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Blue Drop (TV)

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Alternative title:
Blue Drop - Tenshi-tachi no Gikyoku (Japanese)
BLUE DROP ~天使達の戯曲~ (Japanese)
Themes: aliens, school, yuri
Objectionable content: Mild
Copyright notice: © Akihito Yoshitomi, MediaWorks, Akita Shoten / PROJECT BD
Plot Summary: Mari Wakatake has been living with her Grandmother for the past 5 years after a tragedy caused the loss of her home, friends and family, as well as her memories. Fearing for her future, her Grandmother admits her into Kaihou Academy, for her to make friends, instead of home studying. Although reluctant to go, she does and meets Hagino Sekonji. At first appearance, this girl appears like a normal student but inside her lies a deep secret that relates to the tragedy of 5 years ago.
User Ratings: 593 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 35 votes (sub:35)
 Excellent: 71 votes (sub:53, dub:15, raw:3)
 Very good: 141 votes (sub:109, dub:29, ?:1, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 144 votes (sub:117, dub:21, ?:3, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Decent: 94 votes (sub:79, dub:13, raw:1, edit.dub:1)
 So-so: 52 votes (sub:36, dub:14, ?:1, others:1
1 German subtitled
)
 Not really good: 25 votes (sub:20, dub:5)
 Weak: 19 votes (sub:15, dub:3, ?:1)
 Bad: 10 votes (sub:9, dub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 1167 users, rank: #1051 (of 9535)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.961 (Good), std. dev.: 1.7863, rank: #4057 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 6.833 (Good), rank: #4340 (of 9642) (seen all: 6.98 / seen some: 6.36 / won't finish: 4.64)
Bayesian estimate: 6.848 (Good), rank: #3954 (of 7243)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage: 2007-10-02 to 2007-12-25
Opening Theme:
"BLUE" by Suara
Ending Theme:
"Tsubomi - Blue Dreams" (蕾-blue dreams-) by Suara
Official website:
BLUE DROP (Japanese) 
Trivia: We have 2
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DVD (Region 1)
    Blue Drop - The Complete Collection (DVD) 2010-09-07 (from $47.98)
    Blue Drop - The Complete Series (Sub.DVD) 2009-11-17 (from $42.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Masahiko Ōkura
Series Composition: Natsuko Takahashi
Screenplay:
Akihito Yoshitomi (ep 7)
Daisuke Watanabe (eps 2, 8, 10-11)
Mari Koeda (ep 3)
Masahiko Ōkura
Natsuko Takahashi (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 9, 12-13
)

Storyboard: Kotomi Deai (ep 9)
Unit Director: Kotomi Deai (ep 9)
Music: The Kintsuru
Original Concept: Masahiko Ōkura
Original creator: Akihito Yoshitomi
Character Design: Itsuko Takeda
Art Director: Masanobu Nomura (Biho)
Chief Animation Director: Itsuko Takeda
Animation Director:
Kenji Hattori (eps 6, 12)
Mari Koeda (eps 11, 13)
Mechanical design:
Atsushi Takeuchi (Battleship Blue)
Kōichirō Yonemura
3D Director: Hiroshi Shiroi
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Director of Photography: Naoyuki Wada
Producer:
Fumiki Yamazaki (Showgate)
Keisuke Hori (Memory Tech)
Shigenori Iwase (King Records)
Shinichi Nakamura (Pony Canyon)
Yutaka Ohashi (Showgate)

2D Graphics Design: Kanako Yamada
Animation producer: Kōji Sone
Assistant Director: Masaharu Tomoda
Background Art:
Duong Quyen (Biho)
Ken Arai (Biho)
Mai Thao (Biho)
Megumi Kato (Biho)
Mieko Sakurai (Biho)
Misao Takimoto (Biho)
Pham Thu (Biho)
Shinya Mita (Biho)
Trang Nguyen (Biho)
Yumiko Narita (Biho)
Color design: Shigenobu Kaihoko
Editing: Kengo Shigemura
In-Between Animation:
Jin-Hee Kim (GEUMWOO; ep 10)
Yoshihiko Matsui (JCF; ep 3)
Key Animation:
Aika Kawasaki (ep 7)
Asami Imamura (eps 1, 6-7, 12)
Daisuke Itō (ep 5)
Eizo Kawada (ep 9)
Eri Sano (ep 1)
Hideaki Matsuoka (eps 1, 7)
Hideo Amemiya (ep 2)
Hideto Komori (ep 7)
Hideyuki Hamada (ep 13)
Hiroaki Shigeta (Tokyo Animation Center; eps 5, 11)
Hiroaki Shimizu (eps 6-7, 12)
Hiroko Saito (ep 4)
Hiroko Shigekuni (ep 9)
Hiroshi Motoyama (ep 12)
Hiroyuki Kamura (ep 13)
Hiroyuki Uehara (ep 5)
Hitoshi Kamata (ep 6)
Jouji Sawada (eps 6, 12)
Junko Matsushita (ep 12)
Kanta Kamei (ep 9)
Kazuhiko Wanibuchi (ep 12)
Kazuo Hayashi (ep 5)
Kazuya Miura (ep 9)
Kiyomi Masuda (eps 7, 13)
Kōichi Sugitani (eps 4, 10)
Kumiko Kasuga (ep 7)
Kunihito Takahashi (eps 2, 13)
Masaharu Morinaka (ep 4)
Masakazu Kawazoe (ep 9)
Masako Sakai (ep 5)
Masashi Hasegawa (ep 5)
Michiko Tomoda (ep 2)
Minoru Morita (eps 1-2, 12)
Mitsuo Tano (ep 9)
Motohiko Kurihara (ep 5)
Motoki Yagi (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 12-13
)

