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Japanese RWBY Dub Adds Yuko Kaida, Kikuko Inoue, Tomoaki Maeno
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
The Japanese dub of Rooster Teeth's anime-style RWBY web series is adding three new cast members and early theatrical screenings. Yūko Kaida (Gintama's Tsukuyo, Bodacious Space Pirates's Ririka) joins the cast as Cinder Fall, Kikuko Inoue (Durarara!!'s Mimizu, Fairy Tail's Minerva) as the Mysterious Narrator, and Tomoaki Maeno (Seraph of the End's Kureto, Death Parade's Decim) as Sun Wukong.
The previously announced cast includes:
- Saori Hayami as Ruby Rose
- Yōko Hikasa as Weiss Schnee
- Yu Shimamura as Blake Belladonna
- Ami Koshimizu as Yang Xiao Long
- Hiro Shimono as Jaune
- Aya Suzaki as Nora
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Pyrrha
- Sōma Saitō as Ren
- Kazuhiko Inoue a Ozpin
- Masumi Asano as Glynda
- Subaru Kimura as Cardin
- Megumi Han as Penny
- Shinichirō Miki as Roman
The first Blu-ray and DVD goes on sale in Japan on December 9, but six theaters in Japan will screen the episodes starting on November 14. Theaters include Shinjuku Piccadilly, Cine Libre Ikebukuro, 109 Cinemas Kawasaki, 109 Cinemas Nagoya, Namba Parks Cinema, and MOVIX Kyoto. A "theater limited edition Blu-ray" will also go on sale on November 14
An original soundtrack will also be released on November 11.
[Via Animate.tv]
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