English dub cast revealed, Bang Zoom! to hold open auditions at Anime Expo

Aniplex of America announced the details of its home video release of the first season of Aldnoah.Zero at its panel at A-Kon on Saturday. The company will release the first 12-episode season on both Blu-ray Disc and DVD in two sets. The sets will include Japanese and English audio with English and Spanish subtitles.

Aniplex of America will release the first set on July 21, and the second set on October 27. Pre-orders for both volumes start on June 8.

Aniplex also revealed the English dub cast for the series:

Inaho Kaizuka: Max Mittelman

Slaine Troyard: Zach Aguilar

Asseylum Vers Allusia: Erika Harlacher

Rayet Areash: Cristina Vee

Inko Amifumi: Erica Mendez

Calm Craftman: Bryce Papenbrook

Nina Klein: Christine Marie Cabanos

Okisuke Mikuni: Bobby Thong

Yuki Kaizuka: Erica Lindbeck

Koichiro Marito: Matt Mercer

Soma Yagarai: Ethan Murray

Darzana Magbaredge: Julie Ann Taylor

Kaoru Mizusaki: Trina Loo

Eddelrittuo: Sandy Fox

Cruhteo: Lex Lang

Saazbaum: Kirk Thornton

Trillram: Todd Haberkorn

Vlad: Patrick Seitz

Kisaki Matsuribi: Kyle McCarley

Yutaro Tsumugi: Lucien Dodge

Shigo Kakei: Alan Lee

Femieanne: Carrie Keranen

John Humeray: Ben Diskin

Orlane: Mela Lee

Rayregalia Vers Rayvers: Geoffrey Chalmers

Aniplex of America will host an English dub premiere event at Anime Expo. The company will show the first three episodes and host a Q&A event with Mittelman (Inaho), Aguilar (Slaine), and Harlacher (Asseylum). Aniplex of America and Bang Zoom! Entertainment will also hold open auditions for additional dub cast members at Anime Expo. Aniplex of America noted that Aguilar and Mittelman were previous participants of the open auditions event.

The two companies will also host an Open Auditions Kick-off Panel at Anime Expo on July 2 to announce another title from Aniplex of America that will be getting an English dub, and attendees can also audition for that title as well as Aldnoah.Zero .

The company is also streaming an English dub trailer and a cast message video.

The first limited edition Blu-ray Disc set of Aldnoah.Zero will include the textless opening, promotional videos and TV ads, the "Count to A/Z " interview program with the cast and staff, a 36-page "Character Archives" booklet, collectable pin-ups, and a box illustration by mecha designer I-IV . The limited edition will retail for US$94.98, but the store price will be US$74.98. The DVD will include the same video extras, and will retail for US$39.98, but the store price will be US$29.98.

The second limited edition Blu-ray Disc set will include the textless endings, the English version trailer, a 36-page " Mecha Archives" booklet, collectable pin-ups, and a box illustration by mecha designer I-IV . The limited edition will retail for US$94.98, but the store price will be US$74.98. The DVD will include the same video extras, and will retail for US$39.98, but the store price will be US$29.98.