Fantasy Anime Dub Casting Thread

[gokaiblue]

Reviving this thread once more! Here are some fantasy casts that have been bumping around in my head.

Pokémon (Indigo League characters mainly. Haven't thought of a full franchise cast)

Texas talent pool:

Ash-Kara Edwards, Luci Christian, or Colleen Clinkbeard
Brock-Chris Sabat, Eric Vale, or Sonny Strait
Misty-Collen Clinkbeard or Brina Palencia
James-Ian Sinclair or J Michael Tatum
Jessie-Monica Rial, Cynthia Cranz, or Kara Edwards
Meowth-Mike McFarland, Joel McDonald, Sonny Strait or Chris Ayers
Oak-Mike McFarland

LA Talent pool

Ash-Tara Sands, Barbra Goodson, or Cristana Vee
Brock-Travis Willingham, Steve Blum, Roger Craig Smith, Johnny Young Bosch, or Corey Marshall
Misty-Kate Higgins or Cindy Robinson
Jessie-Wendee Lee or Barbra Goodson
James-Keith Silverstein or Johnny Young Bosch
Meowth-Tony Oliver or Robert Axelrod
Oak-Ben Diskin or Lex Lang

Vancouver (union)
Ash-Saffron Henderson or Jillian Michaels
Misty-Andrea Libman or Jillian Michaels
Brock-Ted Cole or Scott McNeil
Jessie-Pauline Newstone or Andrea Libman
James-Brian Drummond or Kirby Morrow
Meowth-Brian Drummond or Terry Klassem
Oak-Brian Drummond

Vancouver (non-union/Blue Water)
Ash-Zoe Slusar
Misty-Caitlynne Medrek
Brock-Roger Rhodes, Jeffery Watson
Jessie-Caitlynne Medrek
James-Jeremish Yurk
Meowth-Roger Rhodes
Oak-Roger Rhodes

And for fun: San Diego talent pool featured in the 1999-2004 Sonic games

Ash-Lani Minela
Misty-Jeniffer Douillard
Brock-Scott Drier, Ryan Drummond, or David Humphrey
Jessie-Lani Minela
James-David Humphrey
Meowth-Lani Minella
Oak-Jon St. John

 

[Mandouga]

Just saying, but you misspelled Terry "Klassen".

 

[Vuxovich]

Behold the fantasy cast I did for the dub of the Magia Record anime, which is coming out very soon!

IROHA'S TEAM

Iroha Tamaki: Erica Mendez
Yachiyo Nanami: Kate Higgins
Tsuruno Yui: Sandy Fox
Felicia Mitsuki: Stephanie Komure
Sana Futaba: Brandy Kopp
Lil' Kyubey: Cassandra Lee Morris

MOMOKO'S TEAM

Momoko Togame: Cherami Leigh
Rena Minami: Alicyn Packard
Kaede Akino: Tara Strong
Mitama Yakumo: Cara Theobold a.k.a. Tracer of Overwatch fame
Kanae Yukino: Veronica Taylor
Meru Anna: Amanda Céline Miller
Kanagi Izumi: Erika Harlacher
Ui Tamaki: Chiara Zanni
Sayuki Fumino: Rachelle Heger

MADOKA'S TEAM OF MADOKA MAGICA FAME

Mami Tomoe: Carrie Keranen
Kyōko Sakura: Lauren Landa
Madoka Kaname: Christine Marie Cabanos
Homura Akemi: Cristina Vee
Sayaka Miki: Sarah Anne Williams
Nagisa Momoe: Xanthe Huynh
Kyubey: Cassandra Lee Morris

MAJOR ANTAGONISTS

Tsukuyo and Tsukasa Amane: Lauren Landa
Mifuyu Azusa: Kaitlyn Robrock
Alina Gray: Tara Platt
Tōka Satomi: Eden Riegel
Nemu Hiiragi: G. K. Bowes
Kuro: Helen Sadler
Rumor Tsuruno: Tara Strong

ORIKO'S TEAM OF ORIKO MAGICA FAME

Oriko Mikuni: Rose McIver of iZombie fame
Kirika Kure: Elizabeth Knowelden
Yuma Chitose: Alexa Kahn

KAZUMI'S TEAM OF KAZUMI MAGICA FAME

Kazumi: Kasha Kropinski of Hell on Wheels fame
Umika Misaki: Erica Luttrell
Kaoru Maki: Courtenay Taylor

TART'S TEAM OF TART MAGICA FAME

Tart/Jeanne d'Arc: Rachelle Heger
Melissa de Vignolles: Jennifer Hale
Riz Hawkwood: Betsy Moore

SUZUNE'S TEAM OF SUZUNE MAGICA FAME

Suzune Amano: Alexa Kahn
Chisato Shion: Larissa Gallagher
Arisa Narumi: Rachelle Heger

EVENT VARIANTS

Holy Mami: Carrie Keranen
Haregi Madoka, Madoka-senpai and Ultimate Madoka: Christine Marie Cabanos
Swimsuit Homura: Cristina Vee
Swimsuit Iroha and Iroha-chan: Erica Mendez

FLAME MAGICAL GIRLS

Manaka Kurumi: Kate Higgins
Rika Ayano: Stephanie Sheh, the voice of Madoka's little brother in the original Madoka Magica anime
Ayame Mikuri: Meghan Strange
Aimi Eiri: Kira Buckland
Karin Misono: Cassandra Lee Morris
Reira Ibuki: Veronica Taylor
Himika Mao: Carla Tassara

AQUA MAGICAL GIRLS

Asuka Tatsuki: Xanthe Huynh
Natsuki Utsuho: Kate Higgins
Nanaka Tokiwa: Rebecca Riedy
Akira Shinobu: Kamali Minter
Meiyui Chun: Courtenay Taylor
Konoha Shizumi: Alicyn Packard
Seika Kumi: Larissa Gallagher
Mayu Kozue: Marieve Herington

