Guardians of Arceus: Heir is an unofficial Pokémon fan-made animated series based on an original WEBTOON story.
The series follows Ace, a young boy whose life changes after he is taken in by Aurelia, the Queen of Guardians. Ace soon learns that certain individuals are chosen to form powerful bonds with legendary and mythical Pokémon, becoming Guardians responsible for protecting the balance of the world.
As Ace grows, he becomes caught between the traditions of the Guardian Order and the growing threat of Nysera, a former Guardian who believes the Order protects a false balance. Alongside his partner Pokémon, rivals, mentors, and future allies, Ace must learn what it truly means to inherit the power—and responsibility—of a Guardian.
The story combines:
Fantasy and adventure
Pokémon battles
Rivalries and friendships
Emotional character development
Mystery and supernatural elements
A darker, cinematic anime-inspired tone
Original characters, regions, factions, and Guardian mythology
The first production will include a full-color animated teaser, followed by a pilot episode adapting material from the first two WEBTOON chapters.
The opening story focuses on young Ace, his bond with Zorua, his first encounter with Aurelia, and brief glimpses of the much larger conflict waiting for him in the future.
This project is intended to feel like a genuine English-dubbed anime series rather than a simple motion comic. Performances should feel expressive and cinematic while still sounding natural.
We are looking for actors who can deliver grounded, emotional English anime-dub performances.
Characters may experience:
Comedy and playful banter
Intense Pokémon battles
Emotional confrontations
Mentorship and friendship
Betrayal and grief
Quiet, dramatic scenes
Please avoid overly exaggerated or stereotypical anime voices unless specifically requested in the individual character description.
Actors may provide up to two takes per audition line. A natural take and a more dramatic or stylized take are welcome.
Record in a quiet environment with minimal background noise.
Use a clear microphone with little to no echo.
Submit raw or lightly cleaned audio.
Do not add music, sound effects, reverb, or heavy vocal processing.
Please slate your name only if you would like to.
Do not use AI-generated voices or voice cloning.
Be willing to receive direction and record retakes when necessary.
Maintain consistent communication throughout production.
Some characters may become recurring roles in future episodes.
Actors auditioning for younger characters should focus on believable youthful performances rather than forcing an extremely high-pitched voice.
Compensation, estimated workload, deadlines, and additional expectations will be listed under each individual role.
Guardians of Arceus: Heir is an unofficial Pokémon fan adaptation and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., or The Pokémon Company.
Pokémon and all existing Pokémon characters belong to their respective rights holders. Original characters, Guardian mythology, factions, storylines, and related original concepts belong to the project creator.
Thank you for checking out the project. I am excited to hear your interpretations of these characters and begin building the world of Guardians of Arceus: Heir.
I plan to release a 45–60 second teaser animation in the near future.
The first episode is expected to be approximately 8–12 minutes long, and I’m also currently working on the opening theme song.
Please note that some of the characters’ ages may be adjusted slightly during development.
Voice Actor
The Flame Dragon Elite
Gender: Male
Age: Adult
Role Size: Recurring supporting character
Voice Range: Medium-low to low
Sir Corvan is an Elite Four member renowned for his mastery of Fire- and Dragon-type Pokémon. He is disciplined, fearless, protective—and far more playful than his imposing appearance suggests.
Corvan loves dry jokes, terrible one-liners, and casually teasing people during situations where everyone else is panicking. He may walk into a dangerous battle discussing dinner plans or criticizing a villain’s dramatic entrance.
His humor is not stupidity or carelessness. Corvan uses it to calm frightened people, irritate his opponents, and keep control of the atmosphere. The moment innocent lives are threatened, the jokes stop, and his full authority becomes impossible to ignore.
He believes strength exists to defend others, not dominate them.
Voice DescriptionDeep, confident, warm, and naturally commanding, with a strong sense of humor.
The actor should be able to switch between:
Relaxed, dry comedy
Playful arrogance
Reassuring leadership
Intense battle authority
His jokes should feel effortless rather than loud or cartoonish. He often sounds amused by danger because he knows exactly how capable he is.
Think: a powerful knight who behaves like the cool uncle until someone crosses the line.
