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Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~ (TV)

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Alternative title:
Sea Story
うみものがたり ~あなたがいてくれたコト~ (Japanese)
Genres: action, drama, magic
Themes: magical girl
Plot Summary: The story centers on Marin and Urin, two “pure” sisters who live alongside the fish in the sea, but yearn to be in the world beyond the water and above ground. One day, a beautiful ring falls in the middle of the sea, and Marin and Urin retrieve it. The two decide to leave their waterbound world for the first time to deliver the ring. After an arduous journey, they come across an isolated island where a high school girl named Kanon lives. The encounter between Marin and Kanon — the maiden of the sea and the maiden of the skies — awakens a hidden power as the world is threatened by an enveloping darkness.
User Ratings: 64 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Excellent: 6 votes (sub:4, raw:2)
 Very good: 14 votes (sub:13, Spa.sub:1)
 Good: 18 votes (sub:17, Spa.sub:1)
 Decent: 8 votes (sub:8)
 So-so: 6 votes (sub:4, dub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Not really good: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 173 users, rank: #1860
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.625 (Good-.37), std. dev.: 1.8243, rank: #2290
Weighted mean: 6.559 (Good-.44), rank: #2291 (seen all: 6.90 / seen some: 5.79 / won't finish: 4.10)
Bayesian estimate: 6.687 (Good-.31), rank: #1837
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2009-06-24 to 2009-09-16
Opening Theme:
"violet" by marble
Ending Theme:
"Tōmei na Inori (透明な祈り)" by Masumi Itō
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Series director: Yuu Kou

Director: Junichi Sato

Series Composition: Yuka Yamada

Screenplay:
Masahiro Yokotani
Reiko Yoshida
Yuka Yamada (7 episodes

eps 1-3, 5-6, 10, 12
)

Storyboard:
Junichi Sato (eps 1, 7-12)
Kazuhiro Ozawa (ep 10)
Saya Aoi (ep 4)
Takaharu Osumi (ep 6)
Takaomi Kanezaki (ep 5)
Tenshi Yamamoto (ep 3)
Tetsuto Saitoo (ep 8)
Yoshio Suzuki (ep 7)
Yuu Kou (ep 2)

Episode Director:
Itsuro Kawasaki (ep 9)
Mitsuhiro Karato (ep 5)
Ryoutarou Makihara (ep 11)
Saya Aoi (ep 4)
Takaharu Osumi (ep 6)
Takeshi Yamaguchi (ep 7)
Tenshi Yamamoto (eps 3, 8, 12)
Toshi Saga (eps 2, 10)
Yoshio Suzuki (ep 1)

Music: Ken Muramatsu

Original story: Toshihiko Tsukiji

Character Design: Haruko Iizuka

Art director: Shichiro Kobayashi

Animation director:
Akiko Matsuo (eps 4, 11)
Haruko Iizuka (eps 1, 12)
Hiroaki Karasu (ep 9)
Hisashi Nakamoto (ep 9)
Hitomi Ochiai (eps 2, 10)
Ju Yong Lee (ep 10)
Kayo Nomichi (ep 5)
Kazuhiro Oriki (eps 5, 9)
Kazuya Saito (ep 5)
Keiko Akiyama (ep 11)
Masato Kato (eps 1, 8, 12)
Naoaki Houjou (ep 5)
Noriko Shimazawa (ep 12)
Sayuri Sugifuji (ep 2)
Shou Kawashima (ep 6)
Usaku Myouchin (ep 7)
Yukiko Ibe (eps 3, 8)

Director of Photography: Kazuyuki Oota

2nd Key Animation:
Aya Kubota (ep 11)
Daisuke Kitagawa (ep 4)
Eriko Murakami (eps 2, 10)
Jun Uemura (ep 11)
Kanako Hiroo (ep 2)
Keita Nagasaka (eps 2, 4, 11)
Kōsuke Sakai (ep 2)
Masahiro Sunaga (ep 4)
Masato Kato (ep 11)
Masayuki Katou (ep 4)
Miho Kaneshiro (ep 5)
Norifumi Shiro (ep 11)
Rena Okuyama (ep 11)
Rie Harada (eps 2, 10)
Rie Omori (ep 6)
Shouko Nishigaki (ep 11)
Takayuki Gotan (ep 11)
Takayuki Uragami (ep 11)
Tatsuki Kanazaki (eps 2, 4)
Tatsuzou Nishida (ep 11)
Toshihiko Shimada (ep 4)
Yousuke Okuda (ep 11)
Yuichiro Yamada (ep 4)

