FUNimation Entertainment recently announced that they will be providing broadcast dubs for multiple Summer 2016 anime titles. Broadcast dubs are recorded using the original TV release of the anime instead of the DVD/Blu-ray release. These dubs come out close behind the original Japanese air date. The broadcast dub line-up is as follows:
- D.Gray-man HALLOW
- SERVAMP
- Tales of Zestiria the X
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School – Future Arc
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School – Despair Arc
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance
- Love Live! Sunshine!!
- Planetarian
- Cheer Boys!!
- FIRST LOVE MONSTER
- The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
- Handa-kun
- Show By Rock!! Short!!
- Puzzle & Dragons X
- Endride (continued from last season)
Along with the broadcast dub line-up, FUNimation also announced the premiere dates for each of the broadcast dubs.
FIRST LOVE MONSTER broadcast dubs will premiere on July 16.
The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance broadcast dub premieres on July 19.
Puzzle & Dragons X broadcast dub premieres on July 19 (in the US & Canada) and July 20 (in the U.K. and Ireland).
SERVAMP broadcast dub premieres on July 20.
Love Live! Sunshine!! broadcast dub premieres on July 30.
Show By Rock!! Short!! broadcast dub premieres on August 1.
Cheer Boys!! broadcast dub premieres on August 2.
Tales of Zestiria the X broadcast dub premieres on August 3 (in the US & Canada) and August 4 (in the U.K. & Ireland).
D.Gray-man HALLOW broadcast dub premieres on August 3 (in the US & Canada) and August 4 (in the U.K. & Ireland).
Planetarian broadcast dub premieres on August 4.
Handa-kun broadcast dub premieres on August 5 (in the US & Canada) and August 6 (in the U.K. and Ireland).
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. broadcast dub premieres on August 7.
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School – Future Arc broadcast dub premieres on August 10 (in the US & Canada) and August 11 (in the U.K. and Ireland).
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School – Despair Arc broadcast dub premieres on August 11.
FUNimation also announced their line-up for their Dubbletalk program. The titles that will be featured are:
- D.Gray-man HALLOW
- Tales of Zestiria the X
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School – Future Arc
Will you be watching these shows with the orignal Japanese voices? Will you wait for the broadcast dub before giving them a shot? Or will you be watching both versions of these shows?