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Planetes (TV)

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©2003 Makoto Yukimura • Kodansha/SUNRISE • BV • NEP


Alternative title:
ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ
Странники (Russian)
プラネテス (Japanese)
플라네테스 (Korean)
Themes: love, space
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: In the year 2075, mankind has reached a point where journeying between Earth, the moon and the space stations is part of daily life. However, the progression of technology in space has also resulted in the problem of the space debris, which can cause excessive and even catastrophic damage to spacecrafts and equipment. This is the story of Technora's Debris Collecting section, its EVA worker, Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino, and the newcomer to the group, Ai Tanabe.
User Ratings: 2458 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 630 votes (sub:482, dub:107, raw:7, ?:3, others:31
13 Spanish subtitled
4 Spanish dubbed
4 German dubbed
3 Russian subtitled
3 Italian dubbed
2 French subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 German subtitled
)
 Excellent: 886 votes (sub:678, dub:166, ?:7, raw:6, edit.dub:2, others:27
8 Russian subtitled
7 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Korean subtitled
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
1 Arabic subtitled
)
 Very good: 520 votes (sub:395, dub:103, raw:4, others:18
4 German dubbed
4 Russian subtitled
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
1 Korean subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Dutch subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Good: 256 votes (sub:199, dub:51, raw:2, ?:1, others:3
1 Russian subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 70 votes (sub:51, dub:14, ?:1, raw:1, others:3
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 So-so: 46 votes (sub:40, dub:4, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 17 votes (sub:12, dub:4, others:1
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Weak: 21 votes (sub:16, dub:4, raw:1)
 Bad: 4 votes (sub:3, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Awful: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 4 votes (sub:4)
Seen in part or in whole by 3770 users, rank: #258 (of 9535)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.551 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 1.4265, rank: #155 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 8.476 (Very good+), rank: #164 (of 9642) (seen all: 8.64 / seen some: 7.11 / won't finish: 4.52)
Bayesian estimate: 8.470 (Very good+), rank: #69 (of 7243)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage:
2003-10-04 to 2004-04-17
2006-01-22 (Ep 1-2, Italy - Future Film Festival)
2008 (USA, ImaginAsian TV - The Block)
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"Dive in the Sky" by Mikio Sakai
Ending Theme:
#1: "Wonderful Life" by Mikio Sakai
#2: "PLANETES" by Hitomi (ep 26)
Insert song:
"A Secret Of The Moon" by Hitomi Kuroishi
Links: We have 3
Trivia: We have 7
Reviews:
Planetes DVD 6 (Apr 10, 2006)
Planetes DVD 2 (Sep 9, 2005)
Planetes DVD 1 (Jun 27, 2005)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Planetes - [Special Edition] (DVD 1) 2005-06-14 (from $16.49)
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    Planetes - [Special Edition] (DVD 3) 2005-10-11 (from $25.00)
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    Planetes (DVD 6) 2006-03-14 (from $2.99)
    Planetes - Complete Collection (DVD 1-6) 2006-11-28 (from $109.83)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Goro Taniguchi
Series Composition: Ichiro Okouchi
Script: Ichiro Okouchi
Storyboard:
Goro Taniguchi (4 episodes
eps 1, 4, 24, 26
)

Kazuya Murata (eps 13, 16, 21)
Kunihisa Sugishima (eps 5, 15)
Masaki Kitamura (eps 10, 20)
Megumi Yamamoto (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 18, 24
)

Shinsaku Sasaki (ep 9)
Tatsuya Igarashi (ep 25)
Tsukasa Sunaga (5 episodes
eps 12, 14, 17, 19, 22
)

Yoshimitsu Ohashi (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 11, 23
)

Yoshitomo Yonetani (ep 6)
Episode Director:
Akira Yoshimura (eps 12, 22)
Futoshi Nisu (asst; ep 5)
Goro Taniguchi (eps 1, 26)
Hiroshi Ishiodori (ep 5)
Kazuya Murata (4 episodes
eps 10, 13 (asst), 16, 21
)

Marie Goutokuji (asst; ep 5)
Masaki Kitamura (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 15, 20, 26
)

Masami Furukawa (ep 13)
Masato Miyoshi (asst; ep 13)
Megumi Yamamoto (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 18, 24
)

Shirou Yamao (asst; ep 5)
Tatsuya Igarashi (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 19, 25
)

Yoshimitsu Ohashi (5 episodes
eps 2, 7, 11, 17, 23
)

Original creator: Makoto Yukimura
Character Design: Yuriko Chiba
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda
Chief Animation Director:
Eiji Nakada (ep 10)
Seiichi Nakatani (7 episodes
eps 2, 4-5, 8(asst), 9-10, 13
)

Yuriko Chiba (15 episodes
eps 2-5, 9-10, 13, 15, 17-19, 22-25
)

Animation Director:
Eiji Nakada (ep 1-3 asst, 7, 16, 21, 26; 4 episodes
eps 7, 16, 21, 26
)

Hisashi Saito (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 15, 20, 25
)

Iwao Teraoka (ep 2)
Kenichi Takase (Nakamura Prod-ep10,17,20,22)
Kohei Yoneyama (Nakamura Prod-ep 8,14,19,24)
Masashi Kudo (6 episodes
eps 6, 7 asst, 11, 15, 20, 25
)

Seiichi Nakatani (5 episodes
eps 1, 3, 12, 18, 23
)

