The anime adaptation of hit Korean manhwa Tower of God is currently the talk of the town these days, and it’s sure to become even more so because of this announcement! Crunchyroll, which is co-producing the anime series together with WEBTOON, has announced the star-studded English dub cast of Tower of God!
If you’re an English dubs fan, you’re sure to be familiar with most of the voice actors in the show:
· Johnny Yong Bosch (Giyu Tomioka in Demon Slayer) as Bam
· Valerie Rose Lohman (Jess Blazkowicz in Wolfenstein: Youngblood) as Rachel
· Christopher Swindle (Arthur Rimbaud in Bungo Stray Dogs) as Headon
· Chris Hackney (Dimitri in Fire Emblem: Three Houses) as Khun Aguero Agnes
· Matthew David Rudd (Leaky Eye Lica in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind) as Rak Wraithraiser
· Kira Buckland (2B in Nier: Automata) as Yuri Jahad
· Kyle McCartney (9S in Nier: Automata) as Evan Edroch
· Cherami Leigh (Asuna Yuuki in Sword Art Online) as Anaak Jahad
· Nicolas Roye (Octane in Apex Legends) as Hatz
· Scott Whyte (various roles in Death Stranding, Transformers: War for Cybertron) as Shibisu
· Jeannie Tirado (Norman in The Promised Neverland) as Endorsi Jahad
· Trent Mills as Lero Ro
· Lucien Dodge (Waver Velvet in Fate/Zero) as Hansung Yu
· Cristina Vee (Homura Akemi in Puella Magi Madoka Magica) as Serena
Tower of God’s English dub is set for a May 13 release on Crunchyroll.
The Tower of God TV anime series is a production of Crunchyroll and WEBTOON under the Crunchyroll Originals slate. The series premiered last April 1.
Takashi Sano (Sengoku Basara: End of Judgment) is directing the series at Telecom Animation Film (Lupin the Third: Part 5), with Hirokazu Hanai (Dances with the Dragons) as assistant director. Ericka Yoshida (Namu Amida Butsu! – Rendai Utena – ) is in charge of series composition. Masashi Kudo (Bleach, Hayate the Combat Butler) and Miho Tanino are in charge of character design. Kevin Penkin (Rising of the Shield Hero) is composing the music.
Crunchyroll describes the anime as such:
“The upcoming Crunchyroll Original series centers on the journey of a young man as he battles his way through the mysterious Tower, building friendships, discovering the rules that govern this tower, and facing unimaginable terrors, as he strives to find the only friend he’s ever known.”
The Tower of God manhwa is written by Lee Jong Hui aka SIU. It was first published in 2010 on NAVER WEBTOON, in 2014, WEBTOON launched the series in English. As of February 2020, the series has collected 4.5 billion views worldwide.
Source: Crunchyroll News