Funimation gonna Funimation, I guess. We all knew it was going to happen but it's still disappointing, especially when SE got everyone back for NEO.

At least we still have Andrew ?

I've been training for almost a month. Every single day I come home drained, tired, mentally done...I have learned how to safely sedate a human, I can perform CPR now, I know a million new things that I didn't know before...

I've been gone so long that I barely remembered my password to this site...then this news happened...and this is what brings me back.

I'M NOT OKAY. THIS IS NOT FINE. WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS FUNIMATION!













lol I am being dramatic. It sucks that they didn't hire the cast back. They are all union, so it makes sense but it still sucks. They made it work for Tales of Zestiria, but I imagine it probably wasn't worth the money or hassle to make it happen with this show.

Joshua is the only one missing on the list SO I AM SUSPICIOUS ?

I have held out for this! I wanted to watch the anime so bad when it came out, but I also wanted to wait it out and see if a dub would drop. I don't know how much longer I would have been able to wait before I gave in, but I'm glad the wait has paid off. Can't wait to watch this!

The fact that Joshua is uncredited makes me hope maybe Aaron came back to voice Joshua but is uncredited due to union issues.

Funimation is really something aren't they. I think it's a real shame they didn't get the original cast but it seems like a lot of properties won't hire the union actors anymore.

This cast/crew seems so sweet and excited to voice for TWEWY, and they love the series so I’m very excited for them to have this opportunity. I’ll give it a rewatch with the dub, can’t wait ?

As long as there’s love for the series, that’s all I ask for. Plus having fans involved in the production is always nice ? ?

At first I was kinda bummed about them not bringing back the game cast for the main group, but I’m going to give the newcomers a fair shake. Besides, since it’s established TWEWY has a multiverse, who’s to say they wouldn’t sound a little different in alternate universes?

As much as I think the original cast is great, I'm definitely willing to give the new cast a shake. It's especially nice to hear how many of them are already passionate about the series and so excited/honored to get to work on it.

I was bummed they replaced the voice cast of Final Fantasy 7 when they first announced that for Remake, but the new cast did an absolutely fantastic job. I like to think the same can be done here.

First episode is out for premium Funimation members.

I hate how recasts can cast fans in the worst light because if we complain about it it can get seen as diminishing the new casts work, when really everyone should just accept that the people who should be seen in the worst light are the company, Funimation in this instance. I'm still quite sore on the FF7R recast, and I do appreciate the hard work put in by the new one, but I don't really appreciate being seen as the bad guy for simply expressing my preference, and I'm starting to see the same pattern unfold for TWEWY

I'm not gonna lie. I'm definitely disappointed.

But I'm definitely going to give the dub a try. And I don't blame the new actors, of course, and am excited to hear how excited they are about the project:)

I've also heard from people who have already watched the episode, that there are more direct game quotes, which makes me happy.

Yeah, seeing this as another TWEWY alternate universe might be the best way to go.

But now I'm definitely thinking I don't want a KH show, because I don't want my voice actors from THAT changed. I feel like there's there's a chance people other than Haley Joel Osment might make Sora really annoying, rather than endearing. Or that if there is one, I don't want Funimation involved with it at all. And it probably wouldn't be, but you never know.

I saw some things that people have uploaded from the first episode, and the new voice actor for Neku and Shiki do a great job (particularly in the scene where Neku starts opening up to Shiki a tiny bit, after they defeat the bat Noise).

And I love Mr. H telling Neku, "Down, boy" when he's trying to strangle Shiki. Haha. So, I'm glad they added some of the humor from the game back in.

I still feel bad for all the original VAs, though:( Oh well. -sighs-

Me too. It's unfortunate the way that contract work goes sometimes. Working one gig does not guarantee working on related gigs unless stipulated in the contract but that's a very rare stipulation.

I work freelance contract gigs and I get replaced on other seasons of shows I work on but I don't hold anything against my replacements. Voice acting is a different ballpark though, since there's the audience to consider when continuity isn't always upheld.

I never hold animosity against people booking a gig in circumstances like this, since at the end of the day we're all working for the paycheque. It's hard to not feel bad for someone like Jesse, or even Hayden Panettiere / HPO with KH3, not getting the chance to agree to a gig that they would have taken otherwise.

Sometimes it's pay related, scheduling conflicts, or a company just never reaches out. As fans, it sucks to not have continuity but I'm glad that someone is able to pay the rent and put food on their table.

Same, [USER=56553]@Chaser[/USER] Same. I feel the same way. And I've been trying to mention on places like Tumblr, that I of course don't blame the new actors for booking a gig, so they can put food on the table--and I am mentioning how great they are and how lovely they seem--because I don't want this to turn into a situation where the fandom starts harassing the new voice actors and starts blaming them. But hopefully people will have sense, and it won't at all come to that.

