Jyu-Oh-Sei (TV)

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[ adapted from Jyu-Oh-Sei (manga) ]

Alternative title:

Planet of the Beast King

獣王星 (Japanese)

Genres: adventure, drama, mystery, science fiction

Themes: military, Survival

Objectionable content: Intense

Plot Summary: Thor and his twin brother, Rai, are cast off to a forsaken planet by unknown masked men after witnessing the suspicious death of their parents. Given only a beam knife and a smelly satchel, they wander together in search of civilization on the primarily plant based world. They soon discover the plants have the advantage. Only the strong survive; the ones who throw away their humanity and become the beasts humans once were.

User Ratings: 1106 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 78 votes (sub:61, dub:17)

Excellent: 185 votes (sub:125, dub:51, raw:3, edit.dub:1, ?:1, others:4

1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled

)

Very good: 323 votes (sub:221, dub:95, ?:2, others:5

2 Spanish subtitled
1 Turkish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed

)

Good: 267 votes (sub:182, dub:76, edit.dub:1, raw:1, ?:1, others:6

2 Polish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 French subtitled

)

Decent: 134 votes (sub:99, dub:33, others:2

1 French subtitled
1 German subtitled

)

So-so: 52 votes (sub:40, dub:12)

Not really good: 28 votes (sub:17, dub:8, others:3

1 Russian dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 Arabic subtitled

)

Weak: 19 votes (sub:14, dub:3, ?:1, others:1

1 French subtitled

)

Bad: 11 votes (sub:10, dub:1)

Awful: 7 votes (sub:5, dub:2)

Worst ever: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)

Seen in part or in whole by 1914 users, rank: #505 (of 5564)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.378 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.6823, rank: #1390 (of 5553)
Weighted mean: 7.292 (Good+), rank: #1417 (of 5553) (seen all: 7.36 / seen some: 7.23 / won't finish: 4.67)
Bayesian estimate: 7.294 (Good+), rank: #1199 (of 4228)

Running time: 23 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 11

Episode titles: We have 11

Vintage: 2006-04-13 to 2006-06-22

Release dates: We have 4

Opening Theme:

"Deep in your heart" by Koichi Domoto

Ending Theme:

"Te wo tsunaide" by Younha

Official website:

Manga UK's Official Jyu-Oh-Sei Series - Planet of the Beast King Sales Site

Madman's Official Jyu-Oh-Sei (Planet of the Beast King) Sales Site

Jyu Oh Sei Official Website (Japanese)

noitaminA - Jyu Oh Sei (Japanese)

Official Jyu-Oh-Sei FUNimation Website

Links: We have 4

Trivia: We have 2

Review:

Jyu-Oh-Sei: The Complete Series DVD Box Set (Dec 23, 2008)

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DVD (Region 1)

Jyu Oh Sei - Complete Series Viridian Collection (DVD) 2009-09-08

Jyu-Oh-Sei - The Complete Series (DVD) 2008-10-07 (from $13.99)

Jyu-Oh-Sei - The Complete Series [S.A.V.E.] (DVD) 2012-04-24 (from $15.96)

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director: Hiroshi Nishikiori

Series Composition: Reiko Yoshida

Script:
Michihiro Tsuchiya (eps 6-7)
Natsuko Takahashi
Reiko Yoshida

Storyboard:
Atsushi Takeyama (ED)
Fumijirou Haba (ep 11)
Haruo Sotozaki (ep 9)
Hiroshi Nishikiori (OP; eps 1-4, 7)
Hiroyuki Kanbe (ep 5)
Jun'ichi Sakata (ep 6)
Keiji Gotoh (ep 8)
Kouichi Takada (ep 4)
Masayuki Miyaji (ep 10)

Episode Director:
Atsushi Takeyama (ED)
Hiroshi Nishikiori (OP)
Hiroyuki Kanbe (ep 5)
Ikuro Sato (ep 11)
Kazunobu Shimizu (ep 7)
Keiko Oyamada (eps 2, 6)
Kouichi Takada (ep 4)
Yoriyasu Kogawa (ep 10)
Yoshitaka Koyama (ep 9)
Yuki Miyoshi (eps 1, 3, 8)

Music: Hajime Mizoguchi

Original creator: Natsumi Itsuki

Character Design: Hiroshi Osaka

Art Director: Takeshi Satou (KUSANAGI)

