Yes, Escaflowne is getting a new dub. FUNimation has received enough financial support through a Kickstarter campaign to make it happen. The dub from Bandai & Ocean Group will cease to exist. Though I stand by my love for the original dub, I can’t wait to see how this turns out. Here’s who’s voicing who.
Aaron Dismuke will be voicing Van Fanel (known for Yoh Takami on Deadman Wonderland)
Other roles from him include: Young Van Hohenheim on Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Yasuchika Haninozuka on Ouran High School Host Club, and Hibiki on Fairy Tail
Roles of his before he hit puberty were Hiro Sohma on Fruits Basket and Alphonse Elric on Full Metal Alchemist
Caitlin Glass will be voicing Hitomi Kanzaki (known for Haruhi Fujioka on Ouran High School Host Club)
Other voices from her include: Winry Rockbell on Full Metal Alchemist, Maki on Love Live!, Diancie on Pokemon XY the Movie, Miria Harvent on Baccano,
Evergreen on Fairy Tail, Hannah Anafeloz on Black Butler II, Vivi
Nefertari on One Piece, and Petra Ral on Attack on Titan.
Sonny Strait will be voicing Allen Schezar (known for Maes Hughes on Full Metal Alchemist)
Other voices from him include: Krillin on Dragon Ball Z, Usopp on One Piece, Drocell on Black Butler, Ragnarök
on Soul Eater, and Lupin the III
Alexis Tipton will be voicing Merle (known for Honey on Space Dandy)
Other voices from her include: Anya Hepburn on Soul Eater NOT, Hyouka Kazakiri on A Certain Magical Index, Millianna on Fairy Tail, Kureha Tsubaki on Yuri Kuma Arashi, Mizuki Himeji on Baka and Test, Saya Kisaragi on Blood-C, and Musubi on Sekirei
Joel McDonald will be voicing Dilandau Albatou (known for Brief on Panty & Stocking w/ Garterbelt)
Other voices from him include: Meow on Space Dandy, Ronald Knox on Black Butler, Poland on Hetalia, Jacuzzi Splot on Baccano, Zeref on Fairy Tail, Minato Sahashi on Sekirei, and Hayato Ike on Shakugan no Shana II
Colleen Clinkenbeard will be voicing Millerna (known for Yuuko on xxxHOLiC/Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle)
Other voices from her include: Monkey D. Luffy on One Piece, Riza Hawkeye on Full Metal Alchemist, Gohan on Dragon Ball Z Kai, Erza Scarlet on Fairy Tail, Matsu on Sekirei, Ritsuko Akagi on Evangelion Movies 1.0/2.0, Scarlett on Space Dandy, and Marie Mjolnir on Soul Eater
Vic Mignogna will be voicing Folken Fanel (known for Rin Matsuoka on Free!)
Other voices from him include: Edward Elric on Full Metal Alchemist, Keldeo on Pokemon the Movie ~ Keldeo, Tamaki on Ouran High School Host Club,
Ikakku on Bleach, Fai on Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Broly on Dragon
Ball Z, Spirit on Soul Eater, and Zero/Ichiru on Vampire Knight
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