VOICE CAST REVEALED FOR THE OFFICIAL U.S. ENGLISH DUB OF “DRAGON BALL SUPER”
Dragon Ball Veterans Including Seán Schemmel, Christopher R. Sabat, Jason Douglas, Ian Sinclair and Sonny Strait to Reprise Roles
LOS ANGELES, CA – November 30, 2016. As Toei Animation Inc. and Funimation® Entertainment ready for the highly-anticipated, dub launch of “Dragon Ball Super”, the acclaimed original English cast is back to embark on the newest adventure in the Dragon Ball saga. Long-time Dragon Ball franchise voice actors reprising their previous roles for Funimation’s English dub production include Seán Schemmel (Goku), Christopher R. Sabat (Vegeta), Jason Douglas (Beerus), Ian Sinclair (Whis) and Sonny Strait (Krillin) – all of whom starred in last year’s hit movie “Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’,”which became the 9th highest grossing anime film of all time in U.S.
Reuniting the franchise’s iconic characters, “Dragon Ball Super” follows the aftermath of Goku’s fierce battle with Majin Buu, as he attempts to maintain Earth’s fragile peace. Overseen by Dragon Ball’s original creator, Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Super draws on its thirty-year history to create a bold, new universe that is welcoming to fans and endearing to new viewers.
“We are excited to welcome back our many friends and talented newcomers in making ‘Dragon Ball Super’ as special as it can be for fans across the U.S.” said Masayuki Endo, President of Toei Animation Inc. “Funimation has been a fantastic partner in shaping the series for English audiences.”
“We’re thrilled to reunite the original voice cast for our U.S. English dub production of ‘Dragon Ball Super’ with Toei,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and founder of Funimation. “Dragon Ball fans - new and old
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- can look forward to the same great dub experience with ‘Dragon Ball Super’ that they have been enjoying for the past 18 years.”
CHARACTER ACTOR
GOKU Seán Schemmel VEGETA Christopher R. Sabat BEERUS Jason Douglas WHIS Ian Sinclair KRILLIN Sonny Strait GOHAN Kyle Hebert BULMA Monica Rial PICCOLO Christopher R. Sabat TRUNKS Alexis Tipton NARRATOR Doc Morgan GOTEN Kara Edwards CHI-CHI Cynthia Cranz A18 Meredith McCoy MR. SATAN Chris Rager BUU Josh Martin KING KAI Seán Schemmel SHENRON Christopher R. Sabat VIDEL Kara Edwards YAMCHA Christopher R. Sabat TIEN John Burgmeier SHOU Chris Cason ROSHI Mike McFarland PUAR Brina Palencia PILAF Chuck Huber OX-KING Kyle Hebert OOLONG Brad Jackson MARRON Tia Ballard KIBITO KAI Kent Williams ELDER KAI Kent Williams DENDE Justin Cook CHIAOTZU Brina Palencia MAI Colleen Clinkenbeard
Subtitled episodes of “Dragon Ball Super” are currently available on FunimationNow as well as Crunchyroll and Daisuki.net along with new simulcast episodes streaming on Saturdays at 8:30 pm ET.
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