Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (anime)

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (キングダム ハーツ バース バイ スリープ Kingudamu Hātsu Bāsu Bai Surīpu) is a Japanese anime series animated by A-1 Pictures and Madhouse, based on the Kingdom Hearts video game series creator and directed by Tetsuya Nomura. This series uses very little of the original game art cover, instead loosely changing disney characters drawn by Shiro Amano and followed up by a sequel called Kingdom Hearts (2015 TV series).
== Plot synopsis ==
The story focuses primarily on Terra, Aqua, and Ventus, three young Keybearers from before Sora's generation. Also, it will give focus on the origins of Sora and Xehanort, delving deep into the mysteries of Xehanort's bleak past and forgotten memories as well as how Sora and Riku came to wield the Keyblade in the first place.
== List of Characters ==
=== Protagonists ===
* Terra
* Aqua
* Ventus
* Eraqus
* Mickey Mouse
* Yen Sid
* Donald Duck
* Goofy
* Iron Man (Tony Stark)
* Wolverine (Logan)
* Leina
* Tomoe
* Tom Cat
* Jerry Mouse
*Looney Tunes
=== Antagonists ===
* Xehanort
* Vanitas
* Rasetsu (Minister of Defense Kuroda)
* Iron Man Dio (Ho Yinsen)
* Shingen Yashida
* Hideki Kurohagi
* Aldra
== Cast ==
=== Japanese ===
Voice Actor 	Character
Hiroaki Iwanaga 	Terra
Kaho Kōda 	Aqua
Akio Suyama 	Ventus
Makio Inoue  	Erapus
Takashi Inagaki 	Yen Sid
Takashi Aoyagi 	Mickey Mouse
Keiji Fujiwara 	Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Takako Honda 	Dr. Chika Tanaka/Gemini
Shizuka Itō 	Nanami Ota
Jin Yamanoi 	Ramon Zero (Captain Nagato Sakurai)
Rikiya Koyama 	Wolverine (Logan)
Fumiko Orikasa 	Mariko Yashida
Romi Park 	Yukio
Masato Hagiwara 	Kikyo Mikage
Misato Fukuen 	Min
Iemasa Kayumi 	Koh
Masaki Terasoma 	Tesshin Asano
Ayako Kawasumi 	Leina
Yuko Kaida 	Risty
Mamiko Noto 	Tomoe
Hitomi Nabatame 	Shizuka
Atsuko Tanaka 	Claudette
Kaori Mizuhashi 	Elina
Yuki Kaida 	Echidna
Yui Kano 	Irma
Eri Kitamura 	Alleyne
Mikako Takahashi 	Nowa
Ryoka Yuzuki 	Cattleya
Rie Kugimiya 	Rana
Ayaka Saito 	Ymir
Aya Hirano  	Nanael
Sayaka Ohara 	Melpha
Akio Ōtsuka 	Xehanort
Noriaki Sugiyama 	Vanitas
Hōchū Ōtsuka 	Braig
Unshō Ishizuka 	Rasetsu (Minister of Defense Kuroda)
Hiroaki Hirata 	Iron Man Dio (Ho Yinsen)
Hidekatsu Shibata	Shingen Yashida
Kazuki Yao 	Hideki Kurohagi
Takanori Hoshino 	Vadhaka
Ryūzaburō Ōtomo 	Omega Red (Arkady Rossovich)
Rie Kugimiya 	Melona
Yuko Goto 	Menace
Kanae Itō 	Airi
Rie Tanaka 	Nyx
Miyū Takeuchi 	Aldra
=== English ===
Voice Actor 	Character
Marc Diraison  	Terra
Cricket Leigh 	Aqua
Jack DeSena 	Ventus
Mark Hamill 	Eraqus
Corey Burton 	Yen Sid
Bret Iwan 	Mickey Mouse
Adrian Pasdar 	Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Laura Bailey 	Dr. Chika Tanaka/Gemini
Eden Riegel 	Nanami Ota
Travis Willingham 	Ramon Zero (Captain Nagato Sakurai)
Milo Ventimiglia 	Wolverine (Logan)
Gwendoline Yeo 	Mariko Yashida
Kate Higgins 	Yukio
Steven Blum 	Kikyo Mikage
Danielle Judovits 	Min
J. B. Blanc 	Koh
Omega Red (Arkady Rossovich)
Crispin Freeman 	Tesshin Asano
Angora Deb 	Leina
Jessica Paquet 	Risty
Menace
Michele Knotz 	Tomoe
Airi
Georgette Reilly 	Shizuka
Gladys Weiner  	Claudette
Melissa Hope  	Elina
Melpha
Tina Hilbe  	Echidna
Emlyn Morinelli 	Irma
Kenzie Brooke 	Alleyne
Aldra
Reba Salasa 	Nowa
Eva Christensen 	Cattleya
Rana
Kate Vincent 	Ymir
Jessica Calvello  	Nanael
Christopher Lloyd 	Xehanort
Yuri Lowenthal 	Vanitas
James Patrick Stuart 	Braig
Neil Kaplan 	Rasetsu (Minister of Defense Kuroda)
Kyle Hebert 	Iron Man Dio (Ho Yinsen)
Fred Tatasciore 	Shingen Yashida
Vic Mignogna 	Hideki Kurohagi
Jamieson Price 	Vadhaka
Darla Chaney 	Melona
Mitzi Shanks 	Nyx
William Hanna (Archive recording; Uncredited) and Spike Brandt	Tom, and Jerry (Uncredited)
Mel Blanc (Archive recording; Uncredited) 	Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig, Speedy Gonzales, Sylvester, Tasmanian Devil, Tweety, and Yosemite Sam (Uncredited)
Paul Julian (Archive recording; Uncredited) 	Road Runner (Uncredited)
June Foray (Archive recording; Uncredited) 	Granny (Uncredited)
Jeff Bergman 	Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, and Daffy Duck
Eric Bauza 	Speedy Gonzales, and Marvin the Martian
Bob Bergen 	Porky Pig
== Episodes ==
Main article: List of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep episodes
== Music ==
=== Japanese Opening Themes ===
#	Title 	Performer 	Episodes	Length
1	Get Up 	"Hemenway"	1-22 	4:00
2	Rising Star	"SCANDAL" 	23-36 	3:32
=== Japanese Ending Themes ===
#	Title 	Performer 	Episodes	Length
1	Light (光, Hikari) 	"FLOW" 	1-12 	4:22
2	Across the Times 	"Flumpool"	13-24 	5:20
3	Beyond Time (時を越えて, Tokiwo Koete) 	"Fumika" 	25-36 	5:55
=== English Opening Themes ===
#	Title 	Episodes
1	Activation 	1-12
2	Feel My Claws 	13-22
3	Reassembly 	23-36
4	Slashing Through The Night	37-38
=== English Ending Themes ===
#	Title 	Episodes
1	The Fight Never Ends 	1-12
2	Another Day of Battles 	13-22
3	Fighting for Peace, Fighting for All	23-36
4	Between Darkness & Sanity 	37-38
== Trivia ==
* Between Japanese and English versions, some alterations are made: dialogue changes, cuts or additions of mentions to characters and items, and even changes in plot details.
* This will be the first anime collaboration between Square-Enix, Disney, and Marvel.
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