Hero Tales (獣神演武, Jyūshin Enbu) is an anime based on the Japanese manga with an original story by Huang Jin Zhou and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. Hiromu Arakawa is the same author that made Fullmetal Alchemist.
The anime was animated by Studio Flag and directed by Osamu Sekita. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 7, 2007 and March 30, 2008 consisting of 26 episodes. Funimation announced the licensing of Hero Tales in January of 2010
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laila Seiren | Akemi Kanda | Alexis Tipton | |
| Ryuko Mouten | Takahiro Sakurai | John Burgmeier | |
| Taito Shirei | Kenichi Suzumura | Newton Pittman | |
| Keiro | Banjō Ginga | Brian Mathis | |
| Masaki Aizawa (young) | |||
| Rinmei Shokan | Takahiro Sakurai | Colleen Clinkenbeard | |
| Shokaku | Shō Hayami | J. Michael Tatum | |
| Taiga | Jun Fukuyama | Joel McDonald | |
| Koyo | Rikiya Koyama | Jonathan Brooks | |
| Hosei | Yūki Tai | Jessie James Grelle | |
| Eriko Nakayama (young) |
Maxey Whitehead (young) | ||
| Shimei | Issei Futamata | Mark Stoddard | |
| Ryusho | Tetsuo Kanao | R. Bruce Elliott | |
| Choka | Junko Kitanishi | Stephanie Young | |
| Lien | Sachi Matsumoto | Alexandra Valle | |
| Taki | Fumiko Orikasa | Jad Saxton | |
| Kocho | Fumihiko Tachiki | Chris Rager | |
| Sonnei | Kenichi Ogata | Grant James | |
| Tokaku | Kinryū Arimoto | Bradley Campbell | |
| Koei | Atsuko Tanaka | Jennifer Seman | |
| Enki | Eri Miyajima | Monica Rial | |
| Shulan | Yūko Ōtake | Leah Clark | |
| Soei | Takayuki Sugō | Charles Campbell |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyo | Biichi Satō | Mike McFarland | 1 | |
| Korin | Mitsuru Ogata | Kent Williams | 3 | |
| Oen | Naomi Kusumi | Barry Yandell | ||
| Innkeeper | Ako Mayama | Juli Erickson | ||
| Chinjo | Katsuhiko Kawamoto | Jason Douglas | 4 | |
| Linlin | Chie Sawaguchi | Tia Ballard | ||
| Eiretsu | Eizō Tsuda | Bruce Carey | ||
| Mo Han | Kappei Yamaguchi | Sonny Strait | 5 | |
| Mo Gai | Katsuhisa Hōki | Kyle Hebert | ||
| Mo Jun | Tomoyuki Dan | Ian Sinclair | ||
| Lady-in-waiting | Hitomi Hase | Jamie Marchi | 10 | |
| Baei | Kenji Nomura | Christopher Sabat | 16 | |
| Babei | ||||
| Bashi | ||||
| Badei | ||||
| Bai | ||||
| Keito | Shiro Gou | Bill Flynn | 21 |
Additional Voices[]
- Anthony Bowling
- Brandon Bristow
- Jonathan Brooks
- Cole Brown
- Charles Campbell
- Bruce Carey
- Kayla Carlyle
- Chris Cason
- Michael Chinnici
- Leah Clark
- Colleen Clinkenbeard
- Justin Cook
- Cynthia Cranz
- Aaron Dismuke
- Jason Douglas
- R. Bruce Elliott
- Juli Erickson
- Bill Flynn
- Scott Freeman
- Cris George
- Chad Halbrook
- Brad Hawkins
- Kyle Hebert
- Jeremy Inman
- Jim Johnson
- Keith Kubal
- Kevin Leasure
- Gregory Lush
- George Manley
- Jamie Marchi
- Josh Martin
- Bryan Massey
- Brian Mathis
- Robert McCollum
- Mike McFarland
- Matt Moore
- Rob Mungle
- Anastasia Muñoz
- Kate Oxley
- Phil Parsons
- Ben Phillips
- Steve Powell
- Monica Rial
- Tyson Rinehart
- Jerry Russell
- Christopher Sabat
- Jad Saxton
- Dana Schultes
- Lindsay Seidel
- Ian Sinclair
- J. Paul Slavens
- Sonny Strait
- John Swasey
- J. Michael Tatum
- T.A. Taylor
- Austin Tindle
- David Wald
- Tyler Walker
- Maxey Whitehead
- Kent Williams
External Links[]
- Hero Tales (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Hero Tales at the Internet Movie Database
- Hero Tales on Behind The Voice Actors