Manga
Tokyopop has the rights to the Karekano manga. The first book is due for release April 30. The ride was a little rocky. They announced in May 2000 that they had the liscence, but lost it. But in October 2001 they seemed to have it again. Let's hope they do a good job ne.
Anime
The English version of the Karekano animation is being released by
Right Stuf International. The first DVD is due out May 28 2002. It will be available in 2 options. One will come with an artbox to put all successive Karekano DVDs in ($39.95), and the other will not include the box ($29.95). The discs will contain the english dub and sub. There is a joural by the producer which follows the making of the english language version
here.
Voice Actors
| Yukino Miyazawa | Veronica Taylor |
| Tsukino Miyazawa | Jessica Calvello |
| Kano Miyazawa | Megan Hollingshead |
| Miyako Miyazawa | Rachael Lillis |
| Hiroyuki Miyazawa | Pete Zarustica |
| Soichiro Arima | Christopher Nicholas |
| Hideaki Asaba | Liam O'Brien |
| Mr. Arima | Bill Rogers |
| Mrs. Arima | Kristen Nelson |
| Maho Isawa | Carol Jacobanis |
| Sakura Tsubaki | Lea Lane |
| Sena Rika | Angora Deb |
| Sawada Aya | Rachael Lillis |
| Tsubasa Shibahime | Lisa Ortiz |
| Toshiharu Shibahime | Ed Paul |
| Hiromi Ikeda | Kelli Shane Butler |