with the power to materialize anything she imagines? Old man Zouroku would prefer a quiet life, but even he can’t turn away when the escaped test subject ends up in his care. As the unlikely duo make do, their friendship takes root. But first, Sana must learn to use her powers responsibly.

Tsukigakirei

Premieres 5/4/2017 at 9:00pm ET

Falling in love is a complicated matter, especially for third-year middle schoolers Kotarou Azumi and Akane Mizuno, who couldn’t be more different. While Kotarou spends most of his time immersed in books, Akane trains daily with the track team. After pairing up for a school assignment, a web of complex situations makes their blossoming feelings almost impossible to navigate.

Tsugumomo

Premieres 5/11/2017 at 9:30pm ET

One day Kagami Kazuya, an ordinary boy, encounters Kiriha, a beautiful girl in a kimono. It turns out Kiriha is a tsukumogami, a spirit, whose true identity is the precious obi Kazuya carries around as a memory of his late mother. All kinds of bizarre things unfold in this supernatural action comedy!

Brave Witches

Premieres 5/8/2017 at 10:00pm ET

The war on pants continues! Follow the newest group of witches with the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing, the Brave Witches. After a successful battle against the Neuroi, the fight against them continues in Europe. Hikari Karibuchi, a young girl from Fuso, works her way up the ranks to catch up to her elite soldier sister, Takami. But war is a dangerous game, and even magic has its costs.

Clockwork Planet

Premieres 5/8/2017 at 9:00pm ET

Earth ended years ago. In its place is a planet built from gears and clockwork parts. This is the home of high school student, Naoto Miura, a brilliant amateur tinkerer and an oddball who can hear and feel the movement of gears. One day, a black box comes crashing through the roof of his house, and inside of it is a female automaton. Her presence and his genius are bound to change the world.

Kenka Bancho Otome -Girl Beats Boys-

Premieres 5/11/2017 at 10:00pm ET

Only the toughest of dudes can rise through the ranks at Shishiku Academy, an all-boys school for delinquents. That is, until Hinako—a girl—finds out that she’s from a powerful yakuza family and must attend the school disguised as her twin brother! But as she climbs the ranks to rule the school, will the path be filled with broken bones…or broken hearts?

Stay tuned for more SimulDub cast announcements!