Mononoke (モノノ怪) is a 2007 anime series produced and animated by Toei Animation. It was directed by Kenji Nakamura, composed by Yasuharu Takanashi, and it aired in Japan on Fuji TV from July 12, 2007 to September 27, 2007, consisting of 12 episodes. It is a spin-off of the Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales, Mononoke follows the character of the medicine seller as he continues to face a myriad of supernatural perils.
An English Dub of the series was produced in Hong Kong by Omni Productions and BTI Studios for The Japan Foundation in late 2016. Discotek Media announced on October 24, 2022 that they licensed the series for Blu-Ray release.[1] On March 3, 2023, Mononoke was released, with its dub, across North America and other territories on Netflix.[2] The Blu-Ray of the series was released on March 28, 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the series on their streaming service via Discotek Media on September 26, 2023.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Medicine Seller | Takahiro Sakurai | Victor Lee | |
| Zashiki Warashi (Eps. 1-2) | |||
| Shino | Rie Tanaka | Sarah Hauser | |
| Hisayo | Toshiko Fujita | Elizabeth Loennborn | |
| Tokuji | Kōzō Shioya | Michael C. Pizzuto | |
| Young Lord | Yūsuke Numata | ||
| Naosuke | Eiji Takemoto | Victor Lee | |
| Zashiki Warashi | Aiko Hibi | Jessica de Borja | |
| Umibōzu (Eps. 3-5) | |||
| Kayo | Yukana Nogami | Lydia Lee Tang | |
| Genkei | Ryūsei Nakao | Vinay Nariani | |
| Tamon Mikuniya | Yasuhiro Takato | ||
| Sōgen | Daisuke Namikawa | ¿? | |
| Hyōe Sasaki | Daisuke Sakaguchi | Victor Lee | |
| Genyōsai Yanagi | Tomokazu Seki | Scott Evans | |
| Gorōmaru | Eiji Takemoto | Michael C. Pizzuto | |
| Umizatō | Norio Wakamoto | ¿? | |
| Oyō | Haruna Ikezawa | Jessica de Borja | |
| Noppera-bō (Eps. 6-7) | |||
| Ochō | Hōko Kuwashima | Lydia Lee Tang | |
| ¿? (child) |
¿? | ||
| Man in Fox Mask | Hikaru Midorikawa | Scott Evans | |
| Ochō's Mother | Ako Mayama | Kate Hawkins | |
| Wisdom | ¿? | ||
| Malice | ¿? | ||
| Otsu | ¿? | ||
| Ochō's Husband | Eiji Takemoto | Vinay Nariani | |
| Ochō's Husband's Mother | Noriko Uemura | Elizabeth Loennborn | |
| Ochō's Brother-in-law | Hiroshi Okamoto | Victor Lee | |
| Wife of Ochō's Brother-in-law |
Aki Sasaki | Jessica de Borja | |
| Magistrate | Kōhei Fukuhara | ¿? | |
| Nue (Eps. 8-9) | |||
| Ōsawa Rōbo | Takeshi Aono | Scott Evans | |
| Muromachi Tomoyoshi | Eiji Takemoto | Vinay Nariani | |
| Nakarai Tansui | Masashi Hirose | Michael C. Pizzuto | |
| Jissonji Konari | Naoya Uchida | ||
| Nue | Wakana Yamazaki | ||
| Lady Ruri | Kate Hawkins | ||
| Old woman | Yuri Kobayashi | Jessica de Borja | |
| Girl | Kozue Kamada | ¿? | |
| Nue (Eps. 10-12) | |||
| Kiyoshi Moriya | Eiji Takemoto | Michael C. Pizzuto | |
| Bunpei Kinoshita | Seiji Sasaki | ||
| Setsuko Ichikawa | Fumiko Orikasa | ¿? | |
| Juutarō Fukuda | Hiroshi Iwasaki | Mike Brooks | |
| Sakae Kadowaki | Minoru Inaba | Scott Evans | |
| Nomoto Chiyo | Yukana Nogami | ¿? | |
| Haru Yamaguchi | Yoko Soumi | Jessica de Borja | |
| Masao Kobayashi | Aiko Hibi | ¿? | |
| Others | |||
| Narrator | Victor Lee | ||
Additional Voices[]
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Notes[]
- Discotek Media noted the English Dub as "rarely-seen".
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2019 | CVM TV | Jamaica | 
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Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Content | Classification | Country | |
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March 3, 2023 | Netflix Original Series | Digital | 12 Eps. | TV-MA | United States | 
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September 26, 2023 | Anime | |||||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2023 | 
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T |
United States |
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| 1 Disc | ||||||