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Crest of the Stars (TV)

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Alternative title:
Seikai no Monshō (Japanese)
星界の紋章 (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Jinto Lin is a young nobleman, whose world was taken over by the largest empire in the galaxy: the Abh Empire. Jinto's father, the president of his home planet, handed their world over to the Abh in exchange for a standing in the Abh Empire. As a result, Jinto became a member of the aristocracy and was shipped off for an Abh education. On his way, he meets a princess of the Abh Empire, Lafiel, whom he quickly befriends despite her cold exterior. But the Abh empire is plunged into war…
User Ratings: 1697 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 275 votes (sub:214, dub:54, ?:3, edit.dub:1, raw:1, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Excellent: 475 votes (sub:351, dub:108, ?:4, edit.dub:1, others:11
4 Polish subtitled
3 Portuguese subtitled
2 Spanish subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Very good: 446 votes (sub:287, dub:140, edit.dub:5, raw:4, ?:1, others:9
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Good: 289 votes (sub:174, dub:101, edit.dub:6, ?:3, raw:1, others:4
2 French subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Decent: 105 votes (sub:65, dub:33, ?:3, edit.dub:3, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 So-so: 50 votes (sub:27, dub:22, raw:1)
 Not really good: 14 votes (sub:9, dub:4, edit.dub:1)
 Weak: 25 votes (dub:13, sub:8, edit.dub:2, raw:1, others:1
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:3, edit.dub:1, dub:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Awful: 5 votes (dub:3, sub:2)
 Worst ever: 7 votes (dub:4, sub:3)
Seen in part or in whole by 3155 users, rank: #340 (of 9789)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.040 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.6265, rank: #552 (of 9927)
Weighted mean: 7.981 (Very good), rank: #644 (of 9927) (seen all: 8.14 / seen some: 6.26 / won't finish: 4.20)
Bayesian estimate: 7.977 (Very good), rank: #411 (of 7497)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage: 1999-01-02 to 1999-03-27
Opening Theme:
"Opening Theme" by Katsuhisa Hattori
Ending Theme:
"Ushinawareta Aozora" by TimeSlip-Rendzvous
Links: We have 9
Trivia: We have 2
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 8
Review:
Crest of the Stars DVD (May 19, 2019)
News: Show:
Release List Catch Up (Dec 22, 2005)
More Seikai Series (Jan 1, 2005)
Otakon 2002: Bandai Panel (Jul 29, 2002)
Bandai Release Dates (Oct 24, 2001)
Bandai at AX (Jul 7, 2001)
Pioneer Release Delays (May 21, 2001)
Lots of Bandai News (Apr 5, 2001)
Bandai Updates website (Jan 26, 2001)
Bandai future releases (Jan 11, 2001)
Release Dates (Dec 17, 2000)
Upcoming Bandai Releases (Jun 29, 2000)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Crest of the Stars - The Complete Series (DVD) 2018-12-04 (from $44.98)
    Crest of the Stars - To the Stars (DVD 1) 2001-06-05 (from $6.24)
    Crest of the Stars - To the Stars (DVD 1) 2004-03-02 (from $6.00)
    Crest of the Stars - Politics of War (DVD 2) 2001-09-04 (from $3.99)
    Crest of the Stars - Politics of War (DVD 2) 2004-03-02 (from $15.98)
    Crest of the Stars - Wayward Soldiers (DVD 3) 2001-10-02 (from $2.00)
    Crest of the Stars - Wayward Soldiers (DVD 3) 2004-03-02 (from $15.98)
    Crest of the Stars - Into the Unknown (DVD 4) 2001-12-04 (from $27.59)
    Crest of the Stars - Into the Unknown (DVD 4) 2004-03-02 (from $15.98)
    Crest of the Stars - Complete Collection (DVD 1-4) 2003-06-17 (from $19.40)
    Crest of the Stars - Complete Collection (DVD 1-4) 2004-03-02 (from $99.94)
    Crest of the Stars - Complete Collection [Anime Legends] (DVD 1-4) 2006-03-14 (from $99.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Yasuchika Nagaoka
Series Composition: Aya Yoshinaga
Script: Aya Yoshinaga (eps 1-13)
Storyboard:
Mihiro Yamaguchi (ep 8)
Osamu Nabeshima (ep 12)
Susumu Nishizawa (ep 9)
Toshiya Shinohara (eps 2, 6, 10)
Yasuchika Nagaoka (eps 1, 5, 13)
Yasuhiro Minami (ep 4)
Yukio Nishimoto (eps 3, 7, 11)
Unit Director:
Keitaro Motonaga (Studio T.X; eps 1, 5, 9)
Mihiro Yamaguchi (eps 4, 8)
Osamu Nabeshima (ep 12)
Toshiya Shinohara (eps 2, 6, 10)
Yasuchika Nagaoka (ep 13)
Yukio Nishimoto (4 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 13
)

