Ai no Kusabi (間の楔 lit. "The Space Between") is a 2012 anime OVA series based on the yaoi novel with the same name written by Rieko Yoshihara and illustrated by Katsumi Michihara. It was serialized and published in Koufuusha Shuppan's Shōsetsu June magazine from October 1987 to October 1990, with 1 volume. It is a remake of the original 1992 OVA series.
The OVA series was animated by AIC, directed by Katsuhito Akiyama, series composition by Rieko Yoshihara, composed by Tetsuya Takahashi, and aired in Japan from January 18, 2012 to April 18, 2012, consisting of 4 episodes.
Media Blasters licensed the series, while Kocha Sound produced the English Dub, which was released on Blu-ray & DVD on December 19, 2017.[1][2]
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
| Riki | Kentarō Itō | Darren Mitchell | |
| Iason Mink | Tōru Ōkawa | Todd Haberkorn | |
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Guy | Kōsuke Toriumi | Ricco Fajardo | |
| Katze | Shinichirō Miki | Michael A. Zekas | |
| Raoul Am | Takaya Kuroda | Chuck Huber | |
| Kirie | Shōtarō Morikubo | Bryson Baugus | |
| Recurring Characters | |||
| Orphe Zavi | Nobuo Tobita | John Swasey | |
| Gideon Lagat | Kenyū Horiuchi | Marcus D. Stimac | |
| Aisha Rosen | Takehito Koyasu | Meli Grant | |
| Daryl | Eiji Hanawa | Y. Chang | |
| Mimea | Shiho Kawaragi | Elizabeth Maxwell | |
| Luke | Masahiro Yamanaka | Tyson Rinehart | |
| Norris | Makoto Aoki | Matt Shipman | |
| Sid | Yasuhiro Mamiya | Austin Tindle | |
| Jeek Leader | ¿? | Clifford Chapin | |
| Jeek Lackey | ¿? | Jordan Dash Cruz | |
| Gilbert Domina | ¿? | Keith Silverstein | |
| Hubert | ¿? | Patrick M. Seymour | |
| Marcus | ¿? | Lucas Schuneman | |
| Jeeks | Yasuhiro Mamiya | ¿? | |
| Daisuke Matsuo | ¿? | ||
| Yūichi Tauchi | ¿? | ||
| Yukitoshi Tokumoto | ¿? | ||
| Takumi Asahina | ¿? | ||
| Blondies | Takefumi Kimura | ¿? | |
| Kazuyoshi Hayashi | ¿? | ||
| Mitsuaki Kanuka | ¿? | ||
| Eiji Hanawa | ¿? | ||
| Pets | Hideyuki Hayami | ¿? | |
| Ayaka Kyo | ¿? | ||
| Mayuko Takahashi | ¿? | ||
| Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | ¿? | ||
Additional Voices[]
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Notes[]
- This is Darren Mitchell, Al Michaels, and Gene Marks's debut anime role.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2017 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
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| 1 Volume | ||||||
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||||
| 1 Volume | ||||||
References[]
External Links[]
- Ai no Kusabi on the Internet Movie Database.
- Ai no Kusabi (OVA) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.