Needless (TV)
Alternative title:
ニードレス (Japanese)
Themes:
ecchi,
superpowers
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
In the near future, mankind has suffered from a Third World War, leaving extreme damage all over and forced mankind to become even more distinct from their species. The world was at chaos and from this chaos comes a new species: “Needless”. The Needless are humans who have contracted a “disease” as humans may call them, and allow them to wield extraordinary powers far superior to any mankind. Their abilities include telekinesis, elemental powers, gravity control, adaptation, radioactive release, and all manners of scientific impossibility.
User Ratings:
709 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
24
Episode titles: We have 24
Vintage:
2009-07-02 to 2009-12-10
Opening Theme:
#1: "modern strange cowboy" by GRANRODEO
#2: "Scarlet Bomb!" by Aki Misato
Ending Theme:
#1: "Aggressive zone" by Needless★Girls+
#2: "WANTED! for the love" by Needless★Girls+
Official website:
NEEDLESS Official Website (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 2
Reviews:
Needless Part 2 (Episodes 13-24) DVD (Jan 16, 2012)
Needless Part 1 (Episodes 1-12) DVD (Aug 14, 2011)
Needless - Collection 2 (Apr 26, 2011)
Needless DVD Collection 1 (Mar 2, 2011)
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Anime Sales for February (Mar 13, 2013)
Needless Released on DVD Monday (Jan 6, 2013)
Anime Announcements at London MCM Expo (Oct 28, 2012)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 1-7 (Jul 3, 2012)
Sentai Adds Needless Sci-Fi Anime to Hulu (May 16, 2011)
Press Releases:
Section23 Films Announces April Slate (Jan 25, 2022)
Section23 Films Announces July Slate (Apr 11, 2012)
Section23 Films Announces April Slate (Jan 17, 2011)
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| Blu-ray (Region A) |
| Needless - Collection 1 (Blu-ray) 2011-02-15 (from $89.99) |
| Needless - Collection 2 (Blu-ray) 2011-04-12 (from $41.52) |
| Needless - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2012-07-03 (from $71.98) |
| Needless - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2022-04-19 (from $49.95) |
| DVD (Region 1) |
| Needless - Collection 1 (DVD) 2011-02-15 (from $20.14) |
| Needless - Collection 2 (DVD) 2011-04-12 (from $17.55) |
| Needless - Complete Collection (DVD) 2012-07-03 (from $129.00) |
| DVD (Region 4) |
| Needless - Part 1 (Episodes 1-12) (DVD) 2011-05-20 |
| Needless - Part 2 (Episodes 13-24) (DVD) 2011-07-15 |
