Cast and Crew of ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

The size of the Japanese animation market was 2,426 billion yen by 2020. More than half of that amount came from overseas sales. The manga market is also expanding, reaching 675.9 billion yen in 2021. Those unique visuals and stories from Japan have struck a chord with fans around the world and are growing into a huge industry. ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION will actively feature major works that are highly recognized by overseas fans and reveal the secrets of Japanese anime and manga creation through the series.

Main Cast of ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

Joel D

as Self - Narrator (voice) (13 episodes)

Secondary Cast of ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

Riyoko Ikeda as Self - Manga Artist

Riyoko Ikeda

as Self - Manga Artist (1 episode)
Yoichi Takahashi as Self - Manga Artist

Yoichi Takahashi

as Self - Manga Artist (1 episode)
Shingo Natsume as Self - Director

Shingo Natsume

as Self - Director (1 episode)
Atsuko Ishizuka as Self - Director

Atsuko Ishizuka

as Self - Director (1 episode)
Takahiro Yoshimatsu as Self - Character Designer / Chief Animation Director

Takahiro Yoshimatsu

as Self - Character Designer / Chief Animation Director (1 episode)

Takahiro Yoshimatsu was born on August 27, 1965 and is currently 59 years old.

Ryusuke Hikawa as Self - Tokusatsu & Anime Researcher

Ryusuke Hikawa

as Self - Tokusatsu & Anime Researcher (1 episode)
Shinji Ueda as Self - Takarazuka Revue Company Director

Shinji Ueda

as Self - Takarazuka Revue Company Director (1 episode)
Toshiyuki Kato as Self - Director

Toshiyuki Kato

as Self - Director (1 episode)
Takahide Hori as Self - Director

Takahide Hori

as Self - Director (1 episode)
Toshihisa Yokoshima as Self - Director

Toshihisa Yokoshima

as Self - Director (1 episode)
Yuuki Takada as Aki (voice) (archive footage)

Yuuki Takada

as Aki (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)

Yuuki Takada (高田 憂希, Takada Yūki, March 16, 1993) a Japanese voice actress from Kitakyushu who is currently affiliate...

Sawako Hata as Fuyu (voice) (archive footage)

Sawako Hata

as Fuyu (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)
Mutsuki Iwanaka as Shu (voice) (archive footage)

Mutsuki Iwanaka

as Shu (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)
Masaki Terasoma as Gidoku (voice) (archive footage)

Masaki Terasoma

as Gidoku (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)

Masaki Terasoma (てらそま まさき, Terasoma Masaki) is a Japanese actor and voice actor who grew up in Osaka Prefecture. He i...

Yoshiko Kamei as Yakin (voice) (archive footage)

Yoshiko Kamei

as Yakin (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)
Yayoi Nakazawa as Chibo (voice) (archive footage)

Yayoi Nakazawa

as Chibo (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)
Toshiki Hirano as Self - Director

Toshiki Hirano

as Self - Director (1 episode)
Tenshin Nasukawa as Self - Professional Fighter

Tenshin Nasukawa

as Self - Professional Fighter (1 episode)
Sokichi Shimooka as Self - Producer

Sokichi Shimooka

as Self - Producer (1 episode)
Hiroshi Nishikiori as Self - Director

Hiroshi Nishikiori

as Self - Director (1 episode)
Kensuke Yamamoto as Self - Director

Kensuke Yamamoto

as Self - Director (1 episode)
Keito Okuyama as Self - Choreographer, Performer, Voice Actor

Keito Okuyama

as Self - Choreographer, Performer, Voice Actor (1 episode)
Go Nagai as Self - Manga Artist

Go Nagai

as Self - Manga Artist (1 episode)
Masao Maruyama as Self - Producer

Masao Maruyama

as Self - Producer (1 episode)

Masao Maruyama (丸山 正雄, born June 19, 1941) is a Japanese anime producer and anime entrepreneur, the co-founder of Mad...

Yoshiaki Kawajiri as Self - Animation Director

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

as Self - Animation Director (1 episode)

Yoshiaki Kawajiri is a Japanese director, animator and writer.

Sunao Katabuchi as Self - Animation Director

Sunao Katabuchi

as Self - Animation Director (1 episode)
Naoki Urasawa as Self - Manga Artist

Naoki Urasawa

as Self - Manga Artist (1 episode)
Yoshitaka Amano as Self - Illustrator and Character Designer

Yoshitaka Amano

as Self - Illustrator and Character Designer (1 episode)
Tomoharu Katsumata as Self - Director

Tomoharu Katsumata

as Self - Director (1 episode)
Hiroshi Sasagawa as Self - Director

Hiroshi Sasagawa

as Self - Director (1 episode)
Yuzuru Tachikawa as Self - Director

Yuzuru Tachikawa

as Self - Director (1 episode)

Yuzuru Tachikawa was born on December 2, 1981 and is currently 43 years old.

Tomoaki Maeno as Bartender (voice) (archive footage)

Tomoaki Maeno

as Bartender (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)

Tomoaki Maeno is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Arts Vision.

Yuichi Nakamura as Man (voice) (archive footage)

Yuichi Nakamura

as Man (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)

** Not to be confused with Yuichi Nakamura (actor). They share the same name, but have different Kanji. ** Yuichi Na...

Jun Hazumi as Old Man (voice) (archive footage)

Jun Hazumi

as Old Man (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)
Asami Seto as Woman (voice) (archive footage)

Asami Seto

as Woman (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)

Asami Seto is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Sigma Seven. She made her debut in the television anime Hourou Musuko.

