Crunchyroll Reveals The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2's English Dub Cast, Staff, Debut Date
Crunchyroll announced the cast and staff members for the English dub of the second anime season based on Nigojū and Umibōzu's The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru.) light novel series on Monday. The English dub of the first episode premieres on Wednesday. The service has also added more anime music videos on Monday, including the theme songs for Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Draw This, Then Die!, and Hana-Kimi season 2.
The English dub cast members for Episode 1 are:
- Austin Tindle as Kimizuka
- Xanthe Huynh as Siesta
- Arryn Zech as Natsunagi
- Megan Shipman as Char
- Jamie Marchi as Hel
- Xanthe Huynh as Noches
- Jad Saxton as Saikawa
- Meg McClain, Corey Pettit as Female Students
English dub episode 1 staff members include:
- Studio: Crunchyroll
- Studio Producers: Justin Cook, Michael Harcourt, Nathanael Harrison
- Producer: Susie Nixon
- Adaptation Supervisor: Jarrod Greene
- Adaptation: Heather Walker
- Adaptation Prep: Stevie Rae Krieger
- Voice Director: Jason Lord
- Assistant Voice Director: Ryan Negrón
- Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams, Brittni Hurley
- Engineering Managers: Gino Palencia, Brandon Peters
- Engineer: August Cline
- Mixer: Rickey Watkins
The anime's second season premiered in Japan on October 7. Crunchyroll streams the anime as it airs.
The second season was first announced in July 2022. Kadokawa previously announced that the second season would air in July, but then delayed it to October.
Manabu Kurihara returns to direct the second season at ENGI. Deko Akao is again in charge of series scripts, and Yōsuke Itō is again designing the characters.
40mP is composing the anime's music, along with composing, arranging, and writing the lyrics for the theme songs. Kōme performs the opening "Kono Shinzō ni Hanabata wo" (A Bouquet for This Heart), and Kagura Nana returns to perform the ending "Hakuchumu" (Daydreams).
The anime's first season premiered with a one-hour special in July 2021 and aired for 12 episodes. Funimation began streaming the anime in July 2021, and also streamed an English dub.
The newly added music videos include:
- "fly away" by Vaundy (Daemons of the Shadow Realm first opening theme song)
- "peacock" by Kei Sugawara (Daemons of the Shadow Realm second ending theme song)
- "FLASHBULB" by Omoinotake (Hana-Kimi second season opening theme song)
- "Hanataba" by Omoinotake (Hana-Kimi second season ending theme song)
- "Conifer" by Regal Lily (Draw This, Then Die! ending theme song)
Crunchyroll also added music videos from BURNOUT SYNDROMES, including videos from the Haikyu!! anime series.
Other added music videos include "madoromi" by Centimillimental, Arash Buana, and "Seibutsu manner featuring KZ, R-Shitei, TAKE-M, KennyDoes, ILL SWAG GAGA, KBD" by Umeda Cypher. Music videos by CVLTE, Ikusaburo Yamazaki, milet, NiziU, PEOPLE1, PUFFY, and yutori has also been added.
Crunchyroll launched its music and content hub with content from Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2023.
Source: Crunchyroll (Liam Dempsey, link 2)
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