Ragnarok the Animation
Ragnarok the Animation is a 2004 Japanese-Korean anime series based on the South Korean MMORPG Ragnarok Online. It is comprised of a single season with 26 episodes. Due to the massive popularity of Ragnarok Online in the Philippines at that time, a locally-dubbed version of the anime was produced and broadcast under ABS-CBN network.
The anime revolves on the journey of five adventurers to stop the Dark Lord from consuming the world of Rune-Midgard.
About
Philippine television network ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation partnered with Ragnarok Online's local publisher Level Up! to acquire the rights to produce and distribute a localized, Filipino-dubbed version (called Tagalog-dubbed) of Ragnarok the Animation in the country.[1] The first episode of the localized version was aired on ABS-CBN channel 2 on October 11, 2004.
A Filipino version of the anime's opening, "We Are The Stars", was produced by Star Records and was performed by the Star Circle FAB 5.
Localization credits
Listed below are the voice credits and the dubbing director of the Filipino-dubbed version of the anime.
| Character/Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Roan | Blair Arellano |
| Yufa | Sherwin Revinster |
| Takius | Stella Canete |
| Maya | Aya Blanco-Bejer |
| Iruga | Robert Brillantes |
| Judia | Irish Labay |
| Keough | Jeremiah Joseph Reyes |
| Baphomet | Ethan Javier |
| Jirtas | Frances Makil-Ignacio |
| Dubbing Director | Danilo Mandia |
Media release
Star Records released two sets of VCDs, one for the Filipino dub and one for the original Japanese voice with English subtitles, for the entire anime's 26-episode run. Each set is comprised of five 2-CD VCD releases which contains 3-5 episodes each.
The Filipino dub is currently not available digitally in any official ABS-CBN platform.
Gallery
Reference
- Ready for Ragnarok?. October 10, 2004. Gian Carlo Vizcarra. Philstar.com. Retrieved on 2023-04-07.