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*** ''Unicorn'' recast [[Ken Narita]] as fan-beloved "Eternal Captain" Bright Noa, marking the first time since [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]]'s death in 2007 that the character wasn't played with recycled audio clips.

** On the other side of the Pacific, a voice actors strike in Canada meant that the Ocean Group (who dubbed ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Wing]]'' and the majority of the Gundam titles) was unavailable to dub ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Zeta Gundam]]'', meaning ''the entire series'' had to be "recast" with another VA group, Bluewater (who dubbed ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]]''.) This gets confusing in ''[[Gundam vs. Series|Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam]]'', which uses both studios and thus has moments where, for example, Amuro switches from [[Brad Swaile]]'s voice to [[Matthew Erickson]]'s and back again during a single conversation.

*** Over the years, several ''Gundam'' actors have left their various reasons, such as Mark Gatha (''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]]'''s Domon, retired to become a doctor) and [[Mark Hildreth]] (''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]'''s Heero, refuses to reprise his role after [[Fan Dumb|being harassed by fans over his performance]]). This means that their appearances in video games and the like require Darrins. Heero gets a humorously ironic case in ''[[Dynasty Warriors: Gundam]] 3'', where he's played by [[Brian Drummond]], who appeared in ''Wing'' as Heero's [[The Rival|Rival]] and resident [[Char Clone]] Zechs Merquise.

*** Over the years, several dub ''Gundam'' actors have left their various reasons, such as Mark Gatha (''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|G Gundam]]''{{'}}s Domon, retired to become a doctor) and [[Mark Hildreth]] (''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Wing]]''{{'}}s Heero, refuses to reprise his role after [[Fan Dumb|being harassed by fans over his performance]]). This means that their appearances in video games and the like require Darrins. Heero gets a humorously ironic case in ''[[Dynasty Warriors: Gundam]] 3'', where he's played by [[Brian Drummond]], who appeared in ''Wing'' as Heero's [[The Rival|Rival]] and resident [[Char Clone]] Zechs Merquise.

* ''[[Lupin III]]'''s English cast has never been consistent with several media being dubbed and redubbed multiple times, due to several failed attempts to market the franchise in America. One movie (The Mystery of Mamo) has 4 dubs produced from 1979-2003. ~~However at~~ least 7 different English "Lupin" casts are known to exist.

* ''[[Lupin III]]''{{'}}s English cast has never been consistent with several media being dubbed and redubbed multiple times, due to several failed attempts to market the franchise in America. One movie , ''The Mystery of Mamo'', has four dubs produced from 1979 to 2003. At least seven different English "Lupin" casts are known to exist.

** The Japanese cast for ''Lupin III'' also had some changes that began with the entire cast changing after the pilot film, and the entire cast temporarily changing again to cheaper actors for the ''Fuma Conspiracy'' film. Lupin's main Japanese voice actor, Yasuo Yamada, died in 1995, which led to part being handed to Kanichi Kurita (a friend of Yamada's) for all future media.

*** Fujiko, Goemon and Zenigata have been permanently replaced from the 2011 TV special onwards. This leaves Jigen as the only character of the main cast whose seiyuu has remained consistent for the longest time since the 1969 pilot short film (not counting ''The Fuma Conspiracy'').

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* According to [[Word of God|an employee]] at [[Nelvana]], some characters in the first [[Bakugan]] series had this. Naga in particular was bad about this, [http://www.animenewsnetwork.cc//encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7738 going through three different actors during the run].

* ''[[GeGeGe ~~no Kitaro|Ge Ge Ge~~ no Kitaro]]'' had 4 different voice actresses playing him over the course of 5 TV series. The movie ''Japan Explodes'', [[Milestone Celebration|commemorating the 40th anniversary of the anime]], opened with a unique scene which brought together all incarnations of Kitaro (and his co-stars) with each of them voiced by the original voice actress.

* ''[[GeGeGe no Kitaro]]'' had four different voice actresses playing him over the course of five TV series. The movie ''Japan Explodes'', [[Milestone Celebration|commemorating the 40th anniversary of the anime]], opened with a unique scene which brought together all incarnations of Kitaro (and his co-stars) with each of them voiced by the original voice actress.

* In the second episode of ''[[Ronin Warriors]]'' the show experienced very noticeable differences in the cast only to have the actors from the first episode to return for the remainder of the season. The reason for this was that many of the actors had gotten sick. With limited time, some of the hired actors were required to fill in for multiple roles while other characters were voiced by office employees. The episode was not redubbed with the correct actors for the DVD sales.

** The Ronin Warriors actors switched again when the OVAs were dubbed years later.