Funimation Dates English Dubbed Adaptation Of “Tribe Nine”

Funimation has announced a January 31st start date for the English dubbed adaptation of Tribe Nine.  The series comes from Lidenfilms and is directed by Yū Aoki (BEAN BANDIT), with series composition by Michiko Yokote (Heaven’s Design Team) and character designs by Rui Komatsuzaki (Akudama Drive) and Simadoriru (Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia), adapted for animation by Yosuke Yabumoto (Dual Masters!).

English Dub Cast and Crew:

Jacob Hopkins (To Your Eternity) as Shun Kamiya
Casey Mongillo (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure STONE OCEAN) as Haru Shirokane
Phillip Sacramento as Taiga
Brittney Karbowski (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) as Saori Arisugawa
Kevin D. Thelwell (MEGALOBOX) as Santaro Mita
Brendan Blaber (Combatants Will Be Dispatched!) as Manami Daimon
Joshua Waters (Ishida and Asakura) as quadruplets Ichiro/Jiro/Saburo/Shiro.
Yutaka Gotanda Valentine Stokes
Minami Oi Caitlyn Elizabeth
Yasuhiro Calvin Joyal
Nekomaru Moxxi
Judge Robot Edwyn Tiong
Narrator Kent Williams
ADR Director Marissa Lenti
Assistant ADR Director Mike Haimoto
Lead ADR Engineer Lindsay Roberts
ADR Engineers Natalie Van Sistine, Patrick Morphy, Sawyer Pfledderer, Wyatt Baker
ADR Script Writer J. Michael Tatum
ADR Script Supervisors Caitlyn Elizabeth, Marissa Lenti, Mike Haimoto
ADR Prep Beth Featherstone
Mixing & Mastering Engineer Gregory Mahan
Talent Coordinator Sarah Poulsen
Line Producer Amber Lee Connors
Production Coordinator Mike Haimoto

Synopsis:
In Neo Tokyo, disillusioned youth form tribes that battle each other in an intense game called Extreme Baseball. One night, two kids—Haru Shirogane and Taiga—meet the strongest XB Player Shun Kamiya.

Haru and Taiga join Shun’s group, the Minato Tribe, to play this cutthroat game against a mysterious man who has begun taking control of all the tribes. Can they defeat him before it’s too late?

Update 2/7: Corpse Husband has been added to the English dub cast as “Ojiro”.