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Xabungle (TV)

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© SOTSU・SUNRISE

Alternative title:
Blue Gale Xabungle
Sentō Mecha Xabungle (Japanese)
戦闘メカ ザブングル (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Significant
User Ratings: 41 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Excellent: 9 votes (sub:9)
 Very good: 12 votes (sub:12)
 Good: 7 votes (sub:7)
 Decent: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 So-so: -
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 90 users, rank: #5619 (of 10052)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.610 (Very good−), std. dev.: 2.2402, rank: #1538 (of 10227)
Weighted mean: 7.619 (Very good−), rank: #1375 (of 10227) (seen all: 8.04 / seen some: 7.59 / won't finish: 0.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.584 (Very good−), rank: #1158 (of 7683)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 50
Episode titles: We have 50
Vintage: 1982-02-06 to 1983-01-29
Opening Theme:
"Shippu Xabungle" by Akira Kushida
Ending Theme:
"Kawaita Daichi" by Akira Kushida
Insert song:
"HEY YOU" by MIO
"Wasuregusa" (わすれ草) by MIO
Trivia: We have 1
News: Show:
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 16-22 (Dec 18, 2018)
Maiden Japan Licenses Maria Watches Over Us, Hataraki Man, Basquash!, Yumeiro Pâtissière, Votoms, Ideon, Xabungle, Human Crossing Anime (Jul 5, 2018)
Crunchyroll Streams 'You don't know GUNMA yet.' Anime (Apr 7, 2018)
'You don't know GUNMA yet.' Anime Reveals Cast, More of Staff, April 2 Debut, Teaser Promo (Mar 2, 2018)
'You don't know GUNMA yet.' Manga Gets TV Anime in April (Feb 4, 2018)
HIDIVE Streams 1982 Mecha Anime Xabungle (Aug 10, 2017)
1st Kingrun Anime Songs Kōhaku TV Event Announced (Nov 16, 2009)
27-Year-Old Canadian Wins Animax's Singing Contest (Sep 22, 2008)
Sunrise Music Videos, Themes Added to iTunes Japan (Jul 10, 2007)
Press Releases:
Combat Mecha Xabungle Blu-ray Box Part 2 to Release on July 27, 2022 (May 26, 2022)
Section23 Films Announces December Slate (Aug 29, 2018)
Xabungle to Stream Exclusively on HIDIVE (Aug 10, 2017)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Xabungle - 50 Episode Series + Movie (Sub.Blu-ray) 2018-12-18 (from $399.00)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Script:
Fuyunori Gobu (9 episodes
eps 1, 4, 10, 14, 18, 26, 31, 36, 43
)
Sōji Yoshikawa (11 episodes
eps 7, 13, 17, 21, 23, 28, 32, 37, 42, 45, 48
)
Tsunehisa Itō (15 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 12, 15, 20, 24, 27, 30, 34, 38, 41, 46, 49-50
)
Yoshihisa Araki (15 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 11, 16, 19, 22, 25, 29, 33, 35, 39-40, 44, 47
)
Storyboard:
Iku Suzuki (7 episodes
eps 11, 18, 24, 31, 38, 43, 48
)
Kazuhito Kikuchi (7 episodes
eps 3, 7, 12, 26, 36, 46, 50
)
Kazuo Yamazaki (ep 10)
Minoru Yokitani (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 14, 21
)
Mitsuko Kase (eps 6, 42)
Motosuke Takahashi (ep 15)
Nobuo Ōnuki (ep 23)
Norio Kashima (eps 5, 19)
Osamu Sekita (eps 20, 45)
Ryō Yasumura (ep 9)
Toshifumi Takizawa (6 episodes
eps 8, 16, 30, 34, 39, 44
)
Yasuhiro Imagawa (4 episodes
eps 28, 35, 40, 47
)
Episode Director:
Iku Suzuki (9 episodes
eps 14, 18, 22, 25, 29, 33, 38, 43, 48
)
Kazuhito Kikuchi (11 episodes
eps 3, 7, 12, 16, 21, 26, 30, 36, 41, 46, 50
)
Mitsuko Kase (11 episodes
eps 4, 8, 11, 15, 19, 23, 28, 32, 37, 42, 47
)
Norio Kashima (eps 1, 5, 9)
Osamu Sekita (11 episodes
eps 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49
)
Ryōji Fujiwara (eps 2, 6)
Toshifumi Takizawa (eps 34, 39, 44)
Music: Kōji Makaino
Original creator:
Hajime Yatate
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Character Design: Tomonori Kogawa
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda
Animation Director:
Akihiro Kanayama (10 episodes
eps 3, 7, 12, 17, 22, 28, 34, 39, 46, 49
)
Akira Shinoda (8 episodes
eps 10, 15, 20, 25, 31, 37, 43, 47
)
Eiichi Endō (ep 41)
Kisaraka Yamada (8 episodes
eps 4, 8, 13, 18, 23, 29, 36, 42
)
Nobuyoshi Sasakado (11 episodes
eps 2, 6, 9, 14, 19, 24, 30, 35, 40, 44, 48
)
Saburō Sakamoto (8 episodes
eps 11, 16, 21, 26, 32, 38, 45, 50
)
Tomonori Kogawa (eps 1, 27, 33)
Mechanical design: Kunio Ōkawara
Director of Photography: Akio Saitō
Producer:
Hironori Nakagawa (Nippon Sunrise)
Toru Moriyama (Nagoya TV)

