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The SoulTaker (TV)

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Alternative title:
SoulTaker
The SoulTaker ~Tamashiigari~ (Japanese)
The SoulTaker～魂狩～ (Japanese)
Похититель Душ (Russian)
ソウルテイカー (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Young Kyosuke Date is suddenly stabbed by his mother and left for dead in a cathedral. Kyosuke is buried alive, but is soon dug up by a mysterious girl. He then searches for answers to why his mother stabbed him, looks for a long lost sister, and also tries to find answers to why he is able to transform into the superhuman mutant, Soul Taker.
User Ratings: 620 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 25 votes (dub:18, sub:6, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Excellent: 50 votes (sub:23, dub:21, ?:1, others:5
2 German subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 101 votes (sub:53, dub:36, ?:3, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:7
3 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 French dubbed
)
 Good: 142 votes (sub:69, dub:62, edit.dub:3, ?:2, raw:1, others:5
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 French subtitled
)
 Decent: 100 votes (sub:54, dub:37, raw:2, edit.dub:2, ?:2, others:3
2 German dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 So-so: 67 votes (dub:32, sub:29, ?:2, edit.dub:1, others:3
1 Russian subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 39 votes (sub:22, dub:14, edit.dub:2, others:1
1 Dutch subtitled
)
 Weak: 50 votes (dub:21, sub:20, raw:3, edit.dub:1, others:5
3 German dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Bad: 21 votes (sub:10, dub:6, edit.dub:1, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Awful: 16 votes (sub:8, dub:6, edit.dub:2)
 Worst ever: 9 votes (sub:5, dub:3, edit.dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1400 users, rank: #881 (of 10068)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 6.131 (Decent), std. dev.: 2.2427, rank: #7267 (of 10252)
Weighted mean: 6.043 (Decent), rank: #7451 (of 10252) (seen all: 6.43 / seen some: 5.52 / won't finish: 3.34)
Bayesian estimate: 6.072 (Decent), rank: #6690 (of 7734)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage:
2001-04-04 to 2001-07-04
2004-08-28 (France)
2006-12-09 (Germany, All Eps.)
Release dates: We have 8
Opening Theme:
"Soul Taker" by JAM Project
Ending Theme:
"As Time goes by" by Yasuo Asami
"Memory" by Shinji Kakijima
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 1
Review:
Soul Taker: The Monster Within (Apr 19, 2002)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Soul Taker - Monster Within (DVD 1) 2002-02-26 (from $18.65)
    Soul Taker - Monster Within [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 1) 2004-06-08 (from $22.72)
    Soul Taker - Monster Within [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 1) 2004-12-28
    Soul Taker - Flickering Faith (DVD 2) 2002-04-16 (from $16.05)
    Soul Taker - Flickering Faith [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 2) 2004-08-10 (from $8.78)
    Soul Taker - Blood Betrayal (DVD 3) 2002-06-11 (from $13.31)
    Soul Taker - Blood Betrayal [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 3) 2004-10-12 (from $6.98)
