‘Higehiro’ English Dub Cast Revealed

The Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved And Took In A High School Runaway was recently adapted as an anime TV series by Project No.9. It aired from April to June 2021. Citing its overwhelming popularity, Crunchyroll has now announced the English dub cast for the anime that has been authored by Shimesaba and illustrated by booota.

Higehiro Anime English Dub Cast Announced

Its Japanese manga version, Hige o Soru. Soshite Joshi Kōsei o Hirō was serialized online starting March 2017 till August 2018 on Kakuyomu, a user-generated novel publishing website by Kadokawa.

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As per Anime News Network, the cast for the anime’s English dub version includes:

  • Jill Harris as Sayu
  • Macy Anne Johnson as Yuzuha
  • Ben Balmaceda as Hashimoto
  • Alex Hom as Yoshida
  • Sarah Roach as Gotou

Apart from the cast, the anime’s production crew includes ADR Director Jonathan Rigg, ADR Scriptwriter Jessica Sluys, mixer Andrew Tipps, and ADR engineer Derric Benavides.

Higehiro Anime Available To Stream On Crunchyroll

As the anime premiered on Japanese TV in April 2021, Crunchyroll streamed the same on its website. Takayuki Noguchi from the Ro-Kyu-Bu! And Rail Romanesque fame designed the characters for the anime adaptation that aired at Project No.9.

Manabu Kamikita from the Super HXEROES: “H”EROES SAVE THE WORLD fame directed the Japanese anime, while Deko Akao from I Would Die and Snow White With The Red Hair fame was in charge of the series scripts. The anime was produced by Dream Shift, which also produced Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle.

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This manga is a romantic comedy with 26-year-old Yoshida as the central character, who is an employee at a reputed IT company. On his way home after drinking, he meets a high school girl, Sayu, who is a runaway. Yoshida’s crush decisively rejected him after he had longed for her for 5 long years. Given the sorrow he suffered, he decides to spend the night drinking. However, he accidentally crossed pathways with the runaway high school girl.

Upon their first meeting, Sayu says the two could sleep together but only if he lets her stay with him. Although Yoshida, at first, criticizes her for the weird suggestion, he eventually allows her to stay with him.

Is Higehiro Anime Season 2 On The Cards?

While Higehiro Season 1 gets an English dub, what about Season 2? It’s been months since the first season aired, and fans are eagerly waiting for the sequel. Higehiro Season 1 comprises 13 episodes that are licensed by Muse Asia and Crunchyroll in Asia and North America.

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Although there isn’t an official announcement yet on Season 2, it is likely on the cards for 2023. Usually, a manga anime adaptation can take as long as two years to come up with a completely new season. Now, there is a possibility that the anime won’t renew for another season. If that happens, fans can expect an OVA episode to get a conclusion to the story.

Are you excited about the English dub version of Higehiro? Share your thoughts about the anime in the comments!

Allie Johnson

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