Kantai Collection: The Eternal Sea (anime)

## Kantai Collection: The Eternal Sea

***Kantai Collection: The Eternal Sea*** is an anime series by studio ufotable based on the game of the same name by Kadokawa Games. Zack Snyder, known for directing Rebel Moon and 300, co-directed the series with Sword Art Online: Alicization director Manabu Ono, and Atsushi Ikariya, Tomonori Sudou, and Hisayuki Tabata drew original character designs. The anime's story is written by Zack Snyder, joined by writers T.S. Nowlin, Rei Hiroe, and Shay Hatten. The series consists of two cours with each containing thirteen roughly 1 hour episodes and features original content scripted by Kensuke Tanaka, the creative director of Kantai Collection and the writers of The Walking Dead, Angela Kang and Greg Nicotero.

The series expands into related media, including the sequel series *Kantai Collection EX -another side-*, as well as the entire series' manga and video game adaptation. Five new projects have been produced: *Kantai Collection: The Waves of Prejudice* featuring Shane Marcus and Shiranui in London, *Kantai Collection: The Book of Rei* featuring Rei's backstory, *Kantai Collection: Bullet Drive* featuring Darren Smokes and Amanda Rivers*,* *Kantai Collection: The Dance of Guns and Roses* featuring Maria Wayne and John Francis on a dangerous mission in Rio de Janeiro, and *The Crimson Duke of Fire* adapting the fictional story of Sazanami's produced movie.

## Plot

In the year of 2030, humanity faces the threat of the Abyssal fleet which has taken over the seas. Over the course of seven years, the Abyssals wreck havoc upon coastal cities and harbours, followed by the resulting pandemic of a deadly virus called the Abyssal Virus. Humanity responds by developing weaponized outfits and exosuits for genetically special human children to don and possess the spirit of historical naval vessels in order to counter them. An orphaned teenager named Shane Marcus finds himself in the center of the conflict and must find his place in a whole new world as tensions arise not only due to the Abyssals but also due to other humans with their own set of laws and morals.

## Voice Cast

### **Japanese Voice Cast**

**Main Cast**

* Natsuki Hanae as Shane Marcus
* Rina Hidaka as Kisaragi
* Akira Ishida as John Francis
* Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Aiden Mitchell
* Sumire Uesaka as Fubuki
* Saki Fujita as Shiranui
* Kotono Mitsuishi as Julia Nicholson
* Mamoru Miyano as Terrence James
* Ayane Sakura as Karen Steinfield
* Megumi Toyoguchi as Tenryuu
* Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Darren Smokes
* Yumi Tanibe as Yuudachi
* Kotaro Nishiyama as Corey Baxton
* Reia Inoko as Megumi Hirata
* Haruka Yamazaki as Amanda Rivers
* Rie Kugimiya as Jiroyoshi
* Junya Enoki as Owen Devlin
* Rina Hidaka as Mutsuki
* Ryota Ozawa as Jack Deaconhouse
* Tetsuya Kakihara as Keisuke "K-Dog"
* Akiko Hiramatsu as Alana Leonard
* Shiki Aoki as Wo
* Yu Sasahara as Maria Wayne
* Manaka Iwami as Carrie Newton
* Eiji Takemoto as Max Russell

**Supporting Cast**

* Aoi Yuki as Emily Leonard
* Ayane Sakura as Shimakaze
* Ayumu Murase as Joel Burke
* Harumi Sakurai as Sarah Leonard
* Hiroe Oka as Kirsten Williams
* Hiroki Goto as Tobias Henderson
* Hiroshi Kamiya as Eugene Connor
* Honoka Kuroki as Marina Leonard
* Houko Kuwashima as Natalie Marcus
* Iori Nomizu as Zuikaku
* Jun Fukuyama as ATLAS
* Kenjiro Tsuda as Josh Winter
* Koichi Yamadera as Sebastian Hansen
* Koji Yusa as Nicholas Steinfield
* Ryunosuke Kamiki as Chris Leonard
* Seichiro Yamashita as Aaron Ulmer
* Subaru Kimura as Diego Takamura
* Tadanobu Asano as Stephen Ichiro Graves
* Takahiro Sakurai as Tyler Furman
* Takehito Koyasu as William Marcus
* Yuka Otsubo as Natalie Wong

### **English Voice Cast**

**Main Cast**

* Johnny Yong Bosch as Shane Marcus
* Kayli Mills as Kisaragi
* Patrick Pedraza as John Francis
* Bryce Papenbrook as Aiden Mitchell
* Brianna Knickerbocker as Fubuki
* Ashly Burch as Shiranui
* Charlize Theron as Julia Nicholson
* Jeff Schine as Terrence James
* Xanthe Huynh as Karen Steinfield
* Rosa Salazar as Tenryuu
* Ray Chase as Darren Smokes
* Erica Mendez as Yuudachi
* Slink Johnson as Corey Baxton
* Margaret Qualley as Megumi Hirata
* Stephanie Panisello as Amanda Rivers
* Josh Gad as Jiroyoshi
* Chris Hackney as Owen Devlin
* Jackie Lastra as Mutsuki
* Mark Whitten as Jack Deaconhouse
* Max Mittelman as Keisuke "K-Dog"
* Dorothy Elias-Fahn as Alana Leonard
* Melissa Fahn as Wo
* Brynn Aprill as Maria Wayne
* Lizzie Freeman as Carrie Newton
* Steve Blum as Max Russell

**Supporting Cast**

* Anairis Quinones as Natalie Wong
* Asher Angel as Aaron Ulmer
* Benedict Cumberbatch as Sebastian Hansen
* Blake Cooper as Chris Leonard
* Carrie Savage as Sarah Leonard
* Cate Blanchett as Kirsten Williams
* Cherami Leigh as Emily Leonard
* Cody Walker as Tyler Furman
* Daman Mills as Joel Burke
* Erik Aadahl as ATLAS
* Erika Harlacher as Natalie Marcus
* Jim Sturgess as Eugene Connor
* Joel Kinnaman as Josh Winter
* Lisa Reimold as Marina Leonard
* Logan Miller as Tobias Henderson
* Megan Shipman as Shimakaze
* Sarah Wiedenheft as Zuikaku
* Subaru Kimura as Diego Takamura
* Tadanobu Asano as Stephen Ichiro Graves
* Toby Kebbell as Nicholas Steinfield
* Tom Hiddleston as William Marcus