Eiji Takeuchi as Male Customer (voice) (archive footage)

Eiji Takeuchi

as Male Customer (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)
Asuka Nishi as Female Customer (voice) (archive footage)

Asuka Nishi

as Female Customer (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)
Aimi as Self - Voice of Kasumi Toyama

Aimi

as Self - Voice of Kasumi Toyama (1 episode)

Aimi Terakawa, professionally known under the mononym Aimi (愛美 Aimi), is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hy...

Hina Youmiya as Self - Voice of Tomori Takamatsu

Hina Youmiya

as Self - Voice of Tomori Takamatsu (1 episode)
Kohdai Kakimoto as Self - Anime Director

Kohdai Kakimoto

as Self - Anime Director (1 episode)
Rimi Nishimoto as Rimi Ushigome (archive footage)

Rimi Nishimoto

as Rimi Ushigome (archive footage) (1 episode)
Ayasa Ito as Arisa Ichigaya (archive footage)

Ayasa Ito

as Arisa Ichigaya (archive footage) (1 episode)
Ayaka Ohashi as Saaya Yamabuki (archive footage)

Ayaka Ohashi

as Saaya Yamabuki (archive footage) (1 episode)
Sae Otsuka as Tae Hanazono (archive footage)

Sae Otsuka

as Tae Hanazono (archive footage) (1 episode)
Yutaka Izubuchi as Self - Director and Mechanical Designer

Yutaka Izubuchi

as Self - Director and Mechanical Designer (1 episode)
Kazunori Ito as Self - Screenwriter

Kazunori Ito

as Self - Screenwriter (1 episode)
Akemi Takada as Self - Character Designer

Akemi Takada

as Self - Character Designer (1 episode)
Shigeru Chiba as Self - Voice for Shigeo Shiba

Shigeru Chiba

as Self - Voice for Shigeo Shiba (1 episode)

Masaharu Maeda (前田 正治, Maeda Masaharu), known by the stage name Shigeru Chiba (千葉 繁, Chiba Shigeru), is a Japanese ac...

Katsuya Kanaoka as Self - President of Man-Machine Synergy Effectors, Inc.

Katsuya Kanaoka

as Self - President of Man-Machine Synergy Effectors, Inc. (1 episode)
Ananda Dawn Jacobs as Self - Narrator (voice)

Ananda Dawn Jacobs

as Self - Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Tatsuyuki Nagai as Self - Anime Director

Tatsuyuki Nagai

as Self - Anime Director (1 episode)

Tatsuyuki Nagai is a Japanese anime storyboard artist and director. He made his full directorial debut in 2006 with H...

Masashi Ishihama as Self - Anime Director

Masashi Ishihama

as Self - Anime Director (1 episode)

Kunio Okawara

as Self - Mechanical Designer (1 episode)

Shoji Kawamori

as Self - Mechanical Designer (1 episode)

Naoyuki Ito

as Self - Director (1 episode)

Shun Kimura

as Self - Production Assistant (1 episode)

Yuki Kawashita

as Self - Compositing Director (1 episode)

Yuki Kawashita (川下 裕樹, Kawashita Yūki) is a compositing artist and director of photography working at MADBOX.

Yuji Toki

as Self - Production Manager (1 episode)

Haruyuki Nakano

as Self - Manga Critic (1 episode)

Keisuke Itagaki

as Self - Manga Artist (1 episode)

Masaaki Osumi

as Self - Director (1 episode)

Tadashi Takezaki

as Self - TMS Entertainment President/CEO (1 episode)

Keiichi Ishiyama

as Self - General Manager of Production (1 episode)

Shuhei Matsushita

as Self - Director (1 episode)

Yoshio Mizumura

as Self - Mechanical and Prop Designer (1 episode)

Kodai Masho

as Self - Episode Director (1 episode)

Makiko Iizuka

as Self - Research and Development (1 episode)

Ryota Hasegawa

as Self - Business Producer (1 episode)

Ayaka Negishi

as Self - Producer (1 episode)

Masakazu Hishida

as Self - Director (1 episode)

Yoshinori Kanemori

as Self - Animator (1 episode)

Yoshinori Kanemori was born on May 23, 1949 and is currently 75 years old.

Taro Maki

as Self - GENCO President and Producer (1 episode)

Takahiro Miyata

as Self - Special Effects and CGI Director (1 episode)

Fusanosuke Natsume

as Self - Manga Columnist (1 episode)

Kazuko Shibuya

as Self - SQUARE ENIX Art Director (1 episode)

Shinmei Kawahara

as Self - Director (1 episode)

Noriyuki Oumi

as Self - CG Director (1 episode)

Yuuzou Satou

as Self - Director (1 episode)

Ryuichi Sumikawa

as Self - Anime Music Critic (1 episode)

Takaaki Kidani

as Self - Bushiroad President (1 episode)

Naoya Okugawa

as Self - CG Supervisor (1 episode)

Tomomi Umetsu

as Self - Episode Director (1 episode)

Gen Okamura

as Self - Music Director (1 episode)

Ritsuo Mitsui

as Self - Music Arranger (1 episode)

Chiaki Kyan

as Self (1 episode)

Takamitsu Satou

as Self - Character Designer & Chief Animation Director (1 episode)

Yoshinori Moriizumi

as Self - CG Director (1 episode)

Kento Hiroi

as Self - President of MOVeLOT (1 episode)

Crew of ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

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