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Twin Signal (OAV)

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©1996 Sachi Oshimizu / Enix, Sony Music Entertainment, TV Tokyo.


Alternative title:
Tsuin Sigunaru (Japanese)
ツインシグナル (Japanese)
Themes: robots
Plot Summary: Signal, a robot companion built for Nobuhiko, is attacked by Pulse, one the its creator's previous prototypes. Reprogrammed by Dr. Otoi's mysterious rival, Pulse is loaded down with weapons and sent on a mission by Otoi: steal the most recent robot technology, and obliterate anything that gets in his way.
User Ratings: 99 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (dub:2)
 Excellent: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
 Very good: 16 votes (sub:9, dub:6, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 25 votes (sub:18, dub:7)
 Decent: 27 votes (sub:21, dub:6)
 So-so: 10 votes (sub:6, dub:4)
 Not really good: 5 votes (dub:3, sub:2)
 Weak: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Bad: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 194 users, rank: #3996 (of 10145)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 6.232 (Decent+), std. dev.: 1.8793, rank: #6991 (of 10323)
Weighted mean: 6.176 (Decent+), rank: #7100 (of 10323) (seen all: 6.41 / seen some: 3.90 / won't finish: 2.44)
Bayesian estimate: 6.326 (Decent+), rank: #6119 (of 7760)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 3
Vintage: 1996-09-21 to 1996-11-21
Release dates: We have 6
Opening Theme:
"Truth" by Bluem of Youth
Ending Theme:
"Nantoka Naru yo (なんとかなるよ; You Can Make It)" by Fumie Kusachi
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 1
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DVD (Region 1)
    Twin Signal (DVD) 2001-03-27 (from $19.92)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Takashi Sogabe
Screenplay: Kuniaki Yamashita
Storyboard: Eiji Sui
Music: Suguru Suzuki
Original story: Sachi Oshimizu (Enix "Shonen Gun Gun")
Character Design: Toshiko Sasaki
Animation Director: Toshiko Sasaki
Sound Director: Shigeru Chiba
Director of Photography: Takashi Yasutsubata
Executive producer:
Megumi Sugiyama
Naotake Kobayashi
Producer:
Michiyo Hayashi
Tomoyuki Igarashi

Animation:
Akira Watabe
Hideki Matsuoka
Hirohide Shikishima
Hiroko Kiyota
Hiroshi Kubo
Hitoshi Yoshida
Kaori Ishimoto
Miyuki Inoue
Motoki Yagi
Tadashi Otohata
Takashi Kobayashi
Toshiko Sasaki
Yukio Okano
Animation Check: Hiromitsu Kawasaki
Art Model: Akihiro Hirasawa
Background Art:
Chieko Nesaki
Jun Okabe
Kiyoshi Tsuchiya
Masaru Ohta
Masaru Satō
Shunichirō Yoshihara
Sohei Koizumi
Takuji Anai
Tatsuro Iseri
Tomonori Katō
Yasunori Kondō
Yoshio Kajiwara
Yoshiyuki Koido
Co-Producer:
Akira Nishikuni (Access Zone)
Kazumasa Fujiie (Media Plus)
Color:
Kazumi Masuko
Miyuki Abe
Tomoe Tada
Color Model: Sanae Kimura
Computer Processing: Hiroshi Kubo
Dramatization: Eiji Sui
Editing:
Kazuhiko Seki
Yōko Kobayashi (J Film)
Ending Animation: Akira Watabe
Final Line:
Da Sudo
Kaori Nakamura
Kazuko Ueda
Keiko Motoya
Masako Nakamura
Tomoharu Doi
Tomokazu Suzuki
Line Producer: Hiroshi Honda
Music Director: Minami Kishimoto
Opening Animation:
Hideaki Shimada
Inuko Kisaragi
Tateru Namikaze
Tatsufumi Tomakawa
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Photography:
Atsuo Tsukioka
Shinichi Sasano
Photography Cooperation: Hideki Imaizami
Planning:
Hiroshi Ishikawa
Tomiyo Hiruta
Planning Cooperation:
Toru Maki
Yoshihiro Hosaka
Yoshihiro Iida
Production Assistant: Satoshi Nakagawa
Production Design: Hiroshi Katō
Production manager: Takehito Yasuhara
Production producer: Kengo Kimura
Publicity:
Kazunari Matsumoto
Toshiyuki Kuroiwa
Recording: Tetsuya Satake
Recording Arrangement: Shōji Hata
Sound Effects: Daisuke Jinbo
Sound Producer: Tōru Nakano
Sound Production Manager: Yuko Ueda
Special Effects: Rika Sugawara
Theme Song Arrangement:
Hiroyuki Matsugashita (OP)
Zaki (ED)
Theme Song Composition:
Hiroyuki Matsugashita (OP)
Zaki (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Natsumi Tadano (ED)
Yūji Bessho (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Bluem of Youth (OP)
Fumie Kusachi (ED)
Hiro Yūki as Signal
Rica Matsumoto as Nobuhiko Otoi

Akio Ōtsuka as Shinnosuke Otoi
Ikue Ōtani as Mini Signal
Yuri Amano as Chris
Yuri Shiratori as Erara

Fumie Kusachi as No. 3
Ikuo Nishikawa as Hoshimaru Umenokoji
Issei Futamata as Masanobu Otoi
Kujira as B Suke
Kumiko Nishihara as Minoru Otoi
Masami Toyoshima as Flag
Masaya Onosaka as A Suke
Takehito Koyasu as Pulse
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Officer Maki
Japanese companies
Backgrounds: Bihou, Inc.
Casting Cooperation: 81 Produce
Coloring: Kanchin Pro
Editing Studio: Mita Studio
Final Line:
Anime R
Daizou Pro
Studio Angle
Tokyo Animation Center
Laboratory: Imagica
Photographers: Azuhata Production
Photography Cooperation:
J.C. Staff
Studio Cavern
Planning Cooperation: Enix
Production:
Sony Music Entertainment
TV Tokyo
Production Cooperation: Tokyo Kids
Recording Studio: Tokyo Television Center
Sound Production: HALF H·P STUDIO
English cast
English staff
Director: Michael Sinterniklaas
Translation: Takashi Sakuda
Executive producer: John Sirabella

Adaptation: Michael Sinterniklaas
Assistant: Alexa Zimmerman
Editing: Scott Marchfeld
Graphic Design: Merideth Mulroney
Mixing:
Chris Bertolotti
Michael Sinterniklaas
Production Supervision: Sean Molyneaux
David Thund as Signal

Abigale Gampell as Arano
Caroline Bose as Mom
Doug Bost as Dad/Massanobu
Jeff Ward as
Suke A
Suke B
John Avner as Ume
Kevin T. Collins as Pulse
Lisa Ortiz as Kris Sign
Michael Tremain as Maki
Michelle Medlin as Mini/Flag
Michelle Newman as Nobu
Mike Pollock as Professor Otoi
Rachael Lillis as
Erala
Number 3
English companies
Distributor: MVM (UK)
Dubbing Studio: NYAV Post
Licensed by: Media Blasters
Tagalog staff
Tagalog companies
(none)
Broadcaster: GMA Network (December 25, 2001)
Tagalog cast
(none)

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