Crunchyroll Premieres Creditless Mob Psycho 100 III Dub
Wednesday, October 5 was a bittersweet day for Mob Psycho 100 fans, and for anime lovers overall as the third season of Mob Psycho 100 was finally released. Amidst the controversy surrounding low wages for voice actors, particularly those who do English dubs and the unavoidable exit of Mob's English voice actor, Kyle McCarley due to Crunchyroll's apparent refusal to participate in any discussion regarding the unionization of all contracts going forward.
The English dub of Mob Psycho 100 III was announced to not only be simulcast by the platform, but also simuldubbed – a simultaneous release of the original Japanese series, and its English dub on the same day. Crunchyroll communicated that the desire to release the series in this manner was the main driving force behind their decision to recast Mob, and some other characters; however, this came with a huge backlash and response from voice actors and fans alike. When the English dub arrived, it was markedly without any cast information, which proved to be even more incendiary.
What's Happening Between Voice Actors and Crunchyroll?
Crunchyroll has been particularly notorious of late after yet another controversy regarding their low pay for voice actors. The platform, which was merged with Funimation via parent company after being bought from AT&T, has developed a reputation for the poor treatment and working conditions of voice actors.
McCarley, who was hoping to be able to have a meeting with Crunchyroll higher-ups regarding having all future productions done on a SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) union contract, in exchange for his continued participation in the Mob Psycho 100 project.
McCarley, who released a video last
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