Ronin Warriors, known in Japan as Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers (鎧伝サムライトルーパー Yoroiden Samurai Torūpā), is a Japanese anime series and manga adaptation created by Hajime Yatate. The anime was produced and animated by Sunrise and Nagoya TV, and aired across Japan on the TV Asahi network from 30 April 1988 to 4 March 1989 and has a total of 39 episodes.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Original Name | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Protagonists: The Ronin Warriors | ||||
 
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Ryo Sanada | Takeshi Kusao | Matt Hill | |
 
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Sage Date | Seiji Date | Daiki Nakamura | Michael Donovan |
 
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Cye Mori | Shin Mouri | Nozomu Sasaki | |
 
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Rowen Hashiba | Touma Hashiba | Hiroshi Takemura | Ward Perry |
 
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Kento Rei Fang | Shu Rei Fuan | Tomohiro Nishimura | Jason Gray-Stanford |
| Ward Perry (ep. 2) | ||||
| Antagonists: Clan of the Ancient One | ||||
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Talpa | Arago | Shigezō Sasaoka | Mina E. Mina |
 
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Anubis | Shutendouji | Kiyoyuki Yanada | Paul Dobson |
 
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Cale | Anubis | Yasunori Matsumoto | Richard Newman |
| Peter Wilds (ep. 2) | ||||
| Scott McNeil (eps. 31-35) | ||||
 
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Dais | Rajura | Jūrōta Kosugi | Matt Smith |
| Peter Wilds (ep. 2) | ||||
 
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Sekhmet | Naaza | Issei Futamata | Ward Perry |
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Lady Kayura | Kayuura | Masako Katsuki | Jane Perry |
| Secondary Characters | ||||
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Mia Koji | Nasutei Yagyuu | Kaori Kusakabe | Teryl Rothery (ep. 2) |
| Lalainia Lindbjerg | ||||
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Ully Yamano | Jun Yamano | Kumiko Watanabe | Christopher Turner |
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The Ancient One | Kaosu | Norio Wakamoto | David Kaye |
| Saranbou | Daisuke Gōri | Richard Newman | ||
| Lord Saber Stryke | Kenbukyou | Osamu Ichikawa | Paul Dobson | |
| Sun Devil | Kokuyouen | Minoru Inaba | David Kaye | |
| Sand-Strikers | Saryuudo | Naoki Makishima | Ward Perry | |
| Dara | Yū Shimaka | Paul Dobson | ||
| Dr. Koji | Dr. Yagyuu | Shōzō Hirabayashi | Richard Newman | |
| Gash | Gashura | Minoru Inaba | Jason Gray-Stanford | |
| Badamon | Yoshiya Nemoto | Ward Perry | ||
| Narrator | Ryūsuke Ōbayashi | David Kaye | ||
Additional Voices[]
- Sarah-Anne Dafoe
- Paul Dobson
- David Kaye
- Jane Perry
- Matt Smith
Notes[]
- Many characters have temporary voice actors in Episode 2. According to several sources, much of the primary cast (Richard Newman, Matt Smith, Lalainia Lindbjerg and Jason Gray-Stanford) had head colds when recording of the episode, so the studio had to use temporary replacements to meet deadlines.
- Discotek Media's release of the series was originally sub-only until 2021 due to legal entanglements with rights of the dub. However, the dub became available on streaming services such as RetroCrush and Tubi. The English dub was released on Blu-ray on December 28, 2021.[1][2]
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 1995-1996 | Syndication | United States | 
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| 1996 | Sci-Fi | ||
| 1999-2001 | Cartoon Network (Toonami) | ||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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| Bandai Entertainment | 2002-2003 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 10 Volumes | ||||||
| 2004 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 12 Discs | ||||||
| Discotek Media | 2021 | 
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||
| 5 Discs | ||||||
See Also[]
References[]
External Links[]
- Ronin Warriors (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Ronin Warriors at the Internet Movie Database