Monday, August 24, 2009

Gundam UC Japanese Cast Announced at Gundam Big Expo 2009

The format of Gundam UC's animation was revealed as 6-episode OVAs at Gundam Big Expo 2009, and the Japanese seiyuu were introduced as well:

* Banagher Links -- Kouki Uchiyama (内山昂輝)
* Audrey Burne -- Ayumi Fujimura (藤村歩)
* Takuya Irei -- Hiro Shimono (下野紘)
* Micott Bartsch -- (戸松遥 - Mileina Vashti from "Gundam Double O Season 2")
* Riddhe Marcenas -- Daisuke Namikawa (浪川大輔 - Michael Trinity from "Gundam Double O Season 1", and Rock from "Black Lagoon")
* Mihiro Oiwakken -- Megumi Toyoguchi (豊口めぐみ - Miriallia Haw from "Gundam SEED/SEED Destiny", Revy from "Black Lagoon", and Klan Klein from "Macross Frontier")
* Marida Cruz -- Yuko Kaida (甲斐田裕子)
* Full Frontal -- Shuuichi Ikeda (池田秀一, Char Aznable)
* Angelo Sauper -- Tetsuya Kakihara (柿原徹也, Kōichi Hayase from "Linebarrels of Iron")
* Suberoa Zinnerman -- Hideaki Tezuka (手塚秀彰)
* Cardeas Vist -- Takayuki Sugo (菅生隆之)
* Syam Vist -- Ichirô Nagai (永井一郎)
* Alberto -- Wataru Takagi (高木渉 - Garrod Ran from "Gundam X")
* Flaste Schole -- Rikiya Koyama (小山力也)
* Daguza Mackle -- Hiroki Touchi (東地宏樹 - Lasse from "Gundam Double O")


(From left) Daisuke Namikawa (Riddhe Marcenas), Yuko Kaida (Marida Cruz), Megumi Toyoguchi (Mihiro Oiwakken), Kouki Uchiyama (Banagher Links), Harutoshi Fukui (creator), Ayumi Fujimura (Audrey Burne), Tetsuya Kakihara (Angelo Sauper), Hiro Shimono (Takuya Irei) and Haruka Tomatsu (Micott Bartsch).







So, Char Aznable will be voicing someone mimicking himself, and several familiar seiyuu from other Gundam anime series are joining the cast as well. That most certainly push up my anticipation for the release of the animation next year ^^

Images and information from Dengeki Online.