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Digimon Adventure tri. Films' English Dub Announces More Returning Cast, Robbie Daymond as Joe
posted on by Karen Ressler
Film distribution company Eleven Arts announced a second round of voice actors for for the English dub of the Digimon Adventure tri. – Chapter 1: Reunion anime film on Wednesday. The cast members are:
- Robbie Daymond as Joe
- R. Martin Klein as Gomamon
- Philece Sampler as Mimi
- Anna Garduno as Palmon
- Mari Devon as Togemon
- Doug Erholtz as Nishijima
Previously announced cast members include:
- Mona Marshall as Izzy
- Jeff Nimoy as Tentomon, Kabuterimon
- Cristina Vee as Meiko Mochizuki
- Kate Higgins as Meicoomon
In addition, voice actress Colleen O'Shaughnessy hinted earlier this month that she is also working on the English dub. O'Shaughnessy previously voiced the character Sora Takenouchi in the original Digimon Adventure anime, as well as other Digimon anime.
Garduno, Sampler, Klein, Devon, Marshall and Nimoy are all reprising their roles from the English dub of Digimon Adventure. Daymond is replacing Michael Lindsay as Joe.
Eleven Arts and Toei Animation will release the English language version of Digimon Adventure tri. – Chapter 1: Reunion in theaters in the United States as a one-night Fathom Events screening in more than 300 theaters on September 15. It will be followed by a national theatrical release in major cities.
The Digimon Adventure tri. project, which celebrates the 15th anniversary of Digimon Adventure (the first entry in the series), will have a total of six films. While the anime's human characters have a completely different Japanese voice cast from the original Digimon Adventure, the Digimon partners feature the same Japanese cast.
The first film, Digimon Adventure tri. Saikai (Reunion), opened in Japanese theaters last November, and Crunchyroll began streaming the film on the same day as four episodes. The second film, Digimon Adventure tri. Ketsui (Determination), opened in Japan on March 12 for a three-week run in theaters in Japan. Crunchyroll began streaming the film as four episodes on March 11.
The third film, Digimon Adventure tri. Kokuhaku, will open in Japan for three weeks on September 24, and will be available for paid streaming in Japan on the same day. The Blu-ray Disc of the film will be on sale at theaters on the same day, and the general release on Blu-ray Disc and DVD will be on November 2.