    Soul Taker - The Truth (DVD 4) 2002-08-13 (from $29.99)
    Soul Taker - The Truth [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 4) 2004-12-14 (from $26.00)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Akiyuki Simbo
Series Composition: Mayori Sekijima
Script:
Kenichi Araki (eps 2, 7, 11)
Masashi Kubota (eps 1, 3, 5, 12)
Mayori Sekijima (eps 6, 9, 13)
Sumio Uetake (eps 4, 8, 10)
Storyboard:
Akiyuki Simbo (eps 1, 13)
Junichi Sakata (ep 11)
Kazunori Mizuno (ep 12)
Keiichi Satō (OP; ep 5)
Masahiro Hosoda (ep 9)
Shintaro Inokawa (ep 10)
Shiro Fukatake (ep 8)
Soji Homura (eps 2, 5)
Susumu Kudo (ep 4)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (eps 3, 6)
Yūji Kawahara (ep 7)
Episode Director:
Akiyuki Simbo (ep 13)
Hiroshi Matsuzono (ep 12)
Kenji Nakamura (ep 5)
Kiyoshi Fukumoto (ep 7)
Matsuo Asami (ep 4)
Minoru Ōhara (ep 11)
Shintaro Inokawa (eps 1-2, 8, 10)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (eps 3, 6)
Yoshio Suzuki (ep 9)
Unit Director: Kenji Nakamura (OP)
Music: Kō Ōtani
Character Design: Akio Watanabe
Art Director: Junichi Higashi
Art:
Hisaharu Iijima (eps 2-4, 6)
Kikuko Tada (eps 5, 8-9, 12)
Shinichi Tanimura (4 episodes
eps 1, 7, 11, 13
)
Chief Animation Director: Akio Watanabe
Animation Director:
Akio Watanabe (OP; eps 1, 13)
Haruo Sotozaki (eps 8, 12)
Iwao Teraoka (ep 7)
Jinto Tameie (ep 10)
Kenji Hayama (ep 2)
Makoto Kohara (ep 10)
Masahiro Aizawa (OP; eps 5, 11)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (eps 3, 6)
Shigeki Kuhara (ep 11)
Shirou Kochiya (ep 10)
Tomoaki Kado (eps 4, 9)
Mechanical design: Noriaki Tetsura
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Director of Photography: Masahiko Matsuyama
Producer:
Kohei Kawase (Pioneer LDC)
Michiko Suzuki (WOWOW)
Shoichi Yoshida (Tatsunoko Production)

Animation:
Akio Watanabe (ED for ep. 8)
Noriaki Tetsura (ED)
Animation Assistant:
Chūichi Iguchi (ep 2)
Rieko Nakai (ep 4)
Shūji Ono (ep 5)
Takashi Sano (ep 2)
Tomoko Hirota (ep 5)
Yōsuke Kobashi (ep 4)
Assistant Animation Director:
Ryūji Shiromae (ep 2)
Shigeki Kuhara (ep 2)
Tatsuo Yamada (ep 2)
Assistant Episode Director:
Masahiro Aizawa (ep 5)
Matsuo Asami (ep 8)
Minoru Ōhara (ep 12)
Assistant producer:
Mitsutoshi Ogura (Pioneer LDC)
Takanori Shimojima (Toshiba Digital Frontier)
Assistant Sound Director: Tsutomu Kashiwakura
Background Art:
Akira Itoman (Studio Easter; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7, 10-11, 13
)
Atsuki Betsumiya (Animation Do; eps 3, 6)
Eiko Hamada (Studio Easter; eps 10-11, 13)
Fumiko Wadamori (Animation Do; eps 3, 6)
Hiromi Kurose (Animation Do; eps 3, 6)
Hiroshi Igaki (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Hisaharu Iijima (Studio Easter; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7, 10-11, 13
)
Joji Unoguchi (Kyoto Animation; ep 6)
Kaoru Chiba (eps 8, 12)
Kazusa Kon'ya (Animation Do; eps 3, 6)
Kenji Yamamura (Animation Do; eps 3, 6)
Koji Eto (Sparrow; eps 1-2, 4, 7)
Masashi Hasegawa (White Map; ep 10)
Michiko Mae (eps 5, 12)
Michiyo Akutsu (eps 8-9)
Naoki Hosokawa (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Naoto Yokose (ep 5)
Nobuaki Ishihara (Studio Easter; eps 10-11, 13)
Roberto Ferrari (eps 5, 8)
Shinichi Tanimura (Sparrow; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7, 10-11, 13
)
Shinji Katahira (ep 5)