Character Design: Keisuke Watabe
Art Director: Tomoaki Okada
Chief Animation Director:
Keisuke Watabe (character; eps 1, 3-4, 6)
Masanori Shino (mechanical; eps 1, 3-4, 6)
Animation Director:
Akira Takahashi (eps 3, 6, 8, 13)
Keisuke Watabe (character; eps 2, 10, 13)
Ken Ōtsuka (ep 10)
Kohei Yoneyama (mechanical; eps 1, 4, 7, 11)
Masanori Shino (mechanical; eps 2, 5, 12)
Rie Nakajima (eps 9, 13)
Takuro Shinbo (character; eps 1, 4, 7, 11)
Yuji Mukoyama (eps 9, 13)
Original Novel: Hiroyuki Morioka
Sound Director: Katsuyoshi Kobayashi
Director of Photography: Hisao Shirai
Executive producer:
Masuo Ueda
Shigeru Watanabe
Assistant Animation Director:
Katsuzō Hirata (ep 13)
Kumi Horii (ep 13)
Kunihiko Inoue (ep 13)
Madoka Hirayama (ep 13)
Rie Nakajima (ep 10)
Yasuchika Nagaoka (ep 13)
Yasuhiro Moriki (ep 13)
Assistant Unit Director: Keitaro Motonaga (ep 13)
Background Art:
Akemi Ito (ep 13)
Ayumi Iino (9 episodes
eps 1, 3-7, 9, 11, 13
)

Eiji Takahashi (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13
)

Etsuko Nakashōji (ep 13)
Goichi Katanosaka (ep 10)
Hiroshi Kanno (ep 13)
Hiroyuki Tsubaki (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13
)

Kaoru Chiba (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 10, 12-13
)

Kōki Nagayoshi (eps 1-13)
Nishiki Toyoshima (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 10, 12-13
)

Nobuhiro Ōtsuka (ep 13)
Noriko Ishiwata (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 10, 12-13
)

Taeko Kobayashi (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13
)

Takashi Honda (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13
)

Tomoko Shimomoto (ep 10)
Toshihide Kawana (ep 13)
Yasuko Morita (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13
)

Yuki Nomura (ep 13)
Yukie Abe (ep 13)
Color Coordination:
Kyōko Ōtake (ep 12)
Ritsuko Utagawa (ep 13)
Shiho Ogawa (eps 1-9, 11, 13)
Yoshimasa Masuda (eps 10, 13)
Color design: Ritsuko Utagawa
Color Key: Ritsuko Utagawa
Editing: Takeshi Seyama
Ending Illustrations: Takami Akai
Guest Design: Kunihiko Inoue (eps 5-12)
In-Between Animation:
Daisuke Miyazaki (Nakamura Production; eps 1, 4)
Fumiyo Mori (eps 4-5, 9)
Hideaki Fujita (Nakamura Production; ep 7)
Hideko Yukino (eps 2, 4)
Hidenori Miyahara (Nakamura Production; ep 7)
Hiromi Funatsu (ep 9)
Katsuhiro Yokoyama (Studio Dub; ep 3)
Kazumi Inadome (Studio Dub; ep 6)
Kazutomo Ota (Nakamura Production; ep 4)
Kazuyo Tominaga (eps 2, 4-5, 9)
Kenichi Takase (Nakamura Production; eps 1, 11)
Kenji Imanishi (Nakamura Production; ep 11)
Kiyoaki Maeda (Studio Dub; eps 3, 6, 11)
Maki Saitou (Nakamura Production; ep 7)
Mitsuteru Nakamura (ep 10)
Nobumitsu Kunioka (Nakamura Production; ep 7)
Reiko Saito (Studio Dub; eps 3, 6, 11)
Rie Aoki (ep 5)
Ryugo Nihonyanagi (Nakamura Production; ep 7)
Setsuko Takenouchi (5 episodes
eps 2, 4-5, 7, 9
)

