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Ai no Kusabi (OAV 2/2012)

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Alternative title:
Ai no Kusabi: The Space Between
The Space Between
間の楔 (Japanese)
Genres: erotica, romance
Themes: yaoi
Objectionable content: Pornography
Plot Summary: This futuristic tale is set in a world where men are assigned various social classes based on their hair color. Iason Mink, a high-class Blondie, runs into Riki, a black-haired Mongrel, and makes him his "Pet." As Riki learns of the dangers Iason faces by keeping him, he finds himself developing feelings for his master
User Ratings: 90 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 9 votes (sub:8, dub:1)
 Excellent: 8 votes (sub:7, dub:1)
 Very good: 14 votes (sub:14)
 Good: 24 votes (sub:23, raw:1)
 Decent: 17 votes (sub:16, dub:1)
 So-so: 9 votes (sub:7, dub:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Not really good: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 326 users, rank: #2911 (of 10148)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.900 (Good), std. dev.: 1.7892, rank: #4535 (of 10319)
Weighted mean: 6.876 (Good), rank: #4458 (of 10319) (seen all: 6.86 / seen some: 8.46 / won't finish: 4.63)
Bayesian estimate: 6.952 (Good), rank: #3778 (of 7759)
Running time: 26 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 4
Episode titles: We have 4
Vintage: 2012-01-18
Release dates: We have 8
Official website:
OVA「間の楔」公式サイト (Japanese)
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 17-23 (Dec 19, 2017)
Ai no Kusabe English Dub Clip Shows Riki, Katze (Nov 22, 2017)
Ai no Kusabi Boys-Love Anime's English Dub Casts Chuck Huber, Ray Hurd (Nov 21, 2017)
Ai no Kusabi's English Dub Adds 4 More Cast Members (Nov 15, 2017)
Ai no Kusabi OVA's English Dub Casts Bryson Baugus, Michael A. Zekas (Nov 13, 2017)
Ai no Kusabi OVA's English-Dubbed Clip Reveals Main Cast (Nov 8, 2017)
Media Blasters to Dub 2012 Boys-Love OVA Ai no Kusabi (Oct 11, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 21-27 (Apr 23, 2013)
Media Blasters Delays, Cancels Releases (Nov 28, 2012)
Media Blasters' Fushigi Yugi OVA DVD Set Listed (Oct 8, 2012)
Media Blasters Adds 2012 Ai no Kusabi Video Anime Series (Jul 23, 2012)
New Ai no Kusabi BDs to Come With Short Story by Author (Sep 23, 2011)
New Ai no Kusabi Boys-Love Anime Relisted for 2012 (Sep 21, 2011)
Sea Story, Ai no Kusabi, Broken Blade Videos Streamed (Oct 23, 2009)
Digital Manga, Go!, Harlequin Add Books to iPhone, Kindle (Jul 14, 2009)
Vampire Hunter D Manga on Kindle, P.S. Triple on iPhone (Jun 11, 2009)
Ai No Kusabi Offered on Amazon Kindle E-Book Devices (Jun 6, 2009)
Ai no Kusabi Boys-Love Novels Get New Anime Remake (Update 2) (Dec 29, 2008)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Ai no Kusabi: The Space Between - Unchained Edition (Blu-ray) 2017-12-19 (from $29.97)
DVD (Region 1)
    Ai no Kusabi: The Space Between - Unchained Edition (DVD) 2017-12-19 (from $25.68)
    Ai no Kusabi: The Space Between (Sub.DVD) 2013-04-23 (from $96.01)

Japanese staff
Japanese companies
Director: Katsuhito Akiyama
Series Composition: Rieko Yoshihara
Screenplay: Rieko Yoshihara
Music: Tetsuya Takahashi
Original creator: Rieko Yoshihara
Original Character Design: Katsumi Michihara
Character Design: Naoyuki Onda
Chief Animation Director: Naoyuki Onda
Sound Director: Nobuyuki Abe

Color setting: Aya Ouchi
Composite: Nanae Hirabayashi (ep 3)
Conceptual Art: Atsushi Takeuchi (Production I.G)
Key Animation: Shōta Ihata (ep 2)
Music producer: Yasushi Miura
Japanese cast
Kentarō Itō as Riki
Tōru Ōkawa as Iason Mink

Kōsuke Toriumi as Gai
Shinichirō Miki as Katze
Showtaro Morikubo as Kirie
Takaya Kuroda as Raoul

Ayaka Kyo as Pet B
Daisuke Matsuo as Jeeks B
Eiji Hanawa as
Blondy D
Daryl
Hideyuki Hayami as Pet A
Kazuyoshi Hayashi as Blondy B
Kenyū Horiuchi as Gideon Lagat (Blondie in charge of Midas)
Kōsei Hirota as Maxi
Makoto Aoki as Norris
Masahiro Yamanaka as Luke
Mayuko Takahashi as Pet E
Mitsuaki Kanuka as Blondy C
Nobuo Tobita as Orphe Xavi (Blondie in charge of Eos)
Shiho Kawaragi as Mimea
Sun Rin as Blondy A
Takefumi Kimura as Blondy A
Takehito Koyasu as Aisha Rozen (Blondie in charge of Tanagura)
Takumi Asahina as Jeeks E
Yasuhiro Mamiya as
Jeeks A
Sid
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Pet F
Yukitoshi Tokumoto as Jeeks D
Yuuichi Tauchi as Jeeks C
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Brittany Lauda
Executive producer: John Sirabella

ADR Engineer:
Brittany Lauda
Matt Shipman
ADR Writer:
Matt Shipman (eps 1, 3)
Y. Chang (eps 2, 4)
Assistant ADR Director: Matt Shipman
Assistant ADR Engineer: Brittany Lauda
Associate producer: Carl Morano
Lead Writer: Matt Shipman
Mix Engineer: Justin Ramos
Production Consultant: Y. Chang
English companies
Broadcaster: TOKU (US - subtitled)
Casting: Kocha Sound
Dialogue Editing: Kocha Sound
Licensed by: Media Blasters
Recording Studio: Kocha Sound

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