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Dead Leaves (OAV)

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Alternative title:
Dead Leaves: звездная тюряга (Russian)
デッド リーブス (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Pandy and Retro, two unlikely renegades, awaken naked on Earth with no recollection of their past. After embarking on a devastating crime spree for food, clothing and transportation in downtown Tokyo, they are captured by authorities and sent to the infamous lunar prison called Dead Leaves.
User Ratings: 1068 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 70 votes (sub:47, dub:20, ?:1, others:2
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Excellent: 139 votes (sub:73, dub:59, raw:1, others:6
2 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Very good: 233 votes (sub:125, dub:98, ?:2, raw:1, others:7
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Good: 276 votes (sub:139, dub:131, edit.dub:2, others:4
1 Russian subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Dutch subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Decent: 145 votes (dub:75, sub:64, raw:1, ?:1, edit.dub:1, others:3
1 Polish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Slovak subtitled subtitled
)
 So-so: 62 votes (sub:37, dub:24, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Not really good: 47 votes (dub:24, sub:20, edit.dub:2, ?:1)
 Weak: 29 votes (dub:14, sub:13, edit.dub:2)
 Bad: 32 votes (dub:18, sub:12, edit.dub:1, raw:1)
 Awful: 23 votes (sub:16, dub:7)
 Worst ever: 12 votes (dub:8, sub:4)
Seen in part or in whole by 1791 users, rank: #677 (of 9713)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.825 (Good−), std. dev.: 2.1381, rank: #4621 (of 9830)
Weighted mean: 6.763 (Good−), rank: #4722 (of 9830) (seen all: 6.82 / seen some: 4.18 / won't finish: 1.76)
Bayesian estimate: 6.772 (Good−), rank: #4349 (of 7445)
Running time: 50 minutes
Vintage:
2004-01-17 (Japanese premiere)
2008-01-21 (USA Sci Fi Ani-Monday)
Release dates: We have 4
Ending Theme:
"The Moon" by DJ SHINKAWA vs Future Breeze
Review:
Dead Leaves (Oct 27, 2004)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Dead Leaves (DVD) 2004-09-28 (from $8.99)
    Dead Leaves [CA] (DVD) 2004-09-28
Universal Media Disc
    Dead Leaves (UMD) 2005-12-06 (from $49.95)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Script: Takeichi Honda
Storyboard: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Music:
Daisuke Asakura
Fusanobu Fujiyama
Yoshihiro Ike
Original creator: Imaitoonz
Character Design: Hiroyuki Imaishi 
Art Director: Hiromasa Ogura
Art: Hiromasa Ogura
Animation Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi
Sound Director: Fusanobu Fujiyama
Director of Photography:
Makoto Furukawa
Makoto Kogawa
Executive producer: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Producer:
Kaoru Mfaume
Katsuji Morishita

