English Dub Anime News: HiDive, AniPlex, And More Announcements

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Having announced an English dubbed adaptation of Show Time earlier this year, Ascendant Animation has announced that an English dubbed adaptation of Henkei Shoujo is also in production.

AniPlex of America has announced that an English dubbed adaptation of Fate/strange fake: Whisper of Dawn is currently in production. The anime television film adaptation is coming from A-1 Pictures and is being directed by Shun Enokido and Takahito Sakazume, with scripts written by Daisuke Ōhigashi, character designs by Yūkei Yamada, and music composed by Hiroyuki Sawano.

Courtesy: HiDive

HiDive has announced an October 1st start date for the English dubbed adaptation of CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD WILL+DRESS. HiDive parent Sentai Filmworks announced the acquisition in July and had this to say about the series.

From trading card and collectibles hitmaker, Bushiroad (Revue Starlight, BanG Dream!), and with production by Kinema citrus (MADE IN ABYSS, Star Wars: Visions), Gift-o’-Animation, and STUDIO JEMI, this latest installment of the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise is sure to deliver as it adds more than a dozen new players to the mix. Teen runaway, Yu-yu, whose empathy is matched only by his inability to say no to others, meets Megumi Okura. Megumi invites him to a mysterious destination, Dreamland Wonder Hill amusement park. There, he discovers intensely competitive groups like Team Blackout gather to play an exhilarating and alluring game called Vanguard. Yu-yu is drawn into this world of high stakes competition where he must balance new friendships against his drive for victory.

The Japanese production team includes director, Satoshi Mori (The Rising of the Shield Hero monster designer) and assistant director, Ryutaro Suzuki (Revue Starlight movie unit director) together with Hiroyuki Saita (Revue Starlight character designer) as character designer and chief animation director. Scripting is helmed by Natsuko Takahashi and Satoshi Mori. The series draws on character designs by CLAMP.

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