Let’s go Shohoku High! The film distribution company, GKIDS, announced earlier today the English Dub Cast list for The First Slam Dunk, based on the Award-Winning Sports Manga by Takehiko Inoue, Slam Dunk.
With the film being set to make its North American Debut at this weekend’s Anime Expo, GKIDS made its move down the court with a new release date and an English Dub Cast List. The feature will be available in both Sub and Dub with a wider North American theatrical run for the United States and Canada. Let’s take a look at who will be voicing your favorite Shohoku High Basketball Players!
- Ryota Miyagi (Point Guard, No. 7)– Paul Castro Jr. (Record of Ragnarok, Vampire In The Garden, BELLE)
- Hisashi Mitsui (Shooting Guard, No. 14)- Jonah Scott (BEASTARS, The Way of The House Husband, Far-Fetched)
- Kaede Rukawa (Small Forward, No. 11)- Aleks Le (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Rent-A-Girlfriend, Vinland Saga)
- Hanamichi Sakuragi (Power Forward, No. 10)- Ben Balmaceda (Aoashi, Attack on Titan, More Than A Married Couple, But Not Lovers.)
- Takenori Akagi (Team Captain, Center, No. 4) – Aaron Goodson (The Real Murders of Atlanta, Grand Theft Auto Online, Need For Speed Unbound)
- Kiminobu Kogure (Vice-Captain, Small Forward, No. 5)- Zeno Robinson (My Hero Academia, The Owl House, Craig of the Creek)
- Ayako (Team Manager)- Kelsey Jaffer (Genshin Impact, Mystic Tales, Space Leaper: Cocoon)
- Mitsuyoshi Anzai (Coach)– Mike Pollock (Sonic The Hedgehog, Mieruko-chan, Pokemon)
- Sota Miyagi– Adam McArthur (Jujutsu Kaisen, Star Vs. The Forces of Evil, Shadows House)
- Kaoru Miyagi– Alicyn Packard (Yo-Kai Watch, Re-Main, The Heike Story)
The movie will debut in US & Canadian theaters on July 28th in Sub and Dub. The film will also debut in the UK, Ireland, and Malta this summer in part of a collaboration with Anime Limited and Toei Animation Europe.
Toei Animation and DandeLion Animation Studio handled the animation for the movie, with Takehiko Inoue in charge of directing the film and screenplay. Yasuyuki Ebara handled the character designs and also served as chief animation director. This iconic Sports Manga ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1990 to 1996 for a total of 31 volumes. The manga inspired a television anime in 1993 and had four anime film sequels. Viz Media released all 31 volumes of the manga in English. You can catch the series now on Crunchyroll!
Shohoku’s “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure.
Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to basketball.
In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship.
And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School.
Source: Press Release
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