Ahead of the October 12 premiere on Toonami, Aniplex of America came through with the reveal of five English dub cast members for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba See who's getting in on the action below, and check out a sample in the official English dub trailer.
English cast:
Tanjiro Kamado: Zach Aguilar (ALDNOAH.ZERO, Fate / Apocrypha)
Nezuko Kamado: Abby Trott (Asterisk War, Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Zenitsu Agatsuma: Aleks Le (Record of Grancrest War)
Inosuke Hashibira: Bryce Papenbrook (Sword Art Online series, Blue exorcist)
Giyu Tomioka: Johnny Young Bosch (Bleach, Blue Exorcist, Durarara !!)
Cast comments from the press release:
“I was ecstatic, to say the least, when I heard I got the role of Tanjiro,” Zach Aguilar shares about finding out he was cast as the main character Tanjiro. “As a fan of the show, I'm extremely honored to be able to be a part of such a fantastic anime. I'm giving this character my all, and I'm looking forward to going through Tanjiro's journey! ”
“Nezuko as a human is a sweet, caring sister to her many siblings,” Abby Trott describes her character. “And even as a demon, when it comes to Tanjiro and family, she mus protecc.I definitely relate to her sentiments about protecting those people (and pets) that I hold dear! ”
“When I got the news, I jumped out of my seat and unleashed a thunderous shriek,” Aleks Le explains of receiving the news that he had been cast as Zenitsu. “I was shaking with excitement. Being on the main cast of a show and getting to spend a lot of time with and play such a fun character is something I've always wanted to do.I'm over the moon and can't wait to share what we're doing with the rest of the community! ”
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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA MagazineYou can read his webcomic, BIG DUMB FIGHTING IDIOTS at subhumanzoidsFollow him on Twitter @Moldilox.
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