Setsuya Tanabe (Nakamura Production; ep 1)
Shou Matsui (Studio Dub; ep 3)
Takahiro Nawa (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 9, 11
)

Takashi Yoshida (Studio Dub; eps 6, 11)
Tatsuya Uetsu (Nakamura Production; ep 1)
Tomonari Shimazu (Studio Dub; ep 8)
Tomoyuki Tajima (Nakamura Production; eps 1, 11)
Tsuguru Fukuda (Nakamura Production; eps 1, 11)
Tsuyoshi Shimoyajiri (Nakamura Production; ep 7)
Yaeko Yoshizawa (eps 2, 4-5)
Yoko Kajita (Studio Dub; ep 6)
Yoshiaki Wada (Studio Dub; eps 6, 11)
Yukie Mikami (Nakamura Production; ep 7)
In-Between Check:
Hisao Yamazaki (Nakamura Production; eps 1, 7, 11)
Katsunori Kaneko (Studio Myu; eps 12-13)
Miki Otani (eps 3, 6, 13)
Minoru Okabe (5 episodes
eps 2, 4-5, 7, 9
)

Mitsuteru Nakamura (ep 10)
Reiko Saito (ep 8)
Yoshitomo Miura (Studio Myu; ep 12)
Incidental Design: Kunihiko Inoue
Key Animation:
Akira Kikuchi (ep 2)
Akira Matsunaga (Nakamura Production; eps 7, 11)
Akira Takeuchi (ep 10)
Daisuke Kusakari (OH! Production; ep 12)
Dan Kongōji (eps 5, 9, 13)
Eiji Inoue (ep 12)
Eiji Nakada (Nakamura Production; eps 4, 7, 11)
Emiko Momose (eps 2, 5, 9, 12)
Etsushi Mori (ep 9)
Fumi Katō (Studio Wanpack; ep 5)
Hideaki Shimada (ep 10)
Hidenori Hanesaka (ep 10)
Hideto Natsumeda (Nakamura Production; ep 1)
Hiroaki Hanawa (ep 10)
Hiromi Funatsu (5 episodes
eps 2, 5, 9, 12-13
)

Hiroyuki Mori (Nakamura Production; eps 1, 4, 7, 11)
Hiroyuki Tanji (ep 12)
Hiroyuki Yamamoto (ep 10)
Hisashi Saito (eps 5, 9, 12)
Hitomi Tsuruta (eps 12-13)
Jun Nakai (Studio Wanpack; eps 5, 10)
Junko Matsushita (ep 10)
Katsunori Enokimoto (Studio Dub; eps 3, 6, 8)
Katsuzō Hirata (eps 12-13)
Kazue Yoshida (eps 2, 12)
Kazuhiro Itakura (Nakamura Production; eps 1, 4, 7, 11)
Kazuhiro Ono (Studio Dub; eps 3, 6, 8)
Kazuyuki Ikai (ep 12)
Keiichi Ishida (Studio Wanpack; eps 5, 10)
Keisuke Watabe (eps 12-13)
Ken Ōtsuka (eps 2, 13)
Kenta Sakai (Studio Dub; eps 3, 6, 8)
Kimiko Yamauchi (eps 10, 12)
Kiyomi Masuda (ep 9)
Kōji Komurakata (eps 2, 12)
Kumi Horii (eps 5, 13)
Kunihiko Inoue (eps 9-10, 13)
Kyōta Washikita (Studio Wanpack; ep 5)
Madoka Hirayama (eps 5, 13)
Manabu Imura (Nakamura Production; ep 11)
Masaharu Morinaka (ep 10)
Masahiko Kaneda (Nakamura Production; ep 11)
Masakazu Ishikawa (OH! Production; eps 10, 12)
Masanori Shino (ep 9)
Mikito Nimura (Nakamura Production; ep 1)
Minoru Okabe (eps 2, 9)
Miyuki Hanawa (ep 10)
Nobuhiro Masuda (ep 13)
Rie Nakajima (eps 5, 9, 13)
Ryō Tanaka (eps 2, 13)
Satoko Matsuo (Studio Wanpack; ep 5)
Satoru Kiyomaru (ep 10)
Satoshi Ishino (ep 2)
Satoshi Tazawa (Studio Dub; ep 3)
Seiichi Hashimoto (Nakamura Production; eps 1, 4, 7, 11)
Shinichi Sakuma (Studio Dub; ep 3)
Shinichi Takahashi (Nakamura Production; 5 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 7, 11
)