Shizuko Uehara (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Takeshi Sudō (eps 5, 8-9, 12)
Tetsuto Shimono (eps 5, 8-9, 12)
Toshiyuki Tokuda (Studio Easter; eps 1-2, 4, 7)
Yoshio Kajiwara (Studio Easter; eps 1-2, 4, 7)
Yūko Sugiyama (ep 8)
Yūko Yano (Sparrow; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7, 10-11, 13
)
Yumiko Ohkubo (Sparrow; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7, 10-11, 13
)
CG Design:
Takashi Nakajima (OP; eps 4-5, 7-13)
Wataru Shiraishi (7 episodes
eps 4-5, 8-9, 11-13
)
Color design: Takae Iijima
Color Director: Keiko Kai
Color setting:
Akiko Shibata (eps 4, 11)
Eri Suzuki (eps 1-2)
Natsuko Fukuhara (ep 10)
Noriko Hirai (ep 7)
Norioki Sakai (Studio Ron; eps 5, 9, 12-13)
Rie Takagi (eps 3, 6)
Yuichi Kuboki (ep 8)
Creature Design: Keiichi Satō
Design: Kenji Hayama (SoulTaker)
Digital Effects:
Kanta Kamei (OP)
Kazuhiro Tamura (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Masahiko Matsuyama (OP; 9 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 7-9, 11-13
)
Mayumi Kamizawa (ep 2)
Ryūta Nakagami (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Wataru Shiraishi (ep 7)
Digital Paint:
Ayumi Shimoura (Kyoto Animation; ep 3)
Fumie Kawamata (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Fumino Okura (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Haruna Kiryu (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Hiroko Ootsuka (SHAFT; ep 10)
Hiroshi Iijima (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Hitomi Imaizumi (Kyoto Animation; ep 3)
Ikuko Kitagawa (ep 7)
Junji Uenishi (SHAFT; ep 10)
Kei Kobayashi (ep 7)
Keiko Kai (ep 13)
Keiko Takahashi (Kyoto Animation; ep 3)
Koharu Sudo (ep 13)
Koji Hamaoka (ep 7)
Kunihiro Shibata (Kyoto Animation; ep 3)
Mami Sakai (eps 12-13)
Mayumi Nakatsuji (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Megumi Koishikawa (ep 7)
Miku Harada (SHAFT; ep 10)
Mitsuko Kanamori (ep 7)
Naomi Ishida (Kyoto Animation; ep 3)
Naoya Imamura (ep 7)
Norioki Sakai (eps 4, 11)
Rina Miura (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Ryuji Uchida (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Satoko Otsuka (ep 4)
Shihomi Miyachi (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Tomoe Takaya (SHAFT; ep 10)
Yasuhito Murakami (ED for ep. 8)
Yasuko Watanabe (SHAFT; ep 10)
Yuichi Kuboki (ep 9)
Yuka Terasaki (ep 7)
Digital Photography:
Akihiro Watanabe (Animental Studio; eps 1, 7, 13)
Katsufumi Sato (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Kazuhiro Tamura (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Masahiko Yokoyama (Animental Studio; eps 1, 7, 13)
Mayumi Yamazaki (Adlib; ep 10)
Norio Matsuda (Studio Ipse; ep 7)
Ryūta Nakagami (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Seiko Katō (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Takahiro Shioya (Studio Ipse; ep 7)
Takeo Goto (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Tomohiro Takahashi (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Toshiya Kimura (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Toshiyuki Fukushima (T2 Studio; ep 2)
Tsuguo Ozawa (Adlib; ep 10)
Yukiya Imamura (Studio Ipse; ep 7)
Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
Editing Assistant: Junichi Itou (Jay Film)
Ending Director: Shintaro Inokawa
