Alexander Senki (アレクサンダー戦記 Arekusandā Senki), released in North America as Reign: The Conqueror, is a Korean-Japanese anime series based on the homonymous light novel written by Hiroshi Aramata. The series is a re-imagining of the life of Macedonian conqueror and emperor Alexander the Great. It premiered in Japan on September 14, 1999 on WOWOW, with a duration of 13 episodes.
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Dubbing History
In the original attempt at American distribution, the producers created a dub under the direction of veteran voice director Jack Fletcher. Only first 4 episodes and the film (which was ultimately unreleased in America) were dubbed before the project was dropped.
When the anime was picked up by Tokyopop and prepared for its 2003 release as Reign: The Conqueror, another dub was created. Still, Tokyopop retained the rights to the first four episodes of the series containing Fletcher's original dub, and used them for the first four episodes of the American release. It used the second dub for the remaining episodes. The lone voice actor to reprise their roles was John DeMita, who also took on the main role of Alexander.
Cast
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Toshihiko Seki | Andrew Philpot | 1-4 |
| John DeMita | 5-13 | ||
| Philotas | Kōsuke Meguro | Alex Fernandez | 1-4 |
| Lex Lang | 5-11 | ||
| Cleitus | Hōchū Ōtsuka | John DeMita | 1-12 |
| Haphaestion | Kōji Tsujitani | 1-13 | |
| Ptolemy | Shūichi Ikeda | Matt McKenzie | 1-4 |
| Tom Fahn | 5-13 | ||
| Olympia | Junko Mashina | Julia Fletcher | 1-4 |
| Wendee Lee | 5-13 | ||
| Philip II | Yoshisada Sakaguchi | John DiMaggio | 1-4 |
| Bob Papenbrook | 5-6 | ||
| Aristotle | Nachi Nozawa | John Rafter Lee | 1-4 |
| Alan Shearman | 5-13 | ||
| Cassandra | Atsuko Tanaka | Denise Poirer | 1-4 |
| Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | 5-13 | ||
| Parmenion | Tadashi Nakamura | Michael Scott Ryan | 1-4 |
| Lex Lang | 5-11 | ||
| Attalos | Takeshi Aono | Dwight Schultz | 1-4 |
| Darius III | Kōichi Yamadera | Lex Lang | 5-10 |
| Roxanne | Yūko Minaguchi | Tara Strong | 3 |
| Cindy Robinson | 6-13 | ||
| Antigonos | Daisuke Gōri | Beau Billingslea | 5-13 |
| Antipater | Tamio Ōki | John DiMaggio | 1-4 |
| Alan Shearman | 5-6 | ||
| Diogenes | Kazuo Kumakura | Roger Rose | 5-13 |
| Phillipos | Tōru Furuya | Skip Stellrecht | 7-11 |
| Plato | Tetsurō Sagawa | Bob Papenbrook | 10-13 |
| Narration | Shinji Ogawa | Jimmy Silver | 1-4 |
| Ralph Votrian | 5-13 |
Additional Voices
- Beau Billingslea
- Tom Fahn
- Neil Kaplan
- Lex Lang
- Wendee Lee
- Bob Papenbrook
- Tony Pope
- Cindy Robinson
- Michael Sorich
- Skip Stellrecht
- Trinity Stiles
- Terrence Stone
- Tara Strong
- Kirk Thornton
Notes
- The dub cast for the first 4 episodes contains much of the same cast as the MTV Series Æon Flux, which was created by Peter Chung, who worked as character and setting designer for Reign: The Conqueror. Jack Fletcher was also voice director for the series.
Transmission
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) |
United States | 
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| 2005 | Showtime Beyond | ||
Video Releases
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyopop | 2003 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 4 Volumes | ||||||
See Also
External Links
- Reign: The Conqueror at the Internet Movie Database
- Reign: The Conqueror (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
