Yesterday, Funimation released two trailers to the upcoming English dub of Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School. This release also confirmed that Funimation will be streaming and broadcasting the two arcs simultaneously. According to Funimation, the Future Arc will be utilizing the English dub cast from Danganronpa: The First Animation (season 1). However, the cast for the Despair Arc will be different.
Danganronpa 3: The Future Arc is the newest series to join Funimation’s DubbleTalk program (where they discuss the anime and its best parts live on Twitch). The Future Arc aired this past Wednesday (August 10th) at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM CT and will continue every Wednesday. The Despair Arc premiered today (August 11th) at 11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT and will also be released each subsequent Thursday.
Check out the trailers and English dub casts to the two arcs below:
Future Arc
Funimation describes the Future Arc as:
Makoto Naegi is under suspicion of treason after shielding a remnant of Despair. The Future Foundation, founded to save the world from chaos caused by Ultimate Despair, gathers to decide his punishment when they are captured by Monokuma. Thrusted into an ultimate death game, they must find the true traitor and kill him if they hope to survive. The tale of despair in which hope kills hope begins.
The cast and part of the crew for the Future Arc are:
| Voice Directors | Christopher Bevins / Christian LaMonte |
| ACTOR | CHARACTER |
| Bryce Papenbrook | Makoto Naegi |
| Caitlin Glass | Kyoko Kirigiri |
| Felecia Angelle | Aoi Asahina |
| Christopher Bevins | Yasuhiro Hagakure |
| Greg Ayres | Monokuma |
| Anastasia Muñoz | Monomi |
| Tia Ballard | Daisaku Bandai |
| Chris Rager | The Great Gozu |
| Ian Sinclair | Juzo Sakakura |
| Kaiji Tang | Kohichi Kitakura |
| Justin Briner | Ryota Mitarai |
| Ricco Fajardo | Kyosuke Munakata |
| Jād Saxton | Ruruka Ando |
| Erin Fitzgerald | Seiko Kimura |
| Brandon McInnis | Sohnosuke Izayoi |
| Mark Stoddard | Kazuo Tengan |
| Colleen Clinkenbeard | Chisa Yukizome |
Despair Arc
Funimation describes the despair arc as:
Hope’s Peak High School is a special school that nurtures those with exceptional talents and abilities. While only top students are a part of the main course, anyone can join the preparatory course, like Haijme Hinata has. Hinata wants nothing more than to be part of the talented elite, but his desires lead him to a fateful encounter that drives the future of the school into despair.
The cast and some of the crew for the Despair Arc are:
| Voice Directors | Christopher Bevins / Christian LaMonte |
| ACTOR | CHARACTER |
| Colleen Clinkenbeard | Chisa Yukizome |
| Johnny Yong Bosch | Hajime Hinata |
| Todd Haberkorn | Teruteru Hanamura |
| Kaiji Tang | Kohichi Kitakura |
| Carrie Keranen | Mahiru Koizumi |
| Bryce Papenbrook | Nagito Komaeda |
| Aaron Dismuke | Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu |
| Brina Palencia | Ibuki Mioda |
| Justin Briner | Ryota Mitarai |
| Ricco Fajardo | Kyosuke Munakata |
| Christine Marie Cabanos | Chiaki Nanami |
| Natalie Hoover | Sonia Nevermind |
| Patrick Seitz | Nekomaru Nidai |
| Morgan Garrett | Akane Owari |
| Clarine Harp | Peko Pekoyama |
| Kira Buckland | Hiyoko Saiyonji |
| Kyle Hebert | Kazuichi Soda |
| Scott Frerichs | Tanaka the Forbidden One |
| Stephanie Sheh | Mikan Tsumiki |
This article was first published on BentoByte.
Source: Funimation Previews the Danganronpa 3 English Dub