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Soul Hunter (TV)

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[ adapted from Hoshin Engi (manga) ]

Alternative title:
Romances of Sealed Gods
Senkaiden Houshin Engi (Japanese)
Soul Hunter - Battle of the Immortals!!
Soul Hunter-Im Auftrag der Unsterblichen (German)
Łowca Dusz (Polish)
仙界伝 封神演義 (Japanese)
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Thousands of years ago, it was a time of witchcraft and dark magic. An evil sorceress has bewitched the emperor of the mighty dynasty and he has become a mindless puppet. The country is in shambles and evil spirits lurk everywhere. The human world is on the verge of utter destruction. A bold mission is planned by the Confederation of the Immortal Masters. They send a young master wizard to hung down the villains and evil warlocks in the devastated lands.
User Ratings: 259 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 14 votes (sub:7, dub:5, Spa.dub:1, Pol.edit.dub:1)
 Excellent: 25 votes (sub:11, dub:8, Pol.edit.dub:1, Spa.sub:1, Pol.dub:1, Spa.dub:1, Tag.dub:1, raw:1)
 Very good: 49 votes (sub:24, dub:15, Spa.dub:4, Spa.sub:3, ?:2, Pol.sub:1)
 Good: 79 votes (sub:42, dub:26, Spa.dub:6, ?:3, Pol.edit.dub:1, Ger.dub:1)
 Decent: 36 votes (sub:20, dub:9, Pol.edit.dub:2, Ger.dub:1, Fre.sub:1, raw:1, ?:1, Spa.dub:1)
 So-so: 15 votes (sub:6, dub:6, Por.dub:1, Fre.sub:1, Pol.sub:1)
 Not really good: 11 votes (sub:4, dub:3, ?:1, Por.edit.dub:1, raw:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Weak: 16 votes (sub:7, dub:7, raw:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:3, dub:2, Spa.dub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:1, Por.dub:1)
 Worst ever: 6 votes (sub:4, Por.dub:1, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 538 users, rank: #1021
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.591 (Good-.40), std. dev.: 2.1512, rank: #2338
Weighted mean: 6.527 (Good-.47), rank: #2333 (seen all: 6.97 / seen some: 5.57 / won't finish: 3.91)
Bayesian estimate: 6.563 (Good-.43), rank: #2023
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage:
1999-07-03 to 1999-12-25
2001-06-01 (Poland; kanał RTL 7)
Releases: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"Will" by Chihiro Yonekura
Ending Theme:
"Friends" by Chihiro Yonekura
Comment:
Houshin Engi was based on an ancient Chinese novel of the same name, the title in Chinese is "Feng Shen Yan Yi". the author of this novel has been lost, but it is thought to be by more than one person.
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Related releases:
    Soul Hunter - Taikoubou's Mission (DVD 1) 2001-12-18 (from $3.00)
    Soul Hunter - All the Queen's Men (DVD 2) 2002-02-12
    Soul Hunter - The Spoils of War (DVD 3) 2002-03-26 (from $3.94)
    Soul Hunter - Game of King (DVD 4) 2002-05-07 (from $3.59)
    Soul Hunter - City of Fire (DVD 5) 2002-06-18 (from $3.94)
    Soul Hunter - The One That Got Away (DVD 6) 2002-07-30 (from $3.00)
    Soul Hunter - Complete Collection (DVD 1-6) 2004-05-18

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Junji Nishimura

Music: Ryo Sakai

Original Manga: Ryu Fujisaki

Character Design: Tadashi Kojima

Original Novel: Tsutomu Ano

Executive producer:
Keisuke Iwata
Takashi Harada

Producer:
Masahiro Toyosumi
Noriko Kobayashi

Industrial Design: Kazumi Sato

Theme Song Performance: Chihiro Yonekura

 

Hiro Yuuki as Taikoubou Doushi

Yumi Kakazu as Dakki

Ayako Kawasumi as Shinyoh

Kazunari Tanaka as Kou Hiko

Kouki Miyata as Nataku

Rica Matsumoto as Raishinshi

Tamio Ohki as Genshitenson

Yoichi Masukawa as Sibuxiang

Akira Ishida as Shinkohyo

Bakuto as Ki Shou

Chiemi Chiba as Kibi

Kahoru Sasajima as Likouha

Kazuo Kobayashi as
Hakutsuru Doji
Ki Hatsu

Kentarou Itou as Lisei

Koichi Asuka as Hakuyuko

Kyoko Tsuruno as Inchao (Young)

