Braden Hunt is an American voice actor who dubbed roles in Japanese anime for ADV Films.
Saiyuki is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura. It was originally serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy from September 1997 to February 2002, and later published in 9 tankōbon volumes by Ichijinsha from October 2002 to June 2003. The story is loosely based on the 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the West. The series follows a hot-tempered smoking monk named Genjo Sanzo who receives a mission to travel to the west with a group of three youkai (devils). The three youkai, Son Goku, Sha Gojyo and Cho Hakkai, team up and try to stop anyone from reviving the ancient and powerful evil god, Gyumao. Their journey to the west is becoming more and more difficult and there are many dangers ahead of them.
Akira Ishida is a Japanese voice actor.
Sōichirō Hoshi is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Arts Vision. Some of his major anime roles include Son Goku in Saiyuki, Kira Yamato in Gundam Seed, Gundam Seed Destiny alongside Rei Tanaka and Akira Ishida, Kazuki Fuuchouin in GetBackers, Masaru Daimon in Digimon Savers, Kaoru Hanabishi in Ai Yori Aoshi, and Tomoki Sakurai in Heaven's Lost Property. In video game franchises he voices Sanada Yukimura in Sengoku Basara, Keiichi Maebara in Higurashi When They Cry, Kilik in Soulcalibur, and various characters in Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time. He partially voices Shirogane Takeru in the Muv-Luv series. Hoshi was also known for his voice roles of villains as Goro Akechi from Persona 5, Death Gun from Sword Art Online, and Lio Shirazumi in The Garden of Sinners & Sentarō Miya in Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life.
Toshihiko Seki is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator. In June 2004, Seki was honored by the readers of Animage Magazine in the 26th Annual Reader's Poll, where he was ranked the 9th favorite voice actor, largely in recognition of his performance as Rau Le Creuset from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. In August 2007 the Anime News Network called him one of the more prolific male voice actors with 215 roles credited to his name. Seki often voices characters who are very serious or easily agitated like Duo Maxwell in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Iruka Umino in Naruto, Kaien Shiba in Bleach and Genjo Sanzo in Saiyuki but he also plays deranged villains like Legato Bluesummers, Rau Le Creuset, Embryo and Muzan Kibutsuji. His most famous role is the Imagin Momotaros from Kamen Rider Den-O, reprising the role numerous productions since then. In August 2020, he contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized. He recovered and was discharged on August 14, 2020.
Haruhi Nanao is a Japanese voice actress who was born in Tokyo. She is employed by 81 Produce. She formerly went by the name Haruhi Terada.
John Gremillion is an American stage and voice actor who has worked for Funimation, Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks, and Okratron 5000. He has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime series and video games; notable credits include Gentle Criminal from My Hero Academia, Dracule Mihawk from One Piece, Roland Chappelle from Food Wars, Arthur Randall from Black Butler, Go Mutsugi from Area 88, Yamato Hotsuin from Devil Survivor 2: The Animation, and Hakuoro from Utawarerumono.
Kōichi Tōchika is a Japanese voice actor who works for Haikyo.
Richard Elias Cansino is an American voice actor. He is also known as Richard Hayworth because he is the nephew of Rita Hayworth. Richard is best known for his voice work as Kenshin Himura in the anime adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin.
Paul St. Peter is an American voice actor, who works on English-language productions of Japanese anime shows. He voiced Punch in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Mondego in Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, Kurama in Naruto, Razor in Hunter × Hunter, Yammy in Bleach, Jorgun in Gurren Lagann, and Higa in Durarara!!, and can be heard as various Digimon. Some of his notable roles in video games include: Xemnas in the Kingdom Hearts series and Yuan Shao in Dynasty Warriors.
Takuo Kawamura is a male Japanese voice actor from Saitama, Japan.
Shinnosuke Tachibana is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator. He is married to voice actress Ao Takahashi.
David Matranga is an American voice actor who works primarily for English dubbed anime for Funimation, Sentai Filmworks, and Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Matranga is best known as the voice of Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia, Hideki Hinata from Angel Beats, Genjo Sanzo from Saiyuki, Orphen from Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, Bertholdt Hoover from the popular Attack on Titan series, Tomoya Okazaki from the emotional Clannad series, Takumi Usui from Maid Sama, Ghost from the Halo Legends movie, Briareos from the Appleseed series, Yu Himura from the EF series, God Serena from Fairy Tail, and most recently, Ken Masters in Street Fighter 6.
Kelli Cousins is an American former voice actress. She has provided voices for Japanese anime titles for ADV Films. She also wrote script adaptations for anime under the alias Kathleen Moynihan. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Rozanne Damone "Rozie" Curtis is an American choreographer and voice actress. She is mostly known for doing voiceovers in English dubs for Japanese anime and works with ADV Films and Seraphim Digital. Currently, she is the manager of community outreach for Theatre Under the Stars and associate director for Crosswind Productions.
The first season of the Saiyuki anime series, was directed by Yuto Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and Dentsu entitled Gensomaden Saiyuki. The series adapt Kazuya Minekura's manga, directed by Hayato Date, written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa and composed by Motoi Sakuraba.
Saiyuki Reload is a Japanese anime television series adapted from the manga of the same name by Kazuya Minekura. Produced by Studio Pierrot, the series is directed by Tetsuya Endo, written by Tetsuya Endo and composed by Daisuke Ikeda.
Saiyuki Reload Gunlock is a sequel and the third season of the Saiyuki anime television series produced by Studio Pierrot. Adapted from the manga of Saiyuki Reload by Kazuya Minekura, the series is directed by Tetsuya Endo, written by Tetsuya Endo and composed by Daisuke Ikeda.
Saiyuki Reload Blast is a Japanese anime television series adapted from the manga of the same name by Kazuya Minekura. Produced by Platinum Vision, the series is directed by Hideaki Nakano, written by Kenji Konuta and composed by Tatsuya Kato.
Saiyuki Reload: Burial, known in Japan as Saiyūki Reload: Burial, is an original video animation (OVA) series, based on the arc of Saiyuki Reload manga "Burial" and prequel to the Saiyuki mythological adventure series written and illustrated by Kazuya Minekura, ADV Films released the first Saiyuki television series, and Geneon USA released the Saiyuki Reload and Saiyuki Reload Gunlock series. Although the Burial prequel will be license by Discotek Media on December 27, 2022, the release will be the first home video in North America, Geneon USA's parent company Dentsu alongside Studio Pierrot, produced it and the previous Saiyuki anime projects. The OVA series directed by Koichi Ohata and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa. Saiyuki Reload: Burial the story Taking place in the past it offers a view at the Saiyuki quartet before their formation and their journey to the west.