The Legend of the Legendary Heroes (Japanese: 伝説の勇者の伝説, Hepburn: Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu) is a Japanese light novel series by Takaya Kagami, with illustrations by Saori Toyota, which was published by Fujimi Shobo in Dragon Magazine from February 20, 2002 to October 20, 2006, and has 11 volumes. Its sequel, The Legend of the Great Legendary Heroes (大伝説の勇者の伝説, Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu) began publishing on October 20, 2007, and has been collected into 17 volumes. The series also has 2 spin-off series, The Legend of Legendary Heroes Anyway (とりあえず伝説の勇者の伝説, Toriaezu Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu), a collection of short stories which ran from December 20, 2002 to June 20, 2007 and was compiled into 11 volumes, and The Legend of the Black Fallen Hero (堕ちた黒い勇者の伝説, Ochita Kuroi Yūsha no Densetsu), which ran from December 20, 2007 to August 20, 2013 and was published in 8 volumes.
In January 2010, it was announced an anime adaption of the series. The series was adapted into a 24-episode run by studio Zexcs, directed by Itsuro Kawasaki, with the music composed by Miyu Nakamura, and animation character designs by Noriko Shimazawa. The anime started broadcast on TV Tokyo on July 1, 2010, followed by TV Osaka, TV Aichi and AT-X. The first Blu-ray and DVD of the anime was released on October 22, 2010. It was licensed by Funimation in North America and had a simulcast release. They also dubbed this series and it can be found on many media; such as Netflix and Hulu (Though both of these services no longer have it). Funimation released the DVD & Blu-Ray of the anime on April 17, 2012.
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Cast[]
Episodic Characters[]
Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode(s) |
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Count Klasbel | Kazuya Ichijō | Charles Campbell | 1 |
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Tony | Daisuke Matsubara | Micah Solusod | 2-3 |
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Brophs | Ikuya Sawaki | Brian Mathis | |
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Phall Benie | Kana Akutsu | Kristi Kang | |
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Tahile | Hajime Iijima | Kyle Phillips | |
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Roel | Daichi Kanbara | Joel McDonald | |
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Sion's Mother | Saeko Chiba | Stephanie Young | 2, 6, 19 |
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Gainel | Tetsuo Kanao | Jerry Russell | 5 |
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Telura | Kaori Mizuhashi | Tia Ballard | |
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Lord Pearl | Mitsuhiro Sakamaki | Andrew Love | |
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Lord Beryl | Yoshinori Sonobe | Ben Phillips | |
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Toale Nelphi | Yūto Suzuki | Todd Haberkorn | 5-6 |
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Caral Froward | Yōsuke Akimoto | Grant James | 5, 12 |
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Starnel Nelphi | Issei Futamata | ¿? | 6 |
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Salawell Seile | Kōzō Mito | Zach Bolton | 8 |
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Count Cleaude | Yoshikazu Nagano | Jerry Russell | |
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Duke Stearied | Nobuo Tobita | Barry Yandell | 8, 10, 12 |
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Count Nuble | Gō Shinomiya | Bill Jenkins | 8, 11, 19 |
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Shuss Shiraz | Junji Majima | Sean Michael Teague | 8, 17-18 |
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Talrome | Yūichi Ishigami | Ben Phillips | 9 |
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Quill's Mother | Aya Endo | ¿? | |
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Quill | Asuka Suzuki | Brittney Karbowski | |
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Dale | Takuya Okita | Joel McDonald | |
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Chezo Kalti | Kiyohito Yoshikai | Christopher Bevins | 11 |
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Arua’s Father | Isshin Chiba | ¿? | 11, 14 |
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Naia Knolles | Minako Kotobuki | Terri Doty | 13 |
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Lemile Knolles | Natsumi Takamori | Tia Ballard | |
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Kroselli | Katsumi Cho | Kent Williams | 16 |
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Ferris's Father | Takehito Koyasu | Kyle Hebert | |
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Ferris's Mother | Miki Itō | Lydia Mackay | |
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Bayouz White | Kōsuke Toriumi | Jonathan Brooks | 17 |
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Lieral Lieutolu (Ryner's Father) |
Rikiya Koyama | Jason Douglas | 18, 21-22 |
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Iluna Laswhale (Ryner's Mother) |
Yūko Gibu | Jennifer Seman | |
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Pueka | Rina Hidaka | Jad Saxton | 19-20 |
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Lafra | Kenn | Aaron Dismuke | 19-21 |
Additional Voices[]
External Links[]
- The Legend of the Legendary Heroes at the Internet Movie Database
- The Legend of the Legendary Heroes (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- The Legend of the Legendary Heroes on Behind The Voice Actors