Shinji Takeuchi (eps 5, 13)
Shūji Sakamoto (eps 6, 11)
Takuro Shinbo (Nakamura Prod-ep10,17,20,22)
Tamotsu Ikeda (Nakamura Prod-ep 8,14,19, 24)
Yōichi Ueda (ep 18)
Yuriko Chiba (5 episodes
eps 1, 7, 16, 21, 26
)

Sound Director: Yasuo Uragami
Director of Photography: Souta Ooya
2nd Key Animation:
Eizo Kawada (ep 23)
Emi Yamashita (Nakamura Pro.; eps 3, 12)
Hidekazu Hamano (Nakamura Pro. -ep 3, 12)
Hideki Fukushima (ep 23)
Hitomi Ajima (Nakamura Production; eps 12, 14)
Hitomi Tsuruta (ep 23)
Katsuhisa Yamamoto (ep 21)
Kazuhiko Yabumoto (8 episodes
eps 9, 15-16, 18, 20-21, 23, 25
)

Kazuyo Tominaga (ep 23)
Makoto Shimojima (ep 23)
Masahiro Ando (Nakamura Production; eps 12, 14)
Masakazu Yamagishi (ep 9)
Masanori Watanabe (ep 16)
Raita Sunaga (Nakamura Production; eps 12, 14)
Raku Nishikimi (Nakamura Production; eps 12, 14)
Reiko Kudo (ep 21)
Rie Asakura (Nakamura Production; eps 12, 14)
Seiichi Nakatani (ep 25)
Shinya Fujita (Nakamura Pro.; ep 3)
Shou Matsui (ep 23)
Takenori Tsukuma (ep 16)
Takeshi Yoshioka (ep 21)
Tatsuya Shiraishi (eps 9, 18)
Tsukasa Sakurai (ep 15)
Yuko Hirasawa (ep 21)
Yūko Yamamoto (ep 16)
3D Work:
Hideo Shimizu (eps 1-26)
Kiichiro Inoue (eps 1-26)
Makoto Takakura (eps 2-26)
Animation Director Cooperation: Eiji Nakada (eps 1-3, 13)
Art Board: Yukiko Maruyama
Background Art:
Ayari Wake (GREEN; eps 4-22 even)
Azusa Kakoi (Atelier Musa-ep1-3,5-25odd,26)
Chigusa Yokoyama (GREEN; eps 6-24 even)
Eiko Shinozaki (Atelier Musa-ep1-3,5-25 odd,26)
Eri Nakamura (GREEN; ep 16)
Hiromi Kamiyama (GREEN; ep 16)
Kei Yamazaki (A Musa-ep1-25odd(+2,22,26,-21))
Kenji Kobayashi (GREEN; ep 4)
Manami Masuda (GREEN; eps 25-26)
Masaki Katō (Atelier Musa-ep1-3,5-25 odd,26)
Miki Oomori (Atelier Musa; eps 25-26)
Myong Chi Park (Atelier Musa -ep5-19even,22-26)
Nariyuki Ogi (GREEN; 13 episodes
eps 4-24 even, 25-26
)

Shūichi Ōkubo (Atelier Musa-ep1-3,5-25 odd,26)
Sumiyo Okamura (GREEN; 12 episodes
eps 6-24 even, 25-26
)

Yoichi Yajima (12 episodes
eps 5-23 odd, 24, 26
)

Yoshimi Mineda (Atelier Musa-ep1-3,5-25 odd,26)
Yukari Ooba (GREEN; 4 episodes
eps 6, 8, 12, 16
)

Yumi Komuro (Atelier Musa-ep1-3,5-25 odd,26)
Yumiko Kondou (GREEN; ep 20)
CG Effect:
Hiroshi Furuhashi (Sunrise D.I.D.; eps 1-26)
Makoto Takakura (Sunrise D.I.D.; ep 1)
Mitsumasa Shimizu (Sunrise D.I.D.; eps 19-21)
Natsuki Nishigai (Sunrise DID-ep1,9,11-13,19-21)
CGI Adviser: Masato Miyoshi
Color Check:
Akemi Nagao (ep 9)
Akiko Inoue (9 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 12, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26
)

Kazuko Kikuchi (eps 16, 20, 25)
Kei Kobayashi (9 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 11, 15, 18, 21, 23
)

Yuichi Kuboki (ep 1)
Color Coordination: Sayoko Yokoyama
Color setting:
Akemi Nagao (ep 9)
Akiko Inoue (9 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 12, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26
)

Kazuko Kikuchi (eps 16, 20, 25)
Kei Kobayashi (9 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 11, 15, 18, 21, 23
)

Miharu Sakai (eps 5, 13)
Sayoko Yokoyama (ep 1)
Conceptual Design: Shinya Ogura
Editing: Seiji Morita
In-Between Animation: Yoshiyuki Takayanagi (AD Cosmo; 9 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 11, 15, 18, 21, 23
)

In-Between Check:
Akihiro Yamamoto (7 episodes
eps 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 21, 23
)

Katsuhisa Yamamoto (3 episodes
eps 1, 3, 26asst
)

Keichi Watanabe (11 episodes
eps 6-7, 9-10, 12, 14, 16-17, 19-20, 22
)

Kenji Fukazawa (eps 2, 6)
Sachiyo Hiraide (eps 19, 24-26)
Susumu Matsunaga (7 episodes
eps 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 21, 23
)

Takahiro Nawa (1,3,6,7,9,10-16e,17-26(-18,23))
Takeshi Yoshioka (asst; ep 26)
Yoshiyuki Takayanagi (7 episodes
eps 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 21, 23
)