I'm a little disappointed, especially since I wanted to hear Joshua and Minamimoto's og voices, but I'll still check out the dub! Hopefully they'll be just as good!

Technically we don’t know who’s voicing Joshua yet, as most of the cast listed are folks who show up in Episode 1.
Also, while it’s not confirmed, I expect Ryan Colt will be back as the Prince Eiji Oji next episode. Considering he’s in a few Funimation dubs already, including Moriarty the Patriot as John H. Watson, I could see those in charge sliding him in for a session or two.

Man, I feel really bad for Jesse. I know he was super excited about the anime and wanted to dub it. He even streamed Anime Expo--or whatever it was--where the anime was first announced... oh well.

Yeah, Jesse has been keeping up with everything TWEWY over the years and has been eagerly interacting with the fans since the revival. This series is very dear to him. Knowing that Funimation didn't even bother asking him to reprise Neku, when it's probably the last time we'll be seeing the character, grinds my gears so much.

[USER=89972]@Sign[/USER] I guess we've really got to pray for a TWEWY 3, then, and that Neku's involved in it somehow, even if it's just a small way. I'd be okay with him and Shiki being shop owners together or something.

Or if we got more TWEWY cameos in Kingdom Hearts. We're still waiting on that "See you in Shibuya" thing. And that could be a way to get more people into TWEWY right now, perhaps. -fingers crossed-

Unfortunately Kando has said that the story, including that of the characters from the original TWEWY, is done. Not only that, but in the event we are fortunate enough to get a third game, Nomura wants to set it in a different location.

Super late as I always am but it kinda stinks that FUNi pulled a Danganronpa on this one and got only Andrew Kishino back. Even more so since I think Jesse David Corti even said he was willing to reprise if called up.

Still I can't go moping about the cast entirely since there are some talented folks invovled and Ben Balmaceda is a decent enough casting choice for Neku.

[USER=89972]@Sign[/USER] Yeah, I remembered Nomura saying that he'd want the game to take place in another city. And I honestly think that would be for the best, too. I guess I was just hoping that maybe we could still get a Neku and Shiki cameo, since Shiki's work might take her everywhere. Or that maybe the threat would be so huge, that maybe they need to bring everyone back in a surprise cameo in the end. But I know that's wishful thinking. Oh well.

If anything, we might get cameos from the Wicked Twisters in a TWEWY3, and I'm more than fine with that:)

I love how Mr. H's voice is the same actor that voiced Godot from Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, hahahaha

How come I'm not seeing this on HULU? I'm only seeing the SUB version.

I think it's only on Funimation.

It’s possible they’re waiting for the dub to be released completely before putting on the service

Funimation is going to funimation.

Just watching episode 4 of the dub and I now know who our Joshua is. It’s Clifford Chapin, best known for roles such as Katsuki Bakugo in My Hero Academia, Cabba in DragonBall Super, Connie Springer in Attack on Titan and Kaworu Nagisa in the Amazon dub of the Evangelion Rebuild movies.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha they got a Kaworu VA to voice Joshua I’m still not over this hahahahahahahahaha

God I can't say he sounds bad but it just does NOT fit Joshua at all... So far from Aaron Spanns portrayal

Yeah, I don’t dig it. They went with a voice that was closer to the original Japanese voice which is fine but this whole show rubs me wrong. The dubbing is good and the cast is giving it their all and I admire that, but it just does not sound the same at all so I’m not really interested in it.

I really wish Funimation wasn’t so weird about using union-only actors. Like, how is a company owned by Sony so damn stingy about that? Makes no sense.

Is it available on HULU yet?

the dub is only on episode 5, so if you’re waiting on the dub, you’ll be waiting a few more weeks

Did they confirm that the English dub is coming to HULU? I only see the subbed version on there. Is there a release date for the English dub on HULU?

It will only go up once they finish dubbing the whole show. It’s just a thing Funimation does for their dubbed series vs their subbed shows where they go up same day.

Got a question for y’all — haven’t had a chance to play NEO yet but hoping to start it up this week. Thing is, I never played Another Day or a New Day. Are they covered in the anime? / are they important to NEO’s story at all? If the answers to both those questions are yes I may wait till the anime is fully dubbed before starting NEO

Another Day isn’t really necessary beyond helping you maybe understand a bit of NTWEWY’s Another Day (like minor background info for one small plot point), but A New Day absolutely is necessary.

These days are not covered in the anime so you will have to go watch it on YT.