The Ocean Group

The Ocean Group is a production company located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that specializes in localizing foreign animation (most often anime) into English, including doing translation, dubbing and subtitling. As of 2005 the group has also started providing DVD authoring services to some of their clients. They own and operate Ocean Productions Inc., formerly known as Ocean Studios.

Notable works

Early anime projects of the Ocean Group includes the first two seasons and three movies of "Dragon Ball Z". The "Dragon Ball" franchise was later re-dubbed entirely by Funimation Entertainment; however, the Ocean Group later made an international dub of "DBZ" for the United Kingdom.

Other anime dubs of theirs include most of the installments in the "Gundam" metaseries, including "Mobile Suit Gundam", "Zeta Gundam", "Char's Counterattack", "Gundam Wing", ', "Gundam SEED", "Gundam SEED Destiny", and the upcoming dub of "Gundam 00". They have also worked on "InuYasha", "Ranma ½", "Hamtaro", "Cardcaptor Sakura", "Monster Rancher", "Infinite Ryvius", "Jin-Roh", "Silent Mobius", "The Vision of Escaflowne", ', "The SoulTaker", ".hack//Roots", "Death Note", "Black Lagoon", "MegaMan NT Warrior", and "Maison Ikkoku".

The Ocean Group also recently produced the first english adaptation of Powerpuff Girls Z, which as of May 2008 is only shown on Cartoon Network Philippines.

Outside of anime, they have recorded the voices for American animated series like "Exosquad", ', and '.

Notable voice actors

* Lisa Ann Beley: Chi-Chi ("Dragon Ball Z"), Relena Peacecraft ("Gundam Wing"), Murrue Ramius ("Gundam SEED", "Gundam SEED Destiny"), Mai Shiraui ("Fatal Fury 2/Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture")

* Gary Chalk: Optimus Primal ("Beast Wars", "Beast Machines"), Optimus Prime (', ', "")

* Ted Cole: Yamcha ("Dragon Ball Z"), Chang Wufei ("Gundam Wing"), Tatewaki Kuno ("Ranma ½"), Gilbert Durandal ("Gundam SEED Destiny")

* Ian James Corlett: Goku, Master Roshi ("Dragon Ball Z"), Cheetor ("Beast Wars", "Beast Machines"), Dr. Tofu ("Ranma 1/2")

* Richard Ian Cox: Zaacro, Spice ("Dragon Ball Z"), InuYasha ("InuYasha"), male Ranma Saotome ("Ranma ½"), Kai Shiden ("Mobile Suit Gundam"), Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver ("X-Men: Evolution"), Allelujah Haptism ("Gundam 00")

* Michael Dobson: Nappa ("Dragon Ball Z"), Duke Dermail ("Gundam Wing"), Dekim Barton ("Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz"), Starscream ("Transformers: Armada", "Transformers: Energon"), Gindo ("Ranma 1/2"), Jinenji ("InuYasha")

* Paul Dobson: Zarbon ("Dragon Ball Z"), Naraku, Myoga ("InuYasha"), Happosai, Yutaro, Gora ("Ranma ½"), Sideways ("Transformers: Armada")

* Brian Drummond: Vegeta ("Dragon Ball Z"), Zechs Merquise ("Gundam Wing"), Jetstorm ("Beast Machines"), Allen Schezar ("Escaflowne"), Ryuk ("Death Note"), Renkotsu ("InuYasha"), Crepe King ("Ranma 1/2")

* Saffron Henderson: Goku ("Dragon Ball"), Gohan ("Dragon Ball Z"), Lucrezia Noin ("Gundam Wing"), Tsubasa Kurenai, Kogane Musashi ("Ranma ½"), Oxnard ("Hamtaro"), Sota ("InuYasha")

* Mark Hildreth: Dr. Briefs ("Dragon Ball Z"), Heero Yuy ("Gundam Wing"), Terry Bogard (Fatal Fury series)

* Matt Hill: Ed ("Ed, Edd n Eddy"), Kero ("Cardcaptors"), Kira Yamato ("Gundam SEED", "Gundam SEED Destiny"), Bankotsu ("InuYasha"), Alex Summers/Havok ("X-Men: Evolution")

