Overman King Gainer (OVERMANキングゲイナー) is an anime television series created by Sunrise directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, written by Ichirō Ōkouchi and featuring character designs by Yoshihiro Nakamura, Kinu Nishimura and Ken'ichi Yoshida. The series originally aired in Japan between September 7, 2002 and March 22, 2003, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was released in North America on DVD by Bandai Entertainment between January 11, 2005 and December 13, 2005.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Characters | |||
| Gainer Sanga | Hirofumi Nojima | Darrel Guilbeau | |
| Gain Bijou | Otoya Kawano | Kirk Thornton | |
| Sara Kodama | Ai Kobayashi | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | |
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Adette Kistler | Marika Hayashi | Wendee Lee | |
| Ana Medaiyu | Noriko Kitou | Michelle Ruff | |
| Asuham Boone | Takehito Koyasu | Doug Erholtz | |
| Bello | Shuusaku Ohtake | Derek Stephen Prince (eps. 1-5) | |
| Dave Mallow (eps. 6-26) | |||
| Cona Madaya | Mayumi Honda | Julie Maddalena | |
| Cynthia | Rena Mizuki | Kari Wahlgren | |
| Enge | Tsuyoshi Koyama | Richard Epcar | |
| Hughes Gauli | Toru Kusano | Tony Oliver | |
| Jaboli Mariela | Maki Tamura | Karen Strassman | |
| Kejinan Datto | Hiroshi Kitazawa | Dave Wittenberg | |
| Lioubov Smettana | Ai Futamura | Julie Ann Taylor | |
| Mamado Azaf | Rintarou Nishi | Doug Stone | |
| Minor Characters | |||
| Yassaba Jin | Hisao Egawa | Michael McConnohie | |
| Zakki Bronco | Takashi Nakamura | Richard Cansino | |
| Kashmir Valle | Keiji Fujiwara | Christopher Corey Smith | |
| Pelhar | Hiroaki Harakawa | Steve Kramer | |
| Gach | Kazuhiko Kishino | William Frederick Knight | |
| Citran | Naoki Shirakami | Mari Devon | |
| Manman | Mugihito | Tony Pope (eps. 2-5) | |
| Joe Ochman (eps. 8-26) | |||
| Duke Medaiyu | Harumi Munechika | Michael Forest | |
| Meeya Laujin | Yumiko Nakanishi | Kate Higgins | |
| Louvre | Masako Chiba | Julianne Grossman | |
| Martina Lane | Toshiko Sawada | Barbara Goodson | |
| Karin Boone | Fumiko Orikasa | Lynn Fischer | |
| Nann | Jun Irie | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | |
| Toun | Youhei Oobayashi | Dave Mallow (eps. 2-5) | |
| Peter Doyle (eps. 7-26) | |||
| Elizabeth | Tomoko Hayashi | Philece Sampler | |
| Tan | Tadahisa Saizen | Scott Page-Pagter | |
| Afar | Mika Itou | Jessica Straus | |
| Mayor | Taro Arakawa | Steve Kramer | |
Additional Voices[]
- Dave Mallow
- Dave Wittenberg
- Dorothy Elias-Fahn
- Doug Stone
- Joe Ochman
- Julie Ann Taylor
- Kim Strauss - Ariel (ep. 19)
- Lynn Fischer - Cheer Girl B (ep.8), Girl (ep. 9)
- Mari Devon
- Michael Forest
- Michael McConnohie
- Michelle Ruff
- Paul St. Peter
- Peter Doyle
- Philece Sampler
- Richard Cansino
- Richard Epcar
- Scott Page-Pagter - Runner (ep. 8), Male Student D (ep. 9), Referee (ep. 10), Duke Pilwiz (ep. 11)
- Steve Kramer
- Tony Oliver
- Wendee Lee
- William Frederick Knight
Notes[]
- Joe Ochman replaced Tony Pope as Manman from episodes 8-26 due to Pope passing away from surgical complications in early 2004. This was the final voice acting role for Pope.
- Dave Mallow replaced Derek Stephen Prince as Bello from episode 6-26 likely due to unavailability/schedule conflicts.
- Likely due to Dave Mallow taking over the role of Bello, Peter Doyle replaced Mallow as Toun from episodes 7-26.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandai Entertainment | 2005 | 
|
The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
|
| 6 Volumes | ||||||
| 2008 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 6 Discs | ||||||
| Discotek Media | 2023 | 
|
The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
External Links[]
- Overman King Gainer (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Overman King Gainer at the Internet Movie Database