HIDIVE announced on Friday, December 15, 2023, that it will be creating and streaming an English-dubbed version of the popular Ragna Crimson anime series. The English dub will be available starting in late December, along with a full cast list, director, and release date and time. The anime's first cour premiered on September 30, 2023, on Japanese broadcast television with a special-length episode. HIDIVE has been streaming the series internationally with English subtitles as it airs weekly on Japanese broadcast television.
Ragna Crimson anime’s English dub premieres exclusively on HIDIVE on December 23
The Ragna Crimson anime series is the TV adaptation of Daiki Kobayashi's manga of the same title. The manga debuted in Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine in March 2017 and continues to be serialized.
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HIDIVE has announced the premiere date of the English dub for the Ragna Crimson anime series, which is set to be released on Saturday, December 23, 2023. Shannon D. Reed will direct the English dub and the starring cast has also been confirmed.
The cast includes Jack Stansbury as Ragna, Jade Kelly as Crimson, Cat Thomas as Leonica, Juliet Simmons as Ultimatia, and Alan Brincks as Disas Trois. Additional English-dubbed cast members may be announced as the dub progresses.
Ken Takahashi is overseeing the anime series at SILVER LINK studios, with Deco Akao handling the series scripts. Shinpei Aoki is in charge of character design, while Koji Fujimoto and Osamu Sasaki are composing the music for the series. The opening theme song "ROAR" is performed by the band ulma sound junction.
The first season of the Ragna Crimson anime series debuted on September 30 across Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS11. The second season is scheduled to launch in Japan on Sunday, January 14, 2024, airing on Tokyo MX and BS11 channels at 1 a.m. JST. Following this, the series will be available on MBS and streamed early in Japan at midnight on the same day via the d Anime Store, U-NEXT, and Anime Hodai streaming services.
The manga series is being published in English by Square Enix Manga & Books, and it is described as follows:
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Editor's P/S
As an enthusiastic fan of the Ragna Crimson anime series, I am thrilled to hear about the release date of the English dub. I have been eagerly waiting to experience the show in my native language, and I believe that the English dub will make it even more enjoyable for me. I am confident that the voice actors will do an excellent job of bringing the characters to life and capturing their personalities. I can't wait to immerse myself in the world of Ragna Crimson once again and follow the adventures of Ragna and his friends as they battle against powerful enemies and uncover hidden truths.
The announcement of the English dub release date has also generated a lot of excitement among the Ragna Crimson fandom. Fans have been eagerly discussing the upcoming dub on social media platforms, sharing their expectations and theories about the voice actors and the overall quality of the dub. I am glad to see that the series is receiving so much love and support from fans around the world, and I believe that the English dub will only further increase its popularity. I am eagerly counting down the days until December 23rd and can't wait to experience Ragna Crimson in English for the first time.