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Sekirei (TV)

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Alternative title:
セキレイ (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Intense
Copyright notice: ©Sakurako Gokurakuin / SQUARE ENIX • SEKIREI Project
Plot Summary: Minato Sahashi is extremely intelligent, yet due to his inability to cope under pressure has failed the college entrance exam twice. As a result he has been branded an idiot and loser by many. One day after talking to his yet again disappointed mother he comes into contact with a girl named Musubi who was under attack. The girl runs but takes him with her and soon finds that Minato, while unknown to him, is an Ashikabi, one of the mysterious set of masters that have the genetic trait that can become partners with some of the 108 cute girls, buxom women, and bishōnen called "Sekirei". The reason for the partnership allows the Sekirei to use all their power to win in the competition held by the mysterious MBI corporation.
User Ratings: 2047 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 154 votes (sub:90, dub:58, raw:3, edit.dub:1, ?:1, others:1
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Excellent: 429 votes (sub:296, dub:123, edit.dub:2, raw:1, others:7
4 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Very good: 523 votes (sub:366, dub:139, edit.dub:2, raw:2, others:14
7 Spanish subtitled
3 Russian dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 494 votes (sub:348, dub:116, raw:3, ?:1, edit.dub:1, others:25
14 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 German subtitled
2 German dubbed
2 French subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Decent: 253 votes (sub:187, dub:53, ?:3, raw:2, others:8
5 Spanish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 So-so: 68 votes (sub:59, dub:9)
 Not really good: 45 votes (sub:31, dub:11, others:3
2 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 35 votes (sub:24, dub:7, ?:1, raw:1, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Bad: 19 votes (sub:13, dub:6)
 Awful: 15 votes (sub:13, dub:2)
 Worst ever: 12 votes (sub:7, raw:2, dub:2, others:1
1 Spanish edited dub
)
Seen in part or in whole by 3761 users, rank: #259 (of 9535)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.445 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.7562, rank: #2021 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 7.210 (Good+), rank: #2683 (of 9642) (seen all: 7.40 / seen some: 5.61 / won't finish: 3.05)
Bayesian estimate: 7.212 (Good+), rank: #2467 (of 7243)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2008-07-02 to 2008-09-17
Release dates: We have 7
Opening Theme:
"Sekirei (セキレイ)" by Saori Hayami, Marina Inoue, Kana Hanazawa, and Aya Endo
Ending Theme:
"Dear sweet heart" by Saori Hayami, Marina Inoue, Kana Hanazawa, and Aya Endo
#2: "Kimi wo Omou Toki 「きみを想うとき」" by Saori Hayami (ep 11)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 2
Review:
Sekirei DVD (Dec 17, 2010)
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Blu-ray + DVD combo
    Sekirei - The Complete Series (BD+DVD) 2012-04-10 (from $129.00)
    Sekirei + Sekirei: Pure Engagement (Seasons 1 & 2) (BD+DVD) 2013-05-07 (from $349.95)
    Sekirei + Sekirei: Pure Engagement (Seasons 1 & 2) [Anime Classics] (BD+DVD) 2016-07-05 (from $399.99)
DVD (Region 1)
    Sekirei - The Complete Series (DVD) 2010-11-23 (from $69.44)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Keizou Kusakawa
Series Composition: Takao Yoshioka
Screenplay:
Takao Yoshioka (eps 1-12)
Storyboard:
Atsushi Nakayama (ep 11)
Keizou Kusakawa (eps 1, 8, 12)
Kobun Shizuno (ep 7)
Michio Fukuda (eps 4, 10)
Osamu Inoue (ep 9)
Taizo Yoshida (eps 2-3, 5, 12)
Tsutomu Miyazawa (ED)
Yoshinari Saito (ep 6)
Episode Director:
Atsushi Nakayama (eps 3, 7, 11)
Keizou Kusakawa (eps 1, 12)
Kouta Fukuda (ep 10)
Maki Kodaira (ep 9)
Masahiro Okada (ep 4)
Taizo Yoshida (eps 2, 5, 8)
Yoshinari Saito (ep 6)
Music: Hiroaki Sano
Original creator: Sakurako Gokurakuin
Character Design: Shinpei Tomooka
Art Director: Junichi Higashi
Art: Mie Kasai
Animation Director:
Atsushi Kobayashi
Shinpei Tomooka (ED 1; eps 1, 8, 12)
Takayoshi Hashimoto (eps 3, 9)
Art design: Hiroshi Izumi
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa (Magic Capsule)
Director of Photography: Atsushi Nakayama
Art Setting: Hiroshi Izumi
Assistant producer: Shunsuke Saito
Color Coordination: Yuki Kimura
Coordination: Kazuya Sakakieda
Design: Akira Otsuka
Episode Production Assistant: Takashi Aritō
Key Animation:
Seo Jin Kim (GEUM WOO PRODUCTION; ep 10)
Shinpei Tomooka (all for OP; all for ED 2; eps 6, 8, 12)
Takayoshi Hashimoto (ep 12)
Tetsuya Takeuchi (ep 12)
Marketing Director: Yūma Takahashi
Production Control: Yusuke Hatanaka
Publicity Producer: Yūma Takahashi
Recording: Michiya Arakawa
Sound Effects: Emi Takanashi (eNa)
Supervision: Nao Akagi
Theme Song Arrangement: Satoru Kōsaki (OP/ED)
Theme Song Composition: Satoru Kōsaki (OP/ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Shogo Yasukawa (OP/ED)
Saori Hayami as Musubi
Shinnosuke Tachibana as Minato Sahashi

