Yerocha has issued a challenge for people to choose their ideal anime cast. We’re supposed to choose five members of our ideal cast that make up the Five Man Band: the Hero, the Lancer (hero’s complement), the Big Guy, the Smart Man, and the Chick, plus the Big Bad.

Of course, the ideal cast probably won’t make the ideal anime. A good story is not so much about the individual pieces as it is about how those pieces fit together. But let’s give this a try anyway.

The Hero

My choice for hero is Volken Macmani from Book of Bantorra. Volken is everything a hero should be. His sense of justice is perhaps the strongest of anyone I’ve seen in an anime. He always does what’s right, even if that ultimately leads to him leaving the woman he loves behind and marching towards his own death, all on behalf of a complete stranger. Continue reading My Ideal Anime Cast →