At last weekend's Industry Panel of Ikkicon, Funimation announced home video release plans for Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid and Aria the Scarlett Ammo AA (Season 2), both of which are due in April 2017 and now have English dub casts attached.

See the English cast of Aria the Scarlett Ammo AA (Season 2) and Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid here: https://t.co/92oP9hFCfa pic.twitter.com/kR7Hl5q1KP — Funimation (@FUNimation) January 2, 2017

Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid … MIREI

Mandy Lane MAMORI Kayla Hardwick AKIRA Janelle Lutz KASUMI Roseanne Palmer CHARLOTTE Monica Rial MEIFENG Brittney Karbowski RAIN Cecilia Higginbotham MIYASATO Haley Esposito KOUZUKI Sara Ragsdale SAEJIMA Terri Doty

Synopsis: After adorable “mermaid” Mamori is transferred to one of five artificial islands, she’s cornered, attacked and eventually saved by another beautiful transfer named Mirei. Unfortunately, even after the girl intervenes, Mamori’s attackers refuse to let up. Just when they think all hope is lost, Mirei and Mamori share a passionate kiss that turns the little “mermaid” into a powerful sword in this new show from series composer Yousuke Kuroda (High School of the Dead, Mobile Suit Gundam 00) and ARMS studio (Ikki Tousen, Queen’s Blade, Elfen Leid).

Aria the Scarlett Ammo AA … Akari Mamiya Madeleine Morris Aria H. Kanzaki Leah Clark Shino Sasaki Amber Lee Connors Raika Hino Kristi Kang Kirin Shima Monica Rial Urara Takachiho Sara Ragsdale Kyochikutou Alex Moore Riko Mine Luci Christian Hina Fuma Morgan Garrett Yuyu Lynsey Hale Yaya Steph Garrett Nonoka Mamiya Marla Acevedo Suimitsutou Michelle Rojas Shirayuki Hotogi Brina Palencia Kinji Toyama Todd Haberkorn Reki Jad Saxton

Synopsis: In this spinoff of the original Aria the Scarlet Ammo series, Aria Kanzaki, the flat chested dual-wielding Butei is back! And this time, she’s got a new partner. Akari Mamiya is a first year in the assault department and a low ranked Butei. She dreams of being as powerful as Aria, but her skills simply aren’t up to par yet. She gets a chance to be trained by her idol when she and Aria are matched as mentee and mentor, but it turns out there’s more to teaching than skill!

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