きかんしゃトーマス is the Japanese dub of Thomas & Friends. This dub of the show has had individual voice actors starting from the very first episode, additionally making it the first Thomas & Friends media to use an individual voice cast.
Nearly all of the songs associated with the original Thomas & Friends series were dubbed into Japanese, and a few extra songs made exclusively for the Japanese audience were produced as well, such as ぼくはきかんしゃトーマス.
Due to the popularity of Thomas & Friends in Japan, many other products, such as video games and merchandise, were also produced exclusively for the Japanese market. This went as far as an exclusive special episode titled きかんしゃトーマスとイギリスのたび being produced for Japan, with specially shot footage seen nowhere else.
Cast[]
Series 1-8[]
Character | Actor | ||
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トーマス
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Keiko Toda 戸田恵子 | |
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エドワード
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Yasuhiro Takato 高戸靖広 | |
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ヘンリー
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Ryō Horikawa 堀川りょう | |
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ゴードン
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Kenji Utsumi 内海賢二 | |
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ジェームス
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Katsuji Mori 森功至 | |
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パーシー
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Chisato Nakajima 中島千里 | |
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トビー
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Yasuhiko Kawazu 川津泰彦 | |
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エミリー
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Yuka Shioyama 塩山由佳 | |
Narrator
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Leo Morimoto 森本レオ |
Series 9-24[]
Character | Actor | ||
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トーマス
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Kumiko Higa 比嘉久美子 | |
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エドワード
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Nozomu Sasaki 佐々木望 | |
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ヘンリー
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Jun'ichi Kanemaru 金丸淳一 | |
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ゴードン
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Kenta Miyake 三宅健太 | |
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ジェームス
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Masashi Ebara 江原正士 | |
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パーシー
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Chie Kōjiro 神代知衣 | |
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トビー
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Tomohiro Tsuboi 坪井智浩 | |
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エミリー
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Erina Yamazaki 山崎依里奈 | |
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ニア
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Yoshino Aoyama 青山吉能 | |
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レベッカ
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Mari Uchiyama 内山茉莉 | |
Narrator
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Jon Kabira ジョン・カビラ |
Music[]
Song | Singers | |
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ぼくはきかんしゃトーマス | Keiko Toda Kōhei Miyauchi (original version) Takeshi Aono (re-recorded version) |
Trivia[]
- It is unknown why the twelfth season was not aired, but it is believed that Japanese kids would be confused upon seeing the mixture of live-action with CGI, which is ironic considering the fact a handful of movies mixed with CGI and live-action have been released and redubbed for that country to appeal with Japanese audiences. However, "Heave Ho Thomas!", "Saved You!" and "Best Friends" have been shown at Thomas Land's 3D Theatre and "Excellent Emily", "Saved You!", "James Works it Out" and "Percy and the Bandstand" were released on Unaired Video Collection. However, The former two episodes have yet to be released to the Japanese public.
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