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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-16/free-eternal-summer-english-dub-casts-ian-sinclair-jamie-marchi-more/.81093

Free! Eternal Summer English Dub Casts Ian Sinclair, Jamie Marchi, More

posted on 2014-11-16 12:48 EST

Sinclair joins as Sosuke Yamazaki, March as Gou Matsuoka

Funimation Entertainment announced on Sunday that Ian Sinclair (Hetalia’s Romano, Space Dandy’s Dandy, One Piece’s Brook) will play Sosuke Yamazaki and Jamie Marchi (Panty & Stocking’s Panty, High School DxD’s Rias Gremory) will play Gou Matsuoka in its upcoming English dub of Free! Eternal Summer.

Funimation also announced the following new cast members:

• Caitlin Glass as Miho Amakata
• Robert McCollum as Seijuro Mikoshiba
• Christopher R. Sabat as Goro Sasabe
• Clifford Chapin as Takuya Uozumi
• Micah Solusod as Kazuteru Minami

Jerry Jewell will serve as ADR director, J. Michael Tatum will adapt the original scripts, and Alyssa Galindo and Kenneth Thompson will serve as ADR engineers for the dub. Funimation noted that there are still some dub cast roles that need to be filled, and it will make those announcements in the future.

The company is made new cast announcements every day from November 10 through November 16, and it already announced J. Michael Tatum as Rei Ryugazaki, Greg Ayres as Nagisa Hazuki, Johnny Yong Bosch as Makoto Tachibana, Todd Haberkorn as Haru, Vic Mignogna as Rin, Jerry Jewell as Momotaro Mikoshiba, and Josh Grelle as Aiichiro Nitori.

Free! Eternal Summer is the second season of Kyoto Animation’s Free - Iwatobi Swim Club anime. Crunchyroll currently holds the home video rights for the first season, and Funimation stated last month that it has approached Crunchyroll about a collaboration to make an English dub of the anime’s first season and distribute it on home video. At the time, Funimation said that Crunchyroll had yet to reply to their inquiry.

The second season premiered on July 2, and both Funimation and Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan.

The season features the new character Sōsuke Yamazaki, one of Rin’s best friends from elementary school who understands him well. Yoshimasa Hosoya plays Sōsuke.

The official website for the Free! Eternal Summer anime announced in August that an unaired, special episode will be included on the seventh Blu-ray Disc and DVD volumes of the series, which is slated to ship in Japan on March 18, 2015.

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Jerry Jewel as ADR Director? I’ve liked some of his previous work so I’m hoping this will work out. With Tatum as the scriptwriter there’s hope for that “purple prose” that ANN holds him in infamy for.

Solusod and JYB in the same dub? That’s approaching DBZ levels of overcasting lol.

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Funi dub list consisting of mostly “the usual suspects”, as this one does.

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Free! fans party as Makoto Tachibana celebrates his birthday

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I don’t want to start a big discussion in this thread, but if you know anyone who has a big problem with Vic Mignogna being cast in Free! Eternal Summer, please refer them to this week’s Answerman column.

Justin Sevakis has a very good take on the issue. Thought-provoking and well-timed.

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I was surprised by some of the wording in that article.

I have just about 0 interest in this show but I am sorely tempted to buy it just to spite the Vic haters. Maybe that’s their plan lol.

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http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/01/30-1/english-voice-actor-vic-mignogna-shows-off-some-free-cosplay

English Voice Actor Vic Mignogna Shows Off Some “Free!” Cosplay

January 30, 2015 4:00pm CST
Actor already enjoying some notoriety as local dub voice of Rin

Vic Mignogna, the English voice of Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist), Tamaki Suou (Ouran High School Host Club), Zero Kiryu (Vampire Knight), Fai D. Flowright (Tsubasa) and Karoku (Karneval), is already recording Free! -Eternal Summer- and enjoying some notoriety as local dub voice of Rin. To celebrate, he’s posted a bit of cosplay.