Aya Endō as Matsu
Daisuke Matsubara as Mutsu (No.05)
Hitomi Nabatame as Uzume (No.10)
Jun Fukuyama as Hayato Mikogami
Kana Asumi as Yukari Sahashi (Minato's sister)
Kana Hanazawa as Kusano
Kana Ueda as Yomi (No.43)
Katsuyuki Konishi as Kaoru Seo
Kōsuke Toriumi as Natsuo Ichinomi
Marina Inoue as Tsukiumi
Michiko Neya as Hibiki (No.12)
Miki Itō as Takami Sahashi (Minato's mother)
Mitsuki Saiga as Haihane (No.104)
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Haruka Shigi
Romi Park as Karasuba (No.04)
Satomi Akesaka as Kuno
Sayaka Ōhara as Miya Asama (No.01)
Sayori Ishizuka as
Chiho
Shiina
Sayuri Yahagi as Mitsuha (No.38)
Shizuka Itō as Benitsubasa (No.105)
Takuma Takewaka as Izumi Higa
Toshihiko Seki as Hiroto Minaka
Yū Kobayashi as Akitsu
Yukana as Kazehana
Yuki Kaida as
Homura (No.06)
Kagari/Homura
Yūko Kaida as Hikari (No.11)

Gō Shinomiya as Real estate agent (ep 1)
Kenji Takahashi as
Kakizaki / Iga's glasses subordinate
On-site TV announcer (ep 4)
Seirō Ogino as Covert Op A (ep 1)
Takashi Oohara as Covert Op B (ep 1)
Tsutomu Densaka as Covert Op C (ep 1)
Yukihiro Misono as Landlord (ep 1)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Anime R (ep 10)
FAI (ep 9)
Hayashi (eps 8, 10)
KOEI (ep 9)
Mouse (eps 5, 10)
Nakamura Production (eps 6~8, 10-11)
Studio Bambino (ep 3)
Studio Mark (eps 3, 5, 10~12)
Studio Toybox (ep 10)
Studio Wanpack (ep 3)
Triple A (eps 4~7, 9-10)
Animation Production: Seven Arcs
Broadcaster:
Chiba Television (2008-07-05)
KBS Kyoto (2008-07-08)
Nagoya Broadcasting Network (2008-07-09)
Sun TV (2008-07-08)
Television Kanagawa (2008-07-05)
Television Saitama Co., Ltd. (2008-07-07)
Tokyo MX (2008-07-02)
TV Hokkaido (2008-07-11)
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2008-07-09)
Editing: Wins
In-Between Animation:
Anime R (ep 6)
ARCTURUS (ep 1~12)
Asahi Production (ep 8)
Geum Woo Production (ep 1~12)
Hayashi (eps 7-8, 11-12)
KOEI (ep 1~12)
Mouse (eps 5, 7)
Nakamura Production (5 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 9, 12
)

Studio Mark (eps 1, 3~6)
Sunshine Corporation (ep 4)
Triple A (ep 9)
VENET (eps 3, 6-7, 12)
Key Animation:
Anime Roman (ep 8)
Geum Woo Production (ep 5~12)
Studio Bambino (ep 11)
Studio Create (ep 2)
Studio Gimlet (eps 10-11)
Studio Toybox (eps 5, 8)
Studio Wanpack (ep 3)
Recording Studio: Procen Studio
Sound Production: Glovision
Title Logo Design: Veia
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Jason Grundy
Translation:
Sarah Alys Lindholm (Quality Assurance)
Wako Takahashi-Welch
ADR Script:
Leah Clark (eps 2, 4-5, 8-9)
Sean Whitley (7 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6-7, 10-12
)