In-Between Animation:
Akihiro Yamamoto (ep 7)
Akiko Kawashima (Kyoto Animation; ep 3)
Aya Satō (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Chieko Miyakawa (ep 7)
Chitose Nakamine (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Chiyo Kurita (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Chiyoko Ueno (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Hiroshi Yamashita (Animation Do; ep 3)
Hiroyuki Oshima (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Hiroyuki Yoshida (SHAFT; ep 10)
Isako Higashino (Animation Do; ep 3)
Kanako Ōyabu (ep 8)
Kaori Furukawa (Animation Do; ep 3)
Keiko Kadota (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 7-9, 11, 13
)
Kenji Murayama (Animation Do; eps 3, 6)
Kenji Sakai (ep 8)
Kenji Satō (ep 7)
Kimiko Chou (SHAFT; ep 10)
Koji Sakai (ep 7)
Kōsuke Murayama (SHAFT; ep 10)
Makoto Oda (ep 7)
Manami Natsumeda (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Masaru Nakajima (eps 7-13 odd)
Minoru Konno (ep 7)
Miyuki Nagaushi (6 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8-9, 12-13
)
Naoyuki Satou (ep 7)
Natsuko Goto (SHAFT; ep 10)
Rie Hirakawa (SHAFT; ep 10)
Sachiko Nomo (ep 7)
Shinji Nagata (ep 7)
Shinya Suzuki (ep 7)
Shuko Wataya (Animation Do; ep 3)
Shunsuke Kanou (ep 7)
Susumu Matsunaga (ep 7)
Takashi Mori (SHAFT; ep 10)
Takeyasu Watanabe (Animation Do; ep 3)
Takuya Shimizu (eps 7, 11-13)
Tomiko Kisuki (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Tomoji Takahashi (ep 7)
Toshiyuki Takayanagi (ep 7)
Tsutomu Takahashi (ep 7)
Yasunori Matsumura (ep 8)
Yasuyuki Shimizu (ep 2)
Yoko Takada (Animation Do; ep 3)
Yoko Takimoto (SHAFT; ep 10)
Yoshitoshi Ikeda (ep 7)
Yoshiyuki Takayanagi (ep 7)
Yōsuke Kobashi (9 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 7-9, 11-13
)
Yuki Hayashiya (Animation Do; ep 3)
Yumi Ōhashi (Kyoto Animation; ep 3)
Yumi Ōkawa (Kyoto Animation; ep 3)
Yumiko Hashi (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
In-Between Check:
Emi Nakano (eps 3, 6)
Kenji Fukazawa (ep 7)
Miyuki Nagaushi (eps 1-2, 4)
Key Animation:
Akiko Nishio (ep 2)
Akio Watanabe (4 episodes
eps 7, 10-11, 13
)
Chikae Kuwahara (ep 4)
Chizuru Miyawaki (eps 2, 8, 13)
Chūichi Iguchi (eps 1, 8-13)
Eiji Fukuyama (ep 10)
Eiji Komatsu (ep 8)
Fumihide Sai (ep 2)
Futoshi Higashide (ep 13)
Haruo Sotozaki (OP+Eps. 5, 13)
Hideki Itō (ep 5)
Hidetoshi Sano (ep 2)
Hirofumi Suzuki (OP)
Hiroki Kanno (ep 1)
Hiroko Kazui (ep 4)
Hiromi Oikawa (ep 8)
Hiroyuki Okuno (ep 5)
Hiroyuki Takahashi (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Hitoshi Hosoku (ep 12)
Hitoshi Kamata (ep 2)
Iwao Teraoka (ep 7)
Jun Nakai (eps 1, 5)
Kanta Kamei (ep 2)
Kazuya Miura (ep 1)
Keiko Ijima (ep 5)
Ken Ōtsuka (ep 13)
Kenji Fukazawa (ep 7)
Kenji Hayama (eps 1-2, 5)
Kiyoshi Matsushita (ep 2)
Kiyotoshi Aoi (ep 4)
Mai Otsuka (ep 10)
Makoto Kohara (eps 10, 13)
Makoto Sawazaki (eps 1, 8)
Mariko Ueno (Animation Do; ep 3)
Masafumi Yamamoto (ep 2)
Masahiro Aizawa (eps 1, 12)
Masahiro Sunaga (ep 7)
Masahiro Yamane (OP)
Masakazu Kawazoe (eps 2, 4)
Masanori Nishii (ep 4)
Masashi Tsuji (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Motoi Nakamura (eps 2, 8)
Naoki Mishiba (ep 4)
Nobukazu Sakuma (ep 9)
Noriko Morishima (5 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 12-13
)
