Red Garden (stylized as RED GARDEN) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gonzo which premiered in Japan on TV Asahi on October 3, 2006. The plot revolves around four girls who become involved in a series of supernatural murders happening throughout the vicinity of a fictional depiction of New York City. An OVA sequel called Dead Girls was released in Japan, on August 8, 2007.
A manga of the same title began serialization in the seinen manga magazine Comic Birz on August 30, 2006. The first tankōbon was released on February 24, 2007.
Red Garden employs a technique often used by animated productions outside Japan, but rarely used in Japanese animation. The characters' dialogue is animated after the work of the voice cast, synchronizing the animation with the voice actors' voices. The synchronization is particularly evident in scenes where characters are singing (occurring in some of the earlier episodes).
Red Garden was licensed for release in English by ADV Films for $660,000 and the first DVD was released on September 18, 2007. ADV Films' Anime Network began airing the anime on September 13, 2007 on their Subscription On Demand platform. On March 6, 2008 the anime began airing on their Free On Demand platform. FUNimation Entertainment acquired the series Red Garden in 2008.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
| Kate Ashley | Akira Tomisaka | Melissa Davis | |
| Rachel Benning | Ryoko Shintani | Maggie Flecknoe | |
| Claire Forrest | Miyuki Sawashiro | Kara Greenberg | |
| Rose Sheedy | Ayumi Tsuji | Brittney Karbowski | |
| Lise Harriette Meyer | Misato Fukuen | Taylor Hannah | |
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Hervé Girardot | Takehito Koyasu | Jose Diaz (eps. 1-16) | |
| Quentin Haag (eps. 17-22) | |||
| Naoya Sekine (young) |
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| Lula Ferhlan | Rie Tanaka | Shelley Calene-Black | |
| Jeremy Charles "JC" Ferhlan | Takashi Kondo | Chris Patton | |
| Emilio | Wataru Hatano | Leraldo Anzaldua | |
| Paula Sinclair | Megumi Kobayashi | Lesley Tesh | |
| Raul Girardot | Sukekiyo Kameyama | Rob Mungle | |
| Dr. Bender | Ryō Sugisaki | Todd Waite | |
| Luke | Yūki Masuda | Illich Guardiola | |
| Claude Steiner | Shinpachi Tsuji | John Swasey | |
| Neil | Yōji Ueda | Eddie Shannon Jr. | |
| Minor Characters | |||
| Anna | Nozomi Masu | Serena Varghese | |
| Shion Wakayama (young) | |||
| Mirielle | Rikako Yamaguchi | Stephanie Wittels | |
| Jessica | Saori Gotō | Jessica Boone | |
| Vanessa | Sakura Matsumoto | Monica Rial | |
| Susan | Omi Minami | Cynthia Martinez | |
| Amanda | Haruka Kimura | Elizabeth Bunch | |
| Sam | Shūma Shiratori | Amit Patel | |
| Juan | Toshinobu Iida | Andrew Love | |
| Sara | Mizuki Fujita | Kim-Ly Nguyen | |
| The Director of Grace | Shō Saitō | Marcy Bannor | |
| Lucy | Sawa Ishige | Shannon Emerick | |
| Nick | Daisuke Ono | Jacob A. Gragard | |
| Emma Ashley | Ryōko Nagata | Emily Carter-Essex | |
| Paul Sheedy | Yūtarō Honjō | Shannon Emerick | |
| Carrie Sheedy | Sumire Morohoshi | Hilary Haag | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Superintendent Alan | Hiroshi Naka | ¿? | 1 | |
| Kate's Father | Yōji Ueda | Chris Hutchison | 2, 11 | |
| Kate's Mother | Haruhi Terada | Christine Auten | 2, 11, 13-14 | |
| Robert Meyer (Liz's Father) |
Tarō Masuoka | Charles Campbell | 3, 9 | |
| Marie | Maki Tsuchiya | ¿? | 3, 20, 22 | |
| Rachel's Mother | Rei Igarashi | Allison Sumrall | 4-6 | |
| Burger Shop Owner | Kōzō Shioya | Fred Walters Jr. | 6-7, 11-12, 17 | |
| Isabelle Girardot | Fumi Morisawa | Alice Fulks | 7 | |
| Kou-sensei | Kō Matsuo | ¿? | ||
| Kerry | Nanae Inoue | ¿? | 7-8, 11 | |
| Rose's Mother | Masami Toyoshima | Donna Hannah | 9, 12 | |
| Randy Forrest | Hisao Egawa | Vic Mignogna | 9, 15 | |
| Claire's Father | Takaya Kuroda | Justin Doran | 16 | |
| Rose's Father (Robert Sheedy) |
Shōto Kashii | Ernie Manouse | 16-17 | |
| Mary | Rikako Yamaguchi | Cynthia Martinez | 20, 22 |
Additional Voices[]
- Anne Armogida
- Natalie Arneson
- Christine Auten
- Eden J. Barrera
- Clint Bickham
- Joanne Bonasso
- Charles Campbell
- Justin Doran
- Roberto Garcia
- Joey Goubeaud
- Jacob A. Gragard
- Matt Greenfield
- Jessie James Grelle
- Adam Jones
- Undugku Kreitzwitz
- Andrew Love
- Ernie Manouse
- Mariela Ortiz
- Matt Redding
- Blake Shepard
- Tiffany Terrell
- Todd Waite
- Fred Walters Jr.
- Steven Walters
- Bree Welch
- Stephanie Wittels
Animax Dub[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Rose Sheedy | Ayumi Tsuji | Mitchiko Azarcon-Tiongson |
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2007-2008 | 
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Episodes 1-20 | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
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| 5 Volumes | ||||||
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2008 | Episodes 21-22 | ||||
| 1 Volume | ||||||
| 2009 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 2 Parts | ||||||
| 2010 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 4 Discs | ||||||
See Also[]
- Red Garden: Dead Girls
External Links[]
- Red Garden on the Internet Movie Database
- Red Garden (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Red Garden on Behind The Voice Actors