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Katanagatari (TV)

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Alternative title:
刀語 (Japanese)
Genres: action, drama, romance
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: This story teakes place in the Edo era where Yasuri Shichika is the seventh head of the Kyotou school of Japanese sword martial arts living in Fushou Island with his sister Nanami. With the order from a female samurai general, Togame, he sets out for a trip to collect the twelve treasured swords created by a legendary swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki.
User Ratings: 1347 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 332 votes (sub:308, dub:9, raw:2, edit.dub:1, others:12
7 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Excellent: 453 votes (sub:419, dub:15, raw:4, ?:1, others:14
6 Spanish subtitled
4 Portuguese subtitled
2 Russian dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Very good: 282 votes (sub:252, dub:15, raw:3, others:12
7 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Good: 147 votes (sub:137, dub:4, raw:1, others:5
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Decent: 67 votes (sub:61, dub:3, raw:1, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 22 votes (sub:20, dub:1, others:1
1 German subtitled
)
 Not really good: 15 votes (sub:13, dub:1, others:1
1 Chinese mandarin subtitled
)
 Weak: 16 votes (sub:16)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Awful: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Worst ever: 4 votes (sub:4)
Seen in part or in whole by 2225 users, rank: #512 (of 9798)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.402 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.5971, rank: #233 (of 9936)
Weighted mean: 8.326 (Very good+), rank: #256 (of 9936) (seen all: 8.46 / seen some: 7.70 / won't finish: 3.96)
Bayesian estimate: 8.318 (Very good+), rank: #145 (of 7502)
Running time: 50 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2010-01-25 to 2010-12-10
Release dates: We have 10
Opening Theme:
#01: "Meiya Kadenrō" (冥夜花伝廊) by Minami Kuribayashi (eps 1-7)
#02: "Katana to Saya" (刀と鞘) by ALI PROJECT (eps 8-12)
#03: "Hakujukassai Utaawase" by supercell
Ending Theme:
"Kotonoha" by Piko
#01: "Tasogare no Gekka" (誰そ彼の月華) by Yousei Teikoku
#02: "Refulgence" by Shoujobyo
#03: "Senbon Sennyo no Hamari Uta" (千本千女の刃毬唄) by Aki Hata
#04: "Kyomu no Hana" (虚無の華) by kukui
#05: "Ai to Makoto" (愛と誠) by Yukari Tamura
#06: "Yuki no Onna" (雪ノ女) by ALI PROJECT
#07: "Mayoigo Sagashi" (迷い子さがし) by Mai Nakahara
#08: "Karakuri Nemuridan" (からくり眠り談) by nomico
#09: "Akashi" (証) by Annabel
#10: "Ina, to Hime wa Subete o Katarazu" (否、と姫は全てを語らず) by Haruka Tomatsu
#11: "Bōrei-tachi yo Yabō no Hate ni Nemure" (亡霊達よ野望の果てに眠れ) by Faylan