Shinji Abe (OH! Production; eps 10, 12)
Shinobu Nishioka (ep 12)
Shinsuke Ishikawa (eps 2, 12)
Susumu Nishizawa (ep 9)
Takaaki Sekizaki (ep 9)
Takahiro Kuroishi (eps 2, 9)
Takako Shimizu (Studio Wanpack; ep 10)
Takashi Yokoyama (ep 10)
Takeo Tominaga (Nakamura Production; eps 1, 4, 7, 11)
Takeshi Okada (Studio Wanpack; ep 5)
Teruo Takahashi (ep 9)
Tetsuya Ishikawa (Studio Dub; eps 3, 6, 8)
Yasuchika Nagaoka (ep 13)
Yasuhiro Moriki (ep 13)
Yoshihisa Sawato (ep 10)
Yoshitaka Kohno (ep 13)
Yosuke Yabumoto (eps 10, 13)
Yūji Miyashita (Nakamura Production; eps 1, 4, 7, 11)
Yuji Mukoyama (eps 2, 5)
Yuki Tsugihashi (Studio Wanpack; ep 5)
Yukiko Ban (Studio Wanpack; eps 5, 10)
Yumi Kusakabe (Studio Wanpack; ep 5)
Yumiko Ishii (Studio Wanpack; eps 5, 10)
Yuri Inoguchi (eps 2, 5, 9)
Music Performance: Junko Yamashiro (Bass Trombone)
Photography:
Hiroki Shiozuka (7 episodes
eps 2-12 even, 13
)

Hiroshi Noguchi (7 episodes
eps 2-12 even, 13
)

Katsunori Maehara (7 episodes
eps 2-12 even, 13
)

Kohichi Furusawa (eps 1-13 odd)
Kumiko Dei (eps 1-13 odd)
Masafumi Awakura (eps 1-13 odd)
Motoaki Ikegami (eps 1-13 odd)
Naohisa Haijima (7 episodes
eps 2-12 even, 13
)

Norikazu Yamaguchi (eps 1-13 odd)
Shinji Ikegami (eps 1-13 odd)
Shōji Yazawa (7 episodes
eps 2-12 even, 13
)

Takashi Shimada (eps 1-13 odd)
Tetsuo Oofuji (eps 1-13 odd)
Tomohiro Nishiyama (7 episodes
eps 2-12 even, 13
)

Toshikazu Kuno (7 episodes
eps 2-12 even, 13
)

Yūji Shirai (7 episodes
eps 2-12 even, 13
)

Yuki Katsuta (7 episodes
eps 2-12 even, 13
)

Yūko Orikasa (eps 1-13 odd)
Production Desk: Ryusuke Aoki
Setting Production: Hideo Matsushita
SF Setting: Hiroaki Murakami
Sound Adjustment: Takaaki Uchiyama
Sound Adjustment Assistant: Hisashi Yamamoto
Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi
Special Effects: Yutaka Hoshiba
Theme Song Arrangement:
Masanori Sasji (ED)
Rendezvous (ED)
Time Slip (ED)
Theme Song Composition:
Katsuhisa Hattori (OP)
Kingo Kondo (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Kingo Kondo (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Rendezvous (ED)
Time Slip (ED)
Visual Concept:
Keiichi Eda
Takami Akai
Ayako Kawasumi as Lafiel
Yuka Imai as Jinto Lin

Ai Uchikawa as Grieda
Akio Suyama as Saryush
Ayako Kurosaki as Nantryua
Chiharu Suzuka as Makali
Eiichiro Suzuki as Teal Clint
Emi Moto as Vassal
Gara Takashima as Plakia Lexshue
Haruhiko Jō as Narrator
Hideyuki Tanaka as Rock Lin
Hirotaka Suzuoki as
Clyuve
Dubus
Ikkei Seta as Min
Ikue Ōtani as Seelnay
Issei Miyazaki as Leshikuna
Isshin Chiba as Deesh
Jūrōta Kosugi as Admiral Trife
Kaneto Shiozawa as Dusanyu
Katsumi Chou as Gwen
Kazuya Ichijō as Kahyul
Kenji Kuga as Bill
Kōji Yusa as Lairia
Maki Tamura as Berusa
Mami Kingetsu as Muinishu
Mari Tomokawa as Yunseryua
Masado Amada as Daswani 
Masami Toyoshima as Rurune
Masato Amada as Daswani
Masayuki Omoro as Izan
Mika Doi as Empress Ramaj
Mitsuki Saiga as
Clyuno voice
holographic broadcaster
Samune
Miwa Yanagihara as Waitress
Mugihito as Sluf
Nao Takamori as Occupant
Rica Fukami as Spoor
Sayaka Ōhara as Kuhaspia
Shoko Tsuda as Shuril
Susumu Chiba as Kufadis
Taiki Matsuno as Dorin Ku
Takako Fuji as Gyumuryua
Takehiro Koyama as Sangalini
Takehito Koyasu as Baron Febdash
Unshō Ishizuka as Entryus
Wataru Takagi as Undertaker
Yurika Hino as Marca
Yuu Sugimoto as Arisa
Japanese companies
Backgrounds:
Boa '83 (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 10, 12-13
)

Design Office MECAMAN (9 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-9, 11, 13
)

Studio WHO (ep 10)
Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production (ep 13)
Film Developing: Tokyo Laboratory
Finish Animation:
Anime World Osaka
Buyuu (ep 13)
In-Between Animation:
Actas (ep 13)
Anime World Osaka (ep 11)
APPP (eps 1, 7)
Buyuu (ep 13)
Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (ep 12)
MI (ep 2)
Nakamura Production (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 9, 11
)

Office AO (ep 1)
Plum (ep 2)
Seoul Dub (eps 3, 6, 8)
Shanghai Dub (eps 3, 6, 8)
Studio Add (eps 4, 9)
Studio Cockpit (eps 4, 7, 9)
Studio D-Bolt (ep 7)
Studio Dub (6 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8-9, 11, 13
)

Studio Gash (ep 4)
Studio Line (eps 4, 9, 13)
Studio Theta (ep 1)
Studio Wanpack (eps 5, 9)
Studio Wombat (ep 4)
Studio μ (eps 5, 12-13)
White Line (ep 10)
Key Animation:
HeeWon Entertainment (ep 12)
Magic Bus (ep 13)
Nakamura Production (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 11, 13
)

Oh! Production (ep 12)
Seoul Dub (eps 3, 6, 8)
Studio Dub (eps 3, 6, 8, 13)
Studio Wanpack (4 episodes
eps 2, 5, 10, 12
)

Lith Work: Maki Production
Music Production:
BeSTACK
Toy's Factory
Photography: Studio Cosmos
Production Assistance: Buyuu (ep 10)
Recording Studio: APU Studio
Sound Production: Audio Planning U
special effects: Marix
Titles: Maki Production
Visual Concept: Nine Lives
English cast
English staff
Translation: Paul Baldwin
Executive producer: Ken Iyadomi
Engineering Assistant: Cam Desmond
Production Coordination:
Diana Gage
Patricia Murray
Re-Recording Mixing:
Jan Deny
Mark M. Pinder
Recording engineer: Lizz Andrykew
Script Adaptation: Robert Chomiak
Voice Direction: Teri Snelgrove
Wordfit Editor: Jan Deny
Jessica Yow as Lafiel
Matthew Erickson as Jinto 
Shaker Paleja as Jinto Lin

David Pettitt as
Deesh
Former Baron
Government Spokesman
King Clyuve
Lairia
Police Commisioner
Undertaker
Doug McKeag as
Alanga
Alcont Ambassador
Inspector Entryua
Ethan Cole as
Baron Febdash
Bill
Dusanyu
Major Kahyul
Laura Bachynski as
Marca
Muinishu
Yunseryua
Mariette Sluyter as
Captain Shuril
Seelnay
Spoor
Melanie Risdon as
Grieda
UM Announcement
Michelle Armeneau as
Alisa
Captain Lexshue
Empress Ramaj
Rina
Paul Boucher as
Admiral Trife
King Clyuve
Lt. Kyte
Saryush
Teal Clint
UM Ambassador

English companies
Adaptation: The Ocean Group
Broadcaster: TechTV (Anime Unleashed)
Distributor:
Bandai Entertainment
Geneon Entertainment Inc. (North America; 2001-2003)
Madman Entertainment (Australia/New Zealand)
DVD Production: Cinram/POP DVD Center
Internet Streaming: FUNimation Entertainment
Licensed by:
Bandai Entertainment (expired)
FUNimation Entertainment (2013)
Recording Studio: Blue Water Studios
French staff
French companies
(none)
Distributor: Beez Entertainment
French cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Broadcaster: Hyper
Polish cast
(none)

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