North American anime distributor Funimation announced at Katsucon on Friday that its English dub of the Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) television anime series will premiere at Anime Boston. The convention will be held at Hynes Convention Center and the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on March 21-23.
Mike McFarland (One Piece, Fullmetal Alchemist) is serving as ADR director for the dub. Funimation plans to announce the English cast leading up to the series' premiere at Anime Boston.
The adaptation of Hajime Isayama's original manga premiered in Japan on April 6. Director Tetsuro Araki (Death Note, Highschool of the Dead, Guilty Crown), head writer Yasuko Kobayashi (Shakugan no Shana, Claymore, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), character designer Kyoji Asano (Psycho-Pass, Tokyo Marble Chocolate), and Wit Studio (in cooperation with Production I.G) worked on Attack on Titan. The series stars Yuuki Kaji as Eren Yeager, Yui Ishikawa as Mikasa Ackerman, and Marina Inoue as Armin Arlert.
Both Funimation and Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan. Funimation slated the series to ship on home video this year.
Image © Hajime Isayama, Kodansha / "ATTACK ON TITAN" Production Committee
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