Naoki Yamauchi (ep 12)
Naomi Hayakawa (eps 1, 12)
Naomi Okita (ep 2)
Rie Kobayashi (eps 6, 12)
Satomi Kurita (eps 4, 10)
Satomi Matsuura (ep 9)
Satoshi Sakai (eps 7, 13)
Seiko Sakai (ep 5)
Shinichi Takahashi (ep 8)
Shinichiro Kajiura (ep 9)
Shinji Nagata (ep 9)
Shintaro Suzuki (eps 7, 13)
Shōichi Masuo (ep 12)
Shunsuke Masuda (ep 12)
Takanori Suzuki (ep 5)
Takao Suzuki (ep 2)
Takao Yamazaki (ep 4)
Takashi Nishikawa (ep 2)
Takeshi Itou (ep 12)
Takeshi Iwamura (eps 6-7, 12)
Takeshi Morita (ep 9)
Tatsumi Fujii (ep 13)
Toshiaki Kobayashi (ep 9)
Toshiharu Kumaoka (ep 7)
Toshihiro Kawakami (eps 7, 12)
Yasuko Miyazaki (eps 6, 12)
Yasuyuki Ebara (5 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 12-13
)

Yoshinori Takahashi (ep 2)
Yūji Gotō (ep 7)
Yūji Tanaka (ep 2)
Yūko Danki (ep 9)
Yūko Yamamoto (eps 1, 6)
Yusuke Adachi (ep 5)
Yūsuke Tanaka (ep 13)
Yuta Tsuchiya (eps 4, 10)
Music producer: Noriko Nakamura
Theme Song Arrangement:
Hitoshi Fujima (OP)
Junpei Fujita (ED)
Theme Song Composition:
Clara (OP)
Michio Igasa (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Bee' (ED)
Masahiko Ōkura (OP)
Theme Song Performance: Suara (OP/ED)
Akiko Yajima as Mari Wakatake
Miyuki Sawashiro as Hagino Senkōji

Ai Orikasa as Azanael
Akeno Watanabe as Akane Kawashima
Kimiko Saitō as Hiroko Funatsumaru
Miho Yamada as Yūko Sugawara
Satsuki Yukino as Michiko Kōzuki
Youko Asagami as Shivariel
Yuko Goto as Tsubael

Ai Bandou as Mie
Ai Nonaka as Futaba Suzuki
Akiko Takeguchi as Hiroko's Mother
Emi Shinohara as Yuriko Funatsumaru
Hisanori Koyatsu as Kobun Kyoshi
Hitomi Nabatame as
Noval Operator 1
Student 1 (ep 2)
Jin Domon as Radio
Jirō Saitō as Gen-san
Jōji Nakata as Fukamachi School Headmaster
Katsuhiro Harasawa as Kanseikan
Keijin Okuda as Chinpira A
Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi as Untenshu
Kōzō Shioya as Michiko's father (ep 12)
Mami Horikoshi as Michiko's mother (ep 12)
Masayo Kurata as Onomil
Mayumi Asano as Sagara (ep 6)
Minoru Inaba as Hasegawa (ep 1)
Misaki Sekiyama as Kangofu
Miyuki Ichijou as Maiyama School Head of Affairs
Saori Seto as Noval Operator 3
Seirō Ogino as Untenshu Taxi
Shintarō Ōhata as Kyoshi 2
Takayuki Masuda as Chinpira B
Takuya Satō as Kyoshi 1
Tomoko Kawakami as Kasagol
Tsuguo Mogami as
Aide (ep 1)
Fukukan
Yoetsu Suzuki as TV Ana
Yūdai Satō as Chinpira C
Yuka Inokuchi as
Noval Operator 2
Student 2 (ep 2)
Yuki Tamaki as El Boll Commander
Yukiko Hirotsu as Kazumi Yamada
Yuuko Mougi as Mari's grandmother (ep 1)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Anime R (ep 9)
Asahi Production (ep 10)
drop (ep 4)
E-cho (ep 4)
GEUMWOO (eps 4, 10)
Niandai Animation (ep 5)
Studio Action (eps 4, 11)
Studio Cj (eps 11-12)
Synod (ep 10)
3d Animation: GONZO
3D Modeling: GONZO
Animation Production:
Asahi Production
BeSTACK
Art Direction: Bihou, Inc.
Backgrounds: Bihou, Inc.
Broadcaster:
AT-X (2007-11-09)
Chiba Television (2007-10-02)
KBS Kyoto (2007-10-02)
Mie Television Broadcasting (2007-10-02)
Television Kanagawa (2007-10-05)
Television Saitama Co., Ltd. (2007-10-04)
Tokyo MX (2007-10-05)
TV Wakayama (2007-10-07)
Finish Animation:
Asahi Production (eps 1-2, 5, 11)
CCOMA Animation (ep 8)
CCR (ep 8)
DEXS (ep 5)
drop (ep 4)
E-cho (ep 4)
EASIA (ep 3)
Fan Out Studio B2 (ep 5)
G&G Entertainment (ep 13)
GEUMWOO (eps 4, 10)
Hyoin Entertainment (ep 3)
M.S.C (ep 9)
Niandai Animation
R.I.C (ep 9)
Studio Cj (eps 11-13)
Studio Elle (ep 9)
Synod (ep 10)
T2 Studio (ep 9)
Taiguan Animation (ep 5)
Wish (ep 9)
Xuyang Animation (5 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 12-13
)