#12: "Toki Sude ni Hajimari o Kizamu" (時すでに始まりを刻む) by Minami Kuribayashi
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 3
Reviews:
Katanagatari Sub.DVD/Blu-ray Box Set 2 (Oct 7, 2011)
Katanagatari DVD/Blu-Ray 1 (Jul 22, 2011)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Katanagatari - Volume 1 [Premium Edition] (Sub.Blu-ray + DVD) 2011-07-05 (from $399.99)
    Katanagatari - Volume 2 [Premium Edition] (Sub.Blu-ray + DVD) 2011-09-20

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Keitaro Motonaga
Series Composition: Makoto Uezu
Script:
Makoto Uezu (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 7, 11-12
)
Seiko Nagatsu (eps 3, 6, 10)
Touko Machida (eps 4, 8-9)
Storyboard:
Daizen Komatsuda (ep 10)
Goichi Iwahata (assist. Eps. 1-2, 6, 11-12)
Katsuyuki Kodera (ep 11)
Keitaro Motonaga (eps 1, 6, 11-12)
Makoto Sokuza (ep 2)
Motoki Tanaka (ep 7)
Shinji Satō (eps 4, 9)
Tomoki Kobayashi (eps 3, 8)
Yoshihisa Matsumoto (ep 5)
Episode Director:
Keitaro Motonaga (6 episodes
eps 1, 5-6, 10-12
)
Makoto Sokuza (ep 2)
Motoki Tanaka (ep 7)
Shinji Satō (eps 4, 9)
Tomoki Kobayashi (eps 3, 8)
Music: Taku Iwasaki
Original creator: NisiOisin
Original Character Design: Take
Character Design: Tsuyoshi Kawada
Art Director: Tadashi Kudo
Chief Animation Director: Tsuyoshi Kawada
Animation Director:
Atsushi Itagaki (eps 1, 5, 12)
Daisuke Mataga (eps 1, 5, 12)
Ikuo Yoshida (eps 2, 6)
Kazuhisa Nakamura (4 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 12
)
Masahiko Nakata (eps 8, 11-12)
Motoki Tanaka (ep 7)
Sōji Ninomiya (eps 3, 9)
Takahiro Kuroishi (ep 10)
Taro Ikegami (eps 4, 9, 12)
Tensho Sato (eps 4, 8, 11)
Yūji Moriyama (ep 3)
Sound Director: Yasunori Ebina
Director of Photography: Keisuke Nakamura

2nd Key Animation:
Hiromi Nakagawa (ep 8)
Masahiko Sasaki (ep 8)
Masumi Hoshino (ep 8)
Yuki Chika (ep 8)
3D CG: Hisashi Akimoto
Animation producer: Gaku Iwasa
Assistant Episode Director: Kouji Kobayashi (eps 10-12)
Assistant Key Animator:
Hiroko Seigan (ep 12)
Masumi Hoshino (ep 12)
Mayu Fujimoto (ep 12)
Background Art:
Akio Shimada (Studio Pablo)
Ayumi Miyakoshi (Team Til Dawn)
Fumie Nuibe
Hayao Yoshida (Studio Pinewood)
Hisako Saitō (Studio Fuga)
Hisayoshi Takahashi (Studio Pinewood)
Kaori Hagiwara (Moon Flower)
Katsufumi Hariu (Studio Fuga)
Katsumi Akimoto (Studio Pinewood)
Kuniko Iwatani (Moon Flower)
Naoko Akutsu (Team Til Dawn)
Reiko Okada (Studio Pablo)
Sachiho Motoda (Moon Flower)
Saori Iwatani (Studio Pinewood)
Shinji Nagaoka (Team Til Dawn)
Shuri Karatsu (Studio Pinewood)
Taro Goto (Moon Flower)
Tomoko Zama (Studio Pablo)
Yuho Akagami (Studio Fuga)
Yuka Kawai (Studio Pablo)
Yuri Sanan (Team Til Dawn)
Chief Producer:
Hideo Katsumata
Kōji Yamamoto
Osamu Yoshiba
Color design: Akemi Tejima
Color Key:
Akemi Nagao
Akemi Tejima
Chizue Saitō
Tomoko Takahashi
Editing: Jun Takuma
