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Star Ocean EX (TV)

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[ adapted from Star Ocean: The Second Story (manga) ]

Alternative title:
スターオーシャンEX (Japanese)
光劍星傳 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Plot Summary: Claude C. Kenni, a crewmember on the spaceship Calnus and son of the commander of the ship, is transported to Expel, a backwards planet with swords and magic. He teams up with Rena Lanford, who thinks he is the legendary Warrior of Light, and other characters to investigate the Sorcery Globe, a meteorite that has been causing problems all over the world.
User Ratings: 389 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 12 votes (sub:7, dub:5)
 Excellent: 27 votes (sub:19, dub:7, Spa.sub:1)
 Very good: 68 votes (sub:54, dub:11, Por.sub:1, ?:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Good: 104 votes (sub:74, dub:23, ?:2, raw:1, Por.sub:1, edit.dub:1, Fre.sub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Decent: 82 votes (sub:61, dub:18, Spa.sub:2, Por.sub:1)
 So-so: 35 votes (sub:28, dub:6, raw:1)
 Not really good: 15 votes (sub:12, dub:2, raw:1)
 Weak: 27 votes (sub:22, dub:4, raw:1)
 Bad: 11 votes (sub:9, dub:1, edit.dub:1)
 Awful: 7 votes (sub:6, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 911 users, rank: #673
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.355 (Decent+.35), std. dev.: 1.9552, rank: #2665
Weighted mean: 6.272 (Decent+.27), rank: #2707 (seen all: 6.54 / seen some: 5.88 / won't finish: 4.09)
Bayesian estimate: 6.303 (Decent+.30), rank: #2392
Running time: Half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 2001-04-03 to 2001-09-25
Opening Theme:
"To the light" by Amika Hattan
Ending Theme:
"Hearts" by Saori Nishihata
Trivia: We have 1
In the news 5 times:
2001-08-12   Newtype top 10 Anime
Comment:
Based loosely on the PSX RPG "Star Ocean 2: The Second Story", Disc 1.
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    Star Ocean EX DVD 3
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Related releases:
    Star Ocean EX - DVD Box Set (DVD) 2006-08-08 (from $57.00)
    Star Ocean EX - The Inception (DVD 1) 2005-01-04 (from $6.00)
    Star Ocean EX - The Inception + Artbox (DVD 1) 2005-01-04 (from $12.25)
    Star Ocean EX - Dragon's Teeth (DVD 2) 2005-03-22 (from $6.00)
    Star Ocean EX - Magical Moonlit Flowers (DVD 3) 2005-05-24 (from $6.00)
    Star Ocean EX - Ruins and Hopes (DVD 4) 2005-07-19 (from $6.00)
    Star Ocean EX (DVD 5) 2005-09-20 (from $6.00)
    Star Ocean EX - The Legendary Warrior (DVD 6) 2005-11-22 (from $6.00)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Hiroshi Watanabe

Series Composition:
Kenichi Kanemaki
Mayori Sekijima

Screenplay: Kenichi Kanemaki

Storyboard:
Hiroshi Watanabe
Hiroyuki Matsushita

Music: Motoi Sakuraba

Character Design: Ayako Kurata

Animation director: Ayako Kurata

Character Conceptual Design: Mayumi Azuma

Animation Check:
Akira Sawamura
Megu Otsubo

Assistant Engineer: Mika Kamemoto

Background Art:
Atsuko Takigami
Kaori Higashida
Keita Sakai
Michie Suzuki
Noriko Moroguma
Ryoko Kinoshita
Shinji Takasuga
Shuichi Tsuji
Tsubasa Matsumoto
Youichi Watanabe

Cinematography:
Jin Saito
Katsutoshi Ooi
Masashi Kamiki
Mikiteru Honda
Risa Yamagata
Shinichi Igarashi
Tomohiro Nishikawa
Yuuka Hagiwara

Creative Director:
Ryouki Kamitsubo
Shunji Yoshida

Ending Animation:
Ai Kikuchi
Ayako Kurata
Miwa Oshima

In-Between Animation:
Akiko Ikahata
Akiko Kumada
Hiroaki Tomita
Hirofumi Nakagawa
Hiroko Kanehara
Hisayuki Tabata
Jin Nishino
Keiya Nakano
Mutsumi Murata

Key Animation:
Ai Kikuchi
Mami Yamaguchi
Mariko Oka
Masato Onoda
Miwa Sakai
Shingo Kurakari
Takahiro Hirayama
Tomomi Kimura
Yoshifumi Miyaji
Yosuhara Kudo

Opening Animation:
Ai Kikuchi
Ayako Kurata
Hiroshi Koujina
Hiroshi Takeuchi
Mami Yamaguchi
Mariko Oka
Miwa Oshima
Miwa Sakai
Takahiro Hirayama
Tomomi Kimura

