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Yen Audio’s Sword Art Online, Overlord, and The Saga of Tanya the Evil Narrators Revealed

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Following the June 2021 announcement of actor Ki Hong Lee narrating the Solo Leveling, Vol. 1 audiobook, Yen Press announced the narrators for the remaining launch series of Yen Audio, a newly created imprint dedicated to audiobook adaptations of light novels. These series include adaptations of some of the most popular light novels from Yen On—Sword Art Online, Overlord, and The Saga of Tanya the Evil.

Sword Art Online, Vol. 1 will be narrated by Bryce Papenbrook. Bryce Papenbrook has been a professional voice-over artist since the age of eight and has since starred in numerous roles, including Kirito from the Sword Art Online anime. Additional noteworthy roles include Inosuke Hashibira from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Eren Yeager from Attack on Titan. The Sword Art Online, Vol. 1 audiobook is scheduled for an August 2021 release.

Overlord, Vol. 1 will be narrated by Christopher Guerrero. Christopher Guerrero is a Dallas-based actor who started his career in theater before transitioning fully into voice-over. Since becoming a voice actor nine years ago, he has voice acted in over 100 anime titles, which includes work on the Overlord anime as protagonist Ainz Ooal Gown. Additional noteworthy roles include Gecko Moria from One Piece and Shadow from SK8 the Infinity. The Overlord, Vol. 1 audiobook is scheduled for a September 2021 release.

The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 1 will be narrated by Monica Rial. Monica Rial has been working in the anime industry for over 20 years and is considered to be one of the most prolific anime voice actors in the United States. Among her many roles, Monica voiced Tanya Degurechaff in The Saga of Tanya the Evil anime. Additional noteworthy roles include Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card and May Chang from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The audiobook for The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 1 is scheduled for a November 2021 release.

To help launch the Yen Audio imprint, Yen Press is hosting a Yen Audio Panel at Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, which will take place August 5–7. The panel will feature samples from upcoming Yen Audio releases as well as a discussion with Solo Leveling director Caitlin Davies and voice actors Christopher Guerrero and Bryce Papenbrook on their work on upcoming releases.

Voice Actor Bryce Papenbrook to Appear at Otakon 2015

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Bryce_PapenbrookOtakorp Inc. has added prolific voice actor Bryce Papenbrook to the guest roster for Otakon 2015. He is known for his roles in such shows as “Attack on Titan, “Sword Art Online” and the “Durarara!!” series and its sequel.

In Otakon’s release, Papenbrook said, “I’m excited to travel to Baltimore for the first time to make an appearance at Otakon. I’ll finally be able to talk about [redacted], which will make it an especially memorable event.”

Papenbrook has been a professional voice-over artist since age 8. He was introduced to the voice acting scene by his father, Bob Papenbrook, and has continued the trade in his footsteps.

Among his credits are numerous video games, cartoons, and television shows. Some recent roles include Eren in “Attack on Titan”; Kirito in “Sword Art Online” and “Sword Art Online II”; Rin Okumura in “Blue Exorcist”; Chooki and Lydendor in “Tenkai Knights”; Red in “Pokémon Origins”; Machina Kunagiri in “Final Fantasy Type-0”; Masaomi Kida in “Durarara!!” and “Durarara!! X2”; Theodore in “Persona Q”; Makoto Naegi in “DanganRonpa: Trigger Happy Havoc”; Nagito Komaeda in “Super Dangan Ronpa 2”; Staz Charlie Blood in “Blood Lad”; Adrien a.k.a. Cat Noir in “Miraculous Ladybug”; Clay Sizemore in “Soul Eater Not!”; Kaname Isaki in “A Lull in the Sea”; numerous roles in “Call of Duty: Ghosts”; Tiz Arrior in “Bravely Default”; Adol Christin in “Ys: Memories of Celceta”; Inky in “Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Game”; Black Ranger in “Power Rangers Megaforce Game”; Sultan in “Disney Princess Palace Pets”; Lest in “Rune Factory 4”; Henry in “Fire Emblem: Awakening”; Issachar in “Shin Megami Tensei IV”; Asbel Lhant in “Tales of Graces F”; Zidane Tribal in “Final Fantasy Dissidia 012”; and Guan Ping in “Dynasty Warriors.” Past leading roles include Shugo in “.hack//Sign Legend of the Twilight”; Jack in “MAR”; Jack Russell in “Radiata Stories”; Hanabusa Aido in “Vampire Knight”; and Isami Fujiwara in “Noein.”

Papenbrook appears with assistance from Aniplex.

Otakon 2015 will be held July 24-26 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD.