Time Bokan 24 | |
タイムボカン 24 (Taimubokan Nijū Yon) | |
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Genre | Comedy, science fiction |
Created by | |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takayuki Inagaki |
Produced by | Akihiro Hino |
Written by | Yoichi Kato |
Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
Licensed by |
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Original network | NNS (ytv) |
English network | |
Original run | October 1,2016 – March 18,2017 |
Episodes | 24 |
Anime television series | |
The Villains' Strike Back | |
Directed by | Takayuki Inagaki |
Produced by | Akihiro Hino |
Written by | Yoichi Kato |
Music by | Hitoshi Minowa |
Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
Licensed by | |
Original network | NNS (ytv) |
Original run | October 7,2017 – March 24,2018 |
Episodes | 24 |
Time Bokan 24 (タイムボカン24,Taimubokan NijūYon) is a Japanese anime series that is a re-imagining of the original Time Bokan series that debuted on October 1,2016,featuring a team of time travelers in search for the "True History" that is not written in the textbooks. The series is part of a joint collaboration between Tatsunoko Production &Level-5. [3] [4] [5] This series is also legally streamed by Crunchyroll in certain worldwide areas. [6] A second season titled Time Bokan:The Villains' Strike Back (タイムボカン逆襲の三悪人,Taimubokan:Gyakushūno San-Akunin) started airing in October 2017. [7] [8] In late 2019,an English dub began airing on the Filipino and Southeast Asian Cartoon Network channels. [9] The dub made edits such as making Calen's skirt more opaque and modest. The same edits are also applied to the Korean dub.
Tokio is a junior high student living in the present time who is recruited to be a member of the 24th century's Space-Time Administration Bureau. Together with his partner Calen,their mission is to uncover the "True History",the part of history the textbooks don't tell,but in their way is the Akudama Trio that intends to prevent the True History from being revealed for their own personal gains.
Real Name:Yoshiko (ヨシコ)
In this first season,the OP song was "Fantastic Time" (ep 1–12) and "OVER THE TOP" (ep 13–24) both by Hey! Say! JUMP and the ED was "TRUE LOVE" (ep 1–12) by Ai Shinozaki and "Gekiyaba ∞Bokkaan!!" (ep 13–24) by Moso Calibration. [10]
No. | Title | Location | Original air date | |
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1 | "Cleopatra Was Actually a Comedy Duo Known as Cleo and Patra!" "Kureopatora wa Kureo to patora to iu manzai konbidatta!" (クレオパトラはクレ夫とパトラという漫才コンビだった!) | Egypt,50 BC | October 1, 2016 | |
Time traveler Calen is hopping through time,trying to get away from Akudarma Trio. After a direct hit,she is forced to crash land in 2016 and encounters a boy named Tokio. The Akudarma Trio is right behind,so she has no choice but to take Tokio with her to the 24th century to escape. There,Tokio discovers Calen works for the JKK,an organization which has staff traveling through time,trying to find out the True History. Tokio then finds himself travelling with Calen to Ancient Egypt to find out the truth about Cleopatra. | ||||
2 | "The Wright Brothers Were Actually an Only Child!" "Raito kyōdai wa hitorikkodatta!" (ライト兄弟はひとりっ子だった!) | North Carolina,United States,1903 AD | October 8, 2016 | |
Tokio and Calen travel to North Carolina in 1903 in order to find the True History behind the Wright Brothers. The Wright Brothers they met there were not making planes,let alone bicycles. But they were apparently brothers just happened to make "lights" for bicycles. However,there seemed to be something wrong with the younger brother,Orville. Akudarma wants to keep the history as it is in the textbooks and tries to get Wright to fly a plane,and appears that Tsubuyakky has a plan. | ||||
3 | "Momotaro Was Actually More of an Ogre than an Actual Ogre!" "Momotarōwa oni yori mo onidatta!" (桃太郎は鬼よりも鬼だった!) | Ancient Japan | October 15, 2016 | |
Tokio and Calen go to Onigashima to find the next True History. They find a red ogre who tells them that he was punished by someone more ogre-like than actual ogres and starts crying. He leads them to a stage,where loud music is playing,and the one on stage who has all the female ogres' attention is a super hot Momotaro. | ||||
4 | "Dinosaurs Were Humans' Pets!" "Kyōryūwa ningen no pettodatta!" (恐竜は人間のペットだった!) | Mesozoic Era | October 22, 2016 | |
This time,they travel to the Mesozoic Era. They arrive to a jungle in the Mesozoic Era and find a True History signal. Right when they get there,a dinosaur pops out,but it has a ribbon on and they find out dinosaurs are pets. Tokio mentions he wants a T-Rex for a pet but then Mechabuton gets taken. At this rate,they won't be able to return to their own time. | ||||
5 | "Halloween's Trick or Treat Was Actually Tottori or Shimane!" "Harowin no torikku oa torīto wa Tottori or Shimanedatta!" (ハロウィンのトリック・オア・トリートは鳥取or島根だった!) | Tottori Sand Dunes,Japan,1881 AD | October 29, 2016 | |
This time,it's the True History about Halloween,but the place they arrive is the Tottori Desert in the 4th year of the Meiji Era. Tokio and Calen meet the host,Fukuzawa-san,who they think they've seen before. Apparently people mistake Tottori and Shimane quite often,so he holds a quiz about them,which starts on October 31st. Akudarma won't allow for such a punny history,so they also participate in the quiz. | ||||
6 | "Shibuya's Hachiko Was Actually a Bee!" "Shibuya no Hachikōwa hachidatta!" (渋谷のハチ公は蜂だった!) | Shibuya Station,Tokyo,Japan,1933 AD | November 5, 2016 | |
Tokio and Calen arrive to Shibuya Station in the 8th year of Showa to find the True History about Hachiko. They immediately find a dog waiting outside the station. They figure it must be Hachiko and go over to him. Just then,they get a True History signal,but can't seem to find Hachiko. Soon they find that it is not a dog,but a bee Hachiko. Akudarma shows up once again to get in their way of the True History. | ||||
7 | "What Columbus Discovered Was Not a New Continent,But a New Exercise Called Gymnastics!" "Koronbusu ga hakken shita no wa shintairiku dewanaku shintaisōdatta!" (コロンブスが発見したのは新大陸ではなく新体操だった!) | Palos de la Frontera,Andalusia,Spain,1498 AD | November 12, 2016 | |
Tokio and Calen go back to Spain in 1492 to find the true history about Columbus and his journey to find the new continent,but when they find him,they realize he has no interest in a new continent,but is trying to discover the next new exercise. | ||||
8 | "Seton Animal Chronicles Was Actually Donut Chronicles!" "Shīton no dōbutsu-ki wa dōnatsu-kidatta!" (シートンの動物記はドーナツ記だった!) | New York City,New York,United States,1898 AD | November 19, 2016 | |
Tokio and Calen arrive to New York in the late 1800s to discover the True History about Seton's Animal Chronicles. When they arrive,they find out Seton wasn't trying to chronicle animals,but donuts instead. | ||||
9 | "Gagarin's Famous Quote Was,"The Earth Is ______"!" "Gagārin no meigen wa `chikyūwa ○○datta!'" (ガガーリンの名言は「地球は〇〇だった!」) | Baikonur Cosmodrome,Soviet Union (Kazakhstan),1961 AD | November 26, 2016 | |
In order to find out the True History about Gagarin,who was famous for saying the Earth was blue,Tokio and Calen head back to the Soviet Union in 1961. They find some astronaut trainees and immediately find Akudarma is already there. Gagarin comes in between them,saying it's not right to fight underneath the blue sky,but he seems extremely interested in Tokio. This time,they can't seem to find a True History signal very easily,so they head to Space with Gagarin. | ||||
10 | "The Land-taking Battle During the Warring States Era Was Actually a _____ Battle!" "Sengoku jidai no kunitorigassen wa ○○gassendatta!" (戦国時代の国盗り合戦は〇〇合戦だった!) | Owari Province,Japan,1560 AD | December 3, 2016 | |
11 | "Guns First Being Introduced to Japan Was Actually ______ First Being Introduced to Japan!" "Teppōdenrai wa ○○denraidatta!" (鉄砲伝来は〇〇伝来だった!) | Tanegashima,Kagoshima Prefecture,Japan,1543 AD | December 10, 2016 | |
12 | "Joan of Arc was the First ______!" "Jan'nu daruku wa shodai ○○datta!" (ジャンヌ・ダルクは初代〇〇だった!) | Orléans,central France,1429 AD | December 17, 2016 | |
13 | "Santa Claus Was Actually ______!" "Santakurōsu wa ○○datta!" (サンタクロースは〇〇だった!) | Greenland,2016 AD | December 24, 2016 | |
14 | "The Ninja Hattori Hanzō Was Actually a ______!" "Ninja hattori hanzōwa ○○datta!" (忍者服部半蔵は〇〇だった!) | Suruga Province (Shizuoka Prefecture) Japan,1585 AD | January 7, 2017 | |
15 | "Pythagoras Was Actually a Genius of ______!" "Pitagorasu wa ○○no tensaidatta!" (ピタゴラスは〇〇の天才だった!) | Crotone,Southern Italy (Ancient Greece),500 BC | January 14, 2017 | |
16 | "Galileo Galilei Was Actually a ______!" "Gari Reo Gari Rei wa ○○datta!" (ガリレオ・ガリレイは〇〇だった!) | Pisa,Italy,1589 AD | January 21, 2017 | |
17 | "What Sanzo Hoshi Was Striving For Was the World's Best ______!" "Sanzo hōshi ga mezashita no wa sekaiichi no ○○datta!" (三蔵法師が目指したのは世界一の〇〇だった!) | Tang-dynasty China,629 AD | January 28, 2017 | |
18 | "The Nazca Lines Were __________!" "Nasukanochijōe wa ○○datta!" (ナスカの地上絵は〇〇だった!) | Peru,South America,Era of the Nazca Civilization | February 4, 2017 | |
19 | "Murasaki Shikibu was Actually a _____!" "Murasaki Shikibu wa ○○datta!" (紫式部は〇〇だった!) | Heian-kyō (Kyoto),Japan,1008 AD | February 11, 2017 | |
20 | "The Shinsengumi was Actually a _____ Group!" "Shinsenkumi wa hito ○○shūdandatta!" (新撰組は人〇〇集団だった!) | Kyoto,Japan,1864 | February 18, 2017 | |
21 | "Versailles Was Actually a ________ Center!" "Verusaiyu kyūden wa ○○sentādatta!" (ヴェルサイユ宮殿は〇〇センターだった!) | Versailles Palace,Paris,France,18th Century AD | February 25, 2017 | |
Tokio and Calen travel to Paris and meet to Archduchy Marie Antoinette | ||||
22 | "America's Moon Landing Was Staged!" "Amerika no getsumen chakuriku wa yarasedatta!" (アメリカの月面着陸はヤラセだった!!) | Hollywood,California,United States,July 1969 AD | March 4, 2017 | |
23 | "Nightingale Was Actually the ________ in White!" "Naichingēru wa hakui no ○○datta!" (ナイチンゲールは白衣の〇〇だった!) | Florence,Grand Duchy of Tuscany,Italy,May 12,1820 AD | March 11, 2017 | |
24 | "The Genius da Vinci Was the Final Episode!" "Tensai da vu~inchi ga saishūkaidatta!" (天才ダ・ヴィンチが最終回だった!) | Vinci,Republic of Florence,Italy,1500s AD | March 18, 2017 |
In the second season,the OP was DESTINY (ep 1–12) by KinKi Kids and "WANTED GIRL" (ep 13–24) by TrySail and the ED was 20xx (ep 1–12) by Yumemiru Adolescence and "Topaz Love" (ep 13–24) by KinKi Kids.
No. | Title | Location | Original air date | |
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1 | "What's the Super Surprising Connection Between the Genius Inventor Edison and Japan?!" "Tensai hatsumei-ka Ejison to Nihon no bikkuridokkirina kankei to wa!?" (天才発明家エジソンと日本のビックリドッキリな関係とは!?) | New Jersey,United States,Late 1800s AD | October 7, 2017 | |
2 | "What Was the Super Surprising Job that the God of Baseball,Babe Ruth,Tried to Do?!" "Yakyūno kami bēbu rūsu ga yarou to shite ita bikkuridokkirina shigoto to wa!?" (野球の神ベーブ・ルースがやろうとしていたビックリドッキリな仕事とは!?) | New York City,New York,United States,October 15,1923 AD | October 14, 2017 | |
3 | "What Super Surprising Thing Was the Mercenary of the Bakumatsu,Sakamoto Ryoma,the First to Do in Japan?!" "Bakumatsu no fūunji sakamoto ryōma ga Nihon de hajimete itta bikkuridokkirina koto to wa!?" (幕末の風雲児坂本龍馬が日本で初めて行ったビックリドッキリなこととは!?) | Shiobitashi Hot Spring,Kagoshima,Japan,1866 AD | October 21, 2017 | |
4 | "What Super Surprising Thing Was the Author of Sherlock Holmes,Arthur Conan Doyle,Obsessed With?!" "Hōmuzu o unda Konan Doiru ga muchūni natte ita bikkuridokkirina koto to wa!?" (ホームズを生んだコナン・ドイルが夢中になっていたビックリドッキリなこととは!?) | London,England,UK,Early 1900s AD | October 28, 2017 | |
5 | "What Super Surprising Food Was the Great Author Natsume Soseki Obsessed With?!" "Bungōnatsume sōseki ga muchūdatta bikkuridokkirina tabemono to wa!?" (文豪夏目漱石が夢中だったビックリドッキリな食べ物とは!?) | Ginza,Tokyo,Japan,38th Year of Meiji Period / 1905 AD | November 4, 2017 | |
6 | "What's the Super Surprising Way That Even You Can Become the World-Renowned Heroine,the Little Mermaid?!" "Sekai-tekina hiroin ningyo hime ni anata mo nareru bikkuridokkirina hōhōto wa!?" (世界的なヒロイン人魚姫にあなたもなれるビックリドッキリな方法とは!?) | Denmark,19th Century AD | November 11, 2017 | |
The three villains and Tokio and Calen travel back to Denmark,19th century AD and meet the author of "The Little Mermaid",Hans Christian Andersen. | ||||
7 | "The Shogun Loves to Save Money?! What Was Tokugawa Ieyasu's Super Surprising Method of Saving Money?!" "Shōgun wa chokin suki!? Tokugawa ieyasu no bikkuridokkirina setsuyaku-jutsu to wa!?" (将軍は貯金好き!? 徳川家康のビックリドッキリな節約術とは!?) | Edo Castle,Japan,1605 AD | November 18, 2017 | |
8 | "Methods That Can Still Be Used Today! What Was Yang Guifei's Super Surprising Beauty Regimen?!" "Imademo Mane dekiru! Yōkihi no bikkuridokkirina biyō-hōto wa!?" (今でもマネできる!楊貴妃のビックリドッキリな美容法とは!?) | Chang'an (Xi'an),Tang Dynasty,China,745 AD | November 25, 2017 | |
The three villains and Tokio and Calen travel back to meet to Yokihi or better known as Yang Guifei. | ||||
9 | "What's Mito Komon's Super Surprising Connection with NTV Announcer Miura Asami?!" "Mito Kōmon to Nihon terebi miura-ana no bikkuridokkirina kankei to wa!?" (水戸黄門と日本テレビ水卜アナのビックリドッキリな関係とは!?) | Mito Domain (Ibaraki Prefecture),Japan,1697 AD Yugawara,Kanagawa Prefecture,Japan,2017 AD | December 2, 2017 | |
The Nihon TV host,Miura Asami,accompanies with the trio,while Akudama meets with the daimyo,Mito Komon. | ||||
10 | "What Were the Super Surprising Treasures that Kukai Found All Over Japan?!" "Kūkai ga sagashiateta nihonkakuchi no bikkuridokkirina otakara to wa!?" (空海が探し当てた日本各地のビックリドッキリなお宝とは!?) | Heian-kyo (Kyoto),Japan,9th century AD | December 9, 2017 | |
The characters meets the monk of the Kanjis. | ||||
11 | "What was Napoleon's Super Surprising Method of Getting a Good Night's Sleep When He Supposedly Only Slept 3 Hours?!" "3-Jikan shika nenai to iu Naporeon mo bikkuridokkirina anmin-hōto wa!?" (3時間しか寝ないというナポレオンもビックリドッキリな安眠法とは!?) | Alps,Great St. Bernard Pass,Switzerland,1800 AD Paris,France,1804 AD | December 16, 2017 | |
Tokio and Calen compete against Trio Akudama for search a different and comfortable form for sleep and help to Napoleon. | ||||
12 | "Announcer Fukuzawa Appears Once Again! The Statue of Liberty Ultra Quiz!" "Fukuzawa ana mata kenzan! Jiyūnomegami urutorakuizu!" (福澤アナまた見参!自由の女神ウルトラクイズ!) | New York City,New York,United States,1886 AD | December 23, 2017 | |
Tokio and Calen compete against Trio Akudama in a contest about curiosities of the Statue of Liberty with the TV show host,Fukuzawa Akira (Arthur Fukuzawa). | ||||
13 | "What's the Super Surprising Reason the Famous Japanese Ukiyo-e Artist Katsushika Hokusai Moved 93 Times?!" "Nihon ga sekai ni hokoru ukiyoe-shi katsushika hokusai ga 93-kai mo hikkoshita bikkuridokkirina riyūto wa!?" (日本が世界に誇る浮世絵師葛飾北斎が93回も引っ越したビックリドッキリな理由とは!?) | Asakusa,Edo (Tokyo),Japan,1831 AD | January 6, 2018 | |
14 | "What Super Surprising Catch Phrase Did the Famous Inventor,Hiraga Gennai,Think Up That We Still Use Today?!" "Hatsumei-ka hiraga gen'nai ga kangaeta,ima demo min'na ga shitteru bikkuridokkirina kyatchikopīto wa!?" (発明家平賀源内が考えた、今でもみんなが知ってるビックリドッキリなキャッチコピーとは!?) | Edo (Tokyo),Japan,1776 AD | January 13, 2018 | |
15 | "What Was the God of Education,Sugawara no Michizane's Super Surprising Legend About Being a Genius?!" "Gakumon no kamisama Sugawaranomichizane no bikkuridokkirina tensai densetsu to wa!?" (学問の神様菅原道真のビックリドッキリな天才伝説とは!?) | Heian-kyo (Kyoto),Japan,900 AD | January 20, 2018 | |
16 | "What's the Super Surprising Reason Beethoven Looks So Scary in His Portrait?!" "Bētōvu~en no shōzō-ga ga kowai kao ni natte iru bikkuridokkirina riyūto wa!?" (ベートーヴェンの肖像画が怖い顔になっているビックリドッキリな理由とは!?) | Vienna,Austrian Empire (Austria),1819 AD | January 27, 2018 | |
17 | "What's the Super Surprising Reason One of the Major Players of the Meiji Restoration,SaigōTakamori,Had a Dog?!" "Meijiishin no tateyakusha saigōtakamori ga inu o tsurete ita bikkuridokkirina riyūto wa!?" (明治維新の立役者西郷隆盛が犬を連れていたビックリドッキリな理由とは!?) | Kyoto,Japan,March 7,1866 AD Tokyo,Japan,1870 AD | February 3, 2018 | |
18 | "Kasuga no Tsubone Was the Daughter of a Traitor! What Was the Super Surprising Reason She Climbed to the Top of the Ooku?" "Kasuganotsubone wa uragirimono no musumedatta! Ōoku no chōten ni noboritsumeta bikkuridokkirina riyūto wa!?" (春日局は裏切り者の娘だった! 大奥の頂点にのぼりつめたビックリドッキリな理由とは!?) | Edo Castle,Edo (Tokyo),Japan,Beginning of the 17th century AD | February 10, 2018 | |
The three villains travel back in time to Edo Castle in the early 17th century and meet Kasuga no Tsubone. | ||||
19 | "Imoto Is a Historical Figure?! What's the Super Surprising Problem That the Beast Hunter Imoto Ayako Has?!" "Imoto ga ijin!? Chinjūhantāimotoayako no bikkuridokkirina nayami to wa!?" (イモトが偉人!?珍獣ハンターイモトアヤコのビックリドッキリな悩みとは!??) | Amazon Rainforest,Brazil,2028 AD | February 17, 2018 | |
20 | "Alexander Graham Bell Invented the Telephone! What Super Surprising Struggle Led to Its Creation?!" "Denwa o hatsumei shita Gurahamu beru! Denwa no tanjōo meguru bikkuridokkirina arasoi to wa!?" (電話を発明したグラハム・ベル! 電話の誕生をめぐるビックリドッキリな争いとは!?) | Boston,Massachusetts,United States,March 10,1876 AD | February 24, 2018 | |
21 | "Matsuo Basho Was a Ninja?! What's the Super Surprising Truth Behind the "Trip for The Narrow Road to the Interior?!"" "Matsuo bashōwa ninjadatta!? Oku no hoso-dōno bikkuridokkirina tabi no shinsōto wa!?" (松尾芭蕉はニンジャだった!? おくのほそ道のビックリドッキリな旅の真相とは!?) | Fukagawa,Edo (Tokyo),Japan,1689 AD | March 3, 2018 | |