3DCGI:
Kei Shiosawa
Masahiko Kimura
Masato Yamamoto
Takanori Iida
Yasuyuki Itou

Animation Check:
Akiko Ikemure
Ayaka Shimoji
Hiroshi Kameyama
Masahito Wada

Assistant Animation Director:
Masato Kato (ep 4)
Momo Saitō (ep 7)
Ryo Kobayashi (ep 7)
Shinichi Yoshikawa (ep 4)

Background Art:
Ikuyo Kiyota (Kobayashi Production)
Yuka Kawaai (Kobayashi Production)

Color design: Yoshimi Kawakami

Color Key:
Asami Maruyama
Koji Hamaoka
Noriko Komata
Yoshimi Kawakami
Yukiko Tadano

Editing: Daisuke Hiraki

Finish Animation:
Ai Yoshida (AFF)
Asami Maruyama (A-Line)
Aya Watanabe (AFF)
Ayaka Nagano
Kumiko Eguro (A-Line)
Mai Ueda (AFF)
Nobuyasu Hirabara (A-Line)
Ryou Itou (AFF)
Sari Tagawa (AFF)
Yasuko Sakiyama (A-Line)

In-Between Animation:
Ayako Kitaguchi (Wombat)
Ayumi Watanabe (Wombat)
Azusa Kudō (Wombat)
Chinami Kudou
Haruyoshi Nomura
Hironori Hano
Kaori Henmi
Kazue Saitou (A-Line)
Kensuke Suzuki (Wombat)
Mariko Kiyota (A-Line)
Mariko Suita (A-Line)
Masato Ikeda (A-Line)
Miharu Kobayashi
Mizore Kira
Nana Fujiki
Nobuki Nakamura (A-Line)
Saki Yoshida (Wombat)
Shinji Hatano
Shouta Yoshida
Shuuichirou Manabe (A-Line)
Takayuki Nakao
Takumi Yamakawa (Wombat)
Tamotsu Anzai (Wombat)
Toshiharu Suzuki (Wombat)
Yoshiko Mikami
Yuki Masutani (A-Line)
Yuuichi Namiki (A-Line)

