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HIDIVE Reveals Ahiru no Sora Anime English Dub Cast
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
HIDIVE revealed the English dub cast for the television anime of Takeshi Hinata's Ahiru no Sora manga on Tuesday. The first threee episodes of the English dub debuted on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. EST. The dub cast, with director Kyle C. Jones, writers Joel McCray and Kyle C. Jones, and audio engineers David Lascoe and Ricardo Contreras, includes:
- Cameron Bautsch as Sora
- Andrew Love as Chiaki
- Joe Daniels as Momoharu
- Michael Wronski as Shinichi
- Benjamin McLaughlin as Masahiro
- Greg Cote as Ryuhei
- Olivia Swasey as Madoka
- Margaret Lewis as Harumi
- Christina Kelly as Sayuri
- Christie Guidry as Sachi
- Carli Mosier as Yoko
- Maggie Flecknoe as Yuka
- Brittney Karbowski as Young Sora
- David Wald as Chiba
- Heath Morrow as Takitaka
- Blake Jackson
- Gabriel Regojo
- Antonio Lasanta
- John Swasey
- Monica Rial
- Rachel Landon
The anime premiered in Japan on October 2. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan. The anime will run for four cours (quarters of a year).
Sentai Filmworks acquired the anime's worldwide license (excluding Asia) and began streaming the anime "on select digital outlets" in October, with a planned home video release later. Sentai Filmworks describes the anime:
He may be shorter in stature, but Sora Kurumatani can soar and score on the basketball court! With a passion for the sport he inherited from his mother, Sora vows to her that he'll take top prize at a high school basketball tournament… but there's one problem. His new school's basketball club has turned into a hangout for delinquents! Will Sora's sheer tenacity and amazing three-point shooting change their minds and get the club up and running again?
Keizou Kusakawa (Fuuka, Aho Girl, Kan Colle) is credited as chief director, while Shingo Tamaki (Aho Girl) is directing the anime at diomedéa. Go Zappa (Beatless, Koihime Musō, Blend S) is in charge of series composition. Yoshino Honda (Fuuka) is designing the characters. Hiroaki Tsutsumi is composing the music. the pillows perform the opening theme song "Happy Go Ducky!"
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