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Kurokami: The Animation is an anime series based off of the Korean manga Black God by Lim Dall-young and Park Sung-woo. Produced by Sunrise, the show aired in both Japan and the United States on January 8, 2009 running for 24 episodes.

Dubbing History[]

Kurokami is very notable for being the first ever anime simuldub produced with the show's English dub airing on the exact same day as the Japanese broadcast. Much info about the dub includes how they had to work with only the line drawings at various points and how much of a challenge it was to make the simuldub. It aired on an obscure television network called ImaginAsian which launched on August 30, 2004 and was dissolved in 2011.

Cast[]

Character Seiyū Dub Actor
Kuro Noriko Shitaya Laura Bailey
Keita Ibuki Daisuke Namikawa Jason Griffith
Akane Sano Sayaka Ohara Julie Ann Taylor
Punipuni Yumi Tōma Michael Sinterniklaas
Reishin Katsuyuki Konishi Crispin Freeman
Daichi Kuraki Satoshi Hino Christopher Kromer
Raiga Eiji Miyashita Matt Caplan
Yuki Kaionji Satsuki Yukino Veronica Taylor
Yakumo Hirofumi Nojima Wil Wheaton
Taliesin Jaffe (ep. 13)
Riona Kogure Shizuka Itō Emily Bauer
Excel Yukari Tamura Stephanie Sheh
Steiner Jōji Nakata Patrick Seitz
Kakuma Eri Kitamura Amanda Schuckman
Makana Eri Sendai Kether Donohue
Nam Yukana Nogami Erica Schroeder
Shinobu Nanase Yumi Tōma Carrie Keranen
Hiyō Kenji Hamada Marc Diraison
Mikami Hojo Yūko Kaida Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Chairman Kaionji Hiroshi Naka Greg Abbey
General Gustav Hiroshi Shirokuma J.B. Blanc
Tsubota Mantarō Iwao Kirk Thornton
Risa Yamada Rina Satō Meredith Zeitlin
Seiji Takuma Takewaka Roger Craig Smith (eps. 2-3)
Troy Baker (ep. 23)
Jean Risa Hayamizu Shannon Conley
Bernhart Yasuyuki Kase Steve Blum
Shinra Takanori Hoshino Nathaniel Marsten

Episodic Characters[]

Character Seiyū Dub Actor Episode
Mayu Nozomi Sasaki Cassandra Lee Morris 1-2
Bat-Man ¿? Kirk Thornton
Mayu's Mother Yuki Masuda Laura Bailey
Shizuka Ryōko Ono Carrie Keranen 1
Toshiro Daichi Endō Wayne Grayson 3-4
Hermann Kazuyuki Okitsu Steve Blum 4
Shingo Hirokazu Hiramatsu Marc Thompson 6
Kuro's Mother Aya Hisakawa Veronica Taylor 7
Master Root Takuya Satō Crispin Freeman 8
Kujo Kunihiro Kawamoto Kevin T. Collins
Miyuki Rina Satō Meredith Zeitlin
Ryuujin Nagamine Tomomichi Nishimura Peter Fernandez
Rouki ¿? Greg Abbey 13
Jada ¿? Julie Ann Taylor
Colonel Daisuke Endō Richard Epcar
Howard ¿? J.B. Blanc 14
Sora Akeno Watanabe Jessica Straus 17
Aragi Tsuyoshi Koyama Troy Baker
Kohaku Ayumi Fujimura Kari Wahlgren 18
Tenma Takashi Nagasako J. David Brimmer
Arisa Eri Moriya Eva Kaminsky 23

Additional Voices[]

Notes[]

Transmission[]

Date(s) Channel Country
2009 ImaginAsian United States United States

Video Releases[]

Distributor Year Format Contents Region Country
Bandai Entertainment 2009-2011 The Complete Series 1
NTSC
United States United States
6 Volumes
2010-2011 BD The Complete Series A
DVB-T
6 Volumes
Discotek Media 2024 The Complete Series
2 Discs

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