Background Art:
Hitoshi Nagao (4 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14
)
Kaori Yamazaki (13 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27-33 odd, 39, 43, 47
)
Reiko Yamashita (12 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 35, 37, 41, 45, 49
)
Toshihide Kawana (21 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16-50 even
)
Yoichi Yajima (4 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14
)
Color Coordination:
Kinuyo Nozaki (4 episodes
eps 10, 16, 20, 24
)
Mieko Yoshii (6 episodes
eps 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48
)
Norimichi Yoshino (eps 1-49 odd)
Design Manager: Toshifumi Kawase
Editing:
Kazuo Inoue
Yumiko Fuse
In-Between Animation: Hiroyuki Kitakubo (uncredited)
In-Between Check:
Eiichi Endō (eps 27, 33)
Toshimitsu Kobayashi (47 episodes
eps 1-26, 28-32, 34-40, 42-50
)
Key Animation:
Akihiro Kanayama (eps 7, 12, 17)
Akira Shinoda (eps 5, 10, 20)
Eiichi Endō (4 episodes
eps 1, 27, 33, 41
)
Hideaki Sakamoto (4 episodes
eps 1, 27, 33, 41
)
Hiroyoshi Ohkawa (5 episodes
eps 25, 29, 37, 43, 46
)
Hiroyuki Kitakubo (uncredited)
Ichirō Itano (eps 8, 12, 17)
Jōji Ōshima (9 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 17, 23, 31, 37, 45, 50
)
Kazuhiro Furuhashi (ep 49)
Kazuhiro Ochi (ep 16)
Makoto Nakamura (7 episodes
eps 10, 15, 22, 29, 37, 43, 49
)
Masanori Fujioka (4 episodes
eps 11, 25, 31, 38
)
Masanori Yamada (6 episodes
eps 13, 23, 29, 36, 42, 47
)
Masayuki Yagi (eps 27, 33, 41)
Michio Satō (9 episodes
eps 3, 5, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 42, 49
)
Misa Kuwabara (4 episodes
eps 28, 34, 39, 46
)
Nobuyoshi Sasakado (11 episodes
eps 2, 6, 9, 14, 19, 24, 30, 35, 40, 44, 48
)
Saburō Sakamoto (6 episodes
eps 11, 21, 32, 38, 45, 50
)
Seiji Muta (ep 39)
Tadashi Yahata (6 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 20, 26, 34
)
Takuya Wada (9 episodes
eps 8, 12, 18, 23, 29, 34, 37, 42, 47
)
Tomonori Kogawa (ep 41)
Toshiyuki Kubooka
Toyomi Sugiyama (ep 46)
Yasuyoshi Geki (10 episodes
eps 3, 8, 11, 15, 20, 25, 32, 38, 43, 47
)
Yorihisa Uchida (4 episodes
eps 8, 12, 16, 22
)
Yoshiharu Fukushima (7 episodes
eps 13, 17, 22, 26, 36, 47, 50
)
Yoshihisa Sakurai (8 episodes
eps 5, 7, 12, 17, 22, 28, 34, 42
)
Yūji Moriyama (4 episodes
eps 8, 13, 18, 22
)
Mechanical Design Cooperation: Yutaka Izubuchi
Production Advancement:
Kazutoshi Nakagawa (10 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 20, 25, 30, 36, 41, 46
)
Kunihisa Sugishima (8 episodes
eps 14, 19, 24, 29, 34, 39, 44, 49
)
Tsuneo Tominaga (10 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 18, 23, 28, 33, 38, 43, 48
)
Production Desk: Kenji Uchida
Recording Adjustment: Akiyoshi Yoda
Recording Director: Sadayoshi Fujino
Sound Effects: Michihiro Itō
Special Effects: Yutaka Hoshiba
Theme Song Composition: Kōji Makaino
Theme Song Lyrics: Rin Iogi
Theme Song Performance:
Akira Kushida
MIO ("Hey You")
Shinya Ōtaki as Jiron Amos