[details=Twitter links & Pictures]
https://twitter.com/vicmignogna/status/551118147655598080/photo/1

First FREE! autograph ever! And at the first convention of the year!

https://twitter.com/vicmignogna/status/558356532585189377/photo/1

Having fun recording Free! today!!!

https://twitter.com/vicmignogna/status/561039064464633856/photo/1

Here’s a special treat just for my Twitter followers :slight_smile:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8k2DcvCMAMbrY3.jpg[/details]

Cast includes
Haruka Nanase – Todd Haberkorn
Rin Matsuoka – Vic Mignogna
Makoto Tachibana – Johnny Yong Bosch
Nagisa Hazuki – Greg Ayres
Rei Ryugazaki – J. Michael Tatum
Gou Matsuoka – Jamie Marchi
Sosuke Yamazaki – Ian Sinclair
Momotaro Mikoshiba – Jerry Jewell
Aiichiro Nitori – Josh Grelle
Seijuro Mikoshiba – Robert McCollum
Miho Amakata – Caitlin Glass
Goro Sasabe – Christopher R. Sabat
Takuya Uozumi – Clifford Chapin
Kazuteru Minami – Micah Solusod

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[size=16]Discotek Adds Free![/size]
posted on 2015-02-04 04:15 EST

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[size=20]Free! Eternal Summer’s Unaired Episode Previewed in Digest Movie[/size]
posted on 2015-02-04 11:05 EST
Episode to be included in 7th Japanese Blu-ray/DVD

The official website for the Free! Eternal Summer television anime began streaming a digest movie for the unaired episode that will be included in the seventh and last Japanese Blu-ray and DVD volume of the series. The video teases the “survival game” battle in the episode.

[quote]Nagisa: I know! Let’s try that together! That
ei & Makoto: Survival game (“sabage”)?
Haruka: A… mackerel (“saba”) game?
Rei & Makoto: No!
Momotarō: Everyone’s playing the survival game? We’ll join too!
Aiichiro: Samezuka vs. Iwatobi? It’s our fated showdown, huh?
Nagisa: It’s more fun if we shuffle the members, don’t you think? Right, Rei?
Rei: Certainly! Now let’s draw lots.
Rin: Let’s go, maggots!
Rin: You can’t run away!
Aiichiro: It’ll hit. It’ll hit!
Makoto: Hey, wait up!
Rei: I have pictures of Gō!
Momotarou: What?! I’m sorry!
Aiichiro: He fell for it!
Rei: Now! Checkmate!
Sōsuke: Get down, Nanase!
Rin: It’s an enemy! Rei!
Nagisa: I’m sorry, Rei.
Makoto: There’s no way out now.
Haruka: Fine. Come at me, bro.[/quote]
The episode was announced last August, and the seventh Blu-ray and DVD volume will ship on March 18.

The first episode of the sequel series premiered in Japan in July, and Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan. Funimation licensed the series, and also streamed it. Discotek Media licensed the first season of the series and will offer it in English subtitles on DVD.

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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-22/free-anime-novel-predecessor-high-speed-gets-film/.86252

Free! Anime’s Novel Predecessor High Speed! Gets Film

posted on 2015-03-22 09:40 EDT

December film based on text novel project about swimmers’ middle-school days

The Free! Eternal Summer event on Sunday announced that High Speed!, Kōji Ōji and Futoshi Nishiya’s light novel project that inspired the Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club television anime, is also inspiring its own movie. High Speed! -Free Starting Days- will open throughout Japan on December 5.

Free! Eternal Summer, the second season loosely adapting the novel project, premiered last July. The first anime premiered in July 2013, and Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.

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[size=16]Free! Anime’s Predecessor High Speed! Gets Manga, Nobunaga Shimazaki in Cast[/size]
posted on 2015-03-22 23:05 EDT
Shimazaki returns from Free! TV anime for High Speed! film

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Free: Season 1 @ Amazon

Free! Season 1 - release date changed from April 28 to May 4

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###High Speed! -Free! Starting Days- Film’s Staff Unveiled
posted on 2015-04-24 04:30 EDT
Amagi Brilliant Park’s Takemoto takes over as director for December film.

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http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/05/09/video-digest-for-free-eternal-summer-special-event-dvdblu-ray
May 09, 2015 3:40am CDT
Filmed at Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 22, 2015

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High☆Speed! -Free! Promotional Spot

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###High Speed! -Free! Starting Days- Film’s Teaser Streamed
posted on 2015-06-12 04:20 EDT
Amagi Brilliant Park’s Takemoto directs film opening on December 5

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http://www.funimation.com/blog/2015/06/15/hot-news-for-free-eternal-summer-fans/
[size=20]HOT news for Free! -Eternal Summer- fans![/size]
06/15/2015 at 7:22pm

Summer is FINALLY here—and so is some big news for Free! -Eternal Summer-!

