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Arc the Lad (TV)

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©1999 Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.


[ part of [Anime Complex] ]

Alternative title:
アークザラッド (Japanese)
아크 더 래드 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: The story follows Elk, a bounty hunter in some strange futuristic world. On this world archaic but advanced technology exists side by side with primitive attitudes, beasts and magic. In other words it's got a bit of everything. It also has an evil conspiracy who are able to produce powerful monsters called chimera, who can also appear as human. Naturally it is not long before Elk has rescued a young female beast-master and gained himself some serious enemies.
User Ratings: 311 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Excellent: 26 votes (dub:11, sub:11, Spa.dub:2, raw:2)
 Very good: 53 votes (sub:28, dub:22, Spa.sub:2, edit.dub:1)
 Good: 88 votes (dub:50, sub:31, Spa.dub:2, ?:2, Ger.sub:1, raw:1, Por.sub:1)
 Decent: 56 votes (sub:33, dub:20, ?:2, Spa.dub:1)
 So-so: 25 votes (dub:12, sub:10, raw:1, Spa.sub:1, Spa.dub:1)
 Not really good: 25 votes (sub:13, dub:10, ?:2)
 Weak: 20 votes (dub:11, sub:8, Spa.dub:1)
 Bad: 11 votes (sub:7, dub:2, raw:1, Rus.dub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 869 users, rank: #721
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.299 (Decent+.29), std. dev.: 1.9122, rank: #2833
Weighted mean: 6.285 (Decent+.28), rank: #2766 (seen all: 6.58 / seen some: 5.86 / won't finish: 3.12)
Bayesian estimate: 6.323 (Decent+.32), rank: #2419
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage:
1999-04-05 to 1999-10-11
2001-10-15 to 2001-11-13 (Spain - Catalunya)
Opening Theme:
"Arc the Lad ~Main Theme~" by Masahiro Andou
Ending Theme:
#1: "Happy Tomorrow" by NiNa (eps 01-12)
#2: "Rest in Peace" by NiNa (eps 13-26)
Official website:
Trivia: We have 1
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Reviews:
    Arc the Lad DVD 2 - Fireball
    Arc the Lad DVD 1 - Hunters and Monsters

DVD
    Arc the Lad - Complete Collection (DVD) 2003-10-21
    Arc the Lad - Hunters And Monsters [Essential Anime] (DVD) 2005-03-01
    Arc the Lad - Hunters and Monsters (DVD 1) 2001-04-17
    Arc the Lad - Fireball (DVD 2) 2001-06-12 (from $2.03)
    Arc the Lad - Wanted (DVD 3) 2001-07-24 (from $21.29)
    Arc the Lad - Alliance (DVD 4) 2001-09-04 (from $21.29)
    Arc the Lad - Oath of Vengeance (DVD 5) 2001-10-16 (from $3.99)
    Arc the Lad - Day of Reckoning (DVD 6) 2002-01-22 (from $23.98)
VHS
    Arc the Lad - Hunters and Monsters (Dub.VHS 1) 2001-04-17
    Arc the Lad - Fireball (Dub.VHS 2) 2001-06-12
    Arc the Lad - Wanted (Dub.VHS 3) 2001-07-24 (from $2.03)
    Arc the Lad - Alliance (Dub.VHS 4) 2001-09-04
    Arc the Lad - Oath of Vengeance (Dub.VHS 5) 2001-10-16
    Arc the Lad - Day of Reckoning (Dub.VHS 6) 2002-01-22
Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 
Director: Itsuro Kawasaki
Screenplay: Akemi Omode
Character Design: Yoko Kikuchi
Art Director: Toshihisa Koyama
Animation Director:
Yoko Kikuchi
Yoshiaki Tsubata
Mecha design: Kenji Teraoka
Director of Photography: Shigekazu Morishita
Producer: Hideo Katsumata

Animation Check: Takato Nakajima
Animation Continuity: Itsuro Kawasaki
Assistant Director: Kanami Sekiguchi
Color design: Yumiko Katayama
Editing: Seiji Morita
Mecha Director: Kenji Teraoka
Music Composition: Michiru Oshima
Music Supervision: Takashi Kodama
Planning: Miki Sato
Production manager: Ryou Shimamura
Recording: Shoji Hata
Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa
Special Effects: Masahiro Murakami
Supervision: Shunsuke Tada
Theme Song Composition: Masahiro Ando (OP)
Theme Song Performance: NiNa (ED1&2)
 
Yui Horie as Lieza

Hiro Yuuki as Arc
Yuko Mizutani as Kukuru

Chie Kisono as Meril
Chie Sueno as Meril
Chizu Yonemoto as TV announcer (ep 10)
Eiji Yanagisawa as Elk's father
Fumiko Oosaka as Celendia
Hiroshi Iwasaki as Galuano
Hiroshi Naka as Gorgon
Hiroshi Ootaki as
Gulugu
Robby
Izumi Ohira as Elk's mother
Kazuhiro Oguro as Cougar
Ken Narita as Kelbe
Kôzô Shioya as Demitas
Kyoko Minami as Announcer (ep 4)
Manabu Ino as Gene
Masahiko Tanaka as Gequbec
Masuo Amada as Dain
Megumi Kubota as Young Elk
Naoki Makishima as Hunter (eps 2, 4)
Nobuo Tobita as Clive
Reiko Kondou as Gene (Young)
Rika Sugimura as Chante
Ryuichi Horibe as Dr. Vilmer
Shinpachi Tsuji as
Chongala
Spirit of Flame
Takayuki Inoue as Hunter (eps 2, 4)
Takeshi Uchida as Pandit
Umeji Sasaki as Bibiga
Wataru Takagi as Alfred
Yoshito Ishinami as Zarbado
Yumi Touma as Iris
Japanese companies 