Key Animation:
Akiko Uchiyama (eps 21, 26)
Akira Matsunaga (Nakamura Prod.; 4 episodes
eps 8, 14, 19, 24
)

Asako Inayoshi (6 episodes
eps 4, 7, 11, 16, 21, 26
)

Asako Nishida (ep 23)
Atsuko Sasaki (ep 7)
Atsushi Hasebe (ep 18)
Chiyuki Tanaka (4 episodes
eps 1, 4, 12, 23
)

Daisuke Takemoto (Anime R; eps 3, 12, 18)
Eiji Nakada (OP; ep 11)
Eiko Saitō (OP; 7 episodes
eps 1, 7, 11-12, 16, 21, 26
)

Eizo Kawada (4 episodes
eps 9, 15, 25-26
)

Eri Sano (Anime R; eps 12, 18)
Fujio Inose (ep 4)
Hatsue Nakayama (7 episodes
eps 1, 3, 7, 16, 21, 23, 26
)

Hideaki Isa (ep 21)
Hideki Shibuya (eps 5, 13)
Hiraku Kaneko (ep 1)
Hiroaki Motoigi (ep 21)
Hiroshi Arisawa (6 episodes
eps 3, 12, 16, 20, 23, 26
)

Hiroshi Matsuda (ep 9)
Hiroyo Yamamoto (Studio Gimlet; eps 4, 15)
Hiroyuki Mori (Nakamura Prod.; 4 episodes
eps 8, 14, 19, 24
)

Hiroyuki Morita (eps 16, 21)
Hiroyuki Ōkaji (Studio Gimlet; eps 4, 9, 25)
Hisashi Saito (OP; 5 episodes
eps 1, 9, 15, 23, 26
)

Hitomi Takechi (Nakamura Prod.-ep8,11,14,19,24)
Hitomi Tsuruta (ep 20)
Isao Hayashi (Nakamura Production; ep 22)
Isshou Matsuyama (Nakamura Prod.-ep10,17,20,22)
Iwao Teraoka (AD Cosmo; eps 1, 11)
Kaichiro Terada (ep 4)
Kana Ishida (ep 12)
Katsuhisa Yamamoto (9 episodes
eps 1, 3, 7, 12-13, 16, 18, 23, 26
)

Katsuji Matsumoto (ep 13)
Katsutoshi Tsunoda (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 15, 20, 25
)

Kayoko Yabuki (8 episodes
eps 4, 7, 11, 13, 16, 17asst, 21, 26
)

Kazufumi Takano (ED; 7 episodes
eps 1, 3, 9, 16, 21, 23, 26
)

Kazuhiko Shibuya (ep 5)
Kazuhiko Yabumoto (eps 7, 11, 26)
Kazuhiro Sakakura (N.P.-ep8,10,14,17,19,20,22,24)
Kazuo Sakai (ep 25)
Kazuya Murata (ep 26)
Keita Hagio (Studio Gimlet; 4 episodes
eps 4, 9, 15, 25
)

Kenichi Takase (Nakamura Production; eps 8, 26)
Kenichi Yoshida (ED; eps 1, 7, 26)
Kenji Fukazawa (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6, 11)
Kenji Ishida (Studio Wanpac; eps 3, 12)
Kiyoaki Maeda (4 episodes
eps 4, 9, 15, 25
)

Kōichi Motomura (eps 4, 16, 23)
Kōichi Shimoda (6 episodes
eps 1, 7, 11, 18, 23, 26
)

Kōichi Takai (ep 15)
Kunihiko Kimura (Studio Gimlet; eps 4, 9)
Machi Ichihara (Studio Gimlet; eps 15, 25)
Makiko Fujiwara (Nakamura Production; ep 22)
Makoto Kohara (ep 4)
Makoto Oda (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6, 11)
Makoto Shimojima (ep 20)
Makoto Yamada (eps 12, 18)
Manabu Imura (Nakamura P-ep 8,10,14,19,22,24)
Masahiko Itojima (9 episodes
eps 1, 3, 9, 13, 16, 20-21, 23, 26
)

Masahiro Awao (OP)
Masakazu Ishikawa (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 15, 20, 25
)

Masakazu Kawazoe (eps 9, 15, 25)
Masakazu Saitō (eps 11, 18, 23)
Masakazu Yamagishi (eps 15, 20, 25)
Masakazu Yamazaki (Studio Wanpac; eps 3, 12)
Masami Nagata (ep 1)
Masanori Watanabe (ep 11)
Masashi Kudo (6 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 15, 20, 26
)

Masashi Okumura (ep 16)
Masumi Hoshino (Nakamura Prod.; 4 episodes
eps 8, 14, 19, 24
)

Misao Abe (ep 18)
Namiko Ebihara (Nakamura Prod -ep 10,17, 20,22)
Nobuo Horii (7 episodes
eps 1, 3, 7, 12, 16, 20, 26
)

Reiko Kudo (4 episodes
eps 4, 9, 15, 25
)

Rie Fujiwara (Studio Mu; eps 12, 18)
Rie Kawaguchi (eps 12, 18)
Rika Kato (Studio Gimlet; ep 15)
Rika Sugano (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6, 11)
Satomi Matsuura (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6, 11)
Seiichi Hashimoto (ED; 7 episodes
eps 7, 11, 13, 16, 17(asst), 21, 26
)

Seiichi Nakatani (eps 1, 26)
Shinako Okayama (7 episodes
eps 4, 7, 11, 16, 21, 23, 26
)

Shinji Abe (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 15, 20, 25
)

