Attack on Titan

@8000 Saiyans Which one?

@Soul-dragon bro

@itsmedeadpool What? I thought Deadpool loved dead people?

@Soul-dragon When i put a bullet through their skull, it's because they deserved it (or they called me fat). But big naked people eating people without the required cutlery is just disrespectful.

@Fancy Ken My guess is the same due to that vague tweet he sent out.

@Fancy Ken Its confirmed, They aired the last episode on Toonami a few hours ago and they credited him as Beast Titan. Good call!

@Fancy Ken Thanks for pointing it out! Now I can't wait for the next season! :)

@huzaifa_ahmed The English credits on the first dub ep of S2 haven't credited anyone else for director but that may change in the future eps to come.

I am curious as to where the LA recording for this season is at, I assume it would've been something like the Junior High dub where Todd Haberkorn co-directs using his own personal studio (creatively named The Habertat).

But the mention of that info in Kirbopher's blog and him namedropping the studio (Central Command Studios) where they did the Zestiria anime dub could suggest it's being done there instead. Which actually might be it since one of the new cast additions to this season is Jason C. Miller who owns Central Command Studios.

@JRPictures What I wanna know is who is voicing Beast Titan? Mike McFarland is saying NDA as to why he can't reveal it. I wonder if it's a union issue, or they are just waiting for a big reveal.

@darknessflamegeass well i would actually be suprised if its james marsters props to huzaifa_ahmed now what does marsters have to do with this well basically he will voice zamasu in DBS or atleast going by the hint given by cliford chapin i cant see why mcfarland would burrow him from sabat for a few episodes.

@Abdullab Maybe. Though the voice sounds closer to Bob Carter, and Rick Robertson.

@darknessflamegeass @JRPictures The actor voicing the Beast Titan I believe is Rick Robertson. Guy definitely could use more roles. His voice is amazing.

@huzaifa_ahmed I think the LA cast just flew to Dallas for this or are recording through Skype. The vast majority of the cast are Dallas regulars, so I don't think they're using two separate studios for this.

@Raebo I also wonder on that possibility. But the only thing that sucks is I am able to hear who voices who in any anime dubbed by FUNimation on most occasions, but I can't seem to figure out who voices the Beast Titan. I just can't figure it out myself!

@Raebo Also it might be one of the additional cast members.
The additional cast members were:
Cris George
David Wald
Madeleine Morris
Oscar Contreras
Tyler Walker
Tyson Rinehart
Justin Briner
Christopher Wehkamp
Felecia Angelle
Phil Parsons
Zach Bolton
Aaron Roberts

@itsmedeadpool I really hope they reveal it soon. From the additional voices I'm guessing Parsons, but my top guesses are Rick Robertson and Bob Carter.

@AnimationGeorge The simuldub of Season 2 is premiering on Toonami on April 22, 2017.

@Thijs SAME
OMP and SNK are one of my all time favorite anime

@FMAlchemistfan01 Sorry but I have to disagree with you on that. The Dub was solid but I felt there were a few gripes I had with it like the script changes.

@emac I agree I also think they did fine

@emac
I also concur. This is easily one of the best dubs I've watched.

@lazydude500 Many English dubs of 2014 were average fare when it came to voice direction and casting but Attack on Titan wasn't one of those run of the mill dubs whatsoever. Mike's casting for his dubs have always been very precise like a calculated move in chess. Look at any english dub cast from last year you would be hard pressed to find a more impressive and unique slate of actors & actresses for a dubbing production. The Attack on Titan and Hal dubs was a return to form for Mike when it came to voice directing. I find your complaint about him using new talent and veteran talent to be illogical considering what other options would he have when it came to casting for an English dub? When those options are always the same for any ADR Director when it comes to casting for dubs in general. Mike went out of his way to cast veteran actors that are rarely seen in current dubs like Linda Young, Ed Blaylock, Brett Weaver, Brad Jackson, Kenny Green and Jonathan C. Osborne. Which you won't see many of current line up of ADR Directors at Funimation doing in general. Is every dub that Mike directs out of the park impressive? No not always but No ADR Director in this business consistently delivers remarkable dub after remarkable dub every one will put out average fare at times that is simply inevitable. When Mike gets it right with casting and voice direction he creates an elite dubbing product that usually stands above a majority of his colleague's current work. He's proven time and time again over the last decade that he is among the best in this business for an obvious reason when it comes to voice direction and casting. Who else is willing to reach out for voice talent from all over the nation for a very specific role in this business? Very few are willing to and very few succeed in spades like Mike manages to a majority of the time. The only other dub cast of 2014 that I found to be as unique and diverse as the Attack on Titan cast was the A Certain Magical Index II cast that was put together by Jerry Jewell. The Attack on Titan dub succeeded where very few dubs of last year could it kept me engaged with its raw emotive direction and nice mixture of promising new voice talent like Francis Henry & Chris Hury. I can understand that it didn't meet your high expectations which is fine plenty of casting and dubs of last year didn't meet mine either but in my opinion the Attack on Titan dub was one of few lone examples of last year that met that high demand for a success when it came to creating a finely crafted dubbing product that will have a vast staying power for many years to come.

