Anime Spotlight - The Lost Village
by Anthony Foronda,

Key Staff
- Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
- (Another, Big Windup!, Blood-C, Girls und Panzer, Prison School, Shirobako, xxxHOLiC)
- Series Composition: Mari Okada
- (anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, The Anthem of the Heart, Black Butler, Aquarion Evol, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Story
The day I became Me―
Curiosity compels 30 young men and women to sign up for a suspicious bus tour. Their destination is “Nanakimura Village” – a phantom village that may or may not really exist. According to urban legend, residents of this village live a utopian life, freed from the struggles of the material world. Some are disillusioned with society, some want to escape boredom, some seek a new start in life… 30 passengers, each harboring personal hopes and emotional wounds, board a bus that takes them deep into the mountains… Their destination is a deserted, decrepit village with only a faint, lingering scent of life…
30 people discover the truth about “Nanakimura Village.” You won't want to miss a single episode! Mystery is layered upon mystery in this thrilling tale featuring a unique portrayal of human relationships and conflicted emotions, set in an isolated village. A new genre of anime begins now!
Characters
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Mitsumune Age:16VA:Koudai Sakai Occupation: student Personality: Has good grades but doesn't brag about it. A boy that is quiet and easily believes in others. |
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Masaki Age: 17VA:Yuuka Aisaka Occupation: student Personality: Has slight tendencies to be a bit aloof, but is honest, bright, and straightforward. |
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Hayato Age: 16VA:Taku Yashiro Occupation: student Personality: A boy with flawless academics and good looks. One who understands Mitsumune. |
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Koharun Age: 24VA: Kaoru Sakura Occupation: grad school student Personality: Researching Nanakimura Village in her university lab. |
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Valkana Age: 25VA:Tatsuhisa Suzuki Occupation: programmer Personality: There was an information leak incident at the company he was contracted with, and he was blamed for all of the responsibility for the incident. |
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Rion Age: 14VA:Hiromi Igarashi Occupation: student Personality: A girl that has a talent(?) that can "see people who are about to die". |
Cast
- Mitsumune
- Koudai Sakai
- Masaki
- Yuuka Aisaka
- Hayato
- Taku Yashiro
- Koharun
- Kaoru Sakura
- Valkana
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki
- Rion
- Hiromi Igarashi
Staff
- Original story
- diomedéa, Pony Canyon
- Director
- Tsutomu Mizushima
- Series Composition
- Mari Okada
- Character Design
- Naomi Ide
- Sound Director
- Tsutomu Mizushima
- Music
- Masaru Yokoyama
- Ending Theme Artist
- Rina Katahira
- Animation Production
- diomedéa
(C) diomedéa・Ponycanyon/project The Lost Village
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