Shinji Nagata (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6, 11)
Shinya Kokaji (Studio Gimlet; ep 4)
Shinya Ogura (5 episodes
eps 9, 14, 17, 21, 25
)

Shou Matsui (OP; eps 4, 12)
Shūji Sakamoto (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6, 13, 20, 23, 25-26
)

Shūjirō Hamakawa (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 12, 18, 23
)

Shunya Kikuchi (Nakamura Production; 5 episodes
eps 10, 17, 19, 22, 24
)

Sung-Chul Kim (NARA Animation Studio; ep 13)
Susumu Mitsunaka (7 episodes
eps 11-12, 15, 18, 21, 23, 26
)

Tadashi Abiru (ep 7)
Takaaki Chiba (eps 16, 21, 26)
Takaaki Fukuyo (ep 11)
Takahiro Kimura (OP)
Takahiro Tanaka (ep 26)
Takashi Hashimoto (OP)
Takayoshi Hashimoto (Studio Mu; eps 12, 18)
Takayuki Gotan (eps 15, 25)
Takenori Tsukuma (Anime R; eps 3, 12, 18)
Takeo Tominaga (Nakamura Production-ep17,20,22)
Takeshi Morita (Anime R; ep 3)
Takeshi Yoshioka (6 episodes
eps 1, 3, 7, 15, 20, 26
)

Takeyoshi Omagari (Nakamura Production-ep17,20,22)
Tatsuo Nakajima (Nakamura Prod-ep10,17,19,22,24)
Tetsurō Yamada (Nakamura Prod-ep10,17,19,22,24)
Tetsuya Kawakami (Studio Mu; eps 12, 18)
Tetsuya Matsukawa (Studio Wanpac; ep 3)
Tomohiro Takayama (eps 1, 3)
Tomomi Ikeda (Studio Wanpac; ep 12)
Tomoshige Inayoshi (6 episodes
eps 4, 7, 11, 16, 21, 26
)

Tomoyuki Ōshita (Studio Gimlet; eps 4, 15)
Tomoyuki Tajima (Nakamura Prod.-ep10,17, 20,22)
Toshihiko Fukano (eps 9, 15, 25)
Toshiyuki Fujisawa (ep 21)
Toshiyuki Hashimoto (Studio Gimlet; ep 4)
Tsuguru Fukuda (Nakamura Prod. -ep10,17,20,22)
Tsutomu Nishiyama (eps 9, 15, 25)
Yasuko Chiba (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6, 11)
Yasuko Higuchi (4 episodes
eps 1, 12, 18, 26
)

Yasushi Shingō (ep 25)
Yasuyuki Noda (ep 13)
Yoshiki Mizuno (eps 5, 13)
Yoshimitsu Ohashi (eps 23, 26)
Yoshinori Yumoto (ep 15)
Yoshiyuki Kodaira (eps 1, 7)
Yousuke Obuchi (eps 9, 15, 25)
Yūji Miyashita (eps 9, 23)
Yuji Mukoyama (eps 5, 13)
Yuka Takemori (AD Cosmo; eps 2, 6, 11)
Yukari Watabe (Studio Mu; eps 12, 18)
Yuki Ōmori (ep 21)
Yuko Hirasawa (eps 1, 7, 26)
Yūko Yamamoto (Anime R; eps 3, 12, 18)
Yumenosuke Tokuda (ep 25)
Music Performance: Aiko Hosokawa (Viola)
Production Runner: Atsuhiko Sekiguchi (eps 2, 6, 19)
Setting Reseach: Shinya Ogura
SF Setting: Shinya Ogura
Sound Effects: Masahiro Shoji (Fizz Sound Creation)
Special Effects: Yutaka Hoshiba (Takuranke)
Theme Song Composition:
Hitomi Kuroishi (ED2; 8 episodes
eps 7, 10, 14, 16, 19, 22, 24, 25IN
)

Mikio Sakai (OP,ED; ep 13 INS)
Theme Song Performance:
Hitomi Kuroishi (ED2)
Mikio Sakai (OP/ED)
Kazunari Tanaka as Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino
Satsuki Yukino as Ai Tanabe

Ai Orikasa as Fee Carmichael
Aikou Ogata as Philip Myers
Kumiko Watanabe as Claire Rondo
Maiko Itō as Eldegard Rivera
Masayo Kurata as Lucy Askam
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Chenshin Kao
Ryo Kamon as Dorf Azalia
Ryūzaburō Ōtomo as Hakim Asheed
Satomi Koorogi as Nono
Takehito Koyasu as Yuri Mihairokoh
Tetsuo Gotō as Arvind Ravy

