Dougary Grant
Description
Dougary Grant is a name associated with the English-language adaptations of Japanese anime, primarily recognized as a pseudonym used by the voice actor and ADR director Kevin Seymour. Seymour, who was active in the industry from the late 1980s until his passing in 2014, employed multiple aliases throughout his career, with Dougary Grant being one of several, alongside Jenny Haniver, Quint Lancaster, and others. His work under these names spanned voice acting, script adaptation, and extensive direction for numerous dubs produced by studios like Animaze and US Renditions.
In his capacity as a voice actor using the name Dougary Grant, Kevin Seymour contributed to a number of notable anime projects. He is credited with the role of Papa in the English dubs of the classic films Panda! Go, Panda! and its sequel, Panda! Go, Panda!: Rainy Day Circus. He also provided the voice for Doh Doh in Catnapped! The Movie. Other voice roles under this pseudonym include Doujin Issei in the influential OVA series Giant Robo, Gerard Baxton in Battle Athletes Victory, and various additional voices in landmark titles such as Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise, Macross Plus, and Ghost in the Shell.
While his on-screen roles as Dougary Grant were numerous, Kevin Seymour's most significant and influential contributions to the anime industry were in the field of ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) direction and script writing, often credited under his other pseudonyms like Jenny Haniver and Quint Lancaster. In these roles, he was responsible for directing the English voice casts for a vast array of critically acclaimed and popular series and films. His directorial credits include the Animaze dubs of Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll, Perfect Blue, Giant Robo, and the Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. He also served as ADR Director for the English adaptations of Code Geass, Cowboy Bebop, and the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series. This dual role as both a performer and a director places him among the key figures who shaped the presentation of Japanese animation to English-speaking audiences during the formative years of the industry.
In his capacity as a voice actor using the name Dougary Grant, Kevin Seymour contributed to a number of notable anime projects. He is credited with the role of Papa in the English dubs of the classic films Panda! Go, Panda! and its sequel, Panda! Go, Panda!: Rainy Day Circus. He also provided the voice for Doh Doh in Catnapped! The Movie. Other voice roles under this pseudonym include Doujin Issei in the influential OVA series Giant Robo, Gerard Baxton in Battle Athletes Victory, and various additional voices in landmark titles such as Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise, Macross Plus, and Ghost in the Shell.
While his on-screen roles as Dougary Grant were numerous, Kevin Seymour's most significant and influential contributions to the anime industry were in the field of ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) direction and script writing, often credited under his other pseudonyms like Jenny Haniver and Quint Lancaster. In these roles, he was responsible for directing the English voice casts for a vast array of critically acclaimed and popular series and films. His directorial credits include the Animaze dubs of Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll, Perfect Blue, Giant Robo, and the Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. He also served as ADR Director for the English adaptations of Code Geass, Cowboy Bebop, and the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series. This dual role as both a performer and a director places him among the key figures who shaped the presentation of Japanese animation to English-speaking audiences during the formative years of the industry.
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- EnglishAnime overview: Panda! Go, Panda!: Rainy Day Circus
- EnglishAnime overview: Giant Robo
- EnglishAnime overview: Catnapped! The Movie
- EnglishAnime overview: Panda! Go, Panda!