2D Work: Akiko Nakayama
Background Art:
Akane Iwaguma (Ogurakobo)
Takanori Tanaka (Ogurakobo)
Yuki Yamaguchi (Ogurakobo)
Color Coordination: Eiko Matsushima
Color setting: Izumi Hirose
Concept: Imaitoonz
Continuity:
Hiroyuki Imaishi
Kazunobu Fuseki
Tamazou Takamoto
Drawing Supervisor:
Hiroyuki Imaishi 
Shinji Suetomi (asst)
Editing: Junichi Uematsu
Editing Assistant: Taeko Hamauzu
Filmography:
Jun Yanai
Miki Sakuma
Misaki Touma
Finishing:
Emiko Ueno
Kazu Doi
Mariko Shimokawa
Mika Sugawara
Mitsuhito Tsuji
Naofumi Yamamoto
Sayaka Tsuda
Sumie Koga
Yūko Fujita
Yuri Okada
Yuriko Taniguchi
FX Production: Kisuke Koizumi
In-Between Animation:
Atsushi+ Koishikawa
Chie Saito (Shindo Production)
Daiki Ohno (I.G 2nd)
Eri Baba (I.G 2nd)
Fumiaki Sahara (I.G 3rd)
Haruka Kuchi (Studio MAT)
Hirota Waka (Oh Production)
Hiroyuki Sasaki (GAINAX)
Hoitomi Satou (I.G/Niigata)
Katsuya Kikuchi (I.G 1st)
Kazuyo Hasegawa (I.G 2nd)
Keigo Sasaki (I.G 3rd)
Keiko Katou (I.G/Niigata)
Kōhei Iwasaki (I.G 1st)
Koichi Morishima (Shindo Production)
Kotoe Saitō (I.G/Niigata)
Mariko Yamamoto (I.G 3rd)
Masaharu Uemura (I.G 3rd)
Mitsuaki Tobisawa (Oh Production)
Miyuki Shibazaki (Shindo Production)
Mizuka Takahashi (I.G 2nd)
Nobu Okuda (Studio MAT)
Nobuyuki Kawaguchi (I.G 2nd)
Reiko Sakai (I.G 1st)
Reiko Tsuji (I.G 1st)
Satomi Motohira (Studio MAT)
Satsuki Muramatsu (Studio Cockpit)
Sayaka Toda (GAINAX)
Seiyu Yoshimatsu (Anime Spot)
Shin Tosaka (Anime Spot)
Shinichi Yokota (I.G 2nd)
Shintarō Dōge (I.G 1st)
Shouta Matsushita (I.G/Niigata)
Suta Osabe (GAINAX)
Takashi Isomatsu (I.G 3rd)
Takayuki Hida (I.G 2nd)
Takeshi Hayashi (Studio MAT)
Tomoko Isobe (Anime Spot)
Tomoko Sugata (I.G 2nd)
Tomoko Utsumi (I.G 2nd)
Yasuhito Murata (GAINAX)
Yoshiko Imoto (Studio Cockpit)
Yōta Suzuki (GAINAX)
Yūki Kawashima (I.G 1st)
Yuki Masuda (I.G 1st)
Yukihiro Misawa (Shindo Production)
Yūko Yamada (I.G 3rd)
Yumi Funamoto (Studio Cockpit)
Yumi Kuroiwa (I.G 1st)
Yuuko Sasaki (Oh Production)
Yuuko Satou (Shindo Production)
In-Between Check: Naoyoshi Shiotani
Key Animation:
Akiko Nagashima
Chikashi Kubota
Daizen Komatsuda
Fumi Morita
Futoshi Higashide
Hiroki Itō
Hiroyo Izumi
Hiroyuki Imaishi
Ikuo Kuwana
Kaname Wakabayashi
Keisuke Kondo 
Keisuke Watabe
Kōji Komurakata
Kyoji Asano
Kyoko Taketani
Masahito Ogura
Masahito Yamashita
Minoru Ueda
Mitsuhiro Okumura
Mitsunobu Nakamura
Miyako Yatsu
Nobutoshi Ogura
Shin Itagaki
Shinji Suetomi
Shinsuke Hamaura
Shōko Nakamura
Sushio
Takeshi Koike
Theresia Winkler
Tōru Ōkubo
Toshiharu Sugie
Toshiyuki Yahagi
Yasunori Miyazawa
Yasutaka Kubota
Yoh Yoshinari
Yu Maruyama
Yusuke Yoshigaki
Line Producer: Rui Kuroki
Mixing: Tadaharu Sato
Photography: Eiko Matsushima
Planning: Imaitoonz
Production Assistant: Yoshihiro Abe
Production Office:
Hiroyuki Nakano
Katsutoshi Fujikawa
Namiko Gotou
Teruko Itou
Recording: Hiroyasu Yamashita
Sound Effects: Masaru Urahata
Technical Adviser:
Atsushi Koishikawa
Junichiro Aki
Theme Song Performance: Dj Shinkawa
Kappei Yamaguchi as RETRO
Takako Honda as PANDY

Kiyoyuki Yanada as 777 (Three-Seven)
Mitsuo Iwata as 666 (Three-Six)
Nobuo Tobita as Drill
Wataru Takagi as Quack Doctor
Yūko Mizutani as Galactica

Eiji Takemoto as Tank Driver
Hidenobu Kiuchi as Guard A
Hiroshi Shimozaki as Inmate Next Door
Masakazu Suzuki as Guard C
Masami Iwasaki as Sergeant
Mika Outake as Gaya
Takeshi Maeda as Guard B
Tarusuke Shingaki as Guard D
Yasuyuki Kase as Train Driver
Yumiko Nakajima as Gaya
Japanese companies
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Amanda Winn Lee
Script: Amanda Winn Lee
Executive producer: Marvin Gleicher

