Crunchyroll will stream same-day English dubs for the anime adaptation of Matsuri Akai’s My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s light novel series. In addition, the English dub cast and crew for My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s was also revealed.
English Dub Episode 1 Cast
- Akira voiced by Austin Tindle
- Saran voiced by James Cheek
- Daisuke voiced by Matt Holmes
- Gilles voiced by Kieran Flitton
- Higuchi voiced by Erin Kelly Noble
- Hitman voiced by Gerardo Davila
- Honda voiced by Rebecca Danae
- King voiced by Brian Mathis
- Kyosuke voiced by Garret Storms
- Lia voiced by Dani Chambers
- Miko voiced by Henri Sudy
- Minotaur voiced by Brad Foster
- Mori voiced by Tom Aglio
- Oka voiced by Wyatt Baker
- Princess voiced by Corey Pettit
- Rintaro voiced by Matthew Elkins
- Shiori voiced by Taylor Murphy
- Steward voiced by R Bruce Elliott
- Tomoya voiced by Ciarán Strange
- Tsukasa voiced by Mark Allen Jr.
- Watabe voiced by Eduardo Vildasol
- Yajima voiced by Rissa Mazzuca
- Yuki voiced by Monica Flatley
English Dub Episode 1 Crew
- Voice Director: Jad Saxton
- Producer: Susie Nixon
- Adaptation: Audrey Drak Rigg
- Mixer: Andrew Tipps
- Engineer: Tina Son
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s premieres on October 6, and the anime will air on TV Tokyo, BS Fuji, Animax, and other channels in Japan. Crunchyroll will stream the series outside Japan.
VESPERBELL performs the opening theme song “Issen (Flash of Light).” BONNIE PINK performs the ending theme song “Like Gravity.”
The Japanese cast includes:
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Akira Oda
- Saku Mizuno as Amelia Rosequartz
- Sanae Kobayashi as Yoru
- Konomi Tamura as Lia Lagoon
- Junichi Suwabe as Saran Mithray
- Ayato Morinaga as Tsukasa Satō
- Masaaki Mizunaka as Kyosuke Asahina
Nobuyoshi Habara directs the anime at Sunrise, while Kunihiko Okada handles the series scripts. Hirona Okada and Kaori Saito handle the character design, while Satoshi Igarashi composes the music. Masahiro Yamane is the main animator for the series and will also handle the monster design.
Additional staff members include:
- Sub-Character Design: Yu Chen Jiang
- Prop Design: Kazutaka Ema
- 3D CG: Kanemori Yasuda
- Art Director: Akira Suzuki
- Color Design: Yūki Mori
- Compositing Director of Photography: Akihiro Takahashi
- Editing: Emi Onodera
- Sound Director: Hiroto Morishita
- Sound Production: Kanon
Lastly, Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the light novel series in English and describes it as follows:
When Akira’s class is magically summoned to another world, he and his classmates are awarded fantastical powers–but while one of them is lucky enough to become a true Hero, Akira becomes a mere Assassin. However, against all odds, the Assassin just might be the most powerful role of all! Harboring doubts about the king’s intentions, Akira uses his newfound strength as a master of the shadows to uncover the secrets and conspiracies of the crown.
