Shenmue (シェンムー, Shenmū), also known as Shenmue the Animation, is a Japanese anime television series animated by Telecom Animation Film based on the Shenmue video game series by Yu Suzuki and published by Sega.
The anime is a co-production between Crunchyroll and Adult Swim, it was animated by Telecom Animation Film, directed by Chikara Sakurai, and premiered from February 6, 2022 to May 1, 2022, consisting of 13 episodes.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryō Hazuki | Masaya Matsukaze | Austin Tindle | |
| Natsumi Wakasa (young) | |||
| Ling Shenhua | Haruka Terui | Natalie Rial | |
| Lan Di | Takahiro Sakurai | Scott Gibbs | |
| Guizhang Chen | Ryūichi Kijima | Jeremy Gee | |
| Nozomi Harasaki | Haruka Fushimi | Cat Thomas | |
| Shenhua Ling | Haruka Terui | Natalie Rial | |
| Chai | Yoshimitsu Shimoyama | Greg Ayres | |
| Wong | Shōta Hayama | Bryson Baugus | |
| Joy | Mao Ichimichi | Luci Christian | |
| Xiuying Hong / Lishao Tao |
Mirei Kumagai | Christine Auten | |
| Wuying Ren | Osamu Taira | Cody House | |
| Dou Niu | Takahiro Sumi | Joe Daniels | |
| Iwao Hazuki | Takayuki Sugō | Luis Galindo | |
| Masayuki Fukuhara | Satoru Itō | Benjamin McLaughlin | |
| Yamagishi | Junichi Sugawara | Carl Masterson | |
| Teruhiko Saijo | Takahiro Sumi | Jack Stansbury | |
| Ine Hayate | Mayumi Karyou | Joanne Bonasso |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Johnson | Akihiro Tajima | Shannon Reed | 1 | |
| Nagashima | Hiroaki Okuda | Scott D. Forsyth | ||
| Enoki | Takahiro Sumi | Joe P. | ||
| Liu | Toshihide Tsuchiya | Sean Patrick Judge | 1-2 | |
| Charlie | Kentarō Itō | Blake Shepard | 2 | |
| Smith Bradley | Akihiro Tajima | Malcolm Farrell | ||
| Tony Abrams | Hiroaki Okuda | Mike Yager | ||
| Mingyang Lei | Takaaki Torashima | Jeran Ugokwe | 2-3 | |
| Xiuyu Yeh | Kozue Saitō | Allison Sumrall | 3 | |
| Terry Ryan | Takahiro Sumi | Jovan Jackson | 3-5 | |
| Mai Sawano | Mari Hino | Juliet Simmons | ||
| Yada | ¿? | Gabriel Regojo | 4 | |
| Mark Kimberly | Akihiro Tajima | Orlanders Jones | 4-5 | |
| Guixiang Lee | Kozue Saitō | Vicki Barosh | 6, 8-9, 12 | |
| Sam | Taisuke Nakano | Gareth West | 6, 11, 13 | |
| Cool Z | Akihiro Tajima | Gabriel Regojo | 6, 13 | |
| Larry | Hiroaki Okuda | Blake Weir | ||
| Zongquan Bai | Mitsuaki Kanuka | Jay Hickman | 7 | |
| Zhoushan Xuan | Keiichi Sonobe | David Harbold | 7-8, 12 | |
| Fangmei Xun | Ayumi Mano | Taylor Fono | 7-9, 13 | |
| Ziming Hong | Yukitoshi Tokumoto | Jack Stansbury | 7, 10 | |
| Eileen | Mari Hino | Natalie Jones | 8 | |
| Izumi | Rina Kawaguchi | Christina Kelly | ||
| Shuqin Zhang | Fukushi Ochiai | Mark Ivy | 9-11 | |
| Zhangyu Kong | Shinya Takahashi | Cyrus Rodas | 9, 12 | |
| Yang | Taisuke Nakano | Sean Patrick Judge | 10 | |
| Lu Zhang | Hiroaki Okuda | Adam Noble | 10-12 | |
| Yunshen Yuan (Shenhua's Father) |
Junichi Sugawara | Blake Weir | 10, 13 | |
| Kai | Kazuki Sōya | Jack Ivy | 11-12 | |
| Baihu | Yukitoshi Tokumoto | Sean Patrick Judge | 12 |
Additional Voices[]
Notes[]
- This is the first Shenmue project where Corey Marshall does not voice the title character Ryo Hazuki.
- This is the third and last Crunchyroll Originals series to be co-produced by both Crunchyroll and Adult Swim.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2022 – May 1, 2022 |
 (Toonami) |
United States | 
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Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Content | Country | |
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February 6, 2022 | Anime | Digital | 13 eps. | United States |
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See Also[]
- Shenmue
- Shenmue II
- Shenmue III
External Links[]
- Shenmue The Animation at the Internet Movie Database.
- Shenmue The Animation (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Shenmue The Animation on Behind The Voice Actors.