Key Animation:
Akemi Roppongi (eps 2, 10)
Akihide Muraji (Anime R - Ep. 9)
Akiko Matsuo (ep 1)
Atsuko Nakajima (ep 12)
Atsushi Komatsu (Anime R - Ep. 9)
Ayako Kanemaru (Studio Graffiti - Ep. 5)
Ayako Karatani (eps 3, 8, 12)
Ayu Imoto (Studio Mu - Ep. 7)
Ayumi Tsukamoto (Nakamura Production - Ep. 7)
Chiaki Furuzumi (Studio Mu - Ep. 7)
Chizuru Mori (ep 4)
Chuji Nakajima (Studio Liberty - Ep. 7)
Daisuke Agata (ep 9)
Eiji Fukuyama (ep 10)
Emi Ueda (Anime R - Ep. 9)
Ena Aoyagi (eps 3, 8)
Eri Shibusawa (Studio Liberty - Ep. 7)
Erika Arakawa (Studio Graffiti - Ep. 5)
Etsuaki Mizuno (ep 5)
Etsuko Sumimoto (ep 2)
Fumihiro Kato (Nakamura Production - Ep. 7)
Gakushi Maeda (eps 2, 10)
Goro Taki (ep 10)
Haruko Iizuka (ep 1)
Hideki Tachibana (ep 11)
Hideo Isa (ep 2)
Hideo Morito (ep 5)
Hideyuki Hamada (ep 8)
Hiroaki Karasu (ep 9)
Hiroki Tanaka (ep 2)
Hiromi Ishigami (Studio Graffiti - Ep. 5)
Hiromi Nanbe (Studio Mu - Ep. 7)
Hiroyuki Okuno (eps 2, 11)
Hiroyuki Yoshii (ep 12)
Hitoshi Kamata (ep 5)
Jeong Gyu Tak (ep 8)
Junji Uesugi (Studio Liberty - Ep. 7)
Kanako Hiroo (eps 3, 6, 8)
Kanako Ōyabu (ep 6)
Kaori Kasai (ep 8)
Katsuyuki Sakairu (Studio Liberty - Ep. 7)
Katsuyuki Tamura (eps 1, 4)
Kazumi Fukagawa (Studio Liberty - Ep. 7)
Kazunori Ono (ep 6)
Kei Mazaki (ep 3)
Keita Watabe (eps 1, 3)
Ken Takahashi (Studio Liberty - Ep. 7)
Kenichi Iino (eps 1, 4, 12)
Kenichi Kutsuna (ep 11)
Kenichirou Yamamoto (Anime R - Ep. 9)
Kikuko Sadakata (eps 6, 12)
Kiyotaka Oshiyama (ep 11)
Kiyotoshi Aoi (eps 3-4)
Koichi Nakaya (ep 6)
Koichi Takai (ep 8)
Kouichi Hayamizu (eps 1, 4)
Kunihiko Kimura (ep 4)
Maki Murakami (ep 4)
Manabu Shioda (Anime R - Ep. 9)
Mao Furukawa (Studio Mu - Ep. 7)
Mariko Aoki (ep 6)
Mariko Ito (ep 1)
Marina Sato (ep 4)
Masahiko Komino (ep 12)
Masahiko Matsuo (Anime R - Ep. 9)
Masahiro Ogure (ep 12)
Masakazu Sunakawa (eps 2, 11)
Masaki Tanigawa (ep 8)
Masami Imai (ep 1)
Masanobu Aoyama (eps 2, 10)
Masato Kato (ep 1)
Masato Nishikawa (Anime R - Ep. 9)
Mayumi Hidaka (ep 2)
Miho Kaneshiro (ep 9)
Miho Sekimoto (Studio Liberty - Ep. 7)
Miki Wasada (ep 6)
Mio Inoguchi (Studio Mu - Ep. 7)
Misato Takasaki (Anime R - Ep. 9)
Mitsuo Tano (ep 10)
Miyuki Inoue (ep 5)
Miyuki Nakamura (ep 1)
Miyuki Yamamoto (eps 3, 8)
Nao Takano (Studio Liberty - Ep. 7)
Naoaki Houjou (ep 9)
Naoko Yoshimori (ep 2)
Naoya Dougen (Anime R - Ep. 9)
Natsuki Inoue (Studio Graffiti - Ep. 5)
Noriko Shimazawa (eps 8, 12)
Rie Aoki (Studio Graffiti - Ep. 5)
Rie Omori (eps 4, 11)
Ryoochimo Sawa (ep 11)
Saka Ikeda (Anime R - Ep. 9)
Sang Jin Park (ep 2)
Saya Aoi (eps 1, 4, 12)
Shigeki Sunada (ep 1)
Shigeru Uchihara (ep 10)
Shin Tanoue (ep 4)
Shin'ya Segawa (eps 2, 8, 11)
Shingo Adachi (ep 1)
Shingo Fujii (ep 2)
Shingo Natsume (ep 11)
Shingo Okano (ep 11)
Shinpei Kamada (ep 11)
Shiryou Kouda (ep 11)
Shosuke Shimizu (ep 10)
Shou Kawashima (eps 1, 6, 12)
Shouko Nishigaki (ep 6)
Shuei Sumomo (ep 2)
Takaaki Tanabe (Nakamura Production - Ep. 7)
Takaaki Wada (ep 11)
Takaharu Osumi (ep 6)
Takahiko Yoshida (ep 12)
Takahiro Hoshinoo (eps 1, 8)
Takahiro Kuroishi (ep 11)
Takahiro Sakai (ep 10)
Takahiro Sasaki (ep 6)
Takanori Suzuki (ep 9)
Takashi Tsuge (ep 4)
Takayuki Gorai (ep 8)
Takayuki Gotan (eps 4, 8, 12)
Takeo Oda (ep 11)
Takeyasu Kurashima (eps 2, 10, 12)
Tatsuhiko Hatano (eps 2, 10)
Tatsuki Kanazaki (ep 6)
Tatsuo Nakajima (Nakamura Production - Ep. 7)
Tatsuya Urano (ep 6)
Tetsuto Saitoo (ep 1)
Tetsuya Ishikawa (ep 6)
Tomokazu Shimabukuro (Nakamura Production - Ep. 7)
Tomoko Sugano (Studio Liberty - Ep. 7)
Toshifumi Niijima (ep 1)
Toshiharu Kudō (ep 4)
Toshihiko Shimada (5 episodes