Free! -Eternal Summer- is finally coming out on Blu-ray/DVD, and you can pre-order it today! Order now to be the first to own the brand-new English dub AND the original Japanese audio, in glorious HD!

And that’s not all– if you want to be the first to see the English the dub before the home video release, we’ll also be releasing new dub episodes early on the FUNimation Streaming Service. Episodes will go up every Friday, with episode one launching in just under two weeks on June 26 (for subscribers only). Mark your calendars— the first episode goes live at 4pm ET/ 3PM CT on June 26 and we’ll be celebrating the dub launch with a livestream party later that evening at 7PM where you can watch (or relive) the first dub episode along with FUNimation staff! We’ll have giveaways, party ideas, and more! So be sure to subscribe, and keep an eye out for more news coming very soon!

[details=The Limited Edition will include]
A rigid chipboard box with a beautiful water gloss effect inspired by the original Japanese release.
http://www.funimation.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/3DMock_FreeES_LE-783x1024.jpeg[/details]

Our release of Free! -Eternal Summer- is packed with extras— on-disc collections of end cards and illustrations, special Japanese promo videos, the original web previews, English voice actor commentary, and a special English voice actor video extra called The Competition, featuring Todd Haberkorn and Vic Mignogna (voices of Haruka and Rin respectively) engaged in some heated… well, you’ll have to watch the extra to find out!

But there’s more in store for fans! If you pre-order before the September 29 street date, you’ll be automatically entered to win one of three sets of seven mini posters signed by seven members of the English dub cast.

[details=Posters]
http://www.funimation.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMG_8681-1024x682.jpg[/details]
Hurry, summer doesn’t last forever, and neither will the contest!

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###Funi Blog: Splash into summer with the Free! Dub and Swim Meet!
06/22/2015 at 8:31pm

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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-26/free-eternal-summer-english-dub-trailer-posted/.89778

Free! Eternal Summer’s English Dub Trailer Posted

posted on 2015-06-26 19:20 EDT

Funimation is streaming dubbed episodes before September 29 Blu-ray/DVD release

North American anime distributor Funimation posted an English-dubbed trailer for Free! Eternal Summer on Friday.

The second season of Kyoto Animation’s Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club anime is now streaming with the English dub on Funimation’s website, and Funimation will release the Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo pack on September 29.

[details=The dub cast features: ]
• Greg Ayres as Nagisa Hazuki
• Ian Sinclair as Sosuke Yamazaki
• J. Michael Tatum as Rei Ryugazaki
• Johnny Yong Bosch as Makoto Tachibana
• Todd Haberkorn as Haruka Nanase
• Vic Mignogna as Rin Matsuoka

• Caitlin Glass as Miho Amakata
• Christopher R. Sabat as Goro Sasabe
• Jamie Marchi as Gou Matsuoka
• Jerry Jewell as Momotaro Mikoshiba
• Josh Grelle as Aiichiro Nitori
• Robert McCollum as Seijiro Mikoshiba
• Clifford Chapin as Takuya Uozumi
• Micah Solusod as Kazuteru Minami[/details]

Jerry Jewell served as ADR director, J. Michael Tatum adapted the original scripts, and Alyssa Galindo and Kenneth Thompson served as ADR engineers for the dub.

The second season premiered last July, and both Funimation and Crunchyroll streamed the series with English subtitles as it aired in Japan. Discotek released the first season on DVD with English subtitles in May.

High Speed! -Free! Starting Days-, the film inspired by the High Speed! novel that also inspired the original Free! television anime, will open in Japan on December 5.

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LIVE!

Free! -Eternal Summer- Swim Meet Watch Party!

FUNimation will be presenting the Free! Swim Meet, a livestream watch party on June 26 at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT, hosted by Lauren Moore and members of the FUNimation team working on the release for Free! -Eternal Summer-, Roger Young, Michele Sontag, and Tara Tawater!

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