HIDIVE Reveals English Dub Cast for The World Is Dancing Anime
The dub cast reveal completes the English-language rollout of the Zeami origin story, which HIDIVE has been streaming since late June ahead of its July television broadcast in Japan.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
HIDIVE announced the English dub cast for The World Is Dancing, which premieres Wednesday. Melissa Molano voices Oniyasha, Rex Rosario voices Hifumi, and Ty Mahany voices Hosokawa, with Kyle Colby Jones directing the dub. The anime aired in Japan on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto starting July 2.
The full English cast is now public, led by Melissa Molano as Oniyasha and Rex Rosario as Hifumi. Kyle Colby Jones directs the dub, Kalin Black writes the script, and Brent Marshall mixes the audio. The list runs 18 credited roles plus additional voices from Allison Sumrall, Deke Anderson, and John Swasey, among others.
The series is set in 1374 and follows Oniyasha, a boy born into a family of sarugaku theater performers who asks why people dance and grows up to shape the art of Noh as Zeami. The anime began on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto on July 2, with HIDIVE streaming the first episode on June 29.
- Melissa Molano: as Oniyasha
- Rex Rosario: as Hifumi
- Ty Mahany: as Hosokawa
- Scott Gibbs: as Inuo
- Tyler Galindo: as Ishiya
- Stephen Alcala: as Junigoro
- Jay Hickman: as Kamekichi
- Joe Daniels: as Kan'ami
- Nickolette Kong: as Kogane
- Justin Doran: as Montaro
- Kyle Colby Jones: as Na'ami
- Mike Yager: as Samanosuke
- Shelby Blocker: as Satsuki
- Jeremy Gee: as Senri
- Emily Neves: as Shirabyoshi
- Chaney Moore: as Toshigo
- Brandon Hearnsberger: as Yoshimitsu
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