Anime Spotlight - AQUARION LOGOS
by Anthony Foronda,
Key Staff
- Original Creator: Shoji Kawamori
- (Aquarion, Basquash, Macross Frontier)
- Director: Hidekazu Sato
- (Nobunaga the Fool, Slayers Next, Fortune Quest L)
- Character Design: Takashi Mamezuka
- (Outbreak Company, Listen to Me Girls, I Am Your Father!)
Introduction
Through "combination", the most basic of gimmicks in robot anime, the concept of the "Aquarion" series has been humans and the pursuit of their relationships. The memorable 10th anniversary of the series creation brings to this world the third series, "Aquarion Logos", where the theme to be discussed is "text".
With the popularization of social networking services, the current generation has seen an increase in meaningless text. In Logos World, the world of literature, an emergency situation surfaces in such a magnitude that it even affects the real world. Akira Kaibuki and the members of the Creative Voice Club unravel the meanings put into the text as they face the crisis befalling the world. What is the new power that is born when Aquarion and text meet each other? The combination entering the 10th year cuts through a new era!.
Story
There once was a time when human voice had brought to life the truths of all things. However, a certain invention drastically changed human history. "Text" Being an exceptional method of relaying information, it immediately became widespread, but it also created "Logos World" in between voice and truth.
Several millenniums later-- The advances in civilization has made Logos World enormous, and caused text to run out of control. Those that could counter that were those with "Creative Voice Power" - the young members of the Creative Voice Club that could draw out the power of truth.
"Akira Kaibuki" was a boy living in Asagaya that encountered text running out of control, and acing the chaos spreading into the real world, he utters the voice of destiny. That being, "Scream, Creative Voice Combination"... When "Aquarion", the one and only existence that can quell Logos World, is born, the curtain rises on a new page in the myths circling around text.
Characters
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Akira Kaibuki
VA:Nobunaga Shimazaki Vector boarded: Vector 01 A Boy who is a self-proclaimed messiah. In order to save the world, he will plunge in without hesitation no matter how dangerous it is. Reticent so he is often misunderstood, but is very passionate and cannot gloss over someone in a crisis. He was born into a family of calligraphers, so he has great handwriting and extensive knowledge of kanji. |
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Maia Tsukigane
VA: Ayane Sakura Vector boarded: Vector 02 A girl who works specialized missions in NESTA. Performs all sorts of operations calmly. Though at first glance she looks like the type that can do anything, she actually is quite questionable for very standard things. Subete is her childhood friend and she acknowledges him as a "worthless little brother" and does not see him at all as a romantic interest. |
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Kokone Kikogami
VA:Haruka Chisuga Vector boarded: Vector 03 The daughter of an honorable shrine in Asagaya. Kind-hearted, and so shy that she cannot hold a decent conversation with someone else, but her singing talent is top tier. However, her aspiration is that of an actress, and secretly hides her desires to fulfill the dream deep in her heart. She is somewhat of an idol within the Creative Voice Club, and has a core fan base supporting her. |
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Hayato Kujyo
VA:Yuichiro Umehara Vector boarded: Vector 05 A college student aspiring to be a politician. Always has a logical personality that puts emphasis on logic, and is quite verbose. However, he gets nervous in places where many people gather and cannot make a speech that he can be satisfied with. Because of his logical nature, he cannot ever come to terms with Akira who jumps over all sorts of processes to take action. |
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Tsutomu Domon Vector boarded: Vector 04VA:Takayuki Asai A bright, loquacious boy aspiring to become a comedian. Hates it when people are down, and is the mood-maker within the Creative Voice Club. He chose a different path than his older brother who was a prodigy for the rakugo (traditional Japanese comedy) world, and performs mainly on internet video websites. Not trapped by formalities or tradition, he always seeks "a new type of comedy".
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Karan Uminagi Vector boarded: Vector 06 A budding child star.
She plays the role of a cute girl when the camera is rolling, but is actually quite sharp-tongued. With the backings of a passionate stage mother, she already has appeared on TV shows and commercials even though it was a small role. She herself is reluctant to being an idol, and has a dream that she cannot tell her mother about.
VA:Ari Ozawa |
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Subete Kenzaki Vector boarded: Vector 00 Excels in both academics and physical capabilities, but is somehow a failure of a guy. He thinks he is special, doesn't choose what methods to take to fulfill his objective, and doesn't care if civilians are sacrificed in the process. Harbors affection for Maia that is close to infatuation and approaches her at any given opportunity, but always is brushed aside in a cold-hearted manner.
VA:Yuto Adachi |
Cast
- Akira Kaibuki
- Nobunaga Shimazaki
- Maia Tsukigane
- Ayane Sakura
- Kokone Kikogami
- Haruka Chisuga
- Hayato Kujyo
- Yuichiro Umehara
- Tsutomu Domon
- Takayuki Asai
- Karan Uminagi
- Ari Ozawa
- Subete Kenzaki
- Yuto Adachi
- Sakurako Soda
- Ryoko Shiraishi
- Shoko Iwagami
- Saima Nakano
- Sougon Kenzaki
- Jouji Nakata
Staff
- Original story
- Shoji Kawamori, Satelight
- Logos Concept
- Shoji Kawamori
- Director
- Hidekazu Sato
- Assistant Director
- Daisuke Tsukushi
- Series Composition
- Jun Kumagai
- Screenplay
- Jun Kumagai
Yuniko Ayana
Mariko Mochizuki - Literature Setting
- Hiroyuki Kawai
- Character Design/Chief Animation Director
- Takashi Mamezuka
- Sub-character & Prop Design/Chief Animation Director
- Ayana Nishino (C2C)
- Costume Design Assistance
- Risa Ebata
- Main Animators
- Ikuo Yamakado
Atsushi Sato
Kazuya Takahashi
Takeshi Oda (C2C)
Yumi Shimojo (C2C) - Aquarion Design
- Stanislas Brunet
- Mechanical Design
- Sachio Ikeda
- M.J.B.K. Design
- Shinichi Miyazaki
- Mecha Prop Design
- Takeshi Takakura
- CG Producer
- Takashi Aotani
- CG Director
- Hiroyuki Goto
- Monitor Graphics
- Hirotsugu Ishikawa
- Art Settings
- Tomoyasu Fujise (HED WORKS)
- Art Director
- Shigeru Morimoto (ATELIER ROKU 07)
- Calligraphy Text Design
- Seijo Sakurai
- Color Coordinator
- Masato Takagi
Sakiko Teguramori (TripleA) - Filming Director
- Jun Kubota
- Editing
- Ryoko Kaneshige
- Music
- R・O・N
- Music Production
- FlyingDog
- Sound Director
- Yoji Shimizu
- Sound Production
- KAGA ELECTRONICS.,CO.,LTD
Tohoku Shinsha - Animation Production
- Satelight
C2C - Produced by
- Project AQUARION LOGOS
- Opening Theme
- May'n "Yamaidare darlin'"
(lyrics: Gabriela Robin, composition/arrangement: Yoko Kanno) - Ending Theme
- Haruka Chisuga " Je Je t'aime Communication "
(lyrics/composition/arrangement: Ryujin Kiyoshi)
©2015 SHOJI KAWAMORI,SATELIGHT/Project AQUARION LOGOS
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