Masahiko Seno as Shukotan

Megumi Ogata as Fugen Shinjin

Rikiya Kinouchi as Kōyūken

Ryoka Yuzuki as Oh Kijin

Ryotaro Okiayu as Youzen

Satomi Koorogi as Kokutenko

Susumu Chiba as Youzen

Takehito Koyasu as Emperor Chou

Takeshi Kusao as Suupuushan

Tsutomu Yamagishi as Kou Tenka

Yuki Matsuda as Emperor Zhou

Hiroshi Saeki

Japanese companies 

Music Production:
Starchild Records
TV Tokyo Music

Production:
Studio DEEN
TV Tokyo

English staff 
English cast 

Director: Charles Campbell

Art director: Ruby Halipoto

ADR Script: Don Foreman

Executive producer:
John Ledford
Sharon Papa

Producer:
Charles Campbell
Lowell Bartolomee

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

Logo Design: Fumiko Chino

Packaging Design: Fumiko Chino

Project Translator: Shoko Oono

 

Claire Hamilton as Dakki

J. Shannon Weaver as Taikoubou Doushi

Christopher Loveless as Kou Hiko

Craig Saper as Raishinishi

Derek Wade as Nataku

Grant James as Genshitenson

Nathan Parsons as Ohma

Samantha Inoue-Harte as Shinyoh

Steve Flanagin as Sibuxiang

Ben Wolfe as Youzen

Corey M. Gagne as Emperor Zhou

Edwin Neal as Lisei

Ellie McBride as Empress Kyouhi

Gray Haddock as Hakuyuko

Jim Canning as Shinkohyo

Kara Bliss as Kashi

Lara Toner as Yinshi

Meredith May as Kibi

Michael Dalmon as Hakutsuru Doji

Robert Kraft as Lord Bunchu

Robert Rudie as Ki Shou

Russ Roten as Chinto

Stephanie Swenson as Kokutenko

English companies 

ADR Production: Monster Island

Broadcaster: International Channel

DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.

Internet Streaming: The Anime Network

Licensed by:
ADV Films
Enoki Films


French staff 
(none)
French companies 

Distributor: Déclic Images

French cast 
(none)
Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 
(none)
 

Irwin Daayan as Pu Shang (Suupu Shan)

Luis Daniel Ramirez as Tai Kung (Taikoubou)

Mayra Arellano as Da Hi (Dakki)

Benjamin Rivera as raishinshi (ALL)

Eduardo Garza as Sheng Kung (Shinkoyoh)

Ernesto Lezama as Yang Toe (Youzen)

Gerardo Reyero as Lord Ching Chang (Kisho)

Saul Alvar as Fong Fei (Kou Hiko) 

Sergio Gutierrez Coto as Fong Ten Pa (Kou Tenka)

Gerardo Reyero as Narrator

Jose Gilberto Vilchis as nassa(nataku)

Salvador Delgado as when song

Spanish companies 

Broadcaster:
Animax Latin America
Locomotion

Distributor: Rose Entertainment

German staff 
German cast 

Translation:
Hanne Linde
Marcus Tieschky
Mariska Ruoss
Tobias Hössl

Executive producer: Marco Stäuble

 

Sonja Scherff as Dakki/Daichi

Hannes Maurer as Nataku

David Nathan as Fun Fa-Tze

Hans Hohlbein as Shupu-chan

Marius Claren as Kaiser Chu

Tobias Kluckert as Wen-Son

Dennis Schmidt-Foss

Gerrit Schmidt-Foss

Giuliana Wendt

Jan Spitzer

Julien Haggege

Wanja Gerick

German companies 

Broadcaster: K-Toon

Distributor: Anime-Virtual (sub only)

Dubbing: Tele Synchro Berlin

Publisher: Carlsen Comics

Tagalog staff 
Tagalog cast 
(none)
 

Fourth Lee as Taikun (redubbed)

Justeen Niebres as Daji (redubbed)

Lucky Mark Santos as Taikun (original)

Candice Arellano as Suupuushan (redubbed)

Jefferson Utanes as Thunderbolt (redubbed)

Michael Punzalan as Wenzon (redubbed)

Pocholo Gonzales as Emperor Chou (Original dubbed)

Vincent Gutierrez as Funface (redubbed)

Yvette Tagura as Wanky (redubbed)

Tagalog companies 

Broadcaster:
ABS-CBN
HERO inc.

Dubbing: ABS-CBN


Portuguese staff 
(none)
Portuguese companies 

Broadcaster: Animax (Brasil)

Portuguese cast 
(none)
 
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