Finish Animation:
Akemi Katou (Wish)
Akiko Inoue (Wish)
Ami Shikamata (Wish)
Asami Nomaguchi (Wish)
Atsuko Ito (Wish; eps 3, 12)
Chihiro Irie (Wish)
Chisa Maeda (Wish)
Daiki Egusa (Wish)
Emi Kadono (Wish)
Emi Shibata (Wish)
Emiko Okui (Wish)
Erika Tanaka (Wish)
Haruka Yoshida (Wish)
Hikaru Takigawa (Wish)
Hiromi Mitome (Wish)
Hiromi Okamoto (Wish)
Hiromi Watanabe (Wish)
Hiroyasu Kanemitsu (Wish)
Hisako Furukawa (Wish)
Hitomi Yamase (Wish)
Izumi Inoue (Wish)
Junko Fujimaki (Wish)
Junko Hakamada (Wish)
Junko Mochizuki (Wish)
Katsuhiko Shiroto (Wish)
Kazuko Kikuchi (Wish)
Kazumi Takeuchi (Wish)
Kumiko Yamazaki (Wish)
Maiko Iwami (Wish)
Maki Ōmoto (Wish)
Manae Abe (Wish)
Manae Okabe (Wish)
Manami Sasa (Wish)
Marie Koga (Wish)
Masahito Takahashi (Wish)
Masako Kumada (Wish)
Maya Kusumoto (Wish)
Mayumi Hiraide (Wish)
Michiko Watanabe (Wish)
Michiyo Ootani (Wish)
Midori Nakagawa (Wish)
Midori Saitō (Wish)
Mie Hasegawa (Wish)
Miki Kobayashi (Wish)
Mitsuhiro Narasaki (Wish)
Miyoko Suzuki (Wish)
Miyuki Satō (Wish)
Miyuki Tanimoto (Wish)
Mizue Ueda (Wish)
Mizue Yamamoto (Wish)
Nahoko Oowani (Wish)
Nami Kumatani (Wish)
Naoko Sunahara (Wish)
Naomi Nakamura (Wish)
Natsuki Sone (Wish)
Rie Kitazawa (Wish)
Rieko Umemura (Wish)
Saeko Kushima (Wish)
Sayaka Yamashita (Wish)
Shiho Okamiya (Wish)
Shinya Terashima (Wish)
Shōhei Kinoshita (Wish)
Takaaki Izumi (Wish)
Takako Uemura (Wish)
Terumi Narita (Wish)
Tomoko Toki (Wish)
Tomomi Muta (Wish)
Yayoi Hirano (Wish)
Yoko Chiba (Wish)
Yoko Wakabayashi (Wish)
Yoshitaka Narasaki (Wish)
Yosuke Amamoto (Wish)
Yue Murakami (Wish)
Yuka Abe (Wish)
Yuki Atsumi (Wish)
Yukie Mikami (Wish)
Yumi Fujiwara (Wish)
Yumi Matsumoto (Wish)
Yuu Takahashi (Wish)
Finishing Supervision:
Kōsuke Kobashi
Yoshiki Ito
Yutaka Sugiura
Yuu Takahashi
In-Between Animation:
Asuka Nakaji (Wish)
Atsuko Iino (Wish)
Ayumi Ono (Wish)
Chika Nishiyama (Wish)
Emi Mochizuki (Wish)
Haruka Sanefuji (Wish)
Hiromi Tanaka (Wish)
Ietaka Son (Wish)
Kana Matsuura (Wish)
Kanako Hirato (Wish)
Kaori Murai (Wish)
Kaori Saito (Wish)
Kazue Motohiro (Wish)
Keiko Iwata (Wish)
Kyōko Nakajima (Wish)
Mai Watanabe
Mami Kuramoto (Wish)
Mao Yumoto (Wish)
Masahiko Inuzuka (Wish)
Mayuko Umigishi (Wish)
Miho Kawai (Wish)
Mineko Suzuki (Wish)
Nanako Tatsu (Wish)
Natsuko Sadamoto (Wish)
Natsuyo Otani (Wish)
Nosuzu Yasumoto (Wish)
Osamu Maruyama (Wish)
Ranko Nakabayashi (Wish)
Saihō Hari (Wish)
Sayuri Kanō (Wish)
Seiji Nishida (Wish)
Shunsuke Matsuo (Wish)
Takahiro Inoue (Wish)
Takashi Isomatsu
Tetsurō Nireki (Wish)
Tomoko Nakajima (Wish)
Yasuo Ishii (Wish)
Yōhei Yamamoto (Wish)
Youko Hayashi (Wish)
Yū Aoki (Wish)
Yukiko Busa (Wish)
Yūsa Masuda (Wish)
Yūsuke Suzuki (Wish)
Yutaka Sugiura (Wish)
In-between Animation Supervision:
Kōsuke Kobashi
Yoshiki Ito
Yutaka Sugiura
Yuu Takahashi
In-Between Check:
Kyōko Nakajima
Mao Yumoto