@IAMTHEVASTUNIVERSE I might not be the biggest fan of Attack on Titan but you are right there was so much variety in the cast for the dub.

So many out of towners like Bryce Papenbrook, Matthew Mercer, Lauren Landa, Jessica Calvello, Rachel Robinson and a bit of brand new talent like Elizabeth Maxwell, Byrn Apprill, Clifford Chapin and as you mentioned both Francis Henry & Chris Hury.

That being said I wasn't that impressed with the show or dub but I understood why this dub was so high profile, I hope we get more all-star dub casts more often.

@IAMTHEVASTUNIVERSE Kill La Kill's dub was much better in every objective category.

@AntiSabat666 Kill la Kill's dub was fantastic and its scripts were definitely better handled than Attack on Titan's scripts, but I disagree with it being "better in every objective category", because I felt that the performances themselves were just as strong.

@lazydude500 Even a lot of the new VA's that they brought in, they kinda wasted on fodder characters that get killed off in an episode.

@UK-Otaku a second season is coming in 2016. Look Alive

@Delphi
I guess most people are looking for a rush and something that has a Walking Dead feel to it.

Personally I think it's a pretty good show but it does have flaws. It's not as good when you rewatch it multiple times which gives the dub a bit of a disadvantage (unless you never watched it in Japanese) but even the dub has a few questionable casting choices and performances so anyone who thinks it's the best dub ever is full of BS. Of course the Japanese version is no masterpiece either; e.g. tons of fans hate Yuki Kaji with a passion (in any anime).

Or maybe mainstream anime fans were just looking for the next big thing and latched on to this. The year before it was Sword Art Online which IMO is an actually mediocre anime yet many people will say it's the greatest anime ever...

@Delphi From my perspective, the characters' development and how likable they are sells it to me.

@Jared Delgado
yeah. i think that most people like snk so much is because of the characters

@Polyester Funk
Yeah, it's supposed to be deep in both languages. Levi's actually in his mid 30s, despite how tiny he looks.

@Yqiellu Alright. Given his skill it makes sense that he's not a kid, but man, he certainly looks like one.

@Polyester Funk Most people have a voice pretty similar to their lifelong voice, in their early 20's.

Clancy Brown has more-or-less always sounded like that.

Zach Aguilar is pretty deep, despite being only 18 years old.

@SideBurn I think Steve Blum would be a good Grisha?

@eco74 Why?

@eco74 agreed. She sounds far younger than she looks.

@Girlygeek43 i hate to be one of those people but if you watched the subs i think you would agree.
i agree she does tend to sound a lil young but my biggest problem is that her voice seems too lively for Mikasa. Mikasa is supposed to be a quite reserved girl who seems to only openly show emotion when it comes to Eren or Armin. So i guess I personally feel she should be played as something more like how Michelle Ruff tried to play Nagato in The-Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

@Girlygeek43 In regards to my last comment though I think this way I am curious to see if others agree or if its just me I guess we will see

@PurpleWarrior13 Agreed

@Jackson_H Like what?

@Heartfilia Mage 721 I would quite like Kill La Kill

@Troodon2

If LA was to do it I would easily pick Jeremy Shada of Adventure Time fame as Eren.

@Skullgrin140 Or how about Cameron Bowen?