Casual humor during danger: “Everyone remain calm. It’s only a rampaging dragon.” “Granted, it is a very large rampaging dragon, but panicking will only make you easier to step on.”
Teasing another character: “That was your strategy? Interesting. I normally reserve that technique for occasions when I’ve completely run out of good ideas.”
Battle confidence: “I can handle criminals. I can handle fire. I can handle dragons.” “What I cannot handle is another dramatic speech, so let’s finish this.”
Voice Actor
Gender: Female
Age: Timeless adult
Role Size: Major supporting character
Voice Range: Medium to medium-low
Aurelia is the Queen of Guardians and the highest authority within the Guardian Order. She carries enormous power but never needs to display it for attention. Her authority comes through stillness, wisdom, and the certainty that everyone in the room will eventually listen.
To Ace, she becomes a mentor, protector, and eventual mother-like figure. She is patient and compassionate, but she does not protect people from the consequences of their choices. Aurelia has lived through betrayal, war, and the loss of people she loved, and that history occasionally cracks through her otherwise composed exterior.
Voice DescriptionElegant, calm, mature, and naturally commanding. She should sound nurturing without becoming overly delicate. Even during confrontation, Aurelia rarely raises her voice. Her anger becomes quieter and more precise, not louder.
Think graceful royal authority mixed with the warmth of an experienced mentor.
Calm authority: “That is enough. Step away from the child.”
Mentoring Ace: “Strength is not measured by how quickly you strike, Ace. Listen first. Then decide what truly matters.”
Emotional restraint: “I have watched Guardians mistake sacrifice for purpose. I will not watch you make the same mistake.”
Voice Actor
The Fire Guardian
Gender: Male
Age: Adult
Role Size: Major supporting character
Voice Range: Medium to medium-low
Solren is Aurelia’s right-hand Guardian, Ignissa’s mentor, and one of the most charismatic members of the Guardian Order.
He is warm, adventurous, playful, and an unapologetic ladies’ man. Solren enjoys flirting, charming his way through tense situations, and acting as though every entrance was designed specifically for him. He knows how attractive and charismatic he is—and is entirely too pleased about it.
His flirting is confident and teasing rather than aggressive. He respects boundaries and can take rejection without becoming bitter. Half the time, he flirts because he is genuinely interested; the other half, he does it because watching people lose their composure amuses him.
Beneath the swagger is an experienced Guardian who cares deeply about the people around him. He uses humor and charm to keep spirits high, but when danger appears, his playful demeanor disappears instantly.
Voice DescriptionSmooth, warm, confident, and effortlessly flirtatious.
Solren should sound like someone who can compliment a woman, tease an enemy, reassure a student, and command a battlefield without ever seeming uncomfortable.
The actor should be capable of:
Playful flirting
Charismatic humor
Mentor-like warmth
Cocky battle confidence
Sudden, intimidating seriousness
His voice should possess a natural smile. Avoid making him sound overly seductive in every sentence—he still needs to feel like a believable mentor and warrior.
Think: the handsome, dangerously capable mentor who flirts with the queen’s attendants, gets scolded regularly, and somehow remains everyone’s favorite.
Smooth teasing: “Careful. Keep staring at me like that and I might start believing you’re interested.”
Mentoring Ignissa: “Confidence is good. Setting your own sleeve on fire for dramatic effect is not.” “Trust me. I’ve tested it.”
Quiet sincerity: “People assume I joke because nothing frightens me.” “Truth is, I joke because fear spreads faster than fire.”
Voice Actor
The X Guardian
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Role Size: Major supporting character
Voice Range: Low to medium-low
Vesper is a Senior Guardian who operates between light and darkness. He speaks little, observes everything, and rarely reveals his intentions. His presence feels like a veil drawn across the room.
As Kaito’s mentor, he teaches discipline, perception, and patience. Vesper is not cruel, but he refuses to soften lessons simply because they hurt. His connection to Darkrai gives him an eerie reputation, though he does not consider darkness inherently evil.
Voice DescriptionQuiet, measured, introspective, and mysterious. His performance should remain controlled without becoming monotone. Every sentence should sound considered before it is spoken.