Production manager:
Kouji Ishii
Shinichi Sasaki

Recording engineer: Yasushi Nagura

Sound Design:
Emi Takanashi
Hidemitsu

Sound Production Manager: Eri Shirosaki

Special Effects: Shouichi Uehara

Theme Song Performance:
Amika Hattan (OP)
Saori Nishihata (ED)

 

Hiro Yuuki as Claude C. Kenni

Mayumi Iizuka as Rena Lanford

Chie Nakamura as Eleanor's Mother

Chiaki Takahashi as Sophia

Chihiro Suzuki as Azamgil

Ema Kogure as Cecil

Fumiko Orikasa as Westa

Hikaru Midorikawa as Allen

Hiroshi Yanaka as Ernest

Ikuya Sawaki as Ronikis J. Kenny

Kanako Mitsuhashi as Leon

Katsuhiro Kitagawa as King Lacour

Kazuya Nakai as Snakeman

Kazuyuki Shimura as Ururun

Kenichi Ogata as Regius

Koji Yusa as Keith

Mami Kingetsu as Celine Jules

Masayo Kurata as Eleanor

Megumi Matsumoto as Yuki

Michihiro Ikemizu as Gamzy

Naomi Wakabayashi as Claude (Young)

Rica Matsumoto as Opera Vectra

Sayaka Ohara as Neene

Takahiro Sakurai as Gabriel

Takayasu Usui as Gyoro

Takehito Koyasu as Dias Flac

Tetsu Inada as Bisque

Tomoe Hanba as Precis

Tomokazu Seki as Ashton Anchors

Tomoyuki Shimura as Ururun

Yasunori Matsumoto as Bowman

Japanese companies 

Animation Production: Studio DEEN

Broadcaster: TV Tokyo

Cinematography: Studio Twinkle

Editing: Morita Editing Room

In-Between Animation: Echo

Production:
Dentsu Inc.
Studio DEEN
TV Tokyo

Recording Studio: Studio Gong

Sound Production: Rakuonsha

Video Editing: Tokyo Laboratory

English cast 
English staff 

Translation: Paul Baldwin

Executive producer: Hideki 'Henry' Goto

Producer: Michiko Powers

Casting Director: Randi Riediger

Dialogue Editing:
Aaron MacDonald
Timur Kalyuzhnyy

Production Coordination: Dennis Hrehoriac

Production manager: Diana Gage

Re-Recording Mixing: Mark Pinder

Recording engineer: Timur Kalyuzhnyy

Script Adaptation: Josh Byer

Subtitle Coordinator: Warren Opheim

Subtitle Script: Kevin McKeown

Supervising Producer: Yukio Kusumoto

Talent Coordinator: Jo-Lynn Foo

Video Post-Production:
Kieth Crosley
Michael Hey

Voice Direction: James Corrigall

Gabe Khouth as Ashton Anchors

Matt Hill as Claude C. Kenni

Nicole Bouma as Rena Lanford

Venus Terzo as Celine Jules

Alistair Abell as
Announcer
Dr. Bowman Jean

Andrew Toth as Keith

Anna Cummer as Bridge Crew

Brenna O'Brien as Sphere

Brent Miller as
Dias Flac
Middle Bandit

Brian Dobson as Snake Man

Brian Drummond as
Amon Lau
Bisque
Soldier

French Tickner as Gamzy

Jenn Forgie as Elanor's Mother

John Murphy as
Demon Bird Jean
Villager

John Novak as Commander Harvest

Kirby Morrow as Allen

Lalainia Lindbjerg as Green Demon

Mark Gibbon as Shin

Mark Oliver as Gabriel

Matt Smith as
Bridge Crew
Messenger

Michael Adamthwaite as
Bridge Crew
Chin

Michael Dobson as
Barrel Owner
King Lacour
Ururun
Villager

Michael Kopsa as
King Cross
Ronix J. Kenni

Peter New as
Captain
Pirate
Villager

Rebecca Shoichet as Yuki

Reece Thompson as
Claude (Young)
Dr. Leon D.S. Geeste

Ron Halder as Regis

Scott Logie as Azamgil

Sylvia Zaradic as Westa

Tabitha St. Germain as Precis F. Newman

Trevor Devall as
Ernest Raviede
Gyoro
Mars Elder
Mutineer
Shaizen
Small Bandit

Valerie Sing Turner as Neene

Venus Terzo as Prophetess

Willow Johnson as Opera Vectra

Gabe Khouth

Kirby Morrow

Matt Hill

Matt Smith

Michael Adamthwaite

Michael Kopsa

Nicole Bouma

Rebecca Shoicet

Ron Halder

Scott Logie

Sylvia Zaradic

Trevor Devall

Venus Terzo

English companies 

Casting: Interpacific Productions

Licensed by: Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.

Recording Studio: Ocean Studios


Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 

Licensed by: Top-Insight International Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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