Hakyu Hoshin Engi

Hakyu Hoshin Engi is a 2018 anime series based on the Hoshin Engi manga series by Ryu Fujisaki. It premiered in Japan on January 12, 2018. Funimation Entertainment produced a SimulDub of the series, which premiered on the FunimationNow streaming service on January 30, 2018.

Synopsis

Taikobo is a young sennin working hard under the tutelage of Master Genshitenson. Seemingly ill-suited for study and meditation, Taikobo is thus assigned a very different task—to free the human world of malevolent spiritual influence, by defeating and sealing all 365 figures on the Hoshin List. At the head of that list stands Dakki, a hoshin who has spent long years ingratiating herself into human culture, to the point where she now serves as the Yin Empress. Taikobo may not have the strength to defeat Dakki, but he's determined to prove himself, and he'll soon discover new allies in the most unexpected places.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Taikobo	Kenshō Ono	Jessie James Grelle
Supushan	Takahiro Sakurai	Tyler Walker
Fugen Shinjin	Nobunaga Shimazaki	Aaron Dismuke
Dakki	Yōko Hikasa	Alexis Tipton
Koh Hiko	Yoshimasa Hosoya	Brad Hawkins
Koh Hiko	Yoshimasa Hosoya	Bryan Massey (ep. 12+; SimulDub Only)
Nezha	Makoto Furukawa	Justin Briner
Youzen	Yūichi Nakamura	Ian Ferguson
Youzen	Asuna Tomari (young)	Ryan Reynolds (young)
Chuu Ou	Daisuke Namikawa	Luke Longacre
Kou Tenka	Kenn	Clifford Chapin
Bunchuu	Tomoaki Maeno	J. Michael Tatum
Shinkohyo	Kōsuke Toriumi	Kyle Igneczi
Shinkohyo	Kōsuke Toriumi	Jessie James Grelle (ep. 3)
Bukichi	Yūma Uchida	Comona Lewin
Ki Sho	Motomu Kiyokawa	R. Bruce Elliott
Ki Sho	Daisuke Ono (young)	David Matranga (young)
Genshitenson	Eizō Tsuda	Charles Campbell
Hakutsuru Douji	Kengo Takanashi	Anthony Bowling