Noriyuki Kitanohara (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Rie Fujiwara (ep 8)
Rieko Nakai (ep 8)
Rika Sugano (ep 7)
Rondo Mizukami (ep 13)
Ryota Itoh (ep 1)
Sadatoshi Matsuzaka (eps 1, 9)
Saki Ishiyama (ep 13)
Sakyō Katayama (eps 2, 7-9, 13)
Satomi Matsuura (ep 7)
Satoshi Shigeta (ep 4)
Sawako Yamamoto (ep 4)
Sayuri Sugitō (ep 4)
Shigeki Kuhara (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 9-12
)
Shigemi Aoyagi (ep 4)
Shigeyuki Miya (ep 5)
Shinji Takeuchi (OP+Ep. 1)
Shinobu Yoshioka (Animation Do; ep 3)
Shoko Ikeda (Kyoto Animation; ep 3)
Shūichi Kaneko (ep 5)
Shūji Ono (eps 4, 9, 12)
Sōichirō Matsuda (eps 1, 5)
Tadashi Abiru (ep 5)
Taeko Oda (ep 2)
Taiichirō Kohara (ep 4)
Takaaki Fukuyo (OP+Ep. 8)
Takashi Hashimoto (OP)
Takashi Maruyama (eps 2, 4, 8)
Takashi Sano (eps 1, 9, 11)
Takayoshi Hashimoto (ep 8)
Takehiro Hamatsu (ep 10)
Takenori Tsukuma (ep 1)
Takeshi Matsuda (eps 1, 8)
Tatsuo Kamiuto (Kyoto Animation; ep 3)
Tokio Ariake (ep 13)
Tomihiko Ōkubo (5 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8-9, 11
)
Tomoaki Kado (eps 5, 9, 12)
Tomoe Aratani (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Tomoko Hirota (ep 2)
Toshihiko Shimada (ep 2)
Tsutomu Murakami (ep 12)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (Kyoto Animation; eps 3, 6)
Yasuhito Murakami (ep 13)
Yasuko Chiba (ep 7)
Yasuyuki Noda (OP+Ep. 5)
Yen Okishiji (ep 13)
Yōko Kadokami (ep 5)
Yōko Satō (eps 2, 4)
Yoshiaki Itō (ep 10)
Yoshinobu Andō (ep 2)
Yoshinori Urata (Kyoto Animation; ep 3)
Yuichiro Miyake (ep 2)
Yuka Takemori (ep 7)
Yukiko Akiyama (ep 5)
Yuriko Ikehara (eps 1, 4, 8, 12)
Yuuho Misaki (ep 13)
Layout: Noriaki Tetsura (eps 11-12)
Layout Check:
Masahiro Aizawa (ep 5)
Noriaki Tetsura (eps 1-2, 4)
Layout Supervision: Noriaki Tetsura
Literature Manager: Masaya Honda
Main Logo Design: Kazumasa Wakasa
Mechanical animation Director: Noriyuki Kitanohara (eps 3, 6)
Music producer: Keiichi Nozaki
Opening Director: Keiichi Satō
Paint Check:
Akiko Shibata (eps 4, 11)
Izumi Takizawa (ep 10)
Jin Hibino (ep 10)
Naomi Tajima (ep 2)
Noriko Hirai (ep 7)
Norioki Sakai (Studio Ron; eps 5, 9, 12-13)
Rie Takagi (eps 3, 6)
Yuichi Kuboki (ep 8)
Planning:
Akihiro Kawamura (Pioneer LDC)
Hiroki Narushima (Tatsunoko Production)
Kazuyoshi Miyazato
Masaki Kaifu (WOWOW)
Yosuke Kobayashi
Planning Assistant: Rei Okada
Production Advancement:
Hiromitsu Gotō (eps 1, 9, 12)
Katsuhiko Muramoto (eps 3, 6)
Kiyotaka Suzuki (eps 2, 7)
Masae Sano (eps 4, 8)
Shinji Itō (ep 10)
Takuya Shibata (eps 5, 11)
Production Affairs: Yuki Iwasaki (11 episodes
eps 1, 3-9, 11-13
)
Production Desk: Gosui Watanabe
Publicity:
Ritsuko Tomizawa (WOWOW)
Takashi Iida
Recording: Makoto Uchida (Omnibus Promotion)
Recording Assistant: Yuki Ikeda (Omnibus Promotion)
Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Production: Tomoko Nakajima (Techno Sound)
Storyboard Assistant: Roberto Ferrari (ep 5)
Theme Song (ED) Composition: Shinji Kakijima (eps 1-7, 9-13)
Theme Song (ED) Performer: Shinji Kakijima (eps 1-7, 9-13)
Theme Song Arrangement: Taku Iwasaki (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Hironobu Kageyama (JAM Project - OP)
Ichirō Mizuki (JAM Project - OP)
JAM Project
Titles: Ippei Kuri
Video Editing:
Katsufumi Harada
Naruhiko Inami
Visual Director: Noriaki Tetsura
Mitsuki Saiga as Kyosuke Date