Hiroko Nōmura as Maria Maria (eps 9-50)
Mari Yokoo as Elchi Cargo
Saeko Shimazu as Rag
TARAKO as Chil
Toshio Furukawa as Bulme

Akira Murayama as El Condor (eps 18-19)
Asami Mukaidono as Toron Milan
Banjō Ginga as
Fatman Big
Narrator
Timp
Chiyoko Kawashima as Muna Tutt (eps 16-17)
Daisuke Gōri as Factory Manager (ep 11)
Hideki Fukushi as Guardman (ep 14)
Hidetoshi Nakamura as Katakam Zushin
Hiroya Ishimaru as Akon Akag (eps 20-21)
Hozumi Ōsaka as Matsumi Kram
Issei Futamata as
Garlo (eps 10, 12-13)
Horla
Kaneto Shiozawa as Arthur Rank
Katsuji Mori as Biel
Kayo Aoyama as Doctor Manet
Kazue Komiya as Greta Karas
Kazuo Hayashi as Genna Hallam (eps 16-17)
Kazuo Oka as Kotsett Memuma (1st)
Keisuke Yamashita as Daiku
Kenichi Ogata as Kashim King
Kiyoko Shibata as Gavlet Gablae (eps 7-10)
Kōji Totani as Viram Key
Masaharu Satō as
Crew (ep 13)
Dowas
Driver (ep 19)
Haiya (ep 24)
Hotor (ep 7)
Medick
Owner (ep 22)
Zem (ep 21)
Masaru Ikeda as Bigman
Masato Tachizawa as Kaldas Bruhn (2nd)
Mika Doi as Gautz (ep 40)
Minoru Inaba as Kaldas Bruhn (1st; ep 22)
Naoki Tatsuta as Sandora (2nd)
Nobuyuki Satō as Dersu (ep 4)
Rihoko Yoshida as Karone (eps 35-37)
Satomi Majima as Birin Nada
Shigeko Ishii as Lovely Rose
Shigeru Chiba as Piran (ep 9)
Shingo Hiromori as Kotsett Memuma
Shōzō Iizuka as Gurokki
Sumi Shimamoto as Maria Maria (ep 9)
Tomomichi Nishimura as
Galonne Gai (eps 8-9)
Geraba Geraba
Toshiya Ueda as Karas Karas
Toyoji Saitō as Sandora (1st)
Yasuo Muramatsu as Carrying Cargo
Yūsaku Yara as Gully Karas (ep 23)
Japanese companies
Backgrounds:
Studio Take One (eps 2-50 even)
Studio Uni (eps 1-49 odd)
Broadcaster: Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Film Developing: Tokyo Laboratory
Finish Animation:
Just (17 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10-26 even, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50
)
Studio DEEN (eps 1-49 odd)
Studio Hibari (8 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 28, 36, 40, 44, 48
)
Studio Kuma (24 episodes
eps 2-10 even, 14-50 even
)
In-Between Animation:
Bebow (ep 1)
SID (5 episodes
eps 24, 31, 38, 45, 50
)
Studio Cockpit (7 episodes
eps 11, 16, 22, 29, 36, 43, 48
)
Studio Dove (eps 38, 45, 50)
Studio Dub
In-between Check: Bebow
Key Animation:
Anime Torotoro (6 episodes
eps 21, 26, 32, 39, 45, 50
)
Artland (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 12, 16
)
Kaname Production (eps 7, 13)
Neo Media (ep 4)
Studio Giants (ep 18)
Music Production: King Records
Photography: Asahi Production
Production:
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Sotsu Co., Ltd.
Sunrise
Recording: Central Recording
English staff
English cast
(none)
English companies
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE (US & Canada)
Licensed by: Maiden Japan

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