Nozomu Ichijo
Shunsuke Matsuo
Key Animation:
Akihide Muraji (ep 3)
Akiko Kumada (eps 5, 8)
Asako Inayoshi (ep 7)
Atsushi Aono (ep 12)
Atsushi Itagaki (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 8, 10, 12
)
Atsushi Ogata (ep 8)
Atsushi Okita (eps 5, 8)
Aya Nagumo (eps 3, 10)
Ayano Ōwada (eps 2-4, 7-12)
Daisuke Mataga (4 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 12
)
Daisuke Takemoto (eps 8, 11-12)
Emi Sakamoto (eps 3, 8)
Fumiko Yoshida (ep 7)
Fumio Matsumoto (eps 3, 7, 12)
Hideaki Onishi (ep 10)
Hiromi Nakagawa (ep 9)
Hiromi Nanbe (ep 6)
Hiromi Shudō (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 8-9
)
Hiroshi Tomioka (eps 4, 6)
Hiroshi Yakou (ep 11)
Hiroya Iijima (ep 12)
Ietaka Son (ep 2)
Ikuma Fujibe (ep 2)
Ikuo Kuwana (ep 1)
Ikuo Yoshida (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Ikutomo Kimishima (ep 12)
Kaori Urata (10 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8-12
)
Kaoru Hattori (eps 10, 12)
Katsumi Aoshima (5 episodes
eps 2-3, 8, 11-12
)
Kazuhiro Ōta (eps 10-12)
Kazuhisa Nakamura (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 5-6, 10-12
)
Kazuki Ito (ep 2)
Keiji Nagao (ep 10)
Keisei Noguchi (eps 2, 6, 9)
Keisuke Katayama (eps 4, 9)
Ken Mori (ep 5)
Kenichi Takase (ep 11)
Kenichirō Yamamoto (ep 3)
Kiyoshi Nohji (eps 3-4, 8)
Kōichi Motomura (ep 11)
Kōichi Takai (ep 3)
Kōji Ogawa (ep 3)
Manabu Akita (ep 10)
Masafumi Tamura (ep 8)
Masahiko Nakata (5 episodes
eps 3-4, 8, 11-12
)
Masakazu Okada (ep 9)
Masakazu Saitō (ep 10)
Masakuni Kaneko (eps 2, 6)
Masaru Hyodo (eps 5, 8, 11)
Masumi Hoshino (eps 3, 9)
Midori Uchiyama (ep 5)
Mie Ōishi (eps 2, 6, 9-10)
Mika Tomiya (10 episodes
eps 1-6, 8-10, 12
)
Moriyasu Taniguchi (ep 3)
Motoki Tanaka (ep 7)
Nao Tokunaga (ep 5)
Naoko Takeichi (eps 1-6, 8-12)
Natsumi Hattori (eps 1, 3-6, 8-12)
Noriko Sato (ep 10)
Ryosuke Kimiya (8 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 7-11
)
Ryou Kodama (ep 2)
Shiho Tamai (ep 4)
Shin'ya Segawa (eps 4, 6)
Shinobu Ookawa (ep 5)
Shintaro Muraki (ep 4)
Shiro Shibata (ep 4)
Sōji Ninomiya (6 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 7, 9, 12
)
Susumu Matsunaga (eps 1-11)
Takahiro Inoue (ep 9)
Takahiro Kuroishi (eps 4-5, 10)
Takashi Igari (ep 5)
Takayuki Kanouchi (ep 5)
Takenori Tsukuma (eps 3, 7, 12)
Takeo Shudou (ep 5)
Taro Ikegami (eps 4-8)
Tensho Sato (eps 1, 4, 6, 8)
Tomonori Sudō (ep 5)
Tomoshige Inayoshi (ep 3)
Tomotsugu Sakakibara (eps 2, 4)
Tōru Yoshida (eps 3, 6, 8)
Toshifumi Niijima (eps 3, 7)
Tsuyoshi Kawada (ep 1)
Yōhei Yamamoto (ep 2)
Yoshikatsu Inoue (ep 6)
Yoshiko Nakajima (ep 3)
Yoshimi Satō (eps 6, 10-11)
Yū Ikeda (ep 11)
Yuichi Hirano (ep 6)
Yūichi Nakazawa (ep 6)
Yūji Moriyama (ep 3)
Yūko Yamada (ep 4)
Yūsuke Suzuki (ep 2)
Photography:
Kazumasa Someya
Keisuke Nakamura
Nozomi Shitara
Tomoyuki Shiokawa
Yukiko Kaga
