Anime Limited Confirms A Silent Voice English Dub Cast & Home Video Release Details
26/09/2017 Leave a comment
The feature-length-anime adaptation of Yoshitoki Ōima’s manga A Silent Voice will be soon be arriving onto Blu-ray and DVD later this year and distributor Anime Limited have opted to provide some additional details about the different releases being made available as well as confirmation of the full English Dub voice cast.
In short three different versions of A Silent Voice will be made available; in this case a Standard version, in both Blu-ray and DVD formats, a Deluxe Edition, containing both Blu-ray and DVD editions of the film, as well as an Anime Limited Shop Exclusive, once again containing both Blu-ray and DVD editions of the film.
- Standard Edition: This Standard Edition will be available on DVD and Blu-ray in a standard amaray case.
- Collector’s Edition: As with most previous Collector’s Edition releases this Collector’s Edition release of A Silent Voice will be packaged in a chipboard artbox with a digipack sleeve that holds the Blu-ray and DVD discs. In addition to the packaging a 74-page booklet featuring artwork, storyboards and articles written by Andrew Osmond will also be included.
- Collector’s Edition (Anime Limited Shop Exclusive): This ‘Anime Limited Shop Exclusive’ variation of A Silent Voice Collector’s Edition will feature the same content as the regular Collector’s Edition but will also come package with two A3 Posters. These posters will come packaged inside a poster tube but the artwork has yet to be confirmed.
In addition to the different variations of the film being released Anime Limited went on to explain what exactly will be included on the disc; and regardless of whichever version you opt to purchase the disc content will be the same.
- The main feature “A Silent Voice” in both English and Japanese with English subtitles
- Audio: English 5.1, English Stereo, Japanese 5.1, Japanese Stereo
- Subtitles: Dialogue+Signs & Songs (this is the subtitle setting to accompany the Japanese audio), Song & Signs only, Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- On-disc extras are as follows
- Music Video: “Koi wo Shita no wa” by AKIO
- Music Video: “Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice)” by Speed of Youth
- Trailer and TV Spots
- UK TV Spot (NOTE: this is a shorter version of our theatrical trailer)
- Real-Life Locations
- Interview with Director Naoko Yamada
- Interview with Character Designer Futoshi Nishiya
- Interview with Art Director Mutsuo Shinohara
- Interview with Music Composer Kensuke Ushio
Finally Anime Limited went on to confirm the English Dub voice over cast; of which you can find the full list below:
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Shoya Ishida | Robbie Daymond |
| Shoya Ishida (in year 6 at school) | Ryan Shanahan |
| Shoko Nishimiya | Lexi Cowden |
| Naoka Ueno | Kira Buckland |
| Naoka Ueno (in year 6 at school) | Gia Grace |
| Miki Kawai | Amber Lee Connors |
| Miki Kawai (in year 6 at school) | Annabelle Corigliano |
| Miyoko Sahara | Melissa Hope |
| Mikoko Sahara (in year 6 at school) | Catie Harvey |
| Hirose (in year 6 at school) | Brian Bekerle |
| Kazuki Shimada | Michael Sinterniklaas |
| Kazuki Shimada (in year 6 at school) | Spencer Rosen |
| Yuzuru Nishimiya | Kristen Sullivan |
| Yaeko Nishimiya | Lipica Shah |
| Ito Nishimiya | Janis Carol |
| Miyoko Ishida | Sara Cravens |
| Nagatsuka | Graham Halstead |
| Satoshi Mashiba | Max Mittelman |
| Maria | AnnaBelle Deaner |
| Additional Voices | Christine Marie Cabanos |
| Marc Diraison | |
| Amanda Winn Lee | |
| Michael Schneider | |
| Michael Sinterniklaas | |
| Stephanie Sheh | |
| Michael Sorich |
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