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Skip Beat!'s English Dub Kickstarter Campaign Casts Richard Epcar as Lory Takarada

Voice actress voice actor once the campaign hit US$140,000. The campaign will next reveal the voice actor for Maria Takarada once the campaign hits US$145,000.

In addition, Pied Piper, Inc. president Ann Yamamoto will hold a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Monday at 9:00 p.m. EST.

Epcar as Kanae Kotonami (Moko).

Voice actors Jason C. Miller are producing the English dub.

The Kickstarter campaign will end on April 16 and has an initial goal of US$155,000. Pied Piper had originally franchise on March 1, but then relaunched the campaign on Kickstarter on March 17. The Indiegogo campaign had a goal of US$210,000. The Kickstarter campaign's base goal no longer includes a Blu-ray Disc release, although the Blu-ray Disc is still a stretch goal at US$185,000. The Japanese release was DVD-only.

Pied Piper acquired the license from TV Tokyo, and TV Tokyo is requiring the English dub as a condition of release. The company will not be able to release the series on a subtitle-only format. The license covers the United States and Canada only.

The television version of Viz Media publishes the original manga in North America.

Thanks to ravegrl, Nina Davis, and Peter J. LaPrade for the news tip.