‘Persona 5’ English Voice Cast Revealed; Atlus USA’s Latest Game Trailer Unveiled [VIDEO]
ByFollowing the initial release of "Persona 5" on Sept. 15, Atlus USA revealed the English voice cast of the series' English release in February. Despite the confirmation arriving later than what fans have hoped for, it's still incredible how the team were able to include talents in the same industry.
The English voice cast of "Persona 5" includes Xander Mobus (Protagonist), Cassandra Morris (Morgana), Max Mittelman ( Ryuji Sakamoto), Erika Harlacher (Ann Takamaki), Matt Mercer (Yusuke Kitagawa), Cherami Leigh (Makoto Niijima), Erica Lindbeck (Futaba Sakura), Xanthe Huynh (Haru Okumura) and Robbie Daymond (Goro Akechi).
Interestingly, Gamespot revealed some of the voice characters' projects like Morris for "Sword Art Online," Harlacher for "Aldnoah Zero," Mobus for "Super Smash Bros." for Wii U, Daymond for "Sailor Moon Crystal" and Lindbeck for "The Seven Deadly Sins."
Meanwhile, Altus USA also released a video for the upcoming "Persona 5" English release, featuring the protagonist on the game. According to the publisher, as featured by IGN, the english dub was supervised by Yu Namba, a long time "Persona" series project leader in the Americas. For Namba, the challenge is the inclusion of all new characters that they felt they need to start in new and blank slate.
"It's hard saying goodbye to the cast of previous Persona games, but we hope to bring an entirely new tone with a new set of actors for this game," he added. Following the protagonist introductory video, is a second video that will feature all the characters of "Persona 5" English version.
"Persona 5" is currently available in Japan and it will launch its english version in North America and Europe on Feb. 14, 2017. Available on the PS4 and PS3 consoles, players on the PS4 platform can also avail of the "Take Your Heart" special edition, which include a replica of the Shujin Academy school bag, soundtrack, artbook and the plush Morgana.