Executive producer: Gen Fukunaga
ADR Engineer: Kyle Phillips
Assistant producer: Michael Harcourt
Blu-Ray Compression:
Duncan Yan
Jacob Martin
Blu-Ray Editor: Jeremy Jimenez
Blu-Ray Menu Audio: Austin Black
Blu-Ray Menu Design: Kris Pierce
Blu-Ray Producer: Clarine Harp
Blu-ray Production Assistant: Sarah Sullivan
DVD Compression:
Duncan Yan
Jacob Martin
DVD Editing: Jeremy Jimenez
DVD Menu Audio: Gino Palencia
DVD Menu Design: Ian Bailon
DVD Producer: Clarine Harp
DVD Production Assistant: Sarah Sullivan
Head Writer: John Burgmeier
Lead Video Engineer:
Jacob Martin (Blu-ray)
Sarah Mueller
Line Producer: Mike McFarland
Mix Engineer: Neal Malley
Post-Production Assistant:
Aya Spann (DVD, Blu-ray)
Jason Weems
Production Assistant:
Gino Palencia
Trenton Jons
Production Supervision: Susie Nixon
Senior Video Editor:
Daniel Mancilla
Jeremy Jimenez
Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams
Video Editing:
Ashley Rosse (DVD, Blu-ray)
Christopher Bryan
Jessie Mancilla
Josh Tyler (DVD, Blu-ray)
Robert Bell (DVD, Blu-ray)
Video Post Production Director: Brandon Tyler
Video Post-Production Director: Clarine Harp (Blu-ray)
Video Post-Production Manager: Matthew O'Hara (Blu-ray)
Alexis Tipton as Musubi
Joel McDonald as Minato Sahashi

Anita Neukar as Benitsubasa
Anthony Bowling as Natsuo Ichinomi
Brittney Karbowski as Hikari
Callie McHalen as Kazehana
Carrie Savage as Mitsuha
Cherami Leigh as Hibiki
Christine Auten as Karasuba
Chuck Huber as Hiroto Minaka
Clarine Harp as Haihane
Ian Sinclair as Kaoru Seo
Jamie Marchi as Uzume
Janét Mason as Chiho
Jasmine Mendigo as Yukari Sahashi
Jenny Jaffe as Akitsu
Jerry Jewell as Izumi Higa
Josh Grelle as Haruka Shigi
Kate Bristol as Kuno
Kristi Bingham as Yomi
Leah Clark as
Homura
Kagari
Lydia Mackay as Tsukiumi
Maxey Whitehead as Shiina
Monica Rial as Miya Asama
Robert Howard as Mutsu
Shelley Calene-Black as Takami Sahashi
Tia Ballard as Kusano
Todd Haberkorn as Hayato Mikogami

Alexis Tipton as Yume
Eric Vale as Kakizaki
Janét Mason as Sekirei

English companies
Broadcaster: FUNimation Channel
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Internet Streaming:
Anime News Network
AnimeLab (Australia & New Zealand)
FUNimation Entertainment
Hulu
Madman Screening Room (Australia & New Zealand)
Licensed by:
FUNimation Entertainment (Expired)
German cast
German staff
Dialogue Director: Tanja Schmitz
Constantin von Jascheroff as Minato Sahashi
Tanja Schmitz as Musubi

Andrea Rabow as Kazehana
Anja Rybiczka as Mitsuha
Daniela Reidies as Kusano
Dirk Petrick as Kagari/Homura
Dirk Stollberg as Shiina
Esra Vural as Benitsubasa
Felix Spieß as Kaoru Seo
Heide Domanowski as Karasuba
Juliana Cukier as Hibiki
Julius Jellinek as Haruka Shigi
Kaya Möller as Yukari Sahashi
Marie Schramm as Matsu
Melanie Hinze as Miya Asama
Michael Baral as Hayato Mikogami
Nadine Pasta as Hikari
Nora Linnemann as Tsukiumi 
Roland Wolf as Natsuo Ichinomi
Sabine Winterfeldt as Takami Sahashi
Silke Matthias as Haihane

Nicole Hannak as Uzume
German companies
Distributor:
Anime Virtual
Kazé Germany (now)
Internet Streaming: Anime on Demand

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