22 | "The Inescapable Alcatraz Prison! What Super Surprising and Ridiculous Plans Were Used to Prevent Escape?!" "Datsugoku fukanōna arukatorazu keimusho! Datsugoku sa senai tame no chōsho ̄mo nai bikkuridokkirina sakusen to wa!?" (脱獄不可能なアルカトラズ刑務所! 脱獄させないための超しょーもないビックリドッキリな作戦とは!?) | Alcatraz Prison,San Francisco Bay,San Francisco,California,USA,1960 AD | March 10, 2018 | |
23 | "A Major Player of the Genpei War! What's the Super Surprising Reason Minamoto no Yoshitsune Was Able to Defeat Benkei?!" "Genpeigassen de katsuyaku! Minamotonoyoshitsune ga Benkei ni uchikatta bikkuridokkirina riyūto wa!?" (源平合戦で活躍! 源義経が弁慶に打ち勝ったビックリドッキリな理由とは!?) | Kyoto,Japan,1169 AD | March 17, 2018 | |
The Three Villains travel to 1169 Kyoto and see Musashibo Benkei defeated by Minamoto no Yoshitsune. | ||||
24 | "The Ranking That Prince Shotoku Came Up With:The Twelve Bokan Ranking System! And What Will Become of Bimajo?!" "Ano Shōtoku taishi ga kimeru kakudzuke rankingu "bo kan'ijūnikai"! Soshite bimājo no yukue wa!?" (あの聖徳太子が決める格付けランキング『ボ冠位十二階』!そしてビマージョの行方は!?) | Asuka Region,Japan,607 AD | March 24, 2018 | |
The Three Villains travel to 607 Asuka period Japan and meet Prince Shotoku. |
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Valkyrie Drive is a Japanese media franchise created by Marvelous,which was announced at the AnimeJapan convention in March 2015. The franchise consists of three projects;Mermaid,an anime television series produced by Arms Corporation,which aired in Japan from October to December 2015;Bhikkhuni,a PlayStation Vita game released on December 10,2015 in Japan with a Western release in 2016 and a Microsoft Windows version in 2017;and Siren,a social game for iOS and Android devices released in December 2015.
Brittany Lauda is an American voice actress and voice director who has appeared in English-language dubs of Japanese anime and video games. Her debut role was in Queen's Blade Rebellion, where she voiced Mirim.
Nyanbo! (にゃんぼー!) is a Japanese anime television series by Shirogumi. It is a spin-off of Kiyohiko Azuma's Yotsuba&! manga,based on the cat versions of the Danbo characters within the series. It began airing on September 27,2016,on NHK-E.
Akudama Drive is a 2020 Japanese cyberpunk anime television series conceptualized by Kazutaka Kodaka and produced by Pierrot and Too Kyo Games. It was written by Norimitsu Kaihōand directed by Tomohisa Taguchi. Set in a dystopian future in Kansai,the story follows a young woman who accidentally finds herself in a situation where she is forced to keep up the appearance of a Swindler to ensure she does not get killed by a group of Akudama,criminals who are pursued by the government. The series aired from October to December 2020. A total of six DVD and Blu-ray box sets collected the twelve-episode series in Japan.
Matt Shipman is an American voice actor. He started voice acting professionally in 2015 and was cast in his first lead role with Gear in World War Blue in 2016. Since 2016,some of his larger roles include Kazuya Kujo in Gosick,Hiro in Darling in the Franxx,Chrome in Dr. Stone,and Reki Kyan in SK8 the Infinity.
Jonah Scott is an American voice actor. He is known for his roles in Beastars as Legoshi,Akudama Drive as Courier,High-Rise Invasion as Sniper Mask,Dying Light 2:Stay Human as Aiden Caldwell,and SK8 the Infinity as Joe.
The Legend of Heroes:Trails of Cold Steel –Northern War is a 2023 Japanese anime miniseries based on the Trails video game series by Nihon Falcom. The series follows a conflict between the Erebonian Empire and the North Ambria State and is set during the ellipsis between the video games Trails of Cold Steel II and III. It follows Lavian Winslet,who leads a small platoon of Martin Robinson,Iseria Frost,and Talion Drake within the Northern Jaegers mercenary corps.