I’m Looking for a Zombie Starts Today with an English Dub for Episode One

I’m Looking for a Zombie is scheduled to start on Crunchyroll on October 3, and English-speaking viewers will have a dub from the first episode. Crunchyroll announced the English cast on October 2, confirming that the dubbed premiere will arrive alongside the Japanese version. North America is among the regions in its fall lineup, including the United States.

That is a same-day start, not a promise that every later episode will follow the same dub schedule. Crunchyroll has not announced an exact release hour in its seasonal listing. If you are checking early on Saturday and cannot find episode one, the premiere date alone does not tell you when it will appear in your time zone.

A search for Dad after the world has changed

The story begins thirteen years after an infection wiped out most of humanity. Aki was born too late to remember life before the outbreak. She has grown up in a village away from the zombie-filled cities, but her missing father gives her a reason to leave its protection. Childhood friends Natsuki and Haru join her trip.

This is not a story about someone watching a familiar neighborhood fall apart. Aki is discovering places she has never seen, even as she has to watch for danger. That gives the journey a different starting point from an outbreak thriller: the ruined world is new to her, and finding her father is a personal goal rather than a plan to save everyone.

The series mixes that family search with the friends’ first experience of life outside the village. Their lack of memories from before the disaster matters. They cannot compare every street or building with the way it used to be; they have to learn what is safe and useful as they go.

Meet the travelers

Aki is curious and outgoing. Natsuki is a more practical friend with a love of fashion and a pink bow and arrow. Haru is devoted to training, carries a bat and puts plenty of faith in his muscles. The group later meets Yu, who is cautious and knowledgeable but not athletic, and Sakura, a friendly girl with more resolve than her small appearance suggests.

For dub viewers, Madeline Dorroh voices Aki, Arianna Contardo plays Natsuki and Blythe Melin plays Haru. Giselle Fernandez and Anairis Quiñones voice Yu and Sakura, while Christopher W. Jones is credited as Dad. Here is a quick way to match the voices with the travelers before starting episode one.

VSI Los Angeles produces the English dub, directed by Gavin Cooper Harrison with a script adaptation by Rachel Robinson. The Japanese production is animated by Studio Comet and directed by Shinya Une. Kenichi Yamashita and Aki Itami handle the series writing, Narumi Shimoji designs the characters, and Kenta Higashoji composes the music.

The U.S. and Japanese schedules are different

Crunchyroll is the announced North American streaming home. The October 3 launch applies to both versions of the first episode; a precise U.S. release time remains unannounced. Viewers who prefer English audio can check the available language options when the premiere appears rather than assuming they must begin with subtitles and wait for a later dub launch.

In Japan, TV Asahi’s IMAnimation slot begins the series at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 3. ABEMA and d Anime Store list their earliest streams for midnight after that broadcast. Other Japanese services follow from midnight after Thursday, October 8. Those are Japan-specific times and services, not a second timetable for U.S. Crunchyroll viewers.

The official trailer above offers a preview before the premiere. It is a Japanese-language trailer, separate from the newly announced English episode track. The show’s bright character designs do not, on their own, establish how suitable the survival story will be for a particular child.

Katsuwo’s manga is another way into the story. Three volumes are available in Japanese, and Yen Press plans an English omnibus, though no publication date has been announced. For the anime’s cast, story and regional viewing details, visit our I’m Looking for a Zombie page.