Chief Animation Director: Hiroshi Osaka

Animation Director:
Atsuko Sasaki (ep 5)
Hiroshi Osaka (OP, ED; ep 11)
Isao Kamei (ep 8)
Kana Ishida (eps 1, 4)
Koichi Horikawa (4 episodes

eps 3-4, 9, 11 asst

)
Maiko Okada (ep 7)
Masami Nagata (ep 10)
Ruriko Watanabe (ep 7)
Seiki Tanaka (ep 6)
Shingo Ishikawa (ep 9)
Takahiro Komori (eps 2, 11 asst)
Tetsuya Kawakami (3 episodes

eps 1, 5, 6 asst

)

Art design: Iho Narita (KUSANAGI)

Sound Director: Masafumi Mima

Director of Photography: Youichi Oogami (Anime Film)

Producer:
Kōji Yamamoto (Fuji TV)
Kouji Yamamoto (Fuji TV)

Masahiko Minami
Yoko Matsusaki (Fuji TV)
Yukihiro Ito (Fuji TV)

2nd Key Animation:
Erina Oshima (ep 5)
Hiroyuki Itai (ep 10)
Hiroyuki Oda (ep 6)
Hisashi Yamamoto (eps 1, 6, 11)
Kaori Tokunaga (ep 5)
Kazuo Ohara (ep 10)
Keiko Kakuta (ep 10)
Keisuke Goto (ep 10)
Madoka Ozawa (ep 10)
Maki Uchida (ep 1)
Mami Ogiwara (eps 2, 5)
Masahisa Koyata (ep 6)
Mayumi Kitamura (eps 5, 9)
Megumi Sakikawa (ep 10)
Michiko Tomoda (ep 10)
Mika Yamamoto (eps 4, 6, 8, 11)
Mitsuyasu Takekoshi (ep 3)
Miyuki Shinoda (eps 2, 5, 9)
Naoko Ikeuchi (eps 5, 9)
Naomi Kaneda (eps 6, 9, 11)
Nobunori Niwa (ep 8)
Rie Usui (ep 5)
Shinichi Iimura (ep 7)
Taiichi Nakaguma (eps 1, 4-5, 11)
Tetsuya Kawakami (eps 1-2, 11)
Toshihiko Shimada (ep 10)
Yasuaki Kawakami (ep 2)
Yoshito Narimatsu (ep 10)

Advertising:
Fumie Takeuchi
Kimikazu Kobatake
Nami Sekiya

Assistant producer: Yoshinori Takeeda (Fuji TV)

Audio Production Manager: Tomoko Nakajima

Background Art:
Aiko Nagamine (Kusanagi; eps 6, 8-11)
Eiji Wakamatsu (Kusanagi; 6 episodes

eps 2, 4, 6-7, 9-10

)
Hiromichi Itou (Kusanagi; ep 5)
Hiromu Itou (Kusanagi; eps 2-5, 8-10)
Kazuyuki Hashimoto (Kusanagi; ep 1)
Kuniaki Nemoto (Kusanagi; 5 episodes

eps 3, 6, 8, 10-11

)
Kyo Inoue (Kusanagi; 8 episodes

eps 1-5, 7, 9, 11

)
Miwa Yoshida (Kusanagi; ep 6)
Saho Yamane (Kusanagi; eps 7, 9)
Senjin Akahori (Kusanagi; 9 episodes

eps 1-6, 8, 10-11

)
Takeshi Satou (Kusanagi; 6 episodes

eps 1-2, 4-10 even

)
Toshiki Nishi (Kusanagi; eps 2-7, 9-10)
Tsutomu Uchida (Kusanagi; eps 1, 6-11)
Wakako Hideshima (Kusanagi; ep 2)
Yasutaka Kondo (eps 1 asst., 3)
Yôji Nakaza (Kusanagi; ep 1)

Color design:
Reiko Iwazawa
Yasuko Suenaga (asst.)

Color setting:
Chizue Saitou (eps 3, 5, 8, 11)
Koji Hamaoka (ep 10)
Mayumi Hiraide (5 episodes

eps 2, 4, 6, 9, 11

)
Naoki Fukutani (ep 7)
Reiko Iwazawa (OP)
Yasuko Suenaga (ED; ep 1)

Conceptual Design: Takashi Watanabe

Corporate Production:
Hiroaki Sano
Kenji Shimizu
Kouichi Uchida (Fuji TV)
Masahiko Minami
Masarou Toyoshima
Naoki Sasada

Digital Photography: Atsushi Takeyama (ED)

Editing: Keiko Onodera

Guest Character Design: Nekomataya

In-Between Check:
Eriko Sakai (OP, all except 7 and 10, ED)
Keiko Oyama (2 episodes

eps 10, 11 (asst.)

)
Takashi Sasaki (ep 7)