@Troodon2

That would be interesting. It would just narrow down to who has the technical skills to act, match lip flap, perform fight reactions, scream and work in solitude.

@akersaotome The english dubs for the Miyazaki movies, Marvel, IGPX, Afro Samurai and the only other animes with John Dimaggio in them seem to do that well.

@Troodon2 *Ghibli movies, many are directed not by Miyazaki himself, but his fellow directors. I get what you mean though.

In the case of IGPX, Afro Samurai, Animatrix, & perhaps Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, they were American co-productions, so the Hollywood TV networks (& theaters) funded them.

Animatrix & VHD Bloodlust were done *in ENglish* first, & Afro Samurai in particular has no Japanese dub.

* Studio Ghibli had a deal with Disney, who really respects their work. So they give them a pretty damn good budget for a dub (in the style of their own, celebrity-studded features, versus IGPX with cartoon VA's)

It more-or-less depends on the size of the company that licenses the show, & how involved both the Japanese company as well as TV networks are, in promoting them outside Japan.

For the most part, Japanese anime companies stick to themselves, so while they're willing to take our money...they aren't necessarily interested in *spending* any money here.

* I have always found it interesting that foreign licensing generates the most $ for anime, yet at the same time, foreign-dubs are treated like trash (IMO).

@huzaifa_ahmed I know that.

@Troodon2 Yeah, I suppose 2 & a half years *would* make a difference :)

But, just in case you weren't aware...is all.

@spider-batmanx12
Even though Funimation hasn't confirmed home video rights yet it's probably a safe bet they will dub Dangan Ronpa: The Animation. Assuming they dub it in-house instead of outsource it to Bang Zoom (Funimation has never worked with Bang Zoom for reprisals) it was probably good timing. Bryce gets to work on 2 shows while in Dallas. Makes the trip worthwhile instead of losing money on traveling expenses.

@Jackson_H makes sense. though i hope he's in more titles than attack on titan and dangan ronpa. heck, since josh and trina are voicing mikasa and armin i wonder if they'll have a shot moving to LA voicing games and shows.

@Jackson_H heck, i wonder if he's gonna voice maou from my devil is a part timer.

@spider-batmanx12 Josh Grelle had a role in the new seasons of Ikki Touson, which were recorded in LA and New York.

@PurpleWarrior13 I meant more roles in LA. Other than a crappy anime

@spider-batmanx12 Ikki Touson was a role in LA, and whether it's crappy or not is subjective...

@Spiralpower1620
Unless the situation has changed recently I don't think you'll ever hear Chris Patton in a FUNimation dub again. A while back when Funimation and ADV were suing each other he made his disgust publicly known on twitter; possibly blacklisted and even if he wasn't most likely has no desire to work for Funimation again.

@Jackson_H
Really because I could've sworn I heard him in some recent dubs. Anyway that's a shame I am gonna miss his voice :(

@Spiralpower1620
Maybe they were dubs from Sentai Filmworks? (ADV's successor). Some fans think all Texas anime dubs are done by Funimation... :)

@Spiralpower1620 sadly even though it's not possible, Bryce Papenbrook can do a much better Eren than anyone else, just saying Bryce is fit for Eren, and I noticed that Johnny mainly does good looking characters :3

@trueblades115 though I wouldn't really call Eren ugly.

@PurpleWarrior13 Greg is too scratchy IMO, and remember, Eren shouts a ton so I don't think a scratchy voice like that could be too fitting.

@TrueMyriad
JYB

@TrueMyriad Bryce but let's cross out fingers that it's not Greg Ayers.

@Lanik It may work out if he uses his Koyuki voice from BECK and don't sound scratchy. But I'm kinda speculating that he may introduce the VA. Idk I'm just guessing.

@Lanik I think I have to have enough faith in McFarland to know that he wouldn't cast Ayers as Eren and I really hope he's there for that reason.

@Huitzilopochtli
Aniplex would have to have their own studio for this to be accurate and they don't. They use Bang Zoom for all dubs they've done so far and in California almost all VAs work for multiple studios.

@Spiralpower1620
You know, at that point you may actually be right.
There are quite a few out-of-town actors as well as many newcomers already.

But I still think McFarland will play it safe and cast someone who's already popular.