FOREST MAGICAL GIRLS

Hinano Miyako: Abby Trott
Kako Natsume: Meghan Strange
Konomi Haruna: Tara Strong
Mito Aino: Mary Faber

LIGHT MAGICAL GIRLS

Sasara Minagi: Lisa Kay Jennings
Shizuku Hozumi: G. K. Bowes
Masara Kagami: Haviland Stillwell
Hazuki Yusa: Patricia Summersett a.k.a. Princess Zelda
Kokoro Awane: Kim Mai Guest
Riko Chiaki: Sandy Fox

DARK MAGICAL GIRLS

Kanoko Yayoi: Courtenay Taylor
Emiri Kisaki: Margot Rubin, the voice of Harley Quinn in The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Ayaka Mariko: Kate Higgins
Ren Isuzu: Xanthe Huynh
Ria Ami: Erin Cottrell

THE BAKEMONOGATARI TEAM

Hitagi Senjōgahara: Jameela Jamil of The Good Place fame
Nadeko Sengoku: Alexis Tipton
Mayoi Hachikuji: Shelby Rabara a.k.a. Peridot of Steven Universe fame
Tsubasa Hanekawa: Patricia Summersett
Suruga Kanbaru: Maile Flanagan
Shinobu Oshino: Sandy Fox

What do you think?

 

[mrShawn]

Kimi ni Todoke

Still no dub after 12+ years! Using the current voice acting pool from Texas I'd cast the following (with reasons):

Sawako Kuronuma - Jill Harris (according to a Reddit forum, and I've heard that Harris herself has a similar personality irl, no wonder she voices a lot of shy characters)
Shota Kazehaya - Dallas Reid (Harris' irl partner, why not? Not heard much of him to judge if he can do a "cool guy" voice though)
Chizuru Yoshida - Leah Clark (can't wait for the "Toru" jokes on this one, Miss Kobayashi!)
Ayane Yano - Marissa Lenti (again, not heard much of her to judge. Could be anyone that can do both "sexy" and "tsundere" at the same time)
Ryu Sanada - David Matranga (I suppose? In the original version, this character's voice is unusually deep for a teenage boy)
Ume Kurumizawa - Sarah Wiedenheft (last DM association, promised. She can do both "sweet" and "violent")
Kento Miura - Kyle Igneczi (original has him sounding similar to Shota at times, so let's switch it up)
Kazuichi "Pin" Arai - John Burgmeier (or any deep voice that can shout a lot tbh)

And the other mostly minor characters don't need too much justification, I'll match the voices as much as possible:
Toru Sanada - Jeff Johnson
Eriko Hirano - Mikaela Krantz
Tomo Endo - Brittney Karbowski
Chigusa Takahashi - Kristi Kang
Shoichi "Joe" Jonouchi - Chris Guerrero

 

[mrShawn]

A Place Further Than The Universe (or Sora Yori mo Tooi Basho, as it's called originally) also doesn't have a dub after four years despite being the anime of 2018, and isn't on this thread so I'll give it a go with Texas voice talent as well:
Mari Tamaki - Bryn Apprill (the go-to cutesy voice)
Shirase Kobuchizawa - Skyler McIntosh (unsure whether or not she can do a deep voice for a teenager, but voiceovers in English tend to be versatile anyway)
Hinata Miyake - Kristi Rothrock (because she was Ilulu in Dragon Maid, and did a "bratty" voice for her similar to that of Hinata's)
Yuzuki Shiraishi - Jill Harris (yep, just a Sawako expy in another anime. Saori Hayami, her original voice, is remarkably similar to Mamiko Noto's)

Kanae Maekawa - Felecia Angelle (the only sweet voice in this anime, and it's from one of the mentors)
Gin Todo - Clarine Harp (can she do the voice of a commanding woman leader? idk)
Megumi Takahashi - Rachel Glass (this character is remarkably dull in this anime, and after episode 5 you don't hear her so this is a very wild guess)

The rest are all relatively minor:
Rin Tamaki - Macy Johnson
Yumiko Samejima - Kara Edwards
Takako Kobuchizawa - Apphia Yu
Tamiko Shiraishi - Mallorie Rodak
Honami Yasumoto - Kristen McGuire
Nobue Todoroki - Madeleine Morris
Yume Sasaki - Luci Christian
Toshio Zaizen - Jordan Dash Cruz
Dai Himi - Dave Trosko
Captain Mukai - Robert McCollum

 

[mrShawn]

Probably will never get a dub since Aniplex USA never dub any romantic-comedy anime, but what the heck.

Nisekoi
Studio: Bang Zoom
ADR Director: Alex von David

Raku Ichijou: Orion Acaba
Chitoge Kirisaki: Cherami Leigh
Kosaki Onodera: Shelby Lindley
Seishirou Tsugumi: Erica Mendez
Marika Tachibana: Erika Harlacher
Shuu Maiko: Ben Diskin
Ruri Miyamoto: Amanda C. Miller

Seems like most want a California studio to dub anime even though it's cheaper to dub them in Texas. I've only just started watching Nisekoi myself, and I imagine a dub for it (if it ever happens) being done by Funimation as one big Dragon Maid throwback. After all, apart from their clothing and their hair accessories, Chitoge is basically the dragon maid 2+ years before dragon maid even began, so Sarah Wiedenheft voices her. Jordan Dash Cruz voicing Raku, Jad Saxton voicing Kosaki, Jeff Johnson voicing Shuu and Leah Clark voicing Ruri would complete the main Season 1 cast. Not got around to when Marika and Seishirou appear yet, so with the little information I have on them, I'd cast Bryn Apprill and Brina Palencia respectively