Yukiyo Kajiwara
Production Advancement:
Daisuke Tsuchida (ep 8)
Keisuke Fukunaga (eps 3, 7, 12)
Masahiro Matsumoto (eps 2, 6, 9)
Shin'ichirō Katō (eps 1, 4-5, 11)
Takahiro Kawakoshi (ep 10)
Special Effects:
Ayumi Arahata
Kaori Kobayashi
Kumiko Taniguchi
Special Effects Supervisor: Kumiko Taniguchi
Theme Song Arrangement:
Daisuke Kikuta (OP1)
Kudo (Shōjobyō; ED2)
Mikiya Katakura (OP1/ED6)
myu (ED4/ED9)
Pixel Bee (ED2)
samfree (ED;rerun)
Tatsuya Katō (ED3)
Theme Song Composition:
Aki Hata (ED3)
Kudo (Shōjobyō; ED2)
Mikiya Katakura (OP1/ED6)
myu (ED4/ED9)
Noriyasu Agematsu (OP)
Pixel Bee (ED2)
samfree (ED;rerun)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Aki Hata (OP1/ED3, 5, 7-8, 10-11)
Arika Takarano (OP1/ED6)
Haruka Shimotsuki (ED4)
Mitsuki (Shōjobyō; ED2)
samfree (ED;rerun)
Shoujobyou (ED2)
Theme Song Performance:
Aki Hata (ED3)
Ali Project (ED6/OP2)
Annabel (ED9)
Faylan (ED11)
Haruka Shimotsuki (ED4;as kukui)
Haruka Tomatsu (ED10)
Kukui (ED4)
Mai Nakahara (ED7)
Minami Kuribayashi (OP/ED12)
Mitsuki (Shōjobyō; ED2)
Nomiko (ED8)
Shoujobyou (ED2)
supercell (OP1)
Yousei Teikoku (ED1)
Yukari Tamura (ED5)
Video Editing: Migaku Takagi (Sony PCL)
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Shichika Yasuri
Yukari Tamura as Togame

Atsuko Yuya as Meisai Tsuruga (ep 3)
Chihiro Suzuki as Kōmori Maniwa
Daisuke Sakaguchi as Chouchou Maniwa (ep 4)
Haruka Tomatsu as Hiteihime
Hiroaki Miura as Mitsubachi Maniwa (ep 4)
Kaori Yamagata as Oshidori Maniwa
Mai Nakahara as Nanami Yasuri
Makoto Yasumura as Kamakiri Maniwa (ep 4)
Masako Ikeda as Narrator
Michiko Neya as Kyouken Maniwa (ep 6)
Mitsuru Miyamoto as Ginkaku Uneri
Miyako Itō as Rinne Higaki (ep 10)
Rikiya Koyama as Emonzaemon Souda
Rina Hidaka as Konayuki Itezora (ep 6)
Ryō Hirohashi as Pengin Maniwa
Ryōtarō Okiayu as Hōoō Maniwa
Shizuka Itō as Zanki Kiguchi
Toshihiko Seki as Maniwa Umigame
Tsuyoshi Koyama as Kanara Azekura (ep 5)

Asuka Horiguchi as Black Miko A (ep 3)
Atsushi Abe as Kazune Yasuri (ep 11)
Aya Endō as Biyorigou (ep 8)
Chiemi Ishimatsu as Brain Truster A (ep 3)
Daichi Endō as Strong Swordsman (ep 5)
Emi Shinohara as Migiri Yasuri
Fumihiro Okabayashi as Ronin B (ep 3)
Hayato Nakata as Bangai Rogiri (ep 12)
Hidemitsu Shimizu as Ronin A (ep 3)
Hikaru Midorikawa as Hakuhei Sabi
Hirokazu Miyahara as Furachi Oniyadori (ep 12)
Hiroo Sasaki as Kairo Iga (ep 12)
Katsuji Mori as Kiki Shikizaki (ep 11)
Keiichi Takahashi as Shopkeeper (ep 2)
Keiko Nemoto as Kanara Azekura (young; ep 5)
Kenji Takahashi as Matsuaki Fugi (ep 12)
Kentarō Yamazaki as Pirate C (ep 5)
Kōichi Bandō as God Guard Group Members (ep 7)
Kokoro Kikuchi as Kokoro (Kanara's young sister; ep 5)
Kouzou Douzaka as Pirate A (ep 5)
Kozue Harashima as Black Miko C (ep 3)
Kyosuke Suzuki as Pirate B (ep 5)
Masato Kokubun as Kokubo Sumigaoka (ep 12)