@LeDom maybe it'll be Jason liebrecht. But if its Bryce then I hope he does well

@spider-batmanx12 I will be fine with whoever is Eren just as long as it isn't Vic or Todd they are good but seriously don't fit.

@Spiralpower1620 maybe it'll be the guy who does alibaba from magi and the fat kid from accel world. He's a totally better choice than Bryce. Bryce is a good actor but doesn't show as much strength in emotion. But that's simplely the fault of the director.

@spider-batmanx12

I also doubt it would be Bryce Papenbrook. I know Papenbrook had a tremendous 2013 with Sword Art Online, amassed convention appearances and hurt his tonsils for Call of Duty:Ghosts. Unless Mike McFarland managed to reach out to him through a recommendation or a meeting at a convention, I don't believe it will be Bryce Papenbrook.

Its not just the director who approves on how a script line is delivered but also the people in suits (in this case Japanese representatives of the I.P) and their approval too.

@akersaotome you almost forgot about his most well known role as rin okumora from blue exorcist. while bryce is a good actor i don't think he has as much energy as rin. the only guy from LA i can hear voice eren is erik kimerer

@spider-batmanx12

Blue Exorcist is more of a 2012 release since it was streamed by Neon Alley. I don't know much about Erik Kimerer so I have no reference.

@akersaotome he played the fat kid from accel world and alibaba from magi. he's a mix between spike spencer and josh grelle

@PsychicVoiceSpy i have a strong feeling who:

josh grelle-eren jaeger

maxey whitehead-armin arlette

@spider-batmanx12

I'm hyped that Trina Nishimura as Mikasa Ackerman. Initially I liked the idea of Emily Neves as Ackerman, however I have no qualms with Trina. Lets hope Nishimura's tonsil's are intact.

@spider-batmanx12
You know... a simply search on this very site would tell you he was in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos in 2012... Maybe check next time before having a brain fart

@freezeframe100 I know that. I meant some more roles for funimation. And excuse you for being rude

@spider-batmanx12

Who would have thought with my initial disappointment that Mercer was not cast as Erwin Smith, instead gets cast as Levi. I expect some Fei-Long-esque fight sounds .

@akersaotome I might be right about josh grelle playing eren

@spider-batmanx12

You could be right about Grelle playing the role of Eren Jaeger. Premiere at Anime Boston 2014, Josh Grelle as a guest. Coincidence?

@Matthew Robinson dude please, Eren is Bryce Papenbrook

@trueblades115 Bryce is a great choice but if he's not Eren at least cast Aaron Dismuke as the guy.

@Heartfilia Mage 721 sorry guys, Bryce is an LA local. The only person who I think would make a great eren is josh grelle

@spider-batmanx12 It may be a newcomer or at least any male VA who worked on McFarland on previous projects. Since Tina Tina is Sasha anyone could be Eren. I'm just going to stop make guesses and just wait a day at a time .

@Heartfilia Mage 721 I mean Tiny Tina

@Cat_Z
So you are more of a person who wants big name VAs for this? I can understand that. You should listen to some of the dub clips of this show they have released, some of the newcomers sound pretty solid.

@RenoRebirth
I'm hoping it would be someone like Micah Solusod or Josh Grelle. Both have a fitting voice and need more love.

@RenoRebirth
It's looking pretty likely Greg Ayres or Josh Grelle will be Eren. I highly doubt Mignogna or Haberkorn will be him, but you never know.

@RenoRebirth josh grelle would be a great eren

@FUNiman I really hope it's not Greg.
I mean he's good, but his voice triggers that "Okay, this is annoying" switch for me.

@LeDom Micah is actually my ideal casting choice for Eren.
Would be great to hear him in more stuff.
I've seen Josh Grelle's name tossed around a lot, and honestly the only thing I've seen him in is Kaze No Stigma, in which he sounds pretty whimpy, so I can't really be much of a judge on how he'd do as Eren. I'll just have to take everybody's word for it and see what Funimation's decision is.

@RenoRebirth guys please we all know that Bryce Papenbrook can do an amazing Eren

@RenoRebirth
Heh, I see what you mean about Ayres, talented though he be. I wish Papenbrook would do Eren, but ah well.