Background Art: Production AI
Broadcaster: WOWOW
Film Processing: Imagica
Key Animation: Angel
Negative Editing: Morita Editing Room
Photography: Studio Twinkle
Recording: Omnibus Japan
Sound Production: SPE Visual Works
Video Editing: Imagica
English cast 
English staff 
Director: Eric P. Sherman
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Sharon Papa
Producer: Eric P. Sherman

Associate producer: John M. Cusimano
Associate Re-recording Mixer: Scott Favorite
Co-Producer: Kaeko Sakamoto
DVD Coordination: Janice Williams
DVD Menu Design: Larry Koteff
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Production Coordination: Janice Williams
Production Secretary: Anna Bechtol
Project Translator:
Chris Hutts
Masako Arakawa
Re-Recording Mixing:
Ken Dahlinger
Thomas J. Maydeck
Studio Administration:
Kendra Doherty
Tracy Clark
Subtitle Script: Andrew Kent

Wendee Lee as Kukuru

Abe Lasser as
Andel
Chongara
Hunter A
Anthony Mozdy as Mayor Galuano
Barbara Goodson as
Boy
Boy B
Nurse
Old Woman
Waitress
Bob Bobson as
Commander
Man A
Scientist C
Bob Johnson as Guluga
Chuck Farley as
Alfred
Hunter C
Dave Mallow as
Shu
Soldier
David Lucas as
Bartender
Chimera
Communications Officer
Couple in Next Room
Darkness
Eega
Elk's Father
Henchman
Leader
Pandit
Village Scout
David Orozco as
Ambassador
Demitas
George
Soldier
David Umansky as
Gene
Hunter B
Ethan Murray as Clive
Francis Cherry as
Guard
Man B
Radar Operator
G. Gordon Baer as
Guard B
Yagun
George C. Cole as
Gorgon
Quote
Soldiers
Georgette Rose as
Boy
Boy B
Boy C
Meril
Puppy
Ian Hawk as
Boy
Elk (Young)
Sister
Village Boy
Village Kid
Jackson Daniels as Cougar
James Lyon as Zarbado
Joey Lotsko as Kelbe
John Billingslea as Spirit of Flame
Karen Woods as Iris
Lee Loopers as Chimera
Lex Lang as Jack
Marvin Lee as Jeweler
Melissa Charles as
Boy A
Chante
Woman
Melissa Williamson as
Announcer
Boy
Celinda
Couple in Next Room
Elk's Mother
Gene (Young)
Woman
Mona Marshall as
Monkey
Poco
Ray Michaels as Bibiga
Richard Barnes as Gorgon
Sparky Thornton as
Dr. Vilmer
Soldier C
Toshu
Steve Kramer as
Chimera
Operative
Soldier
Terrence Stone as
Chimera
Gequbec
Hunter B
Monster
Soldier
Wounded Soldier
Wendee Lee as
Boy
Boy A
Lia
Reporter
Zan as Announcer

English companies 
ADR Production: Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Broadcaster: The Anime Network
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.
Licensed by: ADV Films
Mixing Studio: Monterey Post Studio
Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios
Recording Studio: Monterey Post Studio
French staff 
French cast 
Executive producer: Carlo Levy
 (none)
French companies 
Distributor: DYBEX S.A.
Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 
Translation:
Marc Bernabé (Catalan dub)
Verónica Calafell (Catalan dub)
 
Ana María Camps as Lieza (Catalan dub)
Assumpta Navascues as Lieza (Spain dub)
Carlos Lladó as Elk (Spain dub)
Hernán Fernández as Elk (Catalan dub)

Cristina Serra as Kukuru (Catalan dub)
Germán José as Arc (Catalan dub)
Susana Damas as Kukuru (Spain dub)

Enrique Hernández as Clive (Spain dub)
Francesc Belda as Galuano (Spain dub)
Francesc Rocamora as Bibiga (Spain dub)
Joan Massotkleiner as Alcalde Galuano (Catalan dub)
Joan Pera as Shu (Spain dub)
Jordi Vila as Shu (Spain dub)
Lluís Grau as Shu (Catalan dub)
Nacho de Porrata as Cougar (Spain dub)
Oscar Redondo as Alfred (Spain dub)
Susana Damas as Chante (Spain dub)
Spanish companies 
Broadcaster:
Buzz Channel (Spain)
Canal Sur (Spain)
Canal Sur 2
K3 (100%)
Distributor: Selecta Visión (Spain)
DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión (Spain)
TV Distribution: Selecta Visión

Dutch staff 
(none)
Dutch companies 
Distributor: Dybex
Dutch cast 
(none)
 
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