"Maô Dante" (2002) TV series 2002-

Directors:

Kenichi Maejima
Elisa Fiorillo

Writer:

Gô Nagai (comic)

Release Date:

31 August 2002 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Fantasy | Horror

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Based On Comic | Based On Manga | Anime

Cast

Todd Boaz	...	Gusion (voice: English version)
Linda Borg	...	Saeko Kodai / Medusa (voice: English version)
Scott Burnett	...	Kousuke Utsugi (voice: English version)
Susumu Chiba	...	Ryo Utsugi (voice)
Lawrence Darrow	...	Professor Veil Zebub (voice: English version)
Wesley Freitas	...	Pico (voice: English version)
Beth Ginnett	...	Saori Utsugi (voice: English version)
Jeni Good	...	Tamiko Utsugi (voice: English version)
Ted Hartsook	...	Zenon (voice: English version)
Michael Harvey	...	Carne (voice: English version)
Carmel Helene	...	Ura (voice: English version)
Ralph Holland	...	Hirose (voice: English version)
Rei Igarashi	...	Tamiko Utsugi (voice)
Lee Indigo	...	Tsunoda (voice: English version)
Hiroya Ishimaru	...	Nareshyon (voice)
Rie Ishizuka	...	Saeko Kodai / Medusa (voice)
Jimmy Keegan	...	Ryo Utsugi (voice: English version)
Sanae Kobayashi	...	Saori Utsugi (voice)
Takehiro Koyama	...	Kosuke Utsugi (voice)
Ross Lawrence	...	Sousuke Oshiba (voice: English version)
J.R. Lewis	...	Ohsato (voice: English version)
Mike Luparello	...	Defense Minister (voice: English version)
Jeanne Michaels	...	Princess (voice: English version)
Tom Patrick	...	Samael (voice: English version)
John Reardon	...	Defense Commander (voice: English version)
Takahiro Sakurai	...	Sosuke Oshiba (voice)
Kaleo Sallas	...	Demon Lord Dante (voice: English version)
David Sanford	...	Narrator (voice: English version)

Directed by
Kenichi Maejima
Elisa Fiorillo		(English version)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gô Nagai		comic

Produced by
Rod Boaz	....	producer (english version)
Mike Eckart	....	producer (english version)
Hideki Goto	....	executive producer (english version)

Sound Department
John Hiersekorn	....	sound recording engineer
Marcus Junkin	....	sound recording engineer
Daniel Powell	....	sound recording engineer

Production Companies

• Dante Project
• Dynamic Planning

Distributors

• AT-X (2002) (Japan) (TV) (original airing)
• Geneon Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Demon Lord Dante" - USA (DVD title)

Runtime:

Japan:35 min (13 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Company:

Dante Project

Trivia:

Based upon Gô Nagai's manga, "Maô Dante" ("Demon King Dante"), originally published in Bokura Magazine from January to June, 1971. Dante himself was considered by many to be a prototype for Nagai's more famous character, Devilman, created the following year.

the biggest disgrace to Anime ever

This movie is hoorrriiiblle!!! I knew it would suck from the get-go, just by looking at the cover. The script is written sooo incompetently that they say the same word three times in one sentence!The music comes straight out of an old live action batman show, and its plot is SO ridiculous I hated myself for spending 3 bux to rent it. THERE ARE NO ACTION SCENES! THEY USE STILL PICTURES INSTEAD! the DVD says gore, violence and nudity, but there is neither a nipple shown, punch thrown, or decent gore in this cheesy OVA. okay so the plot goes like this: this kid is the devil and his sister is a god. the end. don't look for any reasoning for this in Demon lord Dante, because they don't even explain it, the demon looks like some fifth grade kid drew it, and the whole message behind it is ridiculous. At one point a character even yells " kill all the satanist!! don't let them revive their precious god" its like a catholic priest thought up this concept. At another point it even gets incestuous, as the main characters sister asks him out on a date in her underwear.... In conclusion, save your self the pain and misery and go rent Akira, Ghost in the Shell, hell even Barney the purple dinosaur gives more thrills than this.