Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Original Title	精霊の守り人 (Seirei no Moribito)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Voice Director	Kristi Reed
Translation & Adaptation	Kristi Reed
Recorded	2008
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	26
Year	2007

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (精霊の守り人 Seirei no Moribito) is an anime based on the Japanese fantasy novels by Nahoko Uehashi. The series aired between April 7, 2007 and September 29, 2007, consisting of 26 episodes.

Synopsis When a prophesied water demon is reborn in the body of the emperor’s son, Chagum, imperial assassins are sent to dispatch the boy by any means necessary. Acting in secret, the Second Empress recruits the spear-wielding wanderer Balsa to protect the prince and flee with him into the night. On the run from the Emperor’s fierce agents, Balsa and Chagum must uncover the prince’s enigmatic ties to the ancient water spirit as the mysteries of Balsa’s past gradually emerge.

Cast

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
	Balsa	Mabuki Andō	Cindy Robinson
		Naomi Shindō (young)
	Chagum	Naoto Adachi	Mona Marshall
	Torogai	Ako Mayama	Barbara Goodson
	Mon	Naomi Kusumi	Jamieson Price
	Jin	Masaya Matsukaze	Jason C. Miller
	Tanda	Kōji Tsujitani	Peter Doyle
	Shuga	Hirofumi Nojima	Steve Staley
	Touya	Mayumi Asano	Yuri Lowenthal
	Saya	Ryō Hirohashi	Erika Lenhart
	Mikado	Atsushi Ono	Christopher Corey Smith
	Yun	Shinji Kawada
	Soya	Yonehiko Kitagawa	John Snyder
	Hyoku	Takayuki Sasada	Johnny Yong Bosch
	Sagum	Ryōya Kobayashi
	Nimka	Misato Fukuen	Kira Buckland
	Sune	Yūki Masuda	Kyle Hebert
	Firefolk	¿?	Peter Spellos
	Kohyoi	Wasabi Mizuta	Marianne Miller
	Master Star Reader	Takkō Ishimori	Steve Kramer
	Taga	Kōhei Fukuhara
	Second Queen	Emi Shinohara	Tara Platt
	Narrator	¿?	Turbo Jettson

Episodic Characters

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Ep(s.)
	Chamberlain	Saburō Kamei	Doug Stone	1
	Government Officer	Kōjirō Takahashi	Michael McConnohie
	Casual Kimono	Taiten Kusunoki	Tony Oliver	5
	Commander	Shirō Saitō	Paul St. Peter	6
	Sub-Commander	Sōsuke Komori	Kyle Hebert
	Blacksmith	Katsunosuke Hori	Michael Forest	8
	Village Kid Leader	Tomomi Watanabe	Cutter Garcia	9, 12-13
	Carpenter	Kenichi Mochizuki	Michael McConnohie	10
	Sushi Worker	Shinji Kawada	Doug Stone
	Tanda's Uncle	Kōichi Makishima	Peter Spellos	11
	Young Shopkeeper	Tetsu Shiratori	Cutter Garcia
	Matchmaker	Tomie Kataoka	Philece Sampler
	Yarsam	Kenshō Ono	Grant George	12
	Yarsam's Father	Katsumi Chō	Peter Spellos
	Karbo	Ryūzaburō Ōtomo	Beau Billingslea	13
	Nimka's Mother	Sayuri Yamauchi	Tara Platt	19-20
	Village Guy	Akihiko Ishizumi	Doug Stone	20
	Tagul	Fumihiko Tachiki	Michael McConnohie	21
	Karna Yansa	Keiji Fujiwara	Patrick Seitz
	Yona Ro Gai	Hiroshi Naka	Doug Stone	24

Additional Voices

Barbara Goodson Christopher Corey Smith Darrel Guilbeau David Lodge Doug Stone Cutter Garcia Erika Lenhart Paul St. Peter Peter Spellos

Tony Oliver Tara Platt Kyle Hebert Johnny Yong Bosch Michael McConnohie Patrick Seitz Michael Forest Steve Kramer Philece Sampler

Transmission

Date(s)	Channel	Country
2008	Cartoon Network (Adult Swim)	United States

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
Media Blasters	2008			-	United States
				-
				-

External Links

• Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit at the Internet Movie Database
• Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit on Behind The Voice Actors