In-Between Animation:
Animation Planet (ep 9)
Asahi Production (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 7, 10-11
)

Bones Animation Dept. (ep 9)
Buyuu (ep 9)
CCOMA Animation (ep 8)
drop (eps 4, 9)
E-cho (ep 4)
EASIA (ep 3)
G&G Entertainment (ep 13)
GEUMWOO (eps 4, 10)
Hyoin Entertainment (ep 3)
Mook Animation (ep 9)
Niandai Animation (ep 5)
Picture Magic (ep 9)
Production I.G (ep 9)
Sakura Create (ep 9)
Studio Action (ep 11)
Studio Barcelona (ep 9)
Studio Cj (eps 11-13)
Studio DEEN (ep 9)
Studio Live (ep 9)
Synod (ep 10)
Triple A (ep 9)
union CHO (ep 9)
Xuyang Animation (5 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 12-13
)

In-between Check:
Studio Action (ep 11)
Studio Cj (ep 11)
Key Animation:
Anime Roman (ep 13)
CCOMA Animation (ep 8)
E-cho (ep 4)
G&G Entertainment (ep 13)
GEUMWOO (eps 4, 10)
Hyoin Entertainment (ep 3)
Last House (ep 13)
Nakamura Production (ep 5)
Studio Action (ep 11)
Studio Cj (ep 13)
Synod (ep 10)
Tokyo Animation Center (ep 5)
Mechanical Design: Production I.G (Battleship Blue)
Offline Editing Cooperation: Q-Tec Suginami Studio
Photography: Asahi Production
Production Cooperation:
AZETA PICTURES (eps 5, 11)
J.C.F. (eps 3, 8)
Manglobe (ep 9)
Plum (eps 4, 10)
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Matt Greenfield
Translation: Camellia Nieh
Executive producer:
Eiichi Takahashi
John Ledford
Producer: Joey Goubeaud

Additional ADR Engineer:
Brent Marshall
Christopher Bourque
ADR Engineer:
Brent Marshall (eps 5-13)
Bryan Leach
Matt Crawford (eps 5-13)
DVD Authoring: Neal Barnes
DVD Menu Design: Larry Koteff
Graphics: Larry Koteff
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Production Assistant: Kayla King
Sound Design & Mix: Brent Marshall
Subtitle Timing: Christopher Williams
Hilary Haag as Mari Wakatake
Monica Rial as Hagino Senkoji

Brittney Karbowski as Tsubael
Hannah Alcorn as Michiko Kozuki
Kelly Manison as Azanael
Laura Chapman as Shivariel
Luci Christian as Yuko Sugawara
Shannon Emerick as Hiroko Funatsumaru
Tiffany Grant as Akane Kawashima

Allison Sumrall as
Kasagol
Yoriko Funatsumaru (ep 7)
Carli Mosier as
Novaal Operator 1 (ep 3)
Novaal Operator 2 (eps 4-6, 10-13)
Chris Ayres as
Classics Teacher (ep 2)
Lieutenant
Michiko's Father (eps 8, 10)
Thug 3 (ep 4)
Van Driver (ep 7)
Cynthia Martinez as
Baby Noriko (ep 7)
Mie Sato
George Manley as
Hasegawa (Mari's Driver)
Thug 2 (ep 4)
John Swasey as Headmaster Fukamachi
Kara Greenberg as Onomil
Marcy Rae as Director Maiyama
Monica Passley as Futaba Sizuki
Nancy Novotny as Novaal Operator 1 (eps 4-6, 10-13)
Rob Mungle as
Gen (Gardener)
Taxi Driver (ep 7)
Thug 1 (ep 4)
Serena Varghese as Kazumi Yamada
Shelley Calene-Black as
Funatsumaru's Mother (ep 7)
Mari's Grandmother
Michiko's Mother (eps 8, 10)
Sagara (ep 6)
Tiffany Grant as
Blue AI
Mitsuyo Asakura (Cook)

English companies
ADR Production: Seraphim Digital
DVD Production: Seraphim Digital
Internet Streaming:
Anime News Network
Crunchyroll (expired)
HIDIVE (Subtitled & Dubbed)
Hulu
The Anime Network
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks

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