Needy Girl Overdose Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, May 2 Debut

Image via Needy Girl Overdose anime’s website

Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming an English dub from Aniplex of America for the television anime of WSS (Why So Serious) Playground and Xemono’s Needy Girl Overdose game (known as Needy Streamer Overload in English on Steam) on Saturday. The company revealed the English cast, but it noted that the voice of KAngel/Ame-chan would remain confidential until after the season is over.

The English dub stars:

Michelle Marie as Purple Lollipop
Allison Hill as Michica Gokubara
Nicole Gose as Nechika-sama
Erica Mendez as Kache
Ray Chase as Kache’s Boyfriend
Kellen Goff as Otaku/Narrator
Yong Yea as Otaku Customer
Heather Gonzalez as Interview

The dub staff includes:

Executive Producer: Yosuke Kodaka
Supervising Producer: Akiko Izumitani
Producer: Alexandria Hill
Executive Producer (Bang Zoom!): Eric P. Sherman
Co-Producers: Mami Okada, Mio Moroe
ADR Director: Michelle Ruff
ADR Writer: Erica Mendez
Casting Supervisor: Mami Okada
Casting Director: AJ Gam
Project Manager: Jessica Peace
Project Coordinator: Leah Tahmassian
Sound Supervisor: Patrick Rodman
Re-Recording Mixer: Ben Harrington
Recording Engineers: John Shieh, Heidi Hoffmann, Esgardo Valadez
Dialogue Editor: Heidi Hoffmann
Audio Operations Supervisor: Ismael Yanez
Assistant Engineers: Amalia Graciano, Yang Liu
Video Technical Director: Troy Williams
Video Coordination: Kevin Ross
Subtitles/Forced Narratives: Megumi M. Tsuji
Closed Captions: Kaylyn Saucedo
Spotting: Lily Lammers
Translation: Sheldon Drzk

The anime premiered on the Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV channels, and began streaming simultaneously on the ABEMA service, on April 4 at 24:30 JST (effectively April 5 at 12:30 a.m. JST). The anime also began running on the WOWOW channel and other streaming services on April 7.

WSS playground is credited for the original work in the anime. Masaoki Nakajima (New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT, Blue Archive The Animation, Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! episode director) is directing the anime at Yostar Pictures. The game’s scenario writer nyalra is credited for the original idea, scenario, and supervision. nyalra also penned the lyrics of the anime’s opening song. The game’s Ohisashiburi is similarly credited for the original character design, and Kenji Saikai (New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT episode key animator), Akari Takei (Blue Archive Short Animation beautiful day dreamer 2nd key animator), and Umito Shimizu (Is the order a rabbit? episode 2nd key animator) are the main character designers.

Writer nyalra gave a statement in Japanese and English in November to report that WSS playground had removed him from management and promotion of the television anime. nyalra also claimed that he has not yet received full compensation for his work, but his legal representative is reviewing and negotiating the matter. He is continuing to consult his attorneys in order to protect his creative rights and integrity.

Aniplex describes the game:

NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE is a multi-ending adventure game depicting 30 days in the life of a girl with an intense desire for validation who aims to become the ultimate streamer, with the support of “P”.

WSS playground and Xemono released the game simultaneously in English, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean on PC via Steam in January 2022, with the title Needy Streamer Overload in English, and Needy Girl Overdose in Japanese. The game has over 3 million downloads. The game is also available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

Itaru Bonnoki (The Vampire Dies in No Time) launched a manga adaptation of the game titled Needy Girl Overdose: Run with My Sick on Akita Shoten‘s Manga Cross website in March 2023. Kokamumo, who has made fan music videos for the original game, as well as the music videos for the original games “Internet Overdose” and “Internet Yamero” songs, launched a four-panel manga adaptation titled Needyga Plus (Needy Girl Plus) on the anime’s official X/Twitter account on April 5.