eps 1, 3, 8, 11-12
)
Toshihiro Irie (Studio Graffiti - Ep. 5)
Toshimasa Kuroyanagi (eps 4, 11)
Toshiyuki Sato (ep 6)
Tsukasa Fukuda (Nakamura Production - Ep. 7)
Tsunenaka Nozaki (ep 10)
Tsutomu Kikuchi (eps 5, 9)
Tsuyoshi Moride (eps 2, 10)
Yasuko Higuchi (eps 1, 8)
Yasunari Nitta (ep 12)
Yasuo Muroi (ep 11)
Yoichi Sakai (Studio Liberty - Ep. 7)
Yoshie Kimoto (ep 6)
Yoshihiro Matsumoto (ep 9)
Yoshihiro Nakamura (Anime R - Ep. 9)
Yoshihiro Ujiie (ep 4)
Yoshiko Imasato (eps 2, 10)
Yoshiko Takimoto (ep 4)
Yoshio Chizaki (ep 6)
Yoshio Usui (ep 4)
Yoshito Narimatsu (ep 4)
Yoshiyuki Kikuchi (Studio Liberty - Ep. 7)
Youko Tatsumi (ep 4)
Yousuke Okuda (ep 6)
Yuichi Hirano (Studio Mu - Ep. 7)
Yuichiro Masuda (ep 10)
Yuka KOICHI (Studio Graffiti - Ep. 5)
Yukari Watabe (ep 6)
Yuki Chika (ep 12)
Yuki Koike (Studio Graffiti - Ep. 5)
Yuki Oomori (ep 6)
Yukihiko Miwa (ep 5)
Yukiko Ibe (ep 3)
Yukiko Miyamoto (ep 4)
Yukiko Mori (ep 11)
Yuko Yamamoto (ep 2)
Yūma Yokomatsu (ep 10)
Yumi Shimizu (ep 6)
Yumie Wada (Nakamura Production - Ep. 7)
Yuuki Yamashita (Nakamura Production - Ep. 7)

Photography:
Junichi Kakinuma
Shigeki Asakawa
Tetsuharu Higuchi
Yomogiko Murano

Production Advancement:
Akiko Matsuo (ep 11)
Chikako Numata (eps 6, 12)
Kazuyoshi Sakamoto (ep 7)
Kumiko Iizuka (ep 5)
Rie Takahashi (eps 2, 10)
Riho Nishitarumizu (ep 4)
Ryouji Kawaguchi (eps 5, 9)
Terukazu Ōtake (ep 3)
Yokei Hannaka (eps 1, 8)

Special Effects: Yukiko Kakita

Theme Song Performance:
marble (OP)
Masumi Itou (ED)

 

Kana Asumi as Marin

Minako Kotobuki as Kanon

Yui Horie as Urin

Aki Toyosaki as Oshima

Houko Kuwashima as Sedna

Junji Majima as Sam

Miyuki Sawashiro as Kojima

Nami Miyahara as Utasya

Rokuro Naya as Matsumoto

Sachiko Nagai as Miyako Miyamori

Satomi Akesaka as Ichikawa

Yukari Fukui as Warin

Yuko Gibu as Suzuki

Asuka Okame as
Little sister shrimp soldier (eps 9-10)
Woman (ep 12)

Momoko Saito as Girl

Japanese companies 

2nd Key Animation:
HEBARAKI
Last House
Nakamura Production
NARA Animation Studio
OZ inc.
Rocket Vision
Studio Graffiti
Studio Izena
Studio Liberty
Synod
Triple A
Wombat

3DCGI: NODE

Animation Production: ZEXCS

Backgrounds:
Kobayashi Production
NARA Animation Studio

Broadcaster:
AT-X (2009-07-20)
CBC (2009-06-24)
HBC (2009-06-27)
MBS (2009-07-06)
RCC Chugoku Broadcasting (2009-07-03)
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting (2009-07-01)
SBS (2009-07-03)
TBC (2009-07-02)
TBS (2009-06-26)

Finish Animation:
A-Line
AFF
AIM Entertainment
Beat Frog
Echo
Fan Out
Front Line
Hiryu Animation
NARA Animation Studio
Picture Magic
Studio L
Synod
Taikan Anime Kabushiki Kaisha

In-Between Animation:
A-Line
AIM Entertainment
Beat Frog
Echo
Fan Out
Front Line
Hiryu Animation
NARA Animation Studio
Picture Magic
Synod
Taikan Anime Kabushiki Kaisha
Wombat
ZEXCS

Key Animation:
Anime R
Nakamura Production
NARA Animation Studio (ep 8)
Studio Graffiti
Studio Liberty
Studio Mu
Synod

Photography: Rare Trick

Production Assistance:
A-Line (eps 5, 9)
Beat Frog (eps 2, 10)
Studio Fantasia (ep 7)

 
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