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Amon Saga

1986 (estimated) Direct to Video TMS Entertainment

Studio
Tokuma Shoten, Yumemakura, Ten Productions, Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Mitsubishishoji Co., Tôhoku Shinsha Film Corporation, Tôei Video Co.
Animation studio
Centre (Cente) Studio
Distributor
Manga Entertainment

Characters

Amon, Lichia, Gaius, Alcan, Valhiss, Mabo, Darai Sem, Messenger, Ekuna, Ho, Vikin, Dennon, Elders, Nanny, Bartender

Credits

Directing

Director
Shunji Oga

Producing

Producer
Shizuo Sengoku
Executive Producers
Yoshio Takano (Mitzubishishoji), Shinji Nakagawa (Tohokushinsha), Toru Yoshida (Toei Video)
Assistant Producer
Atsuyuki Kawai
Producer (U.S.)
Peter Bavaro

Writing

Writer
Noboru Shiroyama
Original Story
Baku Yumemakura, Yoshitaka Amano

Voices

Voice
Kenyu Horiuchi (Amon), Yoshino Takamori (Lichia), Mugihito Tenchi (Gaius), Koji Mori (Alcan), Kiyoshi Kobayashi (Valhiss), Ichiro Nagai (Mabo), Tamio Ooki (Darai Sem), Shunsuke Shima (Messenger), Banjo Ginga (Ekuna), Koji Toya (Ho), Naoki Tatsuta (Vikin), Junji Chiba, Kohei Miyauchi, Masanobu Okubo, Chikako Akimoto, Takeo Ono, Tsubasa Shioya, Sukekiyo Kameyama, Shoji Sato, Daisuke Gori, Shigezo Sasaoka, Takuro Kitagawa
Vocal Talent, English Version
Hideo Seaver (Amon), Angora Deb (Lichia), Keith Howard (Valhiss), J. David Brimmer (Gaius), Jack Taylor (Alcan), J. Robert Spencer (Mabo, Messenger), Flavio Romeo (Dennon, Elder), Dan Stevens (Ekuna, Elder), Nick Yates (Darai Sem, Elder), Ed Kissel (Ho), Yotee (Vikin), Judy Dodd (Nanny), Joe Blake (Bartender)

Music

Music
Shingeaki Saegusa
Composer
Shigeaki Saegusa
Lyrics
Akira Otsu

Animation

Animation Directors
Shin Nishizawa, Kuni Tomita, Masahiro Yoshida, Michi Himeno
Animation Supervisor
Shingo Araki

Art Department

Art Director
Mitzuhara Miyamae
Character Design
Shingo Araki, Michi Himeno
Character Design Supervisor
Yoshitaka Amano
Assistant Art Director
Eiji Hirakawa

Crew

Performance
Yuuri Sugimoto

Production notes

This video was also shown theatrically on a double bill with "Itoshi no Betty: Ma Monogatari" ("Beloved Betty: Devil Story").

Based on a manga in "Ryu" magazine written by Baku Yumemakura and drawn by Yoshitaka Amano. This was the only manga by Amano, who was dissatisfied with the medium and shortly returned to doing straight illustration.

The English-dubbed version was released in the U.S. in 2001.