Akira Sasanuma as
Black Clothes (ep 20)
Ukon Kurenai
Aruno Tahara as Amara
Asako Dodo as
Announcer (ep 24)
Girl (ep 22)
Girlfriend (ep 7)
Housewife (ep 25)
Asami Mukaidono as Cadet A (ep 21)
Atsushi Kisaichi as Corin
Bin Shimada as
Chun
Director
Chafūrin as Father in Law
Eiji Yanagisawa as
Coworker (ep 14)
Debris Dumper A (ep 9)
Male B (ep 7)
Public Relations Manager (ep 11)
Fumihiko Goto as
Caster (ep 13)
Friend (ep 4)
New Worker (ep 20)
Operator (ep 23)
Tomoldo
Hiroki Akashi as New Worker
Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Security Guard (ep 12)
Hiroshi Takemura as Research Head (ep 14)
Hiroyuki Shibamoto as Cher's Father
Hisao Egawa as
Bank Man (ep 16)
Captain (ep 9)
Coote's Man (ep 12)
Criminal (ep 15)
Houko Kuwashima as Yuri's wife (ep 10)
Isshin Chiba as
Bakti
Herik (ep 26)
Official (ep 20)
Jin Yamanoi as
Captain (ep 5)
Doctor (ep 16)
Kan Tokumaru as Control Section Manager (ep 8)
Kaori Shimizu as Friend (ep 4)
Katsuhisa Hōki as Drunkard (ep 19)
Katsumi Toriumi as
Boyfriend (ep 7)
Shipmate (ep 9)
Kazuo Oka as
Chad
Jiraiya
Kazuyo Takahashi as Child A (ep 18)
Kouzou Mito as
Black Clothes (ep 20)
Cadet C (ep 21)
Classmate (ep 13)
Company Employee (ep 22)
Controller (ep 23)
Coworker (ep 10)
Debris Dumper B (ep 9)
Deputy Commander B (ep 12)
Devon
Hotel Man (ep 6)
Male A (ep 7)
Male Fan (ep 19)
Pilot (ep 18)
Reporter (ep 25)
Researcher (ep 11)
Kumiko Hashimoto as Child B (ep 18)
Kyōji Kobayashi as Narrator
Mari Maruta as
Nurse (ep 16)
Storekeeper (ep 5)
Vanry
Mariko Kouda as Gen's Wife
Masako Katsuki as Sally
Masaya Onosaka as Boss
Megumi Urawa as
Cher's Mother
Mother (ep 3)
Mika Kanai as Cher
Nana Yamaguchi as Heartland's Wife (ep 4)
Nao Nagasawa as Shabo
Nobutoshi Canna as
Leonov
Nin (ep 14)
Reporter (ep 19)
Norio Wakamoto as Gigalde Gangalagash
Rikako Aikawa as Serie
Roko Takizawa as Matchmaker
Rumiko Ukai as Onee-san (ep 4)
Ryūji Nakagi as White Cat
Saburō Kamei as Managing Director (ep 8)
Sawa Suzuki as Female Actor (ep 5)
Shigeru Shibuya as
Business Section Employee (ep 8)
Cadet B (ep 21)
Company Employee (ep 22)
Controller (ep 23)
Deputy Commander A (ep 12)
Man (ep 24)
Material Section Manager (ep 11)
Sempai (ep 20)
Senior Crew (ep 25)
Shima Fukagawa as Child D (ep 18)
Shinpachi Tsuji as Director (ep 5)
Shinya Ohtaki as Section 1 Chief (ep 16)
Shiro Gou as Commander (ep 12)
Shōzō Iizuka as Goro Hoshino (ep 17)
Sōichiro Hoshi as Kyuutarou Hoshino
Takayuki Inoue as Friend (ep 4)
Takehiro Murozono as
Babayan
Subordinate (ep 8)
Takeshi Kusao as Sully
Tetsuo Gotō as Man (ep 23)
Tōko Aoyama as Child C (ep 18)
Tomoyuki Dan as Sasha (ep 15)
Tōru Ohkawa as Norman
Toshiko Fujita as Haruko
Unshō Ishizuka as Locke Smith (ep 17)
Yasuhiko Kawazu as Male Actor (ep 5)
Yoshiharu Yamada as Jinnojou Gen
You Kobayashi as Control Section Employee (ep 8)
Yousuke Akimoto as Roland (ep 7)
Yū Kobayashi as
Child E (ep 18)
Classmate's Wife (ep 13)
New Worker (ep 20)
Yūji Ueda as A.D. (ep 5)
Yūsuke Numata as
Keith
Miyoshi
Sanji
Yutaka Shimaka as
Clifford (ep 23)
Tarabo

Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Nakamura Production (10 episodes
eps 3, 9, 12, 14-16, 18, 21, 23, 26
)

Studio Gimlet (ep 9)
Animation Direction: Nakamura Production
Background Art:
Atelier Musa (eps 1-3, -25 odd, 26; eps 5-25 odd)
Green (13 episodes
eps 4-24 even, 25-26
)

Kaze Animation (13 episodes
eps 4-24 even, 25-26
)

Broadcaster:
BS2
NHK
CG Effects: Sunrise D.I.D.
Composite: Anime Film
Composite Assistance:
Asahi Production (eps 4, 8, 14-15)
Buyuu (eps 1-26)
Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (eps 12-18, 20-26)
Hayashi (eps 7, 12, 26)
M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 2-10, 12-13)
R.I.C (eps 12-18, 20-26)
Studio Rong (ep 10)
Trans Arts Co. (2-8,11-15,17,18,20,22,23,25,26)
Viola Co. (ep 4)
Digital Paint:
AD Cosmo (9 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 11, 15, 18, 21, 23
)

Ani Village (eps 5, 13)
Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (eps 11, 15, 21)
Hayashi (eps 5, 13)
M I (1,3,7,910-16e17,19,20,22,24-26)
M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 4, 6, 8)
NARA Animation (eps 5, 13)
R.I.C (eps 11, 15, 21)
Trace Studio M (eps 5, 13)
In-Between Animation:
A-Line (ep 24)
AD Cosmo (13 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6-8, 11, 15, 17-19, 21, 23
)

Ani Village (eps 5, 13)
Buyuu (eps 1, 7)
Doga Kobo (ep 7)
FAI (ep 3)
Frontline (9 episodes
eps 3-4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 17, 24-25
)

Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (eps 11-12, 15-26)
Hayashi (eps 5, 13)
JEM (ep 24)
M I (ep 5)
M.S.J Musashino Production (9 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 6-10, 12
)

