The Fable (ザ・ファブル, Za Faburu) is a 2024 anime series based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Katsuhisa Minami. It was serialized and published in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine under their Young Magazine KC imprint from November 1, 2014 to November 18, 2019, with a total of 22 volumes. The series also received a spin-off manga with the same title, which was serialized and published in Kodansha's Comic Days magazine from March 6, 2018 to February 26, 2019, with only 1 volume.
The anime series was announced on July 10, 2023.[1] It was animated by Tezuka Productions, directed by Ryōsuke Takahashi, series composition by Yūya Takashima, music composed by Shuichiro Fukuhiro, and it premiered in Japan from April 7, 2024 to September 29, 2024, consisting of 25 episodes.
Disney licensed the anime series, which an English Dub was produced by Iyuno USA. It is currently scheduled to be released on Disney+ & Hulu on March 31, 2025 with all 25 episodes.
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Cast[]
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Akira Satō / The Fable |
Kazuyuki Okitsu | Jonah Scott |
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Yōko Satō | Miyuki Sawashiro | Miya Kodama |
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Misaki Shimizu | Kana Hanazawa | Felecia Angelle |
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Ryō Kuroshiyo (Kuro) |
Ryōta Iwasaki | Adam McArthur |
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Yūki Kawai (Be Daiyocha) |
Yūki Kaji | Andrew Frankel |
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Boss | Tetsuo Komura | Steve Blum |
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Takeshi Ebihara | Akio Ōtsuka | Brent Mukai |
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Hiroshi Suzuki | Takehito Koyasu | John Choi |
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Kenjirō Takōda / President Octopus |
Takeharu Ōnishi | Eric Bauza |
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Kenji Kojima | Kenjirō Tsuda | SungWon Cho |
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Katsuya Takahashi | Yūdai Mino | Todd Haberkorn |
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Hiroshi Hamada (Oyaji) |
Kōji Ishii | Jamieson Price |
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Jackal Tomioka | Jun Fukushima | Daniel Ross |
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Etsuji Kainuma | Takumi Asahina | Michael Sinterniklaas |
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Matsu | Kiyomitsu Miyuuchi | Feodor Chin |
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Hinako Saba | Chika Anzai | Abbey Veffer |
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Rei Utsubo | Shinsū Fuji | Keith Silverstein |
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Tsutomu Isaki | Yoshihiro Kanemitsu | Jon Bailey |
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Shūichi Sunagawa | Kōjirō Takahashi | Doug Stone |
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Sunagawa's Younger Brother | Kenta Ōkuma | TBA |
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The Hood | Yūki Onodera | TBA |
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Code | Hiroya Egashira | Daniel Ross |
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Kick | Masaya Fukunishi | Kiff VandenHeuvel |
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Kick's Companion | Tasuku Kaito | TBA |
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Ai Nakayama | Yukiyo Fujii | TBA |
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Tatsuya Haga | Hirofumi Nojima | SungWon Cho |
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Snack Bar Mom | Yū Sugimoto | TBA |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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Organization Men | Takuma Suzuki | TBA | 1 |
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Masaaki Ihara | TBA | ||
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Car-Jackers | Shunichi Maki | TBA | |
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Masashi Nogawa | TBA | ||
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CM Narrator | Akiha Matsui | TBA | 2 |
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Former Wrestler | Kengo Tsujii | TBA | 3-4 |
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Chicchi's Master | Yōji Ueda | TBA | 4 |
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Second-hand Clothing Store Owner |
Shigeo Kiyama | TBA | 5 |
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Transportation Company Interviewer |
Hiroto Kazuki | TBA | |
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Senior | Masaya Takatsuka | TBA | 7 |
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NA | Masaki Sugimiya | TBA | |
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Call Girl | Natsuki Aikawa | TBA | 9 |
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Clerk | Masaki Sugimiya | TBA | |
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Knife Shop Owner | Nobuaki Kanemitsu | TBA | 14 |
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Announcer | Kōhei Matsumoto | TBA | 14, 18 |
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Women's Association Chairperson |
Maki Tsuruta | TBA | 17 |
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Kabira | Motoki Sakuma | TBA | |
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Young Man | Akihisa Wakayama | TBA | |
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Mother | Yuzuka Nishikawa | TBA | 20 |
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Police Officers | Jōichirō Ōtsuki | TBA | |
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Atsushi Yamamoto | TBA | ||
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Residents | Yūki Ishikari | TBA | 23 |
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Eriko Uchino | TBA | ||
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Kensuke Shimizu | TBA | ||
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Announcer | Naoya Nakanishi | TBA | 25 |
Additional Voices[]
Credits[]
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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March 2025 | Anime | Digital | TV-MA | Season 1 | 25 Eps. | International | |
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March 31, 2025 | Season 1 | 25 Eps. | United States | 
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