Akiko Hiramatsu as Yui Kirihara
Halko Momoi as Komugi Nakahara
Ikue Ōtani as Maya Misaki
Masashi Ebara as Richard Vincent
Masaya Onosaka as Shiro Mibu
Michiko Neya as Runa Tokisaka
Yukari Tamura as Asuka Sakurai

Atsuko Enomoto as Megumi Akiba
Dai Matsumoto as Henry (ep 5)
Hideo Ishikawa as Umon 
Hikaru Midorikawa as Bud Issac (ep 11)
Kinryū Arimoto as Edo (ep 2)
Mako Hyōdō as Tsubaki Tokisaka
Masumi Asano as Yuko Kinuta
Miki Itō as Olivia Carlisle (eps 1-2)
Minami Takayama as
Bandaged Man
Mio Date
Mugihito as Daigo Tokisaka
Rika Wakusawa as Sayaka Tachibana
Rikiya Koyama as Zabo (ep 6)
Takashi Nagasako as
Armored Samurai (ep 2)
Yagi (ep 10)
Toshihiko Seki as Dr. Kyoya (ep 1)
Yūichi Nagashima as Alien
Yukiko Iwai as Kasumi Shiina
Yūko Satō as Sanae
Japanese companies
Animation Assistance:
Anime R (ep 2)
Doo Lee Production (ep 4)
FAI International (ep 6)
Han il Animation (eps 2, 5-6)
Kyoe Sung Production (ep 4)
Last House (ep 4)
Nakamura Production (eps 2, 4-5)
Pak Production (ep 6)
Studio MAT (ep 6)
Studio Mu (ep 2)
Tokyo Animation Center (eps 5-6)
Animation Production:
Tatsunoko Production
Tatsunoko VCR
Background Art:
Animation DO (eps 3, 6)
Han il Animation (eps 5, 8-9, 12)
Kyoto Animation (eps 3, 6, 8)
Sparrow (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7, 10-11, 13
)
Studio Easter (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7-8, 10-11, 13
)
White Map (ep 10)
Broadcaster: WOWOW
Digital Effects:
Ace Creation (ep 6)
Animental Studio Ltd. (ep 1)
Kyoto Animation Digital Eizou Kaihatsu Shitsu (eps 3, 6)
M.S.J Musashino Production (ep 6)
Studio Wood (ep 6)
T2 Studio (ep 1)
ZOO (ep 6)
Digital Paint:
AD Cosmo (ep 1)
Animental Studio Ltd. (eps 1, 4, 9)
Artland (eps 1-2, 8, 13)
CDI (ep 10)
E&G Films (eps 1, 11)
G&G Direction (eps 11-12)
Han il Animation (7 episodes
eps 1, 5, 8-9, 11-13
)
Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (eps 4-6, 8)
J.C. Staff (eps 1, 8)
Joong Ang Movie (ep 4)
Kyoto Animation (eps 3, 6)
M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 4-6, 8)
Noside (ep 1)
Pak Production (eps 1, 10)
Production I.G (eps 1, 4, 9, 11)
SHAFT (eps 10, 13)
Shanghai Xindong Jun Art Co., Ltd. (ep 12)
Studio Coral (eps 4, 7, 11)
Studio DEEN (ep 2)
Studio Gash (ep 13)
Studio OX (ep 1)
Studio Rong (ep 13)
Studio Targe (ep 11)
T2 Studio (eps 1-2, 11)
Tamazawa Dōgasha (eps 8, 11-12)
Tatsunoko Digital Room (eps 11-13)
Tokyo Animation Center (ep 5)
Uni Animation (ep 5)
Vega Entertainment (eps 11, 13)
Yumeta Company (eps 1-2, 8, 11)
ZOO (eps 1, 4)
Digital Photography:
A.C.C. Production (eps 9, 12)
Ace Creation (eps 6, 9)
Adlib (eps 10, 13)
AMGA (eps 9, 11)
Animental Studio Ltd. (9 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 7-9, 11-13
)
Asahi Production (eps 4-5)
Kyoto Animation Digital Eizou Kaihatsu Shitsu (eps 3, 6)
M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 6, 8-9)
MLJ (ep 12)
Pierrot DAR (ep 12)
Radix (ep 1)
Shinkūkan (eps 12-13)
Studio Cosmos (ep 11)
Studio Elle (ep 10)
Studio Ipse (ep 7)
Studio Wood (eps 1, 6, 8-9)
T. Nishimura (ep 12)
T2 Studio (eps 1-2, 4-5)
Tanto (ep 12)
Tōgen Anime Room (eps 1, 4)
Trans Arts Co. (eps 4, 9-10)
Viola Co. (eps 1, 4-5)
Yumeta Company (eps 1, 4)
ZEXCS (ep 5)
ZOO (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-12
)
DVD Distribution: Geneon Entertainment, Inc.