A slightly breathy or intimate delivery may work, but clarity is essential.
Observation: “You entered the room believing you were alone. That assumption was your first mistake.”
Teaching Kaito: “Speed wins moments. Awareness wins battles. Decide which one you came here to master.”
Warning: “Darkness does not deceive you, Kaito. It simply removes the distractions you used to hide from the truth.”
Voice Actor
The Fallen Y Guardian
Gender: Female
Age: Adult
Role Size: Primary antagonist
Voice Range: Low to medium-low
Nysera was once one of Aurelia’s closest allies and one of the Guardian Order’s most powerful members. She now believes the Order protects a false balance built on fear, restraint, and hypocrisy.
Elegant and intelligent, Nysera does not view herself as evil. She genuinely believes that releasing forbidden powers will force the world to confront the truth it has avoided. Her fall is driven by conviction, pain, and a willingness to cross every line Aurelia refuses to cross.
Voice DescriptionLow, velvety, intelligent, and emotionally restrained. She should sound persuasive enough that the audience can understand why people follow her.
Nysera is not a screaming villain. Her threats are delivered almost conversationally. Anger should appear as sharper diction and colder pauses.
Ideology: “The old order was never balance. It was fear dressed in grace, and you were too obedient to question it.”
Threatening Aurelia: “You may keep calling me fallen, Aurelia. But when your precious order collapses, history will call me necessary.”
Rare vulnerability: “I waited for you to understand me. I waited until there was nothing left in me worth saving.”
Voice Actor
The Rival Prospect
Gender: Male
Age: 14 (I am adjusting ages)
Role Size: Supporting, later major
Voice Range: Medium-high, youthful
Casting Note: Female and male voice actors may audition.
Kaito is Ace’s childhood rival: energetic, competitive, outspoken, and completely obsessed with speed. He talks like every conversation is another competition he intends to win.
He brags constantly and enjoys getting under Ace’s skin, but his rivalry is genuine friendship disguised as competition. Beneath the confidence, Kaito is terrified of being left behind or failing when someone depends on him.
Voice DescriptionFast-talking, boyish, cocky, and highly expressive. He should sound naturally energetic rather than squeaky. His words occasionally run together when he gets excited.
His emotional scenes should reveal that the confidence is partially armor.
Competitive: “You’re thinking too much again! By the time you make a decision, I’ll already be across the finish line!”
Teasing Ace: “That was your plan? Seriously? Remind me never to let you lead anything involving speed—or thinking.”
Concern breaking through: “Hey! Don’t you dare pass out before I beat you properly. Ace—look at me!”
Writer
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Voice Actor
Young LunessaThe Shadow Prospect
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Role Size: Supporting, later major
Voice Range: Medium-high
Young Lunessa is playful, clever, dramatic, and strangely difficult to read. She loves music and movement and often treats conversations as if she is performing for an invisible audience.
Her cheerful demeanor hides an observant and manipulative mind. She notices emotional weaknesses quickly and knows exactly which words will unsettle someone. Even at ten, there is something quietly dangerous beneath her smile.
Voice DescriptionYouthful, playful, musical, and slightly mischievous. Her speech should have a natural rhythm, almost as though she hears a melody underneath every sentence.
When she becomes serious, the musical quality disappears. That sudden stillness should feel unsettling.
Playful: “You’re both so loud. How am I supposed to hear the interesting secrets when you keep shouting over them?”
Teasing: “Careful, Ace. Shadows become terribly attached when you keep looking over your shoulder.”
Suddenly serious: “The song changed. Something is coming—and it already knows where we are.”
Voice Actor
Vesper’s Disciplined Student
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Role Size: Major
Voice Range: Medium to medium-low
Years of training under Vesper have transformed Kaito. He is now calculating, disciplined, restrained, and considerably more dangerous. His childhood arrogance remains, but it has sharpened into cold confidence.
Kaito still considers Ace his greatest rival. He will criticize Ace relentlessly, challenge every decision he makes, and quietly destroy anyone else who threatens him. Rivalry is how Kaito expresses loyalty.