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Ep(s).
Kokukirin	Junichi Yanagita	Mike McFarland	1, 3
Kokutenko	Daiki Yamashita	Joel McDonald	1, 5
Taiitsu Shinjin	Daisuke Hirakawa	Matt Shipman	2
Li Sei	Tarusuke Shingaki	David Wald
In Shi	Atsuko Yuya	Stephanie Young
Kou Mei	Kōichi Sōma	Brad Smeaton	2-4
Koushi	Mikako Komatsu	Felecia Angelle	3
Male Commander (Chou Hou/Border Guard)	Masashi Nogawa	Michael Speck	3
Koh Kashii	Mai Nakahara	Colleen Clinkenbeard	3-4
Ko Kibi	Yoshino Nanjō	Sarah Wiedenheft	3-4, 8, 14, 18
Gyokutei Shinjin	Junichi Suwabe	Chuck Huber	3, 6-7, 9-10, 13
Ki Hakuyuko	Wataru Hatano	Blake Shepard	4-5
Ki Hakuyuko	Wataru Hatano	Brittney Karbowski (young)
Ryuu Kan	¿?	Brandon McInnis
Su Kouko	¿?	Barry Yandell
Koso	¿?	Jarrod Greene
Senior Citizen	¿?	Randy Pearlman
Kou Kin (Hiko's Father)	Masuo Amada	Kenny Green
Kou Tensho	Daiki Kobayashi	Alison Viktorin	4-5, 13
Kou Tensho	Daiki Kobayashi	Lara Woodhull	19
Ouma	Ryōta Ōsaka	Alejandro Saab	4-5, 18
Ri Kouha	Kōhei Amasaki	Bryson Baugus	4-5, 18
Seikyo Doutoku Shinkun	Shōtarō Morikubo	Ricco Fajardo	4, 7
Ryo Noh	Shō Nogami	Tyson Rinehart	4, 11, 17, 19
Shuu Ki	¿?	Stephen Fu	5
Ki Tan	Yasuaki Takumi	David Trosko	5-6
Koyuken	Taishi Murata	Michael A. Zekas	5, 7, 18
Yoshin	Daiki Hamano	Christopher Wehkamp	5, 15, 18
Tsuten Kyoshu	Hideyuki Hori	Mark Stoddard	6
Chotenkun	Shinji Kawada	Christopher Guerrero
Ki Hatsu	Daisuke Ono	Austin Tindle
Ou Tenkun	Nobuhiko Okamoto	Derick Snow
Son Tenkun	Yoshitsugu Matsuoka	Sonny Strait	6, 9-10
Yo Tenkun	Nobuo Tobita	Eric Rolon	6, 12, 14-15
Venus	Kimiko Saitō	Meli Grant	7, 9, 11, 14, 16
Queen	Yuko Tachibana	Heather Walker	7, 9, 11, 14, 16
Madonna	Kyō Yaoya	Jeannie Tirado	7, 11, 14, 16
Doko Tenson	Aki Toyosaki	Brittney Karbowski	7, 11, 14, 17, 19-20
Ryuukitsu Koushu	Saori Hayami	Trina Nishimura	7-9, 11, 14, 21-23
So Dakki (Human)	¿?	Megan Shipman	8
So Go	Daichi Hayashi	Bradley Campbell	8
Ou Kijin	Mao Ichimichi	Leah Clark	8, 14, 18
Yokai	Shōta Yamamoto	Jerry Jewell	9
Kinko Seiba	Nanako Mori	Amber Lee Connors	10, 12, 14-15
Tou Tenkun	Junji Majima	Aaron Roberts	11
Hekiun	Ayaka Suwa	Morgan Garrett
Hitou	Mitsuo Iwata	Chris Thurman
Pig Yokai	Daichi Hayashi	Chris Rager
Bird Yokai	Shinya Hamazoe	Kyle Phillips
Bunny Yokai	¿?	John Wesley Go
Green Yokai	¿?	Brad Kurtz
Kouryuu Shinjin	Masaaki Mizunaka	Gabe Kunda	11, 14, 19
Jikou Doujin	Shō Nogami	Justin Cook	11, 17, 19-20
Unchuushi	Hirofumi Nojima	John Burgmeier	11, 19
Seki Seishi	Shunsuke Takeuchi	Brandon Scheiber	11, 19-20
Reihou Daihoushi	Eiichirō Tokumoto	Andy Mullins
Monju Kouhou Tenson	Ikuji Nose	Ben Phillips
Kuryuson	Daichi Hayashi	Garrett Schenck
Kou Seishi	Kentarō Kumagai	Justin Pate
En Tenkun	Jun Fukushima	Greg Ayres	12
Chou Tenkun (Stone)	Yasuhiro Kikuchi	Ray Hurd	12, 14
Taikobo's Father	Hiroki Tōchi	Ian Sinclair	13
Woman	Kanako Sakuragi	Jessica Cavanagh	13
Joka	Maaya Sakamoto	Monica Rial	13, 16, 22
Igo	Yūichirō Umehara	Jason Liebrecht	14-16, 19
Shintenkun Male	Itaru Yamamoto	Zach Bolton	16
Shintenkun Female	Yuna Yoshino	Samantha Herek	16
Supumama	Kaori Nazuka	Luci Christian	17
Chou Koumei	Kazuyuki Okitsu	Seth Magill	17
King of Yin	Hiroshi Yanaka	Robert McCollum	17-18
Shushi	Kaori Nazuka	Janelle Lutz	17-18
Shushi	Kaori Nazuka	Lydia Mackay	23
Supupapa	Yōji Ueda	Christopher Sabat	17, 19, 23
Taijou Roukun	Kengo Kawanishi	Jerry Jewell	19
Kokinrikishi	¿?	Kent Williams
Old Man	¿?	Randy Tallman
To Sengyoku	Ayaka Asai	Bryn Apprill	19-20
Dokouson	Satoshi Hino	Jordan Dash Cruz	19-20
Nentou Doujin	Takuma Terashima	Orion Pitts	22
Oh Eki	Nobuhiko Okamoto	Derick Snow	22-23
Raishinishi	Yūsuke Kobayashi	Dallas Reid	23

Additional Voices[]

Transmission via Streaming[]

Company	Date(s)	Category	Format	Content	Country
	January 30, 2018	Anime	Digital	23 Episodes	United States
	January 30, 2018	Anime	Digital	23 Episodes	United States

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
FUNimation Entertainment	2019		The Complete Series	A DVB-T	United States
FUNimation Entertainment	2019		2 Discs	A DVB-T	United States

External Links[]

Hakyu Hoshin Engi at the Internet Movie Database.
Hakyu Hoshin Engi (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.