Editing: Jay Film
In-Between Animation:
AD Cosmo (eps 1-2)
Animation DO (ep 3)
Anime R (ep 1)
Anime Roman (eps 2, 8, 11-12)
Ashi Productions (ep 1)
Big Bang (ep 8)
CDI (ep 10)
Daizo Productions (eps 1, 4)
E&G Films (ep 1)
Frontline (eps 11-12)
G&G Direction (eps 11-12)
Han il Animation (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 8-9, 11-13
)
Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (eps 4-6, 8)
JEC-E (ep 9)
Joong Ang Movie (ep 4)
Kyoto Animation (eps 3, 6, 9)
Last House (ep 11)
M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 2, 4-6, 8)
Nakamura Production (eps 2, 4, 9, 11)
Noside (ep 1)
Pak Production (eps 4, 10)
SHAFT (eps 10, 13)
Shanghai Xindong Jun Art Co., Ltd. (ep 12)
Studio Add (ep 1)
Studio Cockpit (4 episodes
eps 1, 9, 11, 13
)
Studio Comet (ep 1)
Studio Gash (ep 2)
Studio Line (ep 8)
Studio Live (eps 2, 8-9)
Studio Mark (ep 1)
Studio OX (ep 1)
Studio Wombat (ep 1)
Tamazawa Dōgasha (eps 8, 11-12)
Tokyo Animation Center (eps 5, 11)
Uni Animation (ep 5)
Zero-G (as ZERO-G ROOM; eps 1, 4)
Key Animation:
Animation DO (ep 3)
CDI (ep 10)
G&G Direction (eps 11-12)
Han il Animation (eps 9, 11-13)
Kyoto Animation (eps 3, 6, 11)
Pak Production (ep 10)
Music Production: Lantis
Original Work: Tatsunoko Production
Planning: The SoulTaker Production Committee
Planning Assistance: Uplift
Production:
Geneon Entertainment Inc. (Pioneer Entertainment USA)
Pioneer LDC
Tatsunoko Production
Toshiba Digital Frontier
WOWOW
Production Assistance:
Kyoto Animation (eps 3, 6)
SHAFT (ep 10)
Triangle Staff (ep 10)
Recording Studio: Sanpunzaka Studio
Sound Production: Techno Sound
Technical Assistance: Q-Tec
English staff
English cast
Translation: Kevin McKeown
Executive producer: Hideki 'Henry' Goto
Producer:
Diana Gage
Yukio Kusumoto

Adaptation: Kathleen Westlake
Dialogue Editing:
Bryan Rennie
Christopher Cleator
Eric LeBlanc
Michael Iske
Ryan Nowak
DVD Engineer: Joe Torcello
Engineering Assistant:
Aaron MacDonald
Jason Cushing
Production Coordination:
Patricia Murray
Travis Fraser
Re-Recording Mixing: Mark M. Pinder
Recording engineer: Michael Iske
Subtitle Script: Kevin McKeown
Subtitling:
Heather Nevin
Kim Brown
Video Post-Production: Barbara Allen
Voice Direction: Karl Willems
Brad Swaile as Kyosuke Date

Brittney Irvin as Runa Tokisaka
Daniella Evangelista as Asuka Sakurai
Jocelyne Loewen as Komugi Nakahara
Kelly Sheridan as Maya Misaki
Lisa Ann Beley as Yui Kirihara
Paul Dobson as Richard Vincent
Trevor Devall as Shiro Mibu

Alvin Sanders as Alien
Andrew Francis as
Shiro Mibu (Young; ep 11)
Thug (ep 12)
Brian Drummond as Dr. Kyoya, Edo
Cathy Weseluck as Sanae
Chantal Strand as Yuko
Chiara Zanni as
Girl in Crutches
Kasumi
Colin Murdock as Kirihara Group Employee
Danny McKinnon as Kyosuke Date (Young; ep 13)
David Kaye as Zabo
Ellen Kennedy as Mio Date
Jillian Michaels as Yuko (ep 4)
Lee Tockar as Umon
Lisa Ann Beley as Yui's Secretary
Maggie Blue O'Hara as Sayaka Tachibana
Michael Dobson as Kirihara Group Employee (ep 10)
Nicole Oliver as Tsubaki Tokisaka
Ron Halder as Daigo Tokisaka
Saffron Henderson as Megumi Akiba
Samuel Vincent as Bud Issac (ep 11)
Tabitha St. Germain as Kasumi Shiina
Ted Cole as Psycho Dr. Narugami
Terry Klassen as Henry
Venus Terzo as Olivia Carlisle
Ward Perry as Kirihara Group Employee (ep 3)
English companies
Broadcaster: TechTV (Anime Unleashed)
Distributor: Siren Visual (Australia)
DVD Authoring: SpeeDVD
DVD Menus: Nightjar, LLC
Licensed by:
Geneon Entertainment Inc. (Expired)
