Toshio's Song

Toshio's Song (Japanese:トシオのバラード) is a 1992 Japanese anime sports comedy film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and was the first feature film animated by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLM,_Inc. Oriental Light and Magic] (later OLM), it tells the story of a High School senior who gets into a Boxing in the hopes of winning prize money for his college tuition.

The title is a parody on the famous Osamu Tezuka manga The Ballad of Tobio. the film was initially released in English in 1995 by Streamline Pictures, later in 2004 another dub was produced by LIVE Entertainment in 2005. much of the team behind the movie would later be better known for their work on the popular Pokémon anime.

Original Japanese

 * Yūji Ueda as Toshio Takerada
 * Makoto Tsumura as Hana Kitano
 * Katsuji Mori as Ishiro Takerada
 * Unshō Ishizuka as Coach Tsukai
 * Yuko Kobayashi as Takashi "Gamera" Honda

1995 Streamline dub
TBA

2005 LIVE dub

 * Tony Oliver as Toshio Takerada
 * Lia Sargent as Hana Kitano
 * Jeff Bennett as Ishiro Takerada
 * John DiMaggio as Coach Tsukai
 * Lex Lang as Takashi "Gamera" Honda