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The anime FLCL: grunge debuted Saturday on Adult Swim’s Toonami programming block and has revealed its English voice cast. The cast includes the anime dub debut of Samantha Weinstein, who has additional voice credits including Akira in the anime. Weinstein passed away from ovarian cancer on May 14 at the 28-year-old hospital. Voice actor Deven Mack and director Stephanie Sheh confirmed Weinstein’s role and death.
Weinstein was born in March 1995. Weinstein appeared in films such as Carrie and Toronto Stories, and voiced characters in animated series such as Let’s Go Luna! , Dino Ranch and Babar and the Adventures of Badou.
The anime’s British cast includes:
In addition to Weinstein, other voices include Janice Kawaye, Andrew Kishino, Kamran Nikhad, BJ Schraff, Michael Sinterniklaas and Billy Bob Thompson.
Sheh and Sinterniklaas are directing the voiceover at NYAV Post.
Adult Swim Canada is airing the anime at the same time as it airs in the United States.
FLCL: grunge and FLCL: Shoegaze are two new seasons of the FLCL anime. The Pillows is providing music for both anime. Jason DeMarco, Toonami’s chief creative officer and senior vice president of action and anime at WarnerMedia, is executive producer and USA Production IG Maki Terashima-Furuta (FLCL Alternative, Fena: Pirate Princess) is the producer for both seasons.
Hitoshi Takekiyo is directing FLCL: grunge at MontBlanc Pictures. The CGI anime will revolve around three teenagers who have graduated and started working. The anime will have a theme about what it feels like to become an adult.
Yutaka Uemura (FLCL Alternative) is directing FLCL: Shoegaze at Production IG and NUT. The anime will be set 10 years after FLCL Alternative and revolve around a male and female high school student.
FLCL Alternative and FLCL Progressive are sequels to FLCL.
Source: FLCL: Grunge music episode 1, Deven Mack’s Twitter account
