Forum - View topicNEWS: Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Anime Dub Casts Ian James Corlett as Miroku
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prime_pm
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I wish him the best of luck. He's got some hefty sandals to fill.
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Gem-Bug
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He's got a good range of voices, many of which are memorable to me growing up(Just like Kirby). It'll be different for sure, but I think he can do justice to the role. I wish him luck.
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TheTJ87
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Full circle as Kirby did take over Ian's roll of Goku in Ocean's Dragon ball dub. Haven't seen Ian in anime in quite some time I can think of but always liked his work
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NJ_
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For those who don't check Twitter, they posted more after that announcement.
https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1359230859417710594 https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1359230899821371392 https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1359230935338729476
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MFrontier
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It's a tragedy what happened with Kirby Morrow, but I feel like Ian will do his best to honor his legacy as Miroku.
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Somer-_-
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It's nice that they got one of his Canadian co-workers as a replacement. This is the first anime for Corlett in ages as well.
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Lycosyncer
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We all knew that this was coming after Kirby Morrow's sudden passing and it feels rather fitting that for Bang Zoom, rather than have one of their regulars take over, they let the Canadians decide about which one from their talent pool would be fitting to fill in for Morrow's shoes and for that, it's earned respect.
I wish Mr. Corlett the best of luck of filling in for Morrow because it may not have been easy to step up in a situation like this but as they say, the show must go on. It's been a long time since Ian had been involved in dubbing anime and judging by how his history with Kirby was in the past, it definitely feels like it had come full circle for him. It still hurts knowing that Morrow is no longer with us. 
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kakoishii
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I've been out of the anime news loop for so long I didn't even know Kirby Morrow passed. That's heartbreaking to hear, as I was just talking about the character with my bf this morning. Kirby was Miroku to me because I watched the dub preferentially over the sub. I hope the new voice actor does him justice.
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xstylus
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The folks at Bang Zoom are fans too. Let's just say a fan familiar with the legacies Ian and Kirby share brought him to casting director Mami Okada's attention. Though it was a longshot since he'd long moved on from anime, she reached out to offer an audition. Faith and fate did the rest. https://twitter.com/XStylus/status/1359247631919140866 |
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KENZICHI
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I just hope they don’t voice over the episodes Kirby already did. Even though it’ll be weird to hear a different voice when rewatching it’ll be a nice gesture to honor Kirby in his last role.
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WhiteOrochi
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This was unexpected. The funny thing is that Kirby replaced Ian in the role of Dr. Tofu in Season 6 of Ranma 1/2 and Kirby became the third voice of Goku in the Canadian dub of DBZ when Ian and Peter Kelamis stepped down. This will be Ian's first anime-related role in twenty years, so I pray he'll get back in the saddle relatively quickly. Funny how things like this can come full circle in ways you'd never expect.
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