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Hatsukoi Limited (TV)

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[ adapted from Hatsukoi Limited (manga) ]
Alternative title:
初恋限定。 (Japanese)
Themes: school
Plot Summary: A series of short stories depicting the complicated love lives of eight middle school and high school girls, their classmates and relatives. These stories later intertwine to form a main story involving most of the cast.
User Ratings: 633 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 56 votes (sub:52, raw:2, dub:1, others:1
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 149 votes (sub:136, dub:3, raw:1, others:9
4 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
1 German subtitled
)
 Very good: 214 votes (sub:202, dub:1, others:11
5 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 140 votes (sub:131, others:9
6 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Decent: 51 votes (sub:47, raw:2, dub:1, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 So-so: 10 votes (sub:9, ?:1)
 Not really good: 7 votes (sub:7)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 1082 users, rank: #902 (of 5563)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.886 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.3157, rank: #654 (of 5553)
Weighted mean: 7.748 (Very good−), rank: #706 (of 5553) (seen all: 7.80 / seen some: 7.41 / won't finish: 4.03)
Bayesian estimate: 7.745 (Very good−), rank: #509 (of 4226)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 18
Vintage: 2009-04-11
Release dates: We have 6
Opening Theme:
"Future Stream" by Sphere
Ending Theme:
#1: "Hatsukoi Limited" (初恋limited) by marble (eps 1-4, 7-8, 10-11)
#2: "Hatsukoi Limited (Long Version 1)" (初恋limited) by marble (ep 5)
#3: "Gensō no Basho, Sorezore no Michi no Ue" (幻想の場所、 それぞれの道の上) by marble (ep 6)
#4: "Sora ni Mau" (空に舞う) by marble (ep 9)
#5: "Hatsukoi Limited (Long Version 2)" (初恋limited) by marble (ep 12)
Official website:
初恋限定。 (Japanese)
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Press Release:
Section23 Films Announces July Slate (Apr 11, 2012)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Hatsukoi Limited - Complete Collection (Sub.DVD) 2012-07-31 (from $28.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Yoshiki Yamakawa
Series Composition: Mariko Kunisawa
Screenplay: Mariko Kunisawa
Storyboard:
Kiyotaka Ohata (eps 4, 10)
Kouichi Takada (eps 5, 7, 11)
Yoshiki Yamakawa (OP,ED; 6 episodes
eps 1-3, 6, 9, 12
)
Youhei Suzuki (ep 8)
Episode Director:
Daisuke Takashima (eps 4, 11)
Masato Jinbo (eps 1, 7)
Tomoaki Ohta (ep 3)
Toshikazu Hashimoto (eps 2, 9)
Yasuyuki Fuse (ep 10)
Yoshiki Yamakawa (OP,ED; ep 12)
Youhei Suzuki (ep 8)
Music: Nijine
Original creator: Mizuki Kawashita
Character Design: Tomoyuki Shitaya
Art Director: Hirotsugu Kakoi
Animation Director:
Koji Yamakawa (6 episodes
eps 2-10 even, 11
)
Shinya Hasegawa (eps 3, 5)
Tomoyuki Shitaya (OP,ED; 5 episodes
eps 1, 3, 7, 9, 12
)
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Director of Photography: Kazuya Iwai
Producer:
Katsumi Koike
Kishi Takano
Nobuhiro Nakayama
Tsuneo Takechi

