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Kaina of the Great Snow Sea (TV)

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Alternative title:
Ōyukiumi no Kaina (Japanese)
大雪海のカイナ (Japanese)
Plot Summary: In a world where land is being swallowed by the encroaching Great Snow Sea, humanity ekes out a harsh life above the Tenmaku that stretches from the roots to the tops of giant Orbital Trees. The story centers around Kaina, a boy who lives above the Tenmaku, and Liliha, the princess of the small country Atland in the Great Snow Sea.
User Ratings: 255 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 22 votes (sub:20, dub:1, raw:1)
 Excellent: 49 votes (sub:44, dub:3, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 65 votes (sub:61, dub:3, others:1
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Good: 45 votes (sub:43, dub:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Decent: 42 votes (sub:41, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 16 votes (sub:15, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 8 votes (sub:7, dub:1)
 Weak: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Bad: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 348 users, rank: #2776 (of 10067)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.369 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.7505, rank: #2405 (of 10250)
Weighted mean: 7.319 (Good+), rank: #2413 (of 10250) (seen all: 7.64 / seen some: 6.37 / won't finish: 4.38)
Bayesian estimate: 7.326 (Good+), rank: #2128 (of 7729)
Episode titles: We have 11
Vintage: 2023-01-11
Opening Theme:
"Telepath" by yorushika
Ending Theme:
"Juvenile" by GReeeeN
Official website:
『大雪海のカイナ』Official Site (Japanese)
Reviews:
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea ‒ Episode 11 (Mar 25, 2023)
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea ‒ Episode 10 (Mar 19, 2023)
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea ‒ Episode 9 (Mar 11, 2023)
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea ‒ Episode 8 (Mar 4, 2023)
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea ‒ Episodes 6-7 (Feb 24, 2023)
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea ‒ Episode 5 (Feb 10, 2023)
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea ‒ Episode 4 (Feb 3, 2023)
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea ‒ Episodes 1-3 (Jan 27, 2023)
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea (Jan 27, 2023)
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Convention report:
Crunchyroll Expo 2022 - Kaina of the Great Snow Sea premiere (Aug 7, 2022)
Interview:
Inside Polygon Pictures with Kaina of the Great Snow Sea Executive Producer Hideki Moriya (Jan 30, 2023)
Other article:
The Winter 2023 Anime Preview Guide - Kaina of the Great Snow Sea (Jan 11, 2023)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hiroaki Ando
Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai
Script:
Sadayuki Murai
Tetsuya Yamada
Music:
Kohta Yamamoto
Misaki Umase
Original creator: Tsutomu Nihei
Art Director: Kimiko Kubo
Animation Character Design:
Kyōko Kotani
Ryohei Fukushi
Sound Director: Masanori Tsuchiya

3DBG Matte Paint Supervisor: Yoshikatsu Matsumoto
Animation Supervisor: Kazukatsu Izawa
CG Supervisor:
Masaki Taie
Takuma Ishibashi
Chief Layout Supervisor: Kazukatsu Izawa
Color design: Hironori Nochi
Main Theme Composition: Hiroyuki Sawano
Production Design:
Kazuma Teshigahara
Naoya Tanaka
Publicity: Chris Han
Theme Song Arrangement:
JIN (ED)
n-buna (OP)
Theme Song Composition:
GReeeeN (ED)
n-buna (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics:
GReeeeN (ED)
n-buna (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
GReeeeN (ED)
yorushika (OP)
Visual Concept Design: Mitsunori Kataama
Rie Takahashi as Liliha
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Kaina

Ayumu Murase as Yaona
Katsuyuki Konishi as Olinoga
Kenyū Horiuchi as Halesola
Maaya Sakamoto as Amelothée
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Handagil
Tomokazu Sugita as Ngapoge

Anna Nagase as Boy in Band of Thieves (eps 7-8)
Ayasa Goto as Yuim (eps 8, 11)
Hinata Tadokoro as
Atlandian Soldier (ep 1)
Valghian Soldier (ep 3)
Junpei Baba as Atholl (ep 1)
Kenta Miyake as Jarge (ep 1)
Kentarō Kumagai as
Atlandian Soldier (eps 1, 3)
Noze (eps 7-11)
Valghian Soldier (eps 4-5)
Kento Shiraishi as
Atlandian Soldier (eps 5, 9-11)
Valghian Soldier (eps 7-8)
Kōichi Sakaguchi as Old Man M (eps 1-2, 11)
Reiko Suzuki as Old Woman L (eps 1-2, 11)
Reiō Tsuchida as
Atlandian Soldier (ep 1)
Denigo (eps 3-4)
Valghian Dockworker (eps 7, 9)
Valghian Soldier (eps 6, 8, 10-11)
Ryōsuke Higa as
Atlandian Soldier (eps 3-4, 8)
Valghian Soldier (6 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 9-11
)
Sara Matsumoto as Boy in Band of Thieves (eps 7-9, 11)
Sayaka Ōhara as Mulnota (eps 4-6, 8-11)
Shigeru Chiba as Signkeeper (eps 1-2, 11)
Shinichirō Kamio as Tranada (ep 1)
Shunsuke Takeuchi as
Prince of Aquoile (ep 6)
Valghian Dockworker (ep 9)
Sōshirō Hori as Valghian Soldier (ep 1)
Sumire Morohoshi as Chiru (eps 7-11)
Takuma Suzuki as Old Man with Gout (eps 1-2, 11)
Takuya Makimura as
Atlandian Soldier (eps 8-11)
Valghian Dockworker (ep 7)
Valghian Soldier (eps 1, 4-6)
Tooru Arizumi as Atlandian Soldier (eps 9-11)
Uko Tachibana as Old Woman M (eps 1-2, 11)
Yū Wakabayashi as Valghian Soldier (eps 1, 4)
Yū Wakui as Süro (5 episodes
eps 4-5, 8, 10-11
)
Yūki Tamai as Valghian Soldier (ep 4)
Yurina Amami as Boy in Band of Thieves (eps 7-9, 11)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Polygon Pictures
Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network (+Ultra)
English staff
English companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll
English cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Subtitle Translation: Rocío Gutiérrez (Crunchyroll; Spain eps 2-11)
(none)
Spanish companies
(none)

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