Kageki Shojo!!

Kageki Shojo!! (かげきしょうじょ!!, Kageki Shōjo!!) is a 2021 anime based on the manga series withy the same name written and illustrated by Kumiko Saiki. It was serialized and published in Hakusensha's Melody magazine on February 28, 2015.

The anime series was announced in the December issue of Melody magazine on October 28, 2020.^[1] It was animated by Pine Jam, directed by Kazuhiro Yoneda, composed by Tsuneyoshi Saito, and it premiered in Japan from July 4, 2021 to September 26, 2021, consisting of 13 episodes.

Sound Cadence Studios produced an English dub for FUNimation Entertainment, which premiered on the FunimationNow streaming service on September 4, 2021.^[2]

Synopsis

Ever since she was a little girl, Sarasa has wanted to play the role of Oscar as part of the Kouka Acting Troupe, an all-female acting troupe similar to the Takarazuka Revue. But before she can do that, she has to attend two years at the Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts. As Sarasa practices singing, dancing, and acting, she grows closer to the other girls in her year, including her roommate, the stoic former J-idol, Ai. Though Sarasa is great at making friends, her outspoken nature and grand ambitions earn her lots of enemies as well.

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Sarasa Watanabe	Sayaka Senbongi	Siv Ryan
	Ai Narata	Yumiri Hanamori	Xanthe Huynh
	Sawa Sugimoto	Sumire Uesaka	Corey Pettit
	Kaoru Hoshino	Yō Taichi	AmaLee
	Ayako Yamada	Rico Sasaki	Megan Shipman
	Risa Nakayama	Mikako Komatsu	Terri Doty
	Chika Sawada	Risae Matsuda	Monica Rial
	Chiaki Sawada	Satsumi Matsuda	Natalie Rial
Secondry Characters
	Sei Satomi	Hiroki Nanami	Kayleigh McKee
	Hijiri Nojima	Kana Hanazawa	Bryn Apprill
	Mamoru Ando	Junichi Suwabe	River Kanoff
	Taichi Narata	Kenji Nojima	Aaron Campbell
	Akiya Shirakawa	Kengo Takanashi	Caleb Yen
	Akiya Shirakawa	Hibiku Yamamura (young)	Apphia Yu
	Kōsaburō Shirakawa	Takehito Koyasu	Jonah Scott
Recurring Characters
	Ken Watanabe	Hiroshi Naka	Bradley Gareth
	Naomi Tachibana	Shizuka Itō	Jessica Peterson
	Mikiya Kitaouji	Takahiro Mizushima	Kestin Howard
	Haruhiko Oizumi	Hitoshi Bifu	John McCalmont
	Fumiko Kirishima	Reiko Suzuki	L.W. Salinas
	Yushiko Ohki	Nanaho Katsuragi	E.A. Castillo
	Tamotsu Onodera	Nobuo Tobita	David Wald
	Hitomi Konno	Maki Kawase	Sarah Roach
	Keito Mochida	Mitsuho Kambe	Crystal Lee
	Kazuo Takagi	Tomohisa Asō	Keith Silverstein

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Ep(s).
Ichii Anai	Norio Wakamoto	Ben Phillips	1
Dorm Mother	Kyō Yaoya	Elley Ray	1
Hachi	Hironori Kondō	Kent Williams	1, 7
Hachi's Wife	Kyō Yaoya	Casey Casper
Kuma	Hitoshi Bifu	Phil Parsons
Seamstresses	Yuri Komagata	Marissa Lenti	2
	Mitsuho Kambe	Anastasia Muñoz
	Kenta Zaima	Howard Wang
Props Master	Daisuke Hatooka	Brendan Blaber
Yuki Shirakawa	Tamie Kubota	Dorothy Fahn	2, 7
Shun Kuroge	Hironori Kondō	Jim Foronda	3
Miki	Minami Tanaka	Kimberley Anne Campbell
Seiji	Yōji Ueda	Scott Bradley
Miki's Mother	Mayu Yoshioka	Emily Frongillo
Brown Hair Grandaunt	Anna Mugiho	Morgan Lauré
Black Hair Grandaunt	Kyō Yaoya	Dorah Fine
Kimiko Narata	Kotono Mitsuishi	Caitlyn Elizabeth	3, 11
Momo Kozono	Rikako Aida	Dawn M. Bennett	4
Ken	Hiroyuki Endō	Tom Laflin
Ken's Friend	Kenta Zaima	Devante' Johnson
Mercutio	Nanako Mori	Kay Eluvian	5
Juliet	Nozomi Kishimoto	Molly Searcy
Sou Kazahana	Akiko Utsumi	Minh Ton
Kiyoko Yamada	Fairouz Ai	Blythe Renay
Doctor	Hironori Kondō	Steven Kelly
Ruri Shinohara	Aoi Koga	Courtney Lin	5, 7
Shou Kimura	Kenta Zaima	Anthony Sardinha	7
Akiya's Mother	Maki Kawase	Su Ling Chan
Keiko	Shiori Sakurai	Kiane Chula King
Miyoko Watanabe	Fumi Hirano	Karen Kahler
Tomoe Shirakawa	Yōko Imaizumi	Cynthia Cranz	7, 13
Kaou Shirakawa	Mugihito	Frank Todaro	7, 13
Shizuka “Mari” Hoshino	Mari Maeda	Peggy O'Neal	8
Miyuki Hakuho	Nanako Mori	Erica Schroeder
Rikuto Tsuji	Tasuku Hatanaka	Mark Allen Jr.
Yamagishi	Mayu Yoshioka	Yenni Ann
Rikuto's Manager	Rina Honnizumi	Dani Chambers
Rikuto's Coach	Hironori Kondō	Jason Liebrecht
Ryuu Asahina	Akiko Utsumi	Kdin Jenzen	9-10
Reo Shiina	Mitsuki Saiga	Meli Grant
Keito Mitsuki	Nozomi Kishimoto	Anjali Kunapaneni
Mirei Nohara	Yuri Amano	Juliet Cesario
Akiha Ichijou	Nanako Mori	Michelle Rojas
Kiyomi	Maki Kawase	Marcy Edwards	9
Aika Shion		Wendee Lee	10
Male Presenter	Shinya Takahashi	Brent Mukai
Female Presenter	Kumiko Nakane	Felecia Angelle
Manami Ueda	Nanako Mori	Angela Tran	11
Emiri Sunouchi	Rina Honnizumi	Francesca Calo	12-13
Akina Horiguchi	Yoshino Aoyama	Elizabeth Quedenfeld	12-13
Hirayama	Tomohito Takatsuka	Zack Maher	12
Asuka Yano	Minami Takahashi	Jessica DiCicco	12
Asami Hamada	Mitsuho Kambe	Kate Bristol	13
Minami Shirota	Maki Kawase	Linsay Rousseau	13

Additional Voices[]

Multimedia[]

Clips[]

Sarasa and Ai meet - Kageki Shojo!! Dub

Notes[]

Peggy O'Neal’s first new anime dubbing role since 2009 with her last role being Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers.
Jessica DiCicco's first and only role so far that isn’t in a union dub.
This is L.W. Salinas, Scott Bradley, Kiane Chula King, and Yoshi Amao's debut anime role.