Miho Miyagawa as Black Miko B (ep 3)
Miki Makiguchi as Young Priest (ep 7)
Misao Nakahara as Girl (ep 2)
Mitsuhiro Sakamaki as Ronin A (ep 2)
Miwako Suguro as Akatsuki Tomoe (ep 12)
Motoko Kumai as Shichika Yasuri (young)
Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Umpire (ep 5)
Rumi Okubo as Girl (ep 4)
Ryōhei Yabunaka as Foot soldier (ep 11)
Saori Hayami as Kōsha Saraba (ep 12)
Shinji Kawada as Maniwa Kawauso (ep 6)
Shōgo Matsui as Hannyamaru (ep 12)
Taira Kikumoto as Uron (ep 12)
Takafumi Kawakami as
Ronin B (ep 2)
Ronin C (ep 3)
Takuya Eguchi as Bōfura Maniwa (ep 12)
Tokuyoshi Kawashima as Takahito Hida
Tomohiro Tsuboi as Kuizame Maniwa (ep 3)
Tōru Ohkawa as Mutsue Yasuri
Wataru Hatano as Shirasagi Maniwa (ep 2)
Yu Shimamura as Brain Truster B (ep 3)
Yukito Souma as Boatman (ep 1)
Yuko Gibu as O Haira (ep 12)
Yuzuru Fujimoto as Masatsuna Yanari (ep 12)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation: Asahi Production
Animation Production: WHITE FOX
Backgrounds:
Moon Flower
Studio Fuga
Studio Pablo
Studio Pinewood
Team Till Dawn (eps 8-12)
Broadcaster:
BS Fuji
Fuji Television Network
Mainichi Broadcasting System
Noitamina (Apr. 2013 - Rebroadcast)
Saga Television Station Co., Ltd.
Finish Animation:
Animation Time
Anitus Kōbe
Bird
D-COLORS
DEFA
EAGLE'S NEST
Hadashi Pro
Studio Add
Studio Elle
Studio Gimlet
T2 Studio
Wish
In-Between Animation:
Anime R
Anime Spot
Anitus Kōbe
diomedéa
feel.
GAINAX
M.S.C
Nomad
Production I.G
PTC Magic
Snow Light Staff
Studio Cockpit
Studio Comet
Studio Live
Studio Pastoral
Studio Victory
Sunshine Corporation
Taiguan Animation
union CHO
Wish
Key Animation Assistance: Anime R (ep 3)
Photography: T2 Studio
Production:
Aniplex
Fuji Television Network
Kodansha
Lantis
MOVIC
special effects: Team Taniguchi
English staff
English cast
Translation: Ryuta Sato

Blu-Ray Authoring And Compression: Justin Sevakis
Design Director: Mizuki Kamoda
Editing: Nick Doerr
Graphic Design: Yukie Takizawa
Localization Producer: Mitsu Hiraoka
Production Design: Hiroko Kanazashi
Special Thanks To:
Hideki 'Henry' Goto (Aniplex)
Yosuke Kodaka (Aniplex Inc.)
(none)
English companies
Licensed by:
NIS America (Expired)
French cast
French staff
Angelique Heller as Togame
Laurent Pasquier as Yasuri Shichika

Amandine Longeac as Nanami Yasuri
Julien Dutel as
Azekura Kanara
Uneri Ginaku

Dany Benedito as Meisai Tsuruga
Dominique Chenet as Narratrice
Julien Dutel as
Kiki Shikizaki
Masatsuna Yanari
Justine Hostekint as Princesse Itei
Marc Wilhelm as Shirasagi Maniwa
Michaël Maino as
Komori Maniwa
Kuisame Maniwa
Pascal Gimenez as
Enmonzaemon Soda
Mutsue Yasuri
Sandra Vandroux as Rinne Higaki
Waléry Doumenc as Mitsubachi Maniwa

Emmanuelle Lambrey
French companies
Distributor: Black Box
Dubbing: PILON Studio Son

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