Voice DescriptionControlled, cool, proud, and focused. His delivery should be more measured than his younger version, but traces of the fast-talking child should return whenever Ace frustrates him.
Avoid making him emotionless. His loyalty should be audible even when he tries to hide it.
Cold focus: “Emotion clouds judgment. Hesitation gets people killed. Choose which weakness you intend to keep.”
Rivalry: “Don’t misunderstand me, Ace. I didn’t come to save you. I came because nobody defeats you before I do.”
Protective anger: “Take one more step toward him, and this stops being a warning.”
Voice Actor
Guardian-in-Training
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Role Size: Major
Voice Range: Medium
Older Lunessa has become elegant, observant, composed, and quietly intense. She moves with the grace of a dancer and rarely reveals everything she is thinking.
She enjoys teasing Ace and testing his reactions, but her flirtation and playfulness often conceal genuine concern. Her greatest strength is understanding the emotional rhythm of a room before anyone else realizes it has changed.
Voice DescriptionSmooth, refined, poised, and lightly playful. Her delivery should feel deliberate and effortless. She does not rush her words.
When fighting or issuing a warning, her voice becomes sharper but remains controlled. She should sound dangerous without needing to shout.
Elegant observation: “Observe. Understand. Then move like a whisper through the dark.”
Soft teasing: “Ace, you really believe you can stay one step ahead of me? How adorable.”
Protective seriousness: “The next person who touches him will discover how quickly a beautiful song can become a funeral march.”
Voice Actor
Grunts, Operatives, and Inner Circle
Gender: Male
Age: Teen to adult, depending on member
Role Size: Recurring ensemble roles
Voice Range: Flexible
Team Sever is Nysera’s disciplined shadow faction. Its members wear uniform designs that erase individuality and reinforce loyalty. Some are devoted believers, while others follow Nysera because she gave them purpose, protection, or power.
Male Team Sever roles may include younger grunts, experienced operatives, commanders, and members of Nysera’s inner circle.
Voice DescriptionControlled, intimidating, and concise. Grunts may sound younger or more aggressive, while operatives should sound colder and more professional.
Grunt: “Orders confirmed. Secure the Guardian and eliminate anything that interferes.”
Operative: “We are the cut that severs the light. Hesitation has no place among us.”
Voice Actor
Grunts, Operatives, and Inner Circle
Gender: Female
Age: Teen to adult, depending on member
Role Size: Recurring ensemble roles
Voice Range: Flexible
Female Team Sever members serve throughout the faction as soldiers, intelligence operatives, assassins, commanders, and inner-circle agents. They are trained to move efficiently, speak precisely, and suppress personal hesitation.
Not every member has the same loyalty. Some genuinely worship Nysera’s vision, while others may eventually begin questioning what Team Sever has become.
Voice DescriptionCool, disciplined, precise, and quietly threatening. Some members may sound elegant and composed, while others may be sharper and more aggressive.
The danger should come from confidence—not forced raspiness.
Operative: “The target changed direction. Adjust formation and cut off every remaining exit.”
Devoted member: “Nysera gave us purpose when the Guardian Order gave us silence. I will not betray that gift.”
Voice Actor
Fire Guardian-in-Training
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Role Size: Recurring supporting character
Voice Range: Medium to medium-high
Ignissa is Solren’s energetic student and a rising Fire Guardian-in-Training. She is bold, warm, mischievous, sincere, and nearly impossible to discourage.
She enjoys teasing Ace and challenging others to keep up with her. Beneath the playful grin is someone deeply protective of her friends. Ignissa may rush into danger, but she never runs from responsibility.
Voice DescriptionBright, energetic, confident, and emotionally open. She should sound naturally fun rather than hyperactive. Her teasing should carry warmth, not cruelty.
During serious moments, her energy becomes focused and reassuring.
Playful challenge: “Come on, don’t look like that! This will be fun—probably. Mostly. Just try not to stand near anything flammable.”
Focused: “Breathe. Focus. Let the flames do the talking.”
Protective: “I tease him nonstop, but nobody hurts Ace while I’m standing here. You’ll have to deal with me first.”
Animator
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