Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple - The Attack of Darkness is a 2012 anime OVA series directed by Hiroshi Ishiodori and animated by Brain's Base.
It was released in Japan between March 14, 2012 to May 16, 2014. On January 9, 2024, Discotek Media announced that an English dub of the series by Sound Cadence Studios would be included on the Blu-Ray release which was released on May 28, 2024.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenichi Shirahama | Tomokazu Seki | Jessie James Grelle | |
| Miu Furinji | Rie Kugimiya | Carrie Savage | |
| Shio Sakaki | Unshō Ishizuka | Christopher Sabat | |
| Akisame Koetsuji | Jūrōta Kosugi | Kent Williams | |
| Kensei Ma | Issei Futamata | Daniel J. Edwards | |
| Apachi Hopachai | Hiroya Ishimaru | Sonny Strait | |
| Hayato Furinji | Hiroshi Arikawa | R. Bruce Elliott | |
| Shigure Kousaka | Mamiko Noto | Trina Nishimura | |
| Ogata Isshinsai | Akio Otsuka | Jason Douglas | |
| Kaname Kugatachi | Atsuko Tanaka | Stephanie Young | |
| Siegfried | Mitsuaki Madono | Chris Cason | |
| Natsu Tanimoto | Ryō Horikawa | Jason Liebrecht | |
| Kisara Nanjo | Minami Takayama | Colleen Clinkenbeard | |
| Haruo Niijima | Takumi Yamazaki | Todd Haberkorn | |
| Ikki Takeda | Kazuki Yao | J. Michael Tatum | |
| Kozo Ukita | Tōru Ōkawa | Mike McFarland | |
| Matsui | Katumi Toriumi | Christopher Wehkamp | |
| Kamioka | Shigeru Shibuya | Eric Cherry | |
| Mizunuma | Masahito Kawanago | Chris Burnett | |
| Fukujiro Yasunaga | Katsuhisa Hōki | Greg Dulcie | |
| Kyoko Ono | Kaoru Shimamura | Caitlin Glass | |
| Yūka Izumi | Makiko Ōmoto | Sara Ragsdale | |
| Chihiro Takashima | Aya Hisakawa | Leah Clark | |
| Makoto Himeno | Yukiko Iwai | Kristin Sutton | |
| Chisato Ayasaki | Michiko Neya | Caitlin Glass | |
| Ami Fujimiya | ¿? | Leah Clark | |
| Yoko Igarashi | ¿? | Jamie Marchi | |
| Honoka Shirahama | Tomoe Sakuragawa | Cherami Leigh | |
| Kaoru Shiratori | Junko Minagawa | Joel McDonald | |
| Kaede Tanimoto | Hōko Kuwashima | Brittney Karbowski | |
| Tochumaru | ¿? | Chris Cason | |
| Sho Kano | ¿? | Jacob Hopkins | |
| Boris Ivanov | Masashi Sugawara | Matthew David Rudd | |
| Raden Tidat Jihan | Ryōtarō Okiayu | Jesse Inocalla | |
| ¿? (young) |
Dawn M. Bennett (young) | ||
| Christopher Éclair | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Kieran Regan | |
| Rachel Stanley | Hōko Kuwashima | Erin Nicole Lundquist | |
| Ethan Stanley | Kōji Takeda | Richard C. Barcenas | |
| Raichi Li | Iori Nozimu | Apphia Yu | |
| James Shiba | Masashi Hirose | Paul St. Peter | |
| Kurokawa | ¿? | Aaron Robert Parnell | |
| Shizuha Furinji | ¿? | Luci Christian | |
| Wynne Gauche | Masaharu Satō | Valentine Stokes | |
| Akira Hongo | Wataru Yokojima | Edwyn Tiong | |
| Tenmon Li | Banjō Ginga | Brent Mukai | |
| Alexander Gaidar | Toshinobu Iida | Maxadrian Burton | |
| Jisei Ro | Hisao Egawa | Mark Lee | |
| Diego Carlo | ¿? | Alejandro Saab | |
| Kurando Yakabe | Hikaru Midorikawa | Courtland Johnson | |
| Tsukasa | Ami Koshimizu | Hayden Daviau | |
| Drummer Azumaya | ¿? | Tom Laflin | |
| Mr. Skeleton | ¿? | Brendan Blaber | |
| Karateka | ¿? | William T. Sopp |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gusco | Kenji Nojima | Jim Foronda | 5 | |
| Richard III | Kenji Kitamura | Benji Buckley | 9 | |
| Devil Eater Man | Mitsuaki Kanuka | Brennan Williams | ||
| Sham | Haruna Ikezawa | Bindy Coda | 10 | |
| Silkwat Jenazad | Shinpachi Tsuji | Kamran Nikhad | 10-11 |
Additional Voices[]
Notes[]
- Most of the original voice cast reprise their roles with a few exceptions.
- Daniel J. Edwards replaces Vic Mignogna as Kensei Ma following the sexual harassment allegations.
- Christopher Wehkamp replaces Zach Bolton as Matsui.
- Sara Ragsdale replaces Brina Palencia as Yūka Izumi.
- Aaron Robert Parnell replaces Bruce Lewis as Kurokawa due to his death since May 15, 2016.
- Joel McDonald's second return in the 2020s of the dubbing scene since MF Ghost.
- In contrast to FUNimation, which dubbed the original series, this OVA series is produced by Sound Cadence Studios instead due to Funimation's closure in 2022. However, the original cast have returned to reprise their roles as their characters except for a few.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
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| Discotek Media | 2024 | 
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See Also[]
External Links[]
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple - The Attack of Darkness at the Internet Movie Database
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple - The Attack of Darkness (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple - The Attack of Darkness on Behind The Voice Actors