Funimation Announces English Dub Premiere For “The World Ends With You The Animation”

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Funimation has announced a September 17th start date for the English dubbed adaptation of The World Ends With You The Animation with twelve episodes on the way. The anime is a joint production between Square Enix, DOMERICA, and Shin-Ei Animation and is directed by Kazuya Ichikawa with screenplay adapted from the game by Midori Gotō. Tetsuya Nomura and Gen Kobayashi designed the characters, and Takeharu Ishimoto composed the series’ music. The game’s producer Tomohiko Hirano and director Tatsuya Kando were supervising.The English dub cast and crew is as follows:

Cast and Crew

Neku Ben Balmaceda
Shiki Morgan Lauré
Beat Van Barr Jr.
Rhyme Dani Chambers
Futoshi Drew Breedlove
Hanekoma Brandon Potter
Higashizawa Anthony DiMascio
Kariya Andrew Kishino
Kitaniji Christopher Wehkamp
Konishi Marisa Duran
Minamimoto Brent Mukai
Yashiro Jessica Peterson
ADR Director Kyle Phillips
Lead ADR Engineer Jamal Roberson
Assistant ADR Engineer Alyssa Dumas
ADR Scriptwriter Jessica Sluys
ADR Script Prep James Baker
ADR Script Supervisor Bonny Clinkenbeard
Mix Engineer Gino Palencia

Synopsis:

Based on the hit game from Square Enix, Neku awakens in The Underground where he must compete to survive—or be erased from existence.

 

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