@FUNiman I've only heard him in one thing as well, Sword Art Online, but even then I haven't even seen much of it, so can't really judge that either.
In all honesty, I am not as blown away by AoT as I should be, but with the right English cast, I might finally cave and watch it all.

@RenoRebirth
To be honest, I DESPISE AoT, even with the stellar voicework of the sub version, but I'm always interested in a Mike McFarland dub and I'm curious to see how he handles it. If you want a good voice sample of Papenbrook go to the BTVA 2013 Awards and listen to Rin's voice clip, I think that kind of voice would be magnificent for the rage filled Eren.

@FUNiman I feel like Attack on Titan's biggest draw back is it's pacing issues.
I'm trying to watch it for the action and story, but what I get is "Let's just scream at each other incoherently for 15 minutes straight."
And when people say the characters are really well developed, I don't get that at all.
I'm thirteen episodes in, and I honestly couldn't care less about most of these people.
But like I said, I might give it another chance if the dub cast is solid, which so far, seems like it is.

@FUNiman
Now that I notice, Greg Ayres never got a major role in shows directed by Mike McFarland meaning that, if he gets in, he'll probably only be a minor character.

I find him talented, but his voice gets a bit grating.

@CrasherSurge Somebody grab that phone.. BECAUSE I ****IN' CALLED IT!!

@Fulgore2005
Jamie is one of FUNi's best voice actress so I suppose it's expected she'd be in most FUNi dubs. However I'm actually a bit surprised... Others have said it and I'll repeat it. McFarland likes to reuse a lot of the same people (especially women) he worked with on past projects who had BIG roles for BIG roles in newer projects. Jamie Marchi has never had a BIG role in a Mike McFarland dub so I'm not sure if I'm suppose to be "happy" or "grateful" that she got cast here (better a minor character than not at all I guess?) Only theory for I can think of for why he's the only ADR Director at FUNi who takes Jamie Marchi for granted is MAYBE he's saving an actual BIG role for her in the future (Boa Hancock in One Piece?) and doesn't want to overuse Jamie in BIG roles in projects until that day. I think Mike McFarland is a great voice director but his casting decisions can give me headaches sometimes. VARIETY for BIG roles please! VARIETY! Don't be afraid! :)

Attack on Titan at least has some variety for some of the more notable characters. So I appreciate that (about time)

You know I wouldn't mind seeing McFarland directing the dub for a mediocre anime and see if he can do well there too. I'm sure many supporters would say something like "blah blah blah his talents are better used for better titles" but I think it'd be a good challenge for him. He always seems to get top priority for any mainstream type show (e.g. Fullmetal Alchemist, One Piece) or a critically acclaimed anime film (e.g. Wolf Children, Summer Wars).

When you have a really good title, it's pretty difficult to give it a BAD dub (it can happen sometimes but rarely happens). Give McFarland a mediocre title and his free ride comes to an end. He won't be able to reuse all his favorite VAs because they may not be the right fit for character types he's not used to casting for.

P.S. Based on the Anime Boston guest list there's a 99.999% chance that Josh Grelle will be Eren and Trina Nishimura will be Mikasa.

*gasp* Trina had big roles in Fulmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Evangelion movies. SO SURPRISED!!! OMG!!! :P

Sarcasm aside... I think she'll be great even if the casting choice was expected. :)

@lazydude500 Very true. I too think she's a great actress.

@lazydude500
I agree with a lot of the points you said however it is worth noting that there actually aren't that many female characters in this show. Probably some minor roles missing but at the moment I only count 14 female characters on this page. Majority of them being minor roles. Mega hit anime like this probably had hundreds of actresses auditioning; even if it was just for bit parts). The fact that Jamie Marchi got cast against those odds is pretty impressive (means she was that much better than most). Would it have been better if she got a bigger role? Of course! Even if McFarland had specific people in mind for larger roles (favoritism from past projects, which would exclude Jamie), sometimes the small victories are worth it in situations like that.
I do think it's amusing that he cast himself as Jean though (and screwed over a possibly more talented and deserving actor)... Guess he couldn't resist the temptation to give himself a big role for the most anticipated English dub of 2014... :)

@lazydude500
There's always the possibility of her being casted as more than one character! But yeah, I also believe he might be saving her for a major character in One Piece.

