Anime Spotlight - In Search of the Lost Future
by Anthony Foronda,Key Staff
- Director: Naoto Hosoda
- (The Devil is a Part-Timer! (TV), Shuffle (TV), The Future Diary (TV) )
- Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
- (Dragonball Z Kai (TV), Oreimo (TV), The Comic Artist and His Assistants (TV) )
- Opening Theme Song Performance by Satomi Sato
- (K-ON (TV), Is the Order a Rabbit (TV))
Story
In Uchihama district during an autumn early in the 21st century, Uchihama Academy was showing an upsurge greater than anything in history. The Comprehensive Academic Festival, hosted by the executive committee, was the greatest showcase for every liberal arts division. It was the very last festival in the old campus building, which was going to close its doors for good with the building of a new campus building. Of course, starting with the chairman of each liberal arts division, all students were combining all their powers to guide this very last liberal arts festival to become a success. An art exhibit from the Fine Arts division that has won many awards, a giant concert featuring every member of the Wind Ensemble division, a fruitful biology seminar featuring plant genetic engineering... Each time a skilled division raised their hand to join the festival, the overall morale went up.
And-- The high morale led to the expectations of the Astronomy department which the main character, Sou Akiyama, is a part of.
Activities unknown, nothing to report, but with them something is sure to happen, or rather they can surely make something happen. Based on such optimism, they were given just one mission for the festival: “Calming down the overly rowdy festivities of each department and removing anything impeding the festival, while solving the mysterious incidents that started before the start of summer.”
The most well-known division members, the best of the academy, stood up for the job.
The person behind every rowdy incident of campus: the department chief and master of aikido, Airi Hasekura. Winner of the 33rd Girl to Make Your Bride tournament, 2nd year students by a landslide, Kaori Sasaki. A reticent transfer student that joined the academy out of season, Yui Furukawa. Malicious tongue and breaker of teachers, Nagisa Hanamiya. Member of the Astronomy department as well as an exchange student from the United States, Eitaro Kenny Osafune. With the expectations of the entire academy on their backs, they got into motion for the very last liberal arts festival---
Characters
Kaori Sasaki
VA:Hatsumi Takada class: 2nd year, class B A very normal girl. Has good conduct, laughs often, gets angry often, shouts often. She is strong-willed and is not good at being sweet to others, but can use her own will to back up at important facets. She is the type that withstands hardships quietly with a smile. She thinks of Sou as her elder brother, but secretly longs for a romantic relationship. |
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Yui Furukawa
VA: Akane Tomonaga class: 1st year, class A Mild-mannered and somewhat of a natural airhead. The type to be quietly smiling and listening to everyone else during a discussion. At first glance she looks pragmatic, but she does listen well while reflecting on what she hears in her own way. |
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Sou Akiyama
VA:Takuma Terashima class: 2nd year, class B Base abilities are normal, and is the type that can do basically everything but doesn't try much of anything. Can be pretty irresponsible, but thinks carefully about important things, and is the type to make the best effort towards important things once he makes up his mind. His sales point is his nonchalant kindness. |
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Airi Hasekura
VA:Kei Mizusawa class: 2nd year, class A Beautiful and cannot be ignored, the type that becomes the leader among a group of friends. Quick-witted, sharp-minded, and always wants things to be black or white. No matter what she's doing she is proud and believes that she is the best, but that is all thanks to her continued efforts. Also, perhaps due to her training in aikido, she was always the winning one in fights. |
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Nagisa Hanamiya
VA:Tomoe Tamiyasu class: 3rd year, class C
Always mild-mannered and with an elegant personality, and never breaks her composure... but she is the epitome of sadistic. Even claims for herself that she is the North Pole. Doesn't like special treatment and such. Therefore, she pretty much likes the department members that hang out with her regardless of wealth or nobility. |
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Eitaro Kenny Osafune
VA:Kappei Yamaguchi class: 2nd year, class C
Though Japanese by blood, he was born and raised in the United States. Doesn't really care for petty details. In a good way, very benevolent. Physically touches good friends. Takes good care of his friends, and dashes over to their side in a crisis. |
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Cast
- Sou Akiyama
- Takuma Terashima
- Kaori Sasaki
- Hatsumi Takada
- Yui Furukawa
- Akane Tomonaga
- Airi Hasekura
- Kei Mizusawa
- Nagisa Hanamiya
- Tomoe Tamiyasu
- Eitaro Kenny Osafune
- Kappei Yamaguchi
- Yaeko Azuma
- Atsumi Tanezaki
- Sakunoshin Honjo
- Akio Otsuka
- Karin Fukazawa
- Satomi Sato
Staff
- Original story
- Atelier Hi-Key
- Original character ideas
- Kurehito Misaki
Shinobu Kuroya - Director
- Naoto Hosoda
- Series Supervisor
- Rie Kawamata
- Scenario writers
- Sadayuki Murai
Tatsuya Takahashi
Tomoko Shinozuka - Character design
- Ikuo Yamakado
- Sound director
- Satoshi Motoyama
- Music
- Fuga Hatori
- Music production
- Starchild Records
- Animation production
- feel.
©Atelier Hi-Key/In Search of the Lost Future production committee
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