APPARE-RANMAN!

APPARE RANMAN
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	FUNimation Entertainment
Voice Director 1	Caitlin Glass
Voice Director 2	Shawn Gann
Translation & Adaptation	Jarrod Greene Tyler Walker
ADR Production
Recorded	2020
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	13
Year	2020

APPARE-RANMAN! is a 2020 anime series directed by Masakazu Hashimoto and animated by P.A. Works.

It premiered in Japan from April 10, 2020 to September 25, 2020 consisting of 13 episodes. FUNimation Entertainment licensed and produced an English Dub of the series, which premiered on their streaming service on September 18, 2020.

Synopsis The socially awkward yet genius engineer, Appare Sorano, and the wise but cowardly samurai, Kosame Isshiki, find themselves aimlessly drifting in the sea between Japan and America. In order to earn enough money to get back home, the duo enters a trans-American race in their own steam-powered car. Rivals, bandits, and other trials await them on this race from Los Angeles to New York.

Cast

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Appare Sorano	Natsuki Hanae	Lee George
	Kosame Isshiki	Seiichirō Yamashita	Ivan Jasso
		Mutsumi Tamura (young)	Jalitza Delgado (young)
	Hototo	Aoi Yūki	Emi Lo
	Sophia Taylor	Fumiko Orikasa	Xanthe Huynh
	Jing Xialian	Sora Amamiya	Suzie Yeung
	TJ	Tomokazu Sugita	Ace Anderson
	Al Leon	Sōma Saitō	Brandon McInnis
	Dylan G. Oldin	Takahiro Sakurai	Robert McCollum
	Chase the Bad	Tetsu Inada	Cris George
	Seth Rich Carter	Kazuyuki Okitsu	Blake McNamara
	Richard Riesman	Kenjirō Tsuda	Brandon Potter
	Tristan the Bad	Daisuke Ono	Tyson Rinehart
	Race Announcer	Mana Hirata	Elizabeth Maxwell

Episodic Characters

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Ep(s.)
	Lord Kuroda	Jin Urayama	Jim Johnson	1
	Kakuzo Sorano	Mitsuaki Hoshino	Marcus M. Mauldin
	Ayane Sorano	Mitsuhiro Ichiki	Kenneisha Thompson
	Hanbei Sorano		Jamal Sterling
	Appare's Mother	Maki Izawa	Caitlin Glass
	Fumi Isshiki	Tomoyo Kurosawa	Jalitza Delgado	1, 13
	Xialian's Mother	Kaori Nakamura	Michelle Rojas	2
	Steamship Engineer	Takuya Nakashima	Josh Martin
	Steamship Captain	Atsushi Ono	Kent Williams	2-3
	David	Daichi Endō	John Burgmeier	2, 4
	Xialian's Father	Yōji Ueda	Oscar Seung	2, 9
	Racing Team Owner	Ken Uo	Keith Silverstein	2-5
	Hototo's Father	Volcano Ōta	Shawn Gann	3
	Diner Manager	Volcano Ōta	Ben Phillips	4-5
	Party Hall Receptionist	Ikuto Kanemasa	Mark Allen Jr.	5
	Receptionist	Asumi Yoneyama	Tia Ballard	6
	Kosame's Mother	Nanako Mori	Brina Palencia	7-8
	Bar Proprietress	Kujira	Rachel Robinson	8
	Railroad Executive	Volcano Ōta	Christopher Sabat	8, 10
	Thomas Edison	Rikiya Koyama	Jeremy Inman	9
	Edison's Assistant	Takuya Nakashima	Clifford Chapin
	Bar Owner	Takayuki Ishii	Brian Mathis
	Claudia	Ai Kayano	Tia Ballard	10
	Dual Wield	Takeshi Hayakawa	Kellen Goff	10, 12
	Shotgun	Tôru Sakurai	Zeno Robinson
	Super Strength	Hayato Kaneko	Shawn Gann
	Doctor	Takayuki Ishii	Zach Bolton	11
	Police Chief	Kōji Takeda	Eric Vale
	Knife	Risae Matsuda	Morgan Garrett	12

Additional Voices

Mark Allen Jr. Ace Anderson Tia Ballard Ben Balmaceda Zach Bolton Ben Bryant Anthony Bowling Clifford Chapin Justin Cook Jordan Dash Cruz Jalitza Delgado Aaron Dismuke Jim Foronda Stephen Fu Morgan Garrett Cris George Caitlin Glass Jarrod Greene Matt Holmes Jeremy Inman Jerry Jewell Gabe Kunda Emi Lo Seth Magill Alex Mai

Josh Martin Marcus Mauldin Elizabeth Maxwell Mike McFarland Daman Mills Phil Parsons Kyle Phillips Tyson Rinehart Aaron Roberts Rachel Robinson Alejandro Saab Christopher Sabat Oscar Seung Matt Shipman Keith Silverstein Marcus D. Stimac Michael Stimac Nazeeh Tarsha Kevin D. Thelwell Kenneisha Thompson Austin Tindle Eric Vale David Wald Howard Wang Kent Williams

Multimedia

Cast Reveal

Transmission via Streaming

Company	Date(s)	Category	Format	Content	Country
	September 18, 2020	Anime	Digital	13 Eps.	United States

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
	2021		The Complete Series	A DVB-T	United States
			2 Discs

External Links

• APPARE-RANMAN! at the Internet Movie Database
• APPARE-RANMAN! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia