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Neighborhood Story (TV)

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Alternative title:
Curiosando nei cortili del cuore (Italian)
Gokinjo Monogatari (Japanese)
ご近所物語 (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: The protagonist, Kouda Mikako, is a student of "Yaza Gaku". Specialising in fashion design, Mikako dreams of becoming a fashion designer with her own brand. Living next to her is her childhood friend, Yamaguchi Tsutomu. Even though they have been close since young, they share a platonic friendship. However, Tsutomu has been gaining popularity after he was recruited as the vocalist for a band and somehow, Mikako begins to see him in a different light. This is a story about how youths cope with dreams, love and friendship.
User Ratings: 78 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 8 votes (sub:8)
 Excellent: 7 votes (sub:5, raw:2)
 Very good: 17 votes (sub:17)
 Good: 30 votes (sub:28, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 5 votes (sub:4, raw:1)
 So-so: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Not really good: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Weak: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1
1 Italian edited dub
)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 231 users, rank: #3510 (of 9535)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.180 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.8169, rank: #2962 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 7.188 (Good+), rank: #2771 (of 9642) (seen all: 7.68 / seen some: 6.97 / won't finish: 5.87)
Bayesian estimate: 7.233 (Good+), rank: #2390 (of 7243)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 50
Episode titles: We have 50
Vintage: 1995-09-10 to 1996-09-01
Opening Theme:
"He.Ro.I.N" (ヒ・ロ・イ・ン) by Rumi Shishido
Ending Theme:
#1: "Don't You Know?!" by Rumi Shishido (eps 1-28)
#2: "NG!" by Rumi Shishido (eps 29-50)
Official website:
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 1
News: Show:
Fansubber update (Sep 2, 1998)
Other articles: Show:
Hey, Answerman! (Jan 25, 2008)
KUROSUFAIYAH! (Oct 29, 2003)
Answerman: Prize Package (Apr 9, 2001)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Atsutoshi Umezawa
Director: Junji Shimizu
Series Composition: Aya Matsui
Script:
Aya Matsui (12 episodes
eps 1-2, 6-8, 15, 19-20, 33, 38, 45, 49
)

Genki Yoshimura (14 episodes
eps 5, 11, 13, 16, 21-23, 25, 31-32, 36-37, 43, 50
)

Yumi Kageyama (24 episodes
eps 3-4, 9-10, 12, 14, 17-18, 24, 26-30, 34-35, 39-42, 44, 46-48
)

Episode Director:
Akinori Yabe (9 episodes
eps 4, 11, 17, 23, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
)

Atsutoshi Umezawa (9 episodes
eps 1, 8, 16, 22, 28, 33, 39, 44, 49
)

Hiroshi Shidara (eps 10, 24, 38)
Ryo Tachiba (8 episodes
eps 6, 12, 19, 25, 31, 36, 42, 47
)

Tōru Yamada (5 episodes
eps 2, 7, 14, 20, 27
)

Yasuo Yamayoshi (8 episodes
eps 5, 13, 18, 26, 32, 37, 43, 48
)

Yoshihiro Oka (8 episodes
eps 3, 9, 15, 21, 29, 34, 41, 46
)

Original creator: Ai Yazawa
Character Design: Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Art Director: Shinzō Yuki
Animation Director:
Chūji Nakajima (8 episodes
eps 5, 11, 18, 23, 29, 34, 40, 45
)

Hiroyuki Kawano (8 episodes
eps 3, 9, 16, 22, 28, 35, 41, 50
)

Mitsuru Aoyama (9 episodes
eps 2, 8, 15, 20, 26, 32, 38, 43, 48
)

Takahiro Kagami (eps 14, 21, 27)
Tomoko Ito (8 episodes
eps 6, 12, 19, 25, 31, 36, 42, 47
)

Toshie Kawamura (8 episodes
eps 4, 10, 17, 24, 30, 37, 44, 49
)

Yoshihiko Umakoshi (OP, ED 1; 6 episodes
eps 1, 7, 13, 33, 39, 46
)

Producer:
Kanako Arai (Asatsu)
Masayuki Kameda (ABC)
Munehisa Higuchi (Toei)

Art Advancement: Haruo Tamura
Assistant Director:
Kōji Tanaka
Takao Iwai
Color design: Kunio Tsujita
Costume Design: Toshie Kawamura
Editing: Masaaki Hanai
Key Animation:
Akihiro Tsuda
Hideki Nagashima
Hiroyuki Kawano
Takahiro Fujii
Yoshihiko Umakoshi (ED 2; 4 episodes
eps 13, 33, 39, 46
)

Production Advancement: Yoshiaki Yanagi
Production manager: Atsunori Kazama
Recording: Yoshio Ito
Sound Effects: Takahisa Ishino
Special Effects: Masayuki Nakajima
Theme Song Arrangement:
Mitsuhiro Tada (OP,ED)
Norimasa Yamanaka (ED2)
Tsuhiro Tadami (OP, ED1)
Theme Song Composition:
Miki Matsubara (OP & ED1)
Norimasa Yamanaka (ED2)
Theme Song Performance: Rumi Shishido (OP, ED)
Kappei Yamaguchi as Tsutomu Yamaguchi
Rumi Shishido as Mikako Kouda

Wakana Yamazaki as Pii-chan
Yōko Kawanami as Ruriko Koda

Atsushi Kisaichi as Boy (ep 12)
Ayako Ono as
Classmate (ep 23)
Female Store Manager (ep 13)
Friend (ep 21)
Girl (ep 11)
S Female Student (ep 2)
Chie Satō as Maid (ep 16)
Chiyoko Kawashima as Kindergarten Teacher (ep 9)
Chizu Yonemoto as Shintarou Nakasu
Hideyuki Tanaka as Hiroaki
Isshin Chiba as Store Manager (ep 13)
Jun-ichi Kanemaru as Shuuji (eps 16, 24, 27)
Junko Hagimori as Mr. Hamada
Junko Noda as
Boy (ep 19)
Female Customer (ep 8)
Female student (eps 1, 4-5)
Girl (eps 20, 29)
Kae Araki as Shizuka Hara (ep 8)
Katsuji Mori as Jin (ep 26)
Kazumi Tanaka as Old Man (ep 8)
Kazuya Nakai as
Boy (ep 11)
Schoolboy (eps 6, 10)
Kumiko Watanabe as Master (eps 19-20)
Kyousei Tsukui as Jiro Nishino
Machiko Toyoshima as
Female Shopkeeper (ep 20)
Female student (eps 1, 4, 24)
Friend (ep 21)
Girl (eps 11, 16, 29)
Nami Nakamura (ep 2)
Yukari's Mother (ep 14)
Makiko Mizogami as Female Customer (ep 8)
Miho Aoyama as
accessory shop owner (ep 7)
Classmate (ep 23)
female student (ep 12)
young mother (ep 8)
Naoko Watanabe as Green (ep 30)
Natsumi Yanase as Female Student (ep 12)
Nobuhiko Kazama as Physical Education Teacher (ep 10)
Noriko Uemura as Principal Yazawa (ep 10)
Shiho Niiyama as Risa Kanzaki
Shinichi Yamada as Station Announcement (ep 2)
Takeo Yoshida as Boy (ep 11)
Takeshi Aono as
Hotel Owner (ep 26)
Noriji Sunami
Tamie Minami as
Female Customer (ep 8)
Female Student (6 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 12, 14, 24
)

Friend (ep 21)
Girl (eps 11, 20, 29)
Schoolgirl (ep 10)
Tomohisa Asō as Tsutomu's Father (eps 1, 15, 25)
Tomoko Naka as Tsutomu's Mother (eps 1-3, 15, 25)
Toshihiko Nakajima as
Physical Education Teacher (ep 21)
Teacher (ep 6)
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Yuusuke Tashiro
Wakana Yamazaki as Mai Ohta
Wataru Takagi as Akira (ep 30)
Yasunori Masutani as
Hige-man (ep 19)
Schoolboy (ep 6)
Yoshiyuki Kouno as
Boy (ep 1)
Driver (ep 23)
Tommy (eps 13, 25)
Yūko Minaguchi as Ayumi Oikawa (eps 22-23)
Yūko Mita as Bookmark (ep 26)
Yuko Nagashima as
Chika (ep 12)
Ishida (ep 6)
Yumi Touma as
Kuro (ep 13)
Mariko Nakasu
Yuri Amano as Yukari (ep 14)
Yuri Shiratori as Yuka (ep 16)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Toei Animation
Collaboration: Seiji Production
Paint: Peacock
Photography: Eei-Toei
Recording Studio: Toei Audio Visual Art Center
Video Editing: Tokyo Video Laboratory
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Dania Cericola

Synchronization: Ignazio Giardina
Theme Song Composition: Franco Fasano
Theme Song Lyrics: Alessandra Valeri Manera
Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena
Transcription: Tiziano Pellegris
Cinzia Massironi as Madre di T.J.
Dania Cericola as Heather Jasper
Davide Garbolino as Samuel
Diego Sabre as Stewart Templeton
Elisabetta Spinelli as Melissa Jasper
Emanuela Pacotto as Annika
Federica Valenti as Patty
Francesco Orlando as Carl (child)
Lara Parmiani as Melany
Luca Bottale as Sonny
Orlando Mezzabotta as Padre di T.J.
Patrizia Scianca as Janet
Patrizio Prata as T.J.
Pietro Ubaldi as Norigi
Pino Pirovano as Matt
Simone D'Andrea as Jimmy
Vittorio Bestoso as Carl (adult)
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Italia 1 (from August 1998)
Italia Teen Television
Distributor:
DENEB Film 
Medusa Film (VHS)
Dubbing: DENEB Film
Translation: CITI

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