Recording Studio:
Ocean Studios
The Ocean Group
French staff
French cast
(none)
Fabien Briche as Kyosuke Date

Bruno Magne as Shiro Mibu
Christelle Reboul as Komugi Nakahara
Colette Noel as
Runa Tokisaka
Yui Kirihara
Gérard Surugue as Richard Vincent
Olivia Dutron as
Asuka Sakurai
Maya Misaki

Christelle Reboul as Kasumi Shiina
Colette Noel as
Sayaka Tachibana
Tsubaki Tokisaka
Gérard Surugue as
Dr Kyoya
Zabo
Hervé Caradec as Daigo Tokisaka
Olivia Dutron as
Megumi Akiba
Mio Date
French companies
Broadcaster: MCM (from 28 August 2004)
Dubbing: Studio Chinkel
DVD Distribution: Dybex
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Executive producer: Sergio Torres
Mayra Arellano as Maya Misaki (eps 1-2)
Mónica Villaseñor as Yui Kirihara
Spanish companies
Distributor: Towers Entertainment (Mexico)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Claudio Beccari
Art Director: Andrea Sergio
Translation: Yumiko Salvitti

Coordination: Mandy Mometti
Dialogues: Paolo Sala
Dubbing Sound: Walter Tuzzeo
Editorial Director: Anna Marani
Encoding And Authoring: Luca Franciosi
Executive Director: Carlo Cavazzoni
Graphic Design: Paolo Torchetti
Graphic Project:
Giampiero D'Angeli
Lorenzo Crotti
Licensing: Mandy Mometti
Marketing Assistant: Alice Quaglino
Marketing Director: Giorgio Pulini (italian edition)
Partners Coordination: Gianluca Aicardi (Ad Libitum)
Post Production:
Giampiero D'Angeli
Luca Franciosi (OP, ED credits)
Product Manager: Simona Stanzani
Production Assistant: Alex Corazza
Production Staff Secretary: Valeria Finco
Project Manager: Lorenzo Crotti
Quality Control:
Giampiero D'Angeli
Lorenzo Crotti
Luca Franciosi
Patrizio Prata as Kyosuke Date
Tosawi Piovani as Komugi Nakahara

Elda Olivieri as Yui Kirihara
Elisabetta Spinelli as Maya Misaki
Emanuela Pacotto as Asuka Sakurai
Natale Ciravolo as Richard Vincent
Oliviero Corbetta as Shiro Mibu

Alessandra Karpoff as Runa Tokisaka
Antonio Paiola as
Consiglio della Kirihara (ep 10)
Henry (ep 5)
Claudio Beccari as
Bud Isaac (ep 11)
Shiro da bambino (ep 11)
Elda Olivieri as Megumi Akiba
Gianni Quillico as
Consiglio della Kirihara (ep 10)
Ricercatore (eps 3, 5)
Giulia Franzoso as Tsubaki Tokisaka
Lorella De Luca as Sanae
Luca Sandri as
Mio Date (voce contrafatta)
Psycho Dr. Narugami
Marco Balbi as
Daigo Tokisaka (eps 11-13)
Zabo (ep 6)
Marisa Della Pasqua as Sayaka Tachibana (eps 4, 11-12)
Raffaele Fallica as
alieno
Edo (ep 2)
Riccardo Rovatti as
Dr. Eda Kyoya
Umon
Rosa Leo Servidio as Olivia Carlisle
Serena Clerici as Runa da bambina (eps 11-13)
Silvana Fantini as
Mio Date
Yuko (ep 4)
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Cultoon (from March 2009)
La 7 Cartapiu (from June 2008)
MTV Italia (ep 1)
Distributor: Dynit
Dubbing: A.D.C. Group
DVD Authoring: DVD Hotminds S.r.l.
Post Production: DVD Hotminds S.r.l.
German staff
German cast
(none)
Shandra Schadt as Komugi Nakahara
Stefan Günther as Kyosuke Date

Andrea Imme as Maya Misaki
Crock Krumbiegel as Shiro Mibu
Sonja Reichelt as Asuka Sakurai
Thomas Rauscher as Richard Vincent

Angela Wiederhut as Sayaka Tachibana
Kai Taschner as Doctor (ep 1)
Manfred Trilling as Psycho Dr. Narugami
German companies
Broadcaster: VOX
Distributor: SP Vision
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Broadcaster:
Canal +
ROB TV
Distributor: Dybex
Dutch cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: WAN-MI AV-Arts
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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