Mouse (ep 24)
Nakamura Production (1,3,6,7,9,10,12,14,16-22,24-26)
NARA Animation (eps 5, 13)
R.I.C (eps 11-12, 14-26)
Studio Cockpit (eps 7, 24)
Studio Dub (eps 3, 16, 21)
Studio Gash (eps 1, 3, 7, 14)
Studio Kuma (eps 1, 9, 15)
Studio Line (ep 19)
Studio Mu (ep 19)
Studio Takuranke (4 episodes
eps 1, 3, 19, 24
)

TNK (ep 24)
Triple A (10 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 7, 9-10, 12, 17, 22, 26
)

VENET (eps 4, 7, 9)
Key Animation:
AD Cosmo (eps 2, 6, 11)
Ani Village (eps 5, 13)
Anime R (eps 3, 12, 18)
M I (ep 5)
Nakamura Production (8 episodes
eps 8, 10, 14, 17, 19-20, 22, 24
)

NARA Animation (eps 5, 13)
Studio Gimlet (4 episodes
eps 4, 9, 15, 25
)

Studio Mu (eps 12, 18)
Studio Wanpac (eps 3, 12)
Music Production: Victor Entertainment
Production Assistance: Studio Gazelle (eps 5, 13)
Recording Studio: Apu Meguro Studio
Sound Effects Production: Audio Planning U
special effects: Studio Takuranke
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Tony Oliver
Executive producer: Ken Iyadomi
Assistant producer: Mami Okada
Blu-Ray Authoring: Justin Sevakis (Anime Limited UK release)
Casting Director: Kaeko Sakamoto
Chief Producer: Charles McCarter
Design: din (Anime Limited UK release)
Dialogue Editing: Sean Thomas Foye
DVD Authoring: Mark Brems
DVD Menu Design: Victor De Anda
Engineering Assistant: Deb Munini
Mangaging Producer: Taku Otsuka
Marketing:
Jeremy Graves (Anime Limited UK release)
Kerry Kasim (Anime Limited UK release)
Lauren McQuade (Anime Limited UK release)
Post-Production Assistant:
Akiteru Adachi
Brian Becker
Dean Ray Johnson
Product Manager: Andrew Partridge (Anime Limited UK release)
Production Team:
Andy Hanley (Anime Limited UK release)
Ashley McCarry (Anime Limited UK release)
Jessica Poce (Anime Limited UK release)
Kat Hall (Anime Limited UK release)
Keith Copping (Anime Limited UK release)
Re-Recording Mixing: Mark Rozett
Recording engineer:
Patrick Rodman
Sean Thomas Foye
Spotting: Tetsuya Fujita
Subtitling: David Fleming
Supervising Sound Engineer: Patrick Rodman
Voice Direction: Tony Oliver
Julie Ann Taylor as Ai Tanabe
Kirk Thornton as Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino
Michael McConnohie as Dolf Azaria

Dave Wittenberg as Leonov Norstein (eps 19-26)
Doug Stone as Philippe Myers
Kate Higgins as Edelgard Rivera
Lia Sargent as Claire Rondo
Megan Hollingshead as Sally Silverstone (eps 19-26)
Michelle Ruff as Lucie
Paul St. Peter as Gigalt Gangaragash
Peter Spellos as Hakim Ashmead
Steve Schatzberg as Arvind Lavie
Steven Jay Blum as Kho Cheng-Shin
Tom Wyner as Goro Hoshino
Wendee Lee as Fee Carmichael

Barbara Goodson as Fadlan’s Daughter
Beau Billingslea as
Commander
Executive Vice-President
Bob Papenbrook as
Director
Sanji
Christopher Smith as Pickpocket
Crispin Freeman as Colin (ep 4)
Dave Mallow as
Chieftain
Narrator
Werner Locksmith
Derek Stephen Prince as Chung (ep 6)
Dorothy Fahn as
Noppo
Vanli
Yuri's Wife (ep 10)
Erik Davies as
Agent
Howard (ep 19)
Pilot
Ezra Weisz as Gennojo (ep 6)
Jessica Gee as
Chapeau
Kono
Matchmaker
Joe Cappelletti as
Commander
News Reporter (ep 19)
Operator
Sasha
Testee Fan
Johnny Yong Bosch as Kyuutarou Hoshino
Karen Strassman as Sia's Mother
Kim Strauss as
Bomber
Tomord
Ukon (ep 6)
Lex Lang as Sia's Father
Liam O'Brien as Trenchcoat
Mari Devon as Haruko Hoshino
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Insurance saleswomen (ep 3)
Michael Forest as
Clifford
Control Chief
Harry Roland
Norman
Michael Sorich as
Jiraiya (ep 6)
Tarobo
Temara
Michelle Ruff as Sia
Peggy O'Neal as Ex-Wife
Peter Doyle as
Ning
Operator
Sam Regal as Reporter
Stephanie Sheh as Serie
Terrence Stone as Materials Chief
Tony Oliver as
Captain
Control Chief
Keith
Yankees
William Frederick Knight as Father-In-Law

Phillip Gramm (eps 1-5)
English companies
ADR Production: Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Broadcaster: iaTV (The Block)
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Internet Streaming: ITVX (UK)
Licensed by:
Anime Limited (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Bandai Entertainment (Expired)
Production Services: Blink Digital
French staff
French cast
ADR Director: Thierry Kazazian
Frédérique Marlot as Ai Tanabe
Thierry Kazazian as Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino

Brigitte Aubry as
Claire Rondo
Eldegard Rivera
Bruno Magne as Yuri Miklhailokov
Martial Leminoux as
Hakim Asheed
Kho Cheng-Shin
Nathalie Homs as Nono
Pascal Germain as Dolf Azaria
Pascale Chemin as
Fee Charmichael
Lucy Askam
Thierry Kazazian as Arvind Ravy
Yann Pichon as Philipp Myers

Eric Peter as
Leonof Dornstein
narrateur
Frederic Popovic as Colin Clifford
Martial Leminoux as Goro Hoshino
Nathalie Homs as
Haruko Hoshino
Sally Silverstone
Pascal Germain as Gigalde Gangalagash
Taric Mehani as Kyuutarou Hoshino
Tony Joudrier as Werner Locksmith

French companies
Distributor: Beez Entertainment
Dubbing: Studio Chinkel
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
ADR Director: Carlos Nogueras (Spain dub)
Dubbing Director: Mercè Segarra (Catalan dub)
Translation:
Bárbara Pesquer (Catalan dub) (Spain dub) 
Marc Bernabé (Spain dub)
Pedro Fernandez (Spain dub)
Executive producer: Jorge Gabarró Frau

Adaptation: Nuria Casas (Catalan dub)
Additional Translation: Bárbara Pesquer (Selecta Visión; DVD extras)
DVD Menu Design: Iván Iserte (Selecta Visión)
Language Consultant: Iola Ledesma (Catalan dub)
Mix Engineer: Francesc Góngora (Catalan dub)
Screen Inserts: Vicente Gil (Spain dub)
Subtitling: Montse Meneses (Selecta Visión)
Carles Lladó as Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino (Catalan dub; Spain dub)
Carmen Calvell as Ai Tanabe (Spain dub)
Elisabet Bargalló as Ai Tanabe (Catalan dub)

Alfonso Vallés as Dorf Azalia (Catalan dub)
Antonio García Moral as Goro Hoshino (Spain dub)
Ariadna Giménez as Lucy Askam (Spain dub)
Claudi Domingo as Cheng-Shin Kho (Catalan dub)
Esperanza Gracia as Edelgard Rivera (Spain dub)
Esther Solans as Edelgard Rivera (Catalan dub)
Francisco Alborch as Philippe Myers (Catalan dub)
Gloria Garcia as Nono (Spain dub)
J. Ignacio Latorre as Arvind "Robbie" Ravi (Spain dub)
Jordi Nogueras as Cheng-Shin Kho (Spain dub)
Jordi Royo as Goro Hoshino (Catalan dub)
Marta Estrada as Fee Carmichael (Spain dub)
Marta Ullod as
Lucy Askam (Catalan dub)
Nono (Catalan dub; substitution)
Mercè Segarra as Fee Carmichael (Catalan dub)
Oscar Redondo as Yuri Mihairokoh (Spain dub)
Pep Bermúdez as Gerhart (Catalan dub)
Pep Ribas as Yuri Mihairokov (Catalan dub)
Pep Torrents as Gigalt Gangaragash (Catalan dub)
Roser Vilches as Nono (Catalan dub)
Sílvia Gómez as Claire Rondo (Catalan dub)
Susana Damas as Claire Rondo (Spain dub)
Tasio Alonso as
Dorf Azalia (Spain dub)
Gigalt Gangaragash (Spain dub)
Hakim Ashmead (Spain dub)
Vicente Gil as Philippe Myers (Spain dub)
Xavier Casan as Arvind "Robbie" Ravi (Catalan dub)
Xavier Serrano as Hakim Ashmead (Catalan dub)

Aleix Estadella as Sr. Walken (Catalan dub)
Alex Meseguer as Sasha (Catalan dub)
Amadeu Aguado as Bateren Gennojo (Catalan dub)
Anna Romano as Serie (Catalan dub)
Antoni Forteza as Jiraiya Hidano (Catalan dub)
Berta Cortés as Shia (Catalan dub)
Carme Buxaderas as Sra. Mihairokov (Catalan dub)
Carme Canet as Venedora d'assegurances (Catalan dub)
Daniel Albiac as
Kyutaro Hoshino (Spain dub)
Ning Mantegna (Catalan dub)
Werner Locksmith (Spain dub)
David Brau as Kyutaro Hoshino (Catalan dub)
Diana De Guzmán as Actriu (Catalan dub)
Domenech Farell as Terrorist (Catalan dub; ep 12)
Eduard Itchart as Werner Locksmith (Catalan dub)
Enric Arquimbau as
Clifford (Catalan dub)
Commander (Catalan dub; ep 12)
Enric Casamitjana as Sr. Sullivan (Catalan dub)
Enric Serra Frediani as Norman (Catalan dub)
Enrique Hernández as
Colin Clifford (Spain dub)
Leonov Norstein (Spain dub)
Takumi (Catalan dub)
Ukon Kurenai (Catalan dub)
Estela Vilches as Nono (Catalan dub)
Esther Solans as
Shabo (Catalan dub)
Shia's Mother (Catalan dub)
Francesc Belda as Movie Director (Catalan dub)
Gloria Garcia as
Sally Silverstone (Spain dub)
Vanry (Spain dub)
Ignasi Abadal as Harry Roland (Catalan dub)
Iris Lago as Kogenta's Wife (Catalan dub)
Jaume Costa as Dragon-chan (Catalan dub)
Joaquim Sota as Temara (Catalan dub)
José María Neguillo as Actor (Catalan dub)
Mar Nicolas as Shabo (Spain dub)
Marc Lobato as Narrador (Catalan dub)
Mercè Segarra as Shabo (Catalan dub; ep 15)
Meritxell Sota as Sally Silverstone (Catalan dub)
Miquel Bonet as Sanji Mashirano (Catalan dub)
Montse Segarra as Megafonia (Catalan dub)
Norbert Ibero as Kogenta (Catalan dub)
Nuria Casas as
Haruka Hoshino (Catalan dub)
Mare de la Sia (Catalan dub)
Paco Valls as
Chad (Catalan dub)
President Clifford (Catalan dub)
Pep Papell as
Càmera (Catalan dub)
Leonov Norstein (Catalan dub)
Ramón Rocabayera as Narrator (Spain dub)
Roger Isasi-Isasmendi as Colin Clifford (Catalan dub)
Rosa Maria Piza as Filla d'en Fadlan (Catalan dub)
Rosalia Baños as Venedora (Catalan dub)
Santi Lorenz as Shia's Father (Catalan dub)
Susana Damas as Haruko Hoshino (Spain dub)