Oppai: what I found funny about this is the fact that this is the second time he voices a guy named Jean =P

@Regomania How is it different? I just looked it up and it has all of the same confirmed actors as here.

@Nightmare Crusher I'll list them

1. J michael Tatum is the voice of reiner, not erwin
2. Aaron Dismuke plays Marco
3. Carla is voiced by Lydia Mackay

There are a whole lot of differences, so i'll leave it there.

@Regomania funi.to/AoTCast_fb_blog
Are you seeing what I'm seeing? Because I don't see any of that.

@Nightmare Crusher Oh. Check there facebook. They have the FULL cast up there. I dunno, but can we not start a form of an arguement?

@Regomania I did check *their* Facebook and all they had was the same link I posted. I'm not trying to start an argument, I just want to know what in the world you are talking about.

@Nightmare Crusher
Just gonna Leave this Riiiiiiiight Here

http://www.funimation.com/blog/?p=4024&utm_medium=FacebookBlog&utm_campaign=AttackOnTitanCast&utm_source=AttackOnTitanSOCIALMEDIA&utm_nooverride=1

@TheForbiddenNerd That's just a longer link to the page I already posted. What are you trying to say?

@Nightmare Crusher How bout we just drop this and move on, shall we? *Drops* and *Moves on*

@Regomania I still don't understand why you said the cast here was wrong. I suppose I'm never getting an answer out of you.

@Nightmare Crusher Somehow I got a picture of the casting list (Full) from a friend. I guess she was wrong. I had no clue how she got it but it's wrong now. So yeah, ignore my stupidity and let's move on.

@Regomania Alrighty then.

@Nightmare Crusher Didnt see the link you posted, I was trying to agree with you

@spider-batmanx12

I would have been more hyped if it were Matthew Mercer cast as Erwin Smith. However Tatum cast is a good but predictable choice.

@akersaotome hey, maybe mercer might play as Levi or jean

@Regomania
Only for episodes 1-13. The dub is premiering at Anime Boston (March 21-23) so chances are Funimation will stream episodes 1-4 soon after. It's standard practice for them to stream the first few episodes for free so potential buyers can sample the English version. Almost nobody blind buys stuff these days :)

@Jackson_H I hope josh grelle voices eren and Laura bailey voices mikasa because hearing the two interact would be interesting

@trueblades115 This is literally the most perfect cast I can think of!

@trueblades115 If only half of those people worked at Funimation...

@trueblades115

Thats a very heavy California based cast list.

@immblueversion

Which half would you like to see at Funimation?

@akersaotome I simply stated my ideal cast for the show, except I am rather disappointed with what it turned out to be -.-

@spider-batmanx12 If it's Mike McFarland, I might give this a chance; he does a good job as an ADR director.

@Regomania As in I made a thread in the dream cast spot in the forums.

@dcmarvelanime If Funimation can do what they did for sengoku basara and cast guys from Bang Zoom, this dub would be great. Let's hope they do

@PsychicVoiceSpy Excuse me, I'm excited to know the dub cast, not anxious.

@Cat_Z josh grelle would be perfect for eren. but, chris sabat wouldn't even fit for someone like thomas. i say hannez would best fit for chris and erwin smith for j michael tatum

@johnk.figueroa Maxey should totally play Armin. Everytime he screamed I kept thinking "Al!"

@spider-batmanx12 Definitely Brina for Mikasa.

My friend and I before we even saw this TOTALLY set Jason Liebrecht as Levi! I was thinking Chris Sabat for Pixis.

@SpawnofSpock I was thinking of ed blaylock voicing the guy and chris sabat voicing hannes

@spider-batmanx12 This might be typecasting a bit but...I just have to say it, Jamieson Price as Dot Pixis please!

@Metabad pixis just screams king Bradley to me. but if mike McFarland hires jameison price for one piece or other stuff, you can bet your sweet ass. I just hope jameison price isn't married because there might be a problem

@SpawnofSpock I disagree, she's been used for so many uncountable lead roles that she needs to let someone else be the lead. I prefer Trina Nishimura as Mikasa, she's heavily underrated as an actress and her talent is wasted on background characters most of the time.

@Girlygeek43 Agreed

@Girlygeek43 That is exactly who I had in mind when I thought of who should voice Mikasa! I completely agree! :)