The official English YouTube channel for Suikoden: The Anime, the television adaptation of Konami's beloved 1998 JRPG Suikoden II, has announced that the series is available for free streaming with English subtitles. Following its Japanese television broadcast on October 3, new episodes will premiere on YouTube every Tuesday.
The global YouTube stream encompasses North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and selected regions across Africa and the Middle East, while Ani-One Asia handles distribution in Asian territories.
Production Staff and Cast
Veteran director Yūzō Satō leads the project at in-house studio KONAMI animation, with series composition overseen by Michihiro Tsuchiya. Ryō Yamauchi adapts the original character concepts by Konami's Arata Suzuki and Fumi Ishikawa, accompanied by a score composed by Kōji Nakamura and sound direction from industry stalwart Yoshikazu Iwanami.
The central voice cast brings the landmark political fantasy narrative to life:
- Toshiki Kumagai as Riliu (Hero)
- Shimba Tsuchiya as Jowy Atreides
- Ayumi Hinohara as Nanami
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Viktor
- Yūichi Nakamura as Flik
- Taku Yashiro as Luca Blight
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Anabelle
- Ayumu Murase as Luc
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Shu
- Megumi Han as Leknaat
Set against the backdrop of the Highland Kingdom and the City-States of Jowstown, the anime chronicles the tragic clash between childhood companions Riliu and Jowy as war ignites across the continent of Dunan.