* Willow Johnson: Kikyo ("InuYasha"), Kasumi Tendo ("Ranma ½"), Lalah Sune ("Mobile Suit Gundam"), Maron ("Dragon Ball Z"), Lily ("Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf")

* David Kaye: Recoome, Brocco ("Dragon Ball Z"), Megatron ("Beast Wars", "Beast Machines", "Transformers: Armada", "Transformers: Energon", "Transformers: Cybertron"), Optimus Prime ("Transformers Animated"), Soun Tendo ("Ranma ½"), Treize Khushrenada ("Gundam Wing"), Sesshomaru ("InuYasha")

* Peter Kelamis: Goku ("Dragon Ball Z"), Rolf ("Ed, Edd n Eddy")

* Terry Klassen: Krillin ("Dragon Ball Z"), Hachi ("InuYasha"), Cut Man ("Mega Man")

* Jocelyne Loewen: Merle ("Escaflowne"), Milfeulle Sakuraba ("Galaxy Angel"), Asagi Caldwell ("Gundam SEED")

* Kirby Morrow: Trowa Barton ("Gundam Wing"), Goku ("Dragon Ball Z"), Miroku ("InuYasha"), Van Fanel ("Escaflowne"), Scott Summers/Cyclops ("X-Men: Evolution"), Mega Man ("Mega Man"), Dr. Ono ("Ranma 1/2"), Teru Mikami ("Death Note")

* Scott McNeil: Piccolo, Jeice, Goz, Mez ("Dragon Ball Z"), Rattrap, Dinobot, Waspinator, Silverbolt ("Beast Wars"), Proto Man ("Mega Man"), Duo Maxwell ("Gundam Wing"), Koga ("InuYasha"), Principal Kuno ("Ranma ½")

* Pauline Newstone: Airazor ("Beast Wars"), Frieza ("Dragon Ball Z"), Mistress Centipede ("InuYasha")

* Maggie Blue O'Hara: Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat ("X-Men: Evolution"), Mariemaea Khushrenada ("Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz"), Anna ("Ranma 1/2"), Bulma ("Dragon Ball Z")

* Doug Parker: Oolong ("Dragon Ball Z"), Terrorsaur, Starscream (""), Tidal Wave ("Transformers: Armada", "Transformers: Energon"), Vulcan ("Zoids")

* Kelly Sheridan: Bulma ("Dragon Ball") Sango ("InuYasha"), Hitomi ("Escaflowne"), Ukyo Kuonji, Kurumi ("Ranma ½"), Shino (".hack//ROOTS"), Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch ("X-Men: Evolution")

* Tabitha St. Germain: Flay Allster ("Gundam SEED"), Pink Haro, Birdy ("Gundam SEED", "Gundam SEED Destiny"), Cappy ("Hamtaro"), Yuki Onna (Ranma 1/2)

* Moneca Stori: Kagome Higurashi ("InuYasha"), Videl ("Dragon Ball Z"), Amanda Sefton ("X-Men: Evolution"), Laura Haruna ("Hamtaro"), Princess Ori (Ranma 1/2)

* Brad Swaile: Quatre Raberba Winner ("Gundam Wing"), Amuro Ray ("Mobile Suit Gundam", "Char's Counterattack"), Gohan ("Dragon Ball Z") Mousse, Sentaro ("Ranma ½"), Dearka Elsman ("Gundam SEED", "Gundam SEED Destiny"), Auel Neider ("Gundam SEED Destiny"), Setsuna F Seiei ("Gundam 00"), Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler ("X-Men: Evolution"), Light Yagami ("Death Note")

* Venus Terzo: female Ranma Saotome ("Ranma ½"), Blackarachnia ("Beast Wars", "Beast Machines"), Talia Gladys ("Gundam SEED Destiny"), Jean Grey, ("X-Men: Evolution"), Wedy ("Death Note")

* Cathy Weseluck: Chiaotzu, Puar ("Dragon Ball Z"), Dorothy Catalonia ("Gundam Wing"), Mirai Yashima ("Mobile Suit Gundam"), Shampoo, Azusa, Yuka ("Ranma ½"), Kagome Higurashi's Mother ("InuYasha"), Near ("Death Note")

External links

* [http://www.crystalacids.com/database/company/92/the-ocean-group/ The Ocean Group] at the CrystalAcids Anime Voice Actor Database