DRAMAtical Murder (ドラマティカル マーダー, Doramatikaru Mādā) is a 2014 anime based on the BL Visual Novel with the same name developed and published by Nitro+chiral. It was published in Japan on Windows on March 23, 2012 before being released in North America on April 6, 2021 by JAST Blue.
The anime series was announced on March 22, 2014.[1] It was animated by NAZ, directed by Kazuya Miura, series composition by Touko Machida & Kabura Fuchii, music composed by Yuki Hayashi, and it aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from July 6, 2014 to September 21, 2014, consisting of 12 episodes.
Sentai Filmworks licensed and produced an Englsih Dub of the series, which was released on Blu-ray and DVD on November 24, 2015.[2][3] Madman Entertainment licensed the series for Australia, and Manga Entertainment licensed the series for the UK.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | |||
| Aoba Seragaki | Atsushi Kisaichi | Gabriel Regojo | |
| Hiroko Miyamoto (young) |
Cayla Coats (young) | ||
| Ren | Ryōta Takeuchi | David Wald | |
| Kōjaku | Hiroki Takahashi | David Matranga | |
| Eiji Miyashita (young) | |||
| Noiz | Satoshi Hino | Corey Hartzog | |
| Mink | Kenichirō Matsuda | Andrew Love | |
| Clear | Masatomo Nakazawa | Greg Ayres | |
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Mizuki | Kenji Takahashi | Adam Gibbs | |
| Tae Seragaki | Kun Fuzuki | Marcy Bannor | |
| Tatsuo Tōe | Tadahisa Saizen | John Gremillion | |
| Virus | Junji Majima | Doug Hammond | |
| Trip | Tomoyuki Higuchi | Blake Shepard | |
| Recurring Characters | |||
| Sei | Yūichi Iguchi | Clint Bickham | |
| Takahashi | Daisuke Kishio | Scotty Fults | |
| Haga | Eiichirō Tokumoto | Rutherford Cravens | |
| Akushima | Yasunori Masutani | Mark X. Laskowski | |
| Ryuho | Akira Sasanuma | Chris Patton | |
| Beni | Keisuke Gotō | Kyle Colby Jones | |
| Pseudo Rabbit | Hiroko Miyamoto | Tiffany Grant | |
| Bonjin-kun | Inchiki Echigoya | Christopher Ayres | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| System Voice | Michael Rivas | ¿? | 1 | |
| Redhead | Yūichi Iguchi | ¿? | ||
| Girls | Minami Tanaka | ¿? | ||
| Yumeha Kōda | ¿? | |||
| Brats | Tadanori Date | ¿? | ||
| Daiki Hamano | ¿? | |||
| Yoshie | Saki Umesato | Allison Sumrall | 1, 3 | |
| Kio Kuniyashi | Saki Umesato | Kalin Coates | 1, 12 | |
| Mio Kuniyashi | Emi Motoi | Jane Cash | ||
| Nao Kuniyashi | Megumi Matsumoto | Cayla Coats | ||
| Usui | Tsuguo Mogami | Clint Bickham | ||
| Kou | Keisuke Gotō | ¿? | 4 | |
| Hagima | Inchiki Echigoya | ¿? | ||
| Announcer | Chinatsu Akasaki | ¿? | ||
| Scratch Members | Junji Tachibana | ¿? | 5 | |
| Kenji Kitamura | ¿? | |||
| Women | Nanami Yamashita | ¿? | ||
| Kaya Okuno | ¿? | |||
| Huracan | Hitoshi Bifu | Stephen E. Moellering | 5, 12 | |
| Kōjaku's Mother | Emi Motoi | ¿? | 7 | |
| Panda | Kenji Takahashi | Kyle Colby Jones | ||
| Female Announcer | Ayano Yamamoto | ¿? | ||
| Noiz's Parents | Eiji Takemoto | ¿? | 8 | |
| Asako Dodo | ¿? | |||
| Morphine's | Tatsuya Kobashi | ¿? | ||
| Takefumi Yumihara | ¿? | |||
| Alpha B | Kaito Ishikawa | Greg Ayres | 9 | |
| Morphine's | Shō Karino | ¿? | ||
| Yū Kitada | ¿? | |||
| Hiroyuki Endō | ¿? | |||
| Announcer | Ayano Yamamoto | ¿? | ||
| Alpha A | Hiroshi Okamoto | Greg Ayres | 9-10 | |
| Guards | Yū Kitada | ¿? | 10 | |
| Hiroyuki Endō | ¿? | |||
| Shō Karino | ¿? | |||
| Villager | Minami Tanaka | ¿? | ||
| Guard B | Hiroyuki Endō | ¿? | 11 | |
| Scratch Member | Shō Karino | ¿? | ||
| Guards | Yū Kitada | ¿? | 11-12 | |
| Shō Karino | ¿? | 12 | ||
| Hiroyuki Endō | ¿? | |||
| Female Announcer | Mayu Yoshioka | ¿? | ||
| Narrator | Michael Rivas | ¿? |
Additional Voices[]
- Leraldo Anzaldua
- Bryson Baugus
- Brock Hatton
- Jack Ivy
- Bryan Kaplun
- Brent Marshall
- Joel McCray
- John Swasey
Notes[]
- This is Bryson Baugus, Brock Hatton, Doug Hammond and Jane Cash's debut anime role.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2015 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
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| 4 Discs | ||||||
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
References[]
External Links[]
- DRAMAtical Murder on the Internet Movie Database.
- DRAMAtical Murder (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.
- DRAMAtical Murder on Behind The Voice Actors.