3D Animation: Eiji Ihara
Assistant Animation Director:
Katsuhiro Shimizu (ep 10)
Keiichi Sano (eps 4, 9, 12)
Keiko Ijima (eps 2, 11)
Mayuko Kato (eps 2, 6)
Sayuri Sugitou (ep 5)
Shinya Yamada (eps 3, 10)
Shuichi Shimamura (ep 1)
Tomoyuki Shitaya (ep 12)
Toshiya Washida (ep 6)
Yuki Imoto (ep 8)
Yumi Nakayama (eps 7, 11-12)
Yuuji Shigekuni (ep 5)
Background Art:
Azusa Kakoi
Hirofumi Sakagami
Naoko Yanagita
Background art supervisor: Hiroshi Kato
CG Design: Yoshihide Mukai
Color design: Kyousuke Ishikawa
Digital Effects: Atsushi Satou
Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama
Key Animation:
Masayoshi Tanaka (ep 12)
Yuu Yamashita (ep 8)
Photography:
Atsushi Satou
Kazuya Iwai
Tomokazu Nakanishi
Yoshio Ookouchi
Planning:
Akihiro Kawamura (Geneon Entertainment)
Kazuhiko Torishima (Shueisha)
Nobuhiko Sakawa (The Klockworx Co.)
Shunji Inoue (Lantis)
Publicity:
Kazutaka Satoh
Teruhiko Satō
Recording Assistant: Nobuhiro Negishi
Sound Effects: Katsuhiro Nakano
Theme Song Performance:
Aki Toyosaki (OP - Sphere)
Ayahi Takagaki (OP - Sphere)
Haruka Tomatsu (OP - Sphere)
marble (ED)
Minako Kotobuki (OP - Sphere)
Video Editing: Akihiro Kanetaka
Aki Toyosaki as Koyoi Bessho
Ayumi Fujimura as Nao Chikura
Mariya Ise as Ayumi Arihara
Miyu Irino as Mamoru Zaitsu
Rie Tanaka as Misaki Yamamoto
Ryoko Shiraishi as Meguru Watase
Shintarō Asanuma as Etsu Kusuda
Shizuka Itou as Kei Enomoto
Takahiro Sakurai as Hiroyuki Sogabe

Hiroyuki Yoshino as Yuuji Arihara
Kazuya Nakai as Gengorou Takei
Kenji Nomura as Misao Zaitsu
Minako Kotobuki as Rika Dobashi
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Haruto Terai
Saori Goto as Soako Andou
Satomi Satou as Yuu Enomoto
Satoshi Hino as Yoshihiko Bessho
Sayuri Yahagi as Nanoka Kyuuma

Akira Ishida as Yukito Renjou
Ayako Kawasumi as Sumire Fudounomiya
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
AAA (eps 1, 5-6)
AI (ep 12)
Asahi Production (ep 5)
Buyu (eps 5, 8)
Debris Sapporo (ep 6)
Dogakobo (ep 5)
Dream Move (ep 5)
Last House (ep 12)
Production Reed (eps 3, 10)
Studio Cj (ep 5)
Studio Liberty (eps 7-8)
Studio Mark (ep 8)
Tamazawa Animation House (ep 7)
Wao World (eps 1, 6, 12)
Wish (eps 1, 12)
Yumeta Company (eps 2, 8)
Animation Production: J.C. Staff
Backgrounds: Totonyan
Broadcaster: BS11 Digital (2009-04-11)
Digital Paint:
AAA (ep 2~12)
Assez Finaud Fabric (eps 9, 11)
D-COLORS (ep 2)
DEXS (eps 3, 10)
iseriA (ep 2)
Jinbun (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6~8, 11-12
)
M.S.C. (ep 11)
M.S.J Musashino Production (ep 5)
Nendai Animation (eps 3, 9-10)
Studio Cj (ep 5)
Studio Elle (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 8, 11-12
)
Wao World (ep 2)
Wish (ep 12)
Editing Studio: REAL-T
In-Between Animation:
AAA (ep 2~12)
Buyu (eps 2, 8, 11)
DEXS (eps 3, 10)
GALLOP (ep 3)
Jinbun (4 episodes
eps 2, 6~8, 11-12
)
M.S.J Musashino Production (ep 5)
Nendai Animation (eps 3, 9-10)
Noside (ep 3)
Picture Magic (eps 3, 8, 10)
Studio Cj (ep 5)
Studio Cockpit (ep 11)
Studio DEEN (ep 11)
Wish (ep 4)
Yumeta Company (ep 9)
ZEXCS (ep 9)
Key Animation:
Debris Sapporo (ep 6)
Studio Cj (ep 5)
Studio Gimlet (eps 3, 5, 10)
Music Production: Lantis
Production: "Hatsukoi Limited" Production Committee
Production Committee:
Geneon Entertainment, Inc.
Lantis
Shueisha
The Klockworx Co., Ltd.
Production Cooperation: Picture Magic (eps 3, 10)
Recording Studio: Procen Studio
Sound Effects: SOUNDBOX
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Video Editing: Tokyo Video Laboratory
Website Production: HeartyWare Co.
English staff
English companies
(none)
Distributor: Section23 Films
Internet Streaming: The Anime Network
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks
English cast
(none)
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