Play on, Biwa! We’re excited to announce that the latest beautiful anime from Science SARU, The Heike Story, is officially getting an English dub on Funimation. And we’ve got your first details on the series cast, crew and when you can watch.
On November 3, Episode 1 of The Heike Story English dub will arrive on Funimation, so if you haven’t started this mystifying feudal tale of war, found family and future sight just yet, now’s the perfect time.
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The English cast of the series includes Xanthe Huynh (March comes in like a lion, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear) as Biwa, John Gremillion (My Hero Academia, Vampire Hunter D) as Shigemori, Suzie Yeung (Fruits Basket, WONDER EGG PRIORITY) as Tokuko and Frank Todaro (The Rising of the Shield Hero, Sword Art Online) as Kiyomori.
Check out the full cast and crew list for the series below!
| Biwa | Xanthe Huynh |
| Shigemori | John Gremillion |
| Tokuko | Suzie Yeung |
| Kiyomori | Frank Todaro |
| Go-Shirakawa | Garrett Schenck |
| Sukemori | Anjali Kunapaneni |
| Tokitada | Randy Pearlman |
| Koremori | Douglas Gill |
| ADR Director | Mike McFarland |
| ADR Engineer | Jose Sandoval |
| ADR Mix | William Dewel |
From Science SARU (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!) and director Naoko Yamada, The Heike Story debuted earlier this year as part of the Fall 2021 anime season lineup, with a simulcast right here on Funimation.
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