Assistant Director: Amy Seeley
Line Producer: Margo Coughlin
Recording engineer: Sean Vahle
Script Translation: Jan Scott Frazier
Sound Mix Engineer: Sean Vahle
Amanda Winn Lee as Pandy
Jaxon Lee as Retro

Chad Fifer as 666
Douglas Rye as
Bobafett Guy
Caterpillar
Dr. Yabu
Easter Island Guy
White Haired Guy
Hal Lublin as
Blue Elephant
Mini Bluto
Mr. Coffee
Offspring
Pedestrian
Ship Computer
Testicle Head
Jason Lee as Retro
Jason C. Miller as
777
Bearded Old Man
Keith Burgess as Chinko Drill
Kerry Anderson as Galactica
Michael John Ross as
Hippopotabull
Judge
Looneytuner
Shirley
Strawberry Robot
Tank Commander
Stephen Kruiser as
931
Engineer
Ponytail Guy
Sergeant
Steve Millunzi as
Curly Haired Freak
Cyclops
Dispatcher
Grey Robot
Guards
Gunner
Old Puffy
Purple Turnip
English companies
ADR Production: Gaijin Productions
Broadcaster:
Encore Action
Sci-Fi Channel (Ani-Monday)
Syfy
Co-Production: Manga Entertainment
Dialogue Recording: The Post Office, LLC
Distributor:
Madman Entertainment (Australia)
Manga Entertainment (UK)
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada)
Internet Streaming:
Manga Entertainment
Netflix
Tubi TV (USA)
Licensed by: Manga Entertainment
Subtitles: JR Media Services
French staff
French cast
ADR Director: Anthony Delclève
French companies
ADR Production: NDE Production
Distributor: Pathé
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
ADR Director: Carlos Nogueras (Spain dub)
Executive producer: Jorge Gabarró Frau

Screen Inserts: Oscar Redondo (Spain dub)
Carles Lladó as Retro (Spain dub)
Eduardo Ramírez as Retro (Mexican dub)
Marta Estrada as Pandy (Spain dub)

Alberto Vilar as 666 (Spain dub)
Carmen Calvell as Galactica (Spain dub)
Francesc Rocamora as Dr. Yabu (Spain dub)
Jesús Cortés as Dr. Yabu (Mexican dub)
Jorge Roig Jr. as 666 (Mexican dub)
José Antonio Cerdan as Chinko (Spain dub)
Kerygma Flores as Galactica (Mexican dub)
Luis Alfonso Mendoza as Chinko (Mexican dub)
Raúl Solo as 777 (Mexican dub)
Vicente Gil as 777 (Spain dub)

Emmanuel Bernal (Mexican dub)
Igor Cruz (Mexican dub)
J. Ignacio Latorre (Spain dub)
Jaime Vega (Mexican dub)
Joaquín López (Mexican dub)
Jordi Nogueras (Spain dub)
Kaihiamal Martínez (Mexican dub)
Oscar Redondo (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Dubbing Studio:
Made In Spanish (Mexican dub)
Takemaker (Spain dub)
DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión
Internet Streaming: Pluto TV (Latin America)
Licensed by:
Lionsgate Films (Latin America)
Selecta Visión (Spain)
TV Distribution: Selecta Visión
German staff
German companies
(none)
Annouced: Panini Video
German cast
(none)
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Distributor: MC Entertainment
Russian cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
César Marchetti as Retro 
Samira Fernandes as Pandy 

Carlos Campanile as Dr. Yabu
Carol Valença as Galactica
Francisco Junior as 777
Sérgio Rufino as 666
Spencer Toth as Drill

William Viana as Tank Driver

Robson Kumode
Wallace Costa
William Viana
Portuguese companies
ADR Production: Universal Cinergia Dubbing (in partnership with Woodvideo) 
Dubbing Studio: Universal Cinergia São Paulo
Internet Streaming:
Amazon Prime Video
Pluto TV (Brazil)
Licensed by:
Lionsgate Films (Brazil)
Selecta Visión (Portugal)
Swedish staff
Swedish companies
(none)
Distributor: Emina AB
Swedish cast
(none)

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