Joseph Luster
November 3, 2021 
One of the most gorgeous anime of the year is The Heike Story, from director Naoko Yamada and anime production house Science SARU (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!). The series kicked off along with the Fall 2021 anime season, and now Funimation is getting ready to launch the English dub.
The dub of episode 1 goes live today on Funimation, with Xanthe Huynh in the lead as Biwa. Here’s a look at the full cast and crew:
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Biwa |
Xanthe Huynh |
|
Shigemori |
John Gremillion |
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Tokuko |
Suzie Yeung |
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Kiyomori |
Frank Todaro |
|
Go-Shirakawa |
Garrett Schenck |
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Sukemori |
Anjali Kunapaneni |
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Tokitada |
Randy Pearlman |
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Koremori |
Douglas Gill |
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ADR Director |
Mike McFarland |
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ADR Engineer |
Jose Sandoval |
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ADR Mix |
William Dewel |
For those who haven’t had a chance to check this great show out yet, here’s a trailer from September:
Synopsis:
A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.
Source: Funimation