Amadeu Aguado (Catalan dub)
Angel del Río (Spain dub)
Antonio García Moral (Spain dub)
Ariadna Giménez (Spain dub)
Claudi Domingo (Catalan dub)
Daniel Albiac (Spain/Catalan dub)
Enric Serra Frediani (Catalan dub)
Enrique Hernández (Spain/Catalan dub)
Esperanza Gracia (Spain dub)
Esther Solans (Catalan dub)
Federico Menescal (Catalan dub)
Francesc Alborch (Catalan dub)
Francesc Góngora (Catalan dub)
Gloria Garcia (Spain dub)
J. Ignacio Latorre (Spain dub)
Jaume Costa (Catalan dub)
Jaume Mallofre (Catalan dub)
Jordi Nogueras (Spain dub)
Jordi Pineda (Catalan dub)
Josep Maria Mas (Catalan dub)
Mar Nicolas (Spain dub)
Marta Ullod (Catalan dub)
Mercè Segarra (Catalan dub)
Miquel Bonet (Catalan dub)
Oriol de Balle (Catalan dub)
Oscar Redondo (Spain dub)
Ramón Rocabayera (Spain dub)
Susana Damas (Spain dub)
Tasio Alonso (Spain dub)
Tommy Salau (Catalan dub)
Toni Astigarraga (Catalan dub)
Toni Moreno (Catalan dub)
Vicente Gil (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
3xl (Televisió de Catalunya)
Buzz Channel (Spain)
Dubbing Studio:
Q.T. Lever (Catalan dub)
Takemaker (Spain dub)
DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión
Internet Streaming: Vitanime.tv
Licensed by: Selecta Visión (Spain)
Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Spain dub)
TV Distribution: Selecta Visión
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Stefania Patruno
Debora Magnaghi as Ai Tanabe
Lorenzo Scattorin as Hachimaki Hoshino

Cinzia Massironi as Fee Carmichael
Dania Cericola as Claire Rondo
Daniela Fava as Eldegard Rivera
Daniele Demma as Arvind Ravy
Enrico Bertorelli as Philip Myers
Gabriele Calindri as Hakim Asheed
Gianluca Iacono as Yuri Mihairokoh
Giulia Franzoso as Nono
Ivo De Palma as Dorf Azalia
Jenny De Cesarei as Lucy Askam
Luca Bottale as Chenshin Kao

Alessandro Rigotti as Clifford
Antonello Governale as Drunkard
Antonio Paiola as
Boss
Direttore
Gennojo
Davide Garbolino as Kyuutarou Hoshino
Diego Sabre as Kogenta
Emanuela Pacotto as Corin
Enrico Bertorelli as Roland
Federica Valenti as
Onee-san
Shabo
Giovanni Battezzato as Goro Hoshino
Jolanda Granato as Sally
Luca Sandri as Ukon Kurenai
Marco Balzarotti as Padre di Shya
Marina Thovez as Assicuratrice
Mario Scarabelli as
Figlia di Fadland
Voce Narrante
Marisa Della Pasqua as Madre di Shya
Maurizio Scattorin as Gigalde Gangalagash
Patrizio Prata as Kyuutarou Hoshino (ep 26)
Raffaele Farina as Leonov
Renato Novara as Jiraya
Riccardo Rovatti as Sanji
Serena Clerici as Shya (Cher)
Simone D'Andrea as Sasha
Valeria Falcinelli as Haruko Hoshino
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
AXN Italia (from 14 January 2008)
MTV Italia (Anime Week)
Rai 4 (from 20 September 2012)
Distributor:
Beez Entertainment (from 2006)
Dynit
Dubbing: Raflesia srl
Internet Streaming: VVVVID
German staff
German cast
(none)
Anne Helm as Ai Tanabe

Arianne Borbach as Fee Carmichael
Cathlen Gawlich as Claire Rondo
Oliver Feld as Philip Myers

Constantin von Jascheroff as
Hachirota Hoshino
junger Typ
Jan Spitzer as Dolf Azaria
Jill Böttcher as Ai Tanabe
Maria Sumner as Hildegarde
Oliver Feld as Yuri Mikhailokov
Roland Hemmo as
dicker Blonder
Philip Myers
Rubina Kuraoka as Nono
Santiago Ziesmer as
Arvind Ravi
Mexikaner
mexikanischer Typ
Sebastian Schulz as Sasha
Uwe Büschken as Erzähler
German companies
Dutch staff
Dutch cast
(none)
Dutch companies
Subtitles: TVS - Titra Film

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