Director: Masayuki Sakoi Series Composition: Satoru Nishizono Screenplay: Satoru Nishizono (17 episodes eps 1-5, 8-9, 11-13, 15-16, 18-19, 22-24 )Yuki Enatsu (7 episodes eps 6-7, 10, 14, 17, 20-21 )Storyboard: Hajime Ōtani (ep 2) Hiroyuki Shimazu (eps 14, 23) Jun Shishido (ep 22) Kazuo Takigawa (eps 11, 16) Makoto Nagao (eps 4-5, 8) Masayuki Sakoi (OP1; 5 episodes eps 1, 6, 10, 21, 24 )Nobuhiro Takagi (ep 19)  Ryōshō Ōba (eps 12, 17, 20) Seiya Numata (ep 13) Tomokazu Tokoro (ep 7) Tsutomu Murakami (ep 3) Tsutomu Yabuki (ep 9) Yoshifumi Sueda (ep 18) Yoshihiro Takamoto (ep 15) Yūsaku Saotome (ep 11) Episode Director: Hajime Ōtani (4 episodes eps 1, 5, 14, 23 )Hidefumi Takagi (eps 9, 17, 22) Hiroshi Ishiodori (eps 6, 16) Jun Shishido (ep 22) Keiji Kawakubo (eps 7, 12, 19) Makoto Shinohara (ep 3) Masayuki Sakoi (OP1; ep 24) Seiya Numata (ep 13) Shinjirō Kusano (4 episodes eps 2, 8, 15, 21 )Yūsaku Saotome (ep 20) Yūsuke Onoda (eps 4, 10, 18) Original creator: Kami Imai Character Design: Hiromi Katō Art Director: Yuka Okamoto (Atelier Buuka) Animation Director: Fumiaki Usui (eps 14, 17, 21) Hiroyoshi Iida (eps 6, 16) Hiroyuki Yoshii (ep 15) Kanako Abe (ep 9) Kazuo Watanabe (eps 1, 3, 8, 24) Kimiko Tamai (eps 3, 7, 9) Kyuta Sakai (ep 13) Michio Satō (eps 11, 20) Midori Otsuka (6 episodes eps 2, 7, 9, 14, 17, 21 )Min Bae Lee (ep 23) Min-Ho Jang (ep 19) Shin'ya Segawa (eps 5, 15) Shūichi Fukushige (eps 4, 10, 18) Si Min Lee (5 episodes eps 3, 8, 12, 19, 23 )Tomoko Hirota (ep 24) Yoshikatsu Inoue (eps 12, 22) Yoshio Kosakai (eps 1, 24) Sound Director: Hajime Takakuwa Director of Photography: Shinya Matsui Executive producer: Hiroyuki Ooizumi (avex entertainment) Seiji Yabe (Hakuhodo DY Media Partners) Shunji Inoue (Lantis) Yasuteru Iwase (Madhouse) Producer: Hirotsugu Ogo (avex entertainment) Hitoshi Kawamura (Hakuhodo DY Media Partners) Yuka Sakurai (Lantis) Yukiko Ninokata (Madhouse) 2nd Key Animation: Ai Tsuruta (DEF.C; ep 3) Asuka Hayashi (Studio Liberty) Ayaka Kawasaki (DEF.C) Ayumi Itō (DEF.C) Emiko Yoshino (eps 2-3, 5) Eri Ishikawa Eri Kojima (DEF.C) Hisae Ikezu (Studio Liberty) Kanako Abe Kaori Yamamoto Kaoru Hokiyama Katsuya Shigehara (Studio Gamei) Kazuaki Nishimura (eps 2-3, 5) Kazuya Tsukamoto (Studio Gamei) Maki Ando (DEF.C; ep 3) Mariko Inagaki (DEF.C) Masao Takeda Mika Ikunuma (OP1) Sakura Takagi (Studio Liberty) Sawako Shigematsu Shinpō Nara (Studio Liberty) Shiori Kobayashi (eps 2-3, 5) Takeshi Moriyama (ep 11) Tomohito Matsuhiro Tomoyuki Nowatari (eps 2-3) Toshiyuki Furukawa Tsutomu Murakami (ep 1) Yōko Tsubaki Yumiko Tachibana (ep 1) Assistant Animation Director: Fumiaki Usui (ep 8) Kanako Abe (ep 8) Kazuo Watanabe (ep 13) Kimiko Tamai (ep 8) Midori Otsuka (ep 8) Assistant Director: Hajime Ōtani Assistant producer: Mina Tsuchiya Background Art: Ayumi Kawai (Studio Wyeth; ep 2) Emiko Koizumi (Atelier BWCA; eps 1, 4) Harumi Sonoda (Studio Wyeth; ep 4) Hideaki Kita (Studio Wyeth; ep 2) Hiromichi Tanigawa (Atelier BWCA; eps 1-2, 4, 6) Junko Araki (Studio Wyeth; ep 4) Kayoko Kobayashi (Studio Wyeth; ep 2) Kenta Sawatani (Studio Wyeth; ep 2) Masashi Kurihara (Atelier BWCA; eps 1-2, 4) Masaya Hamaguchi (Studio Wyeth; ep 2) Masayo Kobayashi (Studio Aqua; ep 3) Masumi Nishikawa (Atelier BWCA; eps 1, 4, 6) Mayumi Okawa (Studio Canon; ep 6) Momoko Takatsu (Studio Wyeth; ep 4) Nao Kanō (Atelier BWCA; eps 2, 4) Naoki Nakamura (Studio Wyeth; eps 2, 4) Natsuko Nishida (Studio Wyeth; ep 4) Riku Kuwabata (Studio Aqua; ep 3) Ryouka Aikawa (Studio Wyeth; ep 2) Shiho Yanase (Atelier BWCA; eps 1-2, 4) Shinji Nagaoka (Studio Aqua; eps 1, 3, 5) Shinji Sugiyama (Studio Wyeth; ep 2) Shiori Nagaoka (Studio Canon; ep 6) Takao Makino (Studio Wyeth; ep 2) Takayuki Saegusa (Studio Aqua; eps 1, 3, 5) Tomohiro Morishita (Studio Canon; ep 6) Tomomi Iwase (Atelier BWCA; eps 1-2) Toshiyuki Yoshimura (Atelier BWCA; eps 1-2, 4) Yasuaki Aritō (Studio Wyeth; ep 4) Yasunari Usuda (Atelier BWCA; eps 1, 4, 6) Yuichi Suehiro (Atelier BWCA; eps 1-2, 4, 6) Yuichiro Nakajima (Atelier BWCA; eps 1-2, 4) Yuka Kawashima (Atelier BWCA; eps 1-2) Yuka Tamai (Studio Wyeth; eps 2, 4) Yukako Ogawa (Studio Canon; ep 6) Yūko Kobayashi (Studio Wyeth; ep 4) Yūta Sekigawa (Studio Wyeth; ep 2) Yutaka Satō (Studio Wyeth; ep 4) Color Check: Atsuya Uchida (ep 2) Ayaka Nagano (eps 5-6) Shūichi Satō (eps 11, 20) Toshiyuki Miyamoto (eps 1, 3) Yasuji Sakagami (ep 4) Color design: Shūji Kamimura Color Key: Atsuya Uchida (ep 2) Ayaka Nagano (eps 5-6) Shūichi Satō (eps 11, 20) Toshiyuki Miyamoto (eps 1, 3) Yasuji Sakagami (ep 4) Digital Paint: Chang Taek Jung (eps 1-5) Dong Hoo Lee (ep 6) Eun Kyoung Song (eps 1-5) Hwa Soon Kim (eps 1-5) Hye Jin Jo (ep 6) Jin Lee (eps 1-5) Mi Deok Guak (eps 1-5) Min Young Lee (eps 1-5) Seung Hyo Yu (eps 1-5) Yun Jung Choi (eps 1-5) In-Between Animation: Choi Jung-A (eps 1-5) Dae Sung Kim (eps 1-2) Do Hee Kim (eps 1-5) Emiko Yoshino (eps 1, 4) Hisae Ikezu (eps 1-5) Ji Soo Jang (eps 1-5) Ji-Yun Park (eps 1-5) Jing Ho Yon (ep 6) Kana Furuhashi (ep 6) Kazuaki Nishimura (eps 1, 4) Min Jung Lee (eps 1-5) Min Mi An (eps 1-5) Natsumi Hoshino (eps 1-3) Sakura Takagi (eps 1-5) Seong Sook Baek (eps 1-5) Shinpō Nara (eps 1-5) Shiori Kobayashi (eps 1, 4) Soo In Min (eps 1-5) Sook Hee Cho (ep 5) Su Jung Han (eps 1-5) Sun Ae Lee (eps 1-5) Sun Jung Han Tomoka Sonoyama (ep 6) Tomoyuki Nowatari (ep 1) Yoshiyuki Hijikata (ep 6) Young Hee Park (ep 6) Young-Hee Kim (ep 6) Yūji Kaneko (ep 6) Key Animation: Ai Teramachi (Studio Mark; ep 22) Akane Umezu (ep 15) Aki Kumada (ep 3) Akihiro Tsuda (ep 17) Akiko Nakano (ep 16) Akio Ōhara (ep 16) Asuka Hayashi (eps 1, 7, 15) Atsuko Sugawara (ep 8) Atsumi Sakai (ep 2) Aya Sonoda (ep 20) Back Min Kyoung (OP1; 14 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-10, 12, 17-19, 22, 24 )Chiaki Abe (ep 15) Chūji Nakajima (ep 14) Daichi Kitami (Free Wheel; ep 22) Eiji Kaneda (ep 6) Eisuke Matsubara (ep 8) Emi Hirano (ep 24) Emi Satō (Studio Mark; ep 22) Emi Yoshino (eps 8-9, 12) Emiko Yoshino (ep 22) Eri Ishikawa (ep 20) Fumiaki Usui (ED2; eps 1-2) Fusako Masano (ep 21) Gwi Yeon Heo (12 episodes eps 3-5, 7-10, 18-19, 21-23 )Heung Seok Ju (16 episodes eps 1-5, 7-10, 17-19, 21-24 )Hidemi Yamashita (eps 1, 5) Hideo Amemiya (eps 2, 11, 20) Hikaru Naraoka (ep 17) Hiromi Sakamoto (ep 21) Hironori Tanaka (ep 5 uncredited) Hiroshi Ishiyama (ep 15) Hiroshi Satō (ep 3) Hirotoshi Arai (eps 6, 16) Hisashi Yamamoto (ep 24) Hitomi Odashima (ep 3) Hyunhee Moon (7 episodes eps 10, 12, 17-18, 21-23 )Ibu Yamada (OP1; ep 1) Ill Ku Kang (ep 12) Issei Arakaki (ep 15) Jin Won Kim (11 episodes eps 5, 7-10, 17-19, 21-23 )Jun Arai (OP1; 8 episodes eps 1, 5, 7-10, 12, 22 )Junichi Yokose (ep 20) Junko Yoshigai (ep 2) Kan Ogawa (eps 5, 15) Kanako Abe (OP1; 6 episodes eps 1, 7, 14-15, 17, 23 )Kaori Akimoto (ep 4) Kaori Nakamura (ep 20) Katsunori Kikuchi (ep 11) Katsuyuki Yamazaki (ep 11) Kazuaki Nishimura (eps 8-9) Kazuhide Kondo (ep 11) Kazuhiko Ishii (eps 6, 16) Kazuhiko Shibuya (eps 6, 16) Kazuhiro Ono (eps 8, 12) Kazuo Takigawa (ep 24) Kazushi Matsumoto (ep 16) Keiko Motoya (eps 6, 16) Keiko Sasaki (ep 8) Keisuke Mikami (ep 3) Ken Takahashi (eps 14, 23-24) Ken'ichi Fukuhara (ep 2) Kenji Akimoto (eps 7, 21) Kenji Matsuoka (eps 7, 12) Kenji Takeguchi (ep 16) Kimiko Tamai (ep 1) Kumiko Kasuga (ep 4) Kumiko Onaga (ep 3) Kyung-Hee Kim (11 episodes eps 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17-19, 21-23 )Kyuta Sakai (ED1; ep 13) Mai Toda (eps 17, 23-24) Makoto Shinohara (5 episodes eps 3, 12, 19, 21, 24 )Masahiko Maruyama (ep 19) Masanobu Fujioka (eps 11, 20) Masao Ōkubo (ep 6) Masao Takeda (ep 20) Masayuki Fujita (ep 16) Masayuki Uchiyama (ep 17) Michinori Shirato (eps 3, 7, 21) Michio Satō (eps 11, 20) Midori Otsuka (OP1; ep 24) Mie Ōishi (ep 2) Mikio Tsuchiya (ep 16) Min Bae Lee (eps 21-23) Min-Ho Jang (ep 14) Minoru Kibata (ep 16) Minoru Yamazawa (ep 16) Motoaki Satō (8 episodes eps 1-3, 5, 10, 12, 21-22 )Myoung Geun Kim (ep 14) Nobuharu Ishido (ep 6) Noriko Ōnishi (eps 1, 5, 7) Rie Aoki (ep 20) Rieko Sakurai (Free Wheel; ep 22) Rika Kanetaka (ep 12) Rui Kondou (eps 5, 14) Ryōhei Ōfuka (ep 19) Ryōsuke Senbo (ep 15) Ryōtarō Akao (Studio Gamei; eps 8, 22) Ryuji Tsuzuku (Studio Mark; eps 2-3) Sachiko Oniwa (OP1; eps 12, 23) Sayaka Takase (ep 4) Seiya Numata (ED1; ep 13) Seok Kyun Jo (eps 5, 7-10, 12) Setsuko Unno (ep 3) Seung Hee Han (7 episodes eps 10, 14, 18-19, 21-22, 24 )Shin Wakabayashi (ep 5) Shin'ya Kitamura (ep 8) Shin'ya Segawa (OP1; eps 1, 4) Shingo Fujii (OP1; ep 5) Shinichi Kurita (ep 15) Shinsuke Kasahara (eps 11, 20) Shiori Kobayashi (eps 8-9, 12, 22) Shō Yamamoto (Studio Mark; eps 2-3, 5) Shōji Ogiwara (ep 16) Shōsuke Ishibashi (ep 6) Shūichi Fukushige (eps 4, 10, 18) Shunsuke Masuda (ep 14) Shusuke Morita (ep 9) Si Min Lee (OP1; 7 episodes eps 7, 10, 12, 18-19, 21, 23 )Soon Seok Seo (ep 21) Soon Young Seo (15 episodes eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-10, 15, 17-19, 22-24 )Sorato Shimizu (ep 24) Sung Jin Lee (ep 12) Tadahito Matsubayashi (OP1; ep 24) Takaomi Higashino (ep 3) Takashi Tomioka (ep 24) Takayuki Chiba (ep 15) Takeshi Moriyama (ep 20) Takeshi Nishino (ep 3) Tatsuya Ikeda (ep 9) Teruyo Katō (ep 23) Tōko Nakamura (ep 11) Tomoki Kōda (ep 5) Tomoyuki Nowatari (ep 19) Toshi Shishikura (ep 6) Toshihiro Irie (ep 20) Toshihiro Kawakami (ep 16) Toshimitsu Takechi (ep 5) Toshiyuki Satō (OP1; eps 5, 23-24) Wataru Ami (ep 11) Wataru Hasegawa (ep 14) Yōko Iizuka (ep 8) Yong Sang Kong (ep 4) Yong Sang Kwon (10 episodes eps 2, 4-5, 7-10, 17-18, 21 )Yoritada Shigesa (Studio Mark; eps 2-3, 5) Yoshiaki Taniguchi (Studio Mark; eps 2-3) Yoshikatsu Inoue (ep 4) Yoshikatsu Matsuzaki (ep 20) Yoshikazu Fujiwara (ep 2) Yoshimichi Kameda (ep 3) Yoshio Yoshimatsu (ep 14) Young Sun Chang (8 episodes eps 4-5, 7, 10, 18, 21, 23-24 )Yuji Nakao (4 episodes eps 4, 10, 18, 23 )Yuki Koike (ep 20) Yuki Ono (ep 19) Yukiko Kawakita (ep 11) Yukiko Tachibana (eps 14, 22) Yumiko Tachibana (5 episodes eps 8-9, 17, 19, 23 )Yūsuke Nakamura (eps 11, 20) Yūsuke Shigemura (ep 20) Yūsuke Takahashi (ep 3) Yūsuke Uda (ep 3) Yūta Kiso (ep 15) Yuta Yamazaki (eps 5, 15) Yuusuke Noma (Free Wheel; eps 22, 24) Music producer: Yoshiyuki Ito Photography: Erika Kudou (ep 6) Kazuteru Ohashi (eps 1-5) Mayu Ohara (ep 6) Megumi Saitō (ep 6) Motoki Ishida (eps 1-5) Naomi Tsuruda (ep 6) Takahiro Motohashi (eps 1-5) Takki Tagawa (eps 1-5) Young U Ju (eps 1-5) Yuko Kawasaki (ep 6) Yusuke Oya (eps 3-5) Planning Cooperation: Toshimitsu Kawanaka Production Advancement: Akatsuki Yamamoto (eps 2, 6) Chae Sun Lee (eps 1-3) Hui Joon Chai (eps 4-5) Kunitaka Hirayoshi (ep 3) Masafumi Tsunemitsu (ep 4) Shinichi Kouda (ep 6) Takuya Hiroki (ep 5) Yuji Komatsubara (ep 1) Production Desk: Yuuji Nakatsuka Production manager: Eri Kuno Recording: Tamayo Kawaguchi Recording Assistant: Nozomi Mashita Setting Production: Tomohiro Suga Sound Effects: Masami Kitakata Sound Production: Atsushi Nagashima (Jinnan Studio) Special Effects: Noriyuki Takagi Technical Director: Seiya Numata Theme Song Performance: Aki Misato (OP2) Aya Endō (ED1) Emiri Katō (ED) Eri Kitamura (ED) GRANRODEO (OP) Minori Chihara (ED2) Saori Gotō (ED) Yui Makino (ED) Title Logo Design: Tomohiro Watanabe | Aya Endō as Eri Kitamura as Takehito Koyasu as Asami Imai as Emiri Katō as Hiroki Tōchi as Kaori Fukuhara as Kenji Utsumi as Kentarō Itō as Kishō Taniyama as Mariya Ise as Megumi Toyoguchi as Minori Chihara as Saori Gotō as Yui Makino as Aya Endō as Ayana Taketatsu as Dai Matsumoto as Fuminori Komatsu as Hiroshi Tsuchida as Kenji Utsumi as Kishō Taniyama as Mayumi Yamaguchi as Megumi Toyoguchi as Mitsuru Miyamoto as Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Romi Park as Shihou Komatsu as Tatsuya Kamijō as Yu Shimamura as Yuka Iguchi as Yuko Mizobe as Yutaka Nakano as | |||
Animation Production: Madhouse Animation Production Assistance: IMAGIN Background Art: Atelier BWCA (eps 1-2, 4, 6) Studio Aqua (eps 1, 3, 5) Studio Kanon (ep 6) Studio Wyeth (eps 2, 4) Broadcaster: AT-X (2009-08-18) Mainichi Broadcasting System (2009-07-04) Television Kanagawa (2009-07-08) Television Saitama Co., Ltd. (2009-07-06) Tokai Television (2009-07-17) Tokyo MX (2009-07-02) Digital Paint: Studio Popolo (ep 6) Editing Studio: MADBOX In-Between Animation: Studio Popolo (ep 6) Music Production: Lantis Overseas Program Sales: Showgate Photography: G&G Direction Planning Cooperation: Ultra Jump Recording Studio: Jinnan Studio Sound Production: Jinnan Studio Video Editing: Sony PCL Web Production: avex entertainment | ||||
ADR Director: Steven Foster Translation: Javier Lopez Audio Engineer: Stanley Thomas BD Authoring: David Williams DVD Authoring: Neal Barnes Encoding: Michael Olesch Graphics: Larry Koteff Media Coordinator: Janice Williams Menu Design: Larry Koteff Packaging Design: Larry Koteff Production manager: Joey Goubeaud Sound Design & Mix: Christopher Bourque Subtitle Timing: Janice Williams Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch | Andrew Love as Brittney Karbowski as Luci Christian as Carli Mosier as Chris Patton as David Matranga as David Wald as Elizabeth Bunch as Jessica Boone as Leraldo Anzaldua as Rob Mungle as Serena Gonzalez as Taylor Hannah as Chris Ayres as eps 3, 19-20, 22 )David Matranga as David Wald as Elizabeth Bunch as Emily Neves as Greg Ayres as Leraldo Anzaldua as Lesley Tesh as Raven Hand as Rozie Curtis as Stephanie Wittels as | |||
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks Post Production: Seraphim Digital | ||||
Carlos Siller as Erika Langarica as Ferso Velázquez as Amellalli Guevara as Elizabeth Infante as Ernesto Mascarua as Harumi Nishizawa as Jaime Collepardo as Valeria Erives as Wendy Malvárez as | ||||
Dubbing Director: Kathyin Masilungan | Candice Arellano as Mark Muñoz as Ryan Bondoc as Candice Arellano as Kathyin Masilungan as Rowel Calma as Mark Muñoz as | |||
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