Moeyo Ken, known in Japan as Kidō Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken (Japanese: 機動新撰組 萌えよ剣, lit Mobile New Select Brigade Bud O Sword), is a PS2 video game from 2002 about magical girl variants of Shinsengumi, a police force, and of Sakamoto Ryunosuke and his illegal companion, Nekomaru. The game was adapted into an OVA and a television series. Moeyo Ken was created by Hiroi Oji, creator of the Sakura Wars series, with character designs by Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of Ranma ½ and InuYasha.
ADV Films licensed it effective September 25, 2006 for $43,335.
Cast[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Yuko Kondo | Ai Orikasa | Jenny Larson |
| Toshie Hijikata | Naoko Matsui | Laurie Gallardo |
| Kaoru Okita | Haruna Ikezawa | Jessica Schwartz (OVA) |
| Nancy Novotny (anime) | ||
| Ryunosuke Sakamoto | Chisa Yokoyama | Evan Slack (OVA) |
| Blake Shepard (anime) | ||
| Nekomaru | Mayumi Tanaka | Edwin Neal |
| Sayoko Yamazaki | Yukiko Mannaka | Carli Mosier |
| Oryou Sakamoto | Ryoko Sakakibara | Andrea Osborne (OVA) |
| Christine Auten (anime) | ||
| Gennai Hiraga | Shinichirō Miki | Leraldo Anzaldua |
| Kiyomi Watase | Kahoru Sasajima | Meg Bauman (OVA) |
| Luci Christian (anime) | ||
| Miki Saotome | Rumi Kasahara | Shannon Grounds |
| Ukon Tanaka | Takeshi Kusao | Gray G. Haddock |
| Sakon Suzuki | Toshihiko Nakajima | Bill Wise |
| Seiryuu | Miwa Yasuda | Hilary Haag |
| Byakko | Komomi Maeda | Mariela Ortiz |
| Genbu | Tomoko Kaneda | Hilary Haag |
| Suzaku | Hiromi Konno | Nancy Novotny |
Additional Voices[]
- Christine Auten - Aoi (ep. 7)
- Christopher Ayres - Kamaitachi (ep. 8), Matsukata (ep. 9)
- Charles Campbell - Kappa (ep. 1), Yaba (ep. 11)
- Luci Christian - Koyuki
- Michael Dalmon - Akaname (ep. 3), Octamonster
- Maggie Flecknoe - White Fox (ep. 6), Yuugao (ep. 7)
- Marty Fleck - Candy Man (ep. 9)
- Bobby Gordon - Genji (ep. 7)
- Josh Grelle - Yukinojo, Flirty Man (ep. 8)
- Hilary Haag - Nekomata
- Kyle C. Jones - Goemon (ep. 6)
- Vic Mignogna - Narukama
- Rob Mungle - Kan Kan
- Edwin Neal - Bull Demon
- Monica Rial - Sen Urasawa
- John Tyson - Count Montague
- Serena Varghese - Lan Lan
- Nipsy Walton - Granny (ep. 8)
- Bill Wise - Benkei (ep. 6), Kishimojin (ep. 9)
Trivia[]
- For the anime series, the series was voice recorded in Houston, TX at ADV Films due to the shutdown of Austin based recording studio, Monster Island in 2005 which recorded the OVA's. While Jenny Larson, Laurie Gallardo, Shannon Grounds, Gray G. Haddock, Bill Wise and Edwin Neal reprise their roles for the anime series, some of the voice cast from the 4 episode OVA's were recast in the anime series:
- Nancy Novotny replaces Jessica Schwartz as Kaoru Okita, due to Jessica Schwartz moving to Los Angeles.
- Christine Auten replaces Andrea Osborne for Oryou Sakamoto.
- Blake Shepard replaces Evan Slack as Ryunosuke Sakamoto.
- Luci Christian replaces Meg Bauman as Kiyomi Watase.