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Funimation Announces New Higurashi: When They Cry Anime's English Dub, Cast

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Emi Lo, Brittany Lauda, Michelle Rojas star in English dub that premiered on Thursday

Funimation announced on Wednesday that it is premiering the English dub of Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU (also known as Higurashi: When They Cry - New), the new Higurashi: When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) anime project, on Thursday. The company also revealed the English dub cast.

The cast includes:

Michelle Rojas is directing the English dub. Apphia Yu is the assistant director. Xavier Earl and James Baker are the ADR engineers, and William Dewell is the mix engineer. Jarrod Greene is writing the English script.

The anime premiered on October 1. Funimation is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan. The manga adaptation by Tomato Akase launched in Kadokawa's Young Ace Up service on October 2.

The anime's second episode revealed the series' true title as Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU on October 9. Funimation reported the title as the series' "true" title "that the creators intentionally did not reveal to the world until Episode 2."

Returning cast members include Sōichiro Hoshi as Keiichi Maebara, Mai Nakahara as Rena Ryūgū, Satsuki Yukino as Mion Sonozaki, Mika Kanai as Satoko Hōjō, Yukari Tamura as Rika Furude, Chafūrin as Kuraudo Ooishi, Tōru Ohkawa as Jirō Tomitake, Miki Itō as Miyo Takano, and Toshihiko Seki as Kyōsuke Irie. Yui Horie is playing Hanyu.

The anime was originally scheduled to premiere in July, but it was delayed due to the effects of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the production schedule.

Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion are credited with the original work. Keiichiro Kawaguchi is directing the series. Akio Watanabe (Monogatari Series anime franchise) is designing the characters, and Passione (Citrus, Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers, High School DxD Hero) is animating the project. Infinite is producing the series. Naoki Hayashi (Black Fox, Citrus) is in charge of the series composition for the anime. Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, Mobile Suit Gundam 00) is returning as the composer for the series.

Asaka is performing the opening theme song "I believe what you said," and Ayane is performing the ending theme song "Kamisama no Syndrome" (God Syndrome).

The first Higurashi: When They Cry television anime series aired for 26 episodes in 2006, and the When They Cry II: Solutions (Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai) anime aired for 24 episodes in 2007. Geneon Entertainment Inc. released the first anime on DVD in 2007-2008. Funimation then released the anime on DVD in 2009 and 2010. Sentai Filmworks most recently released both anime on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in 2016.

Source: Funimation


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