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Maburaho (TV)

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Alternative title:
Мабурахо (Russian)
まぶらほ (Japanese)
愛的魔法 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: comedy, drama, magic, romance
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: His name is Kazuki Shikimori, 17 years old. He attends Aoi Academy, a school for elite magicians. Each magician has a set limit of spells, and performing more spells than the limit allows will cause the user to turn into dust. In this case, the number of magic Kazuki can use is far below the average in his school. Then one day, all of a sudden, three girls: Yuuna Miyama, Kuriko Kazetsubaki and Rin Kamishiro, appear before him. But of all the things that they are after, it is his genes. And for Kazuki, the girls' appearances may also spell his doom, as he soon realizes that his magic count is decreasing ever steadily due to the fact that he can't resist using magic to help them.
User Ratings: 1782 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 95 votes (sub:56, dub:34, raw:1, others:4
2 French subtitled
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 231 votes (sub:138, dub:82, raw:2, edit.dub:1, others:8
6 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Very good: 419 votes (sub:279, dub:132, ?:2, raw:1, others:5
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 439 votes (sub:307, dub:117, ?:3, raw:3, edit.dub:1, others:8
4 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Decent: 290 votes (sub:199, dub:80, raw:4, ?:2, others:5
2 Spanish subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 109 votes (sub:82, dub:26, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 76 votes (sub:47, dub:25, ?:1, raw:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Weak: 73 votes (sub:51, dub:22)
 Bad: 30 votes (sub:19, dub:9, others:2
1 Korean subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Awful: 15 votes (sub:9, dub:5, ?:1)
 Worst ever: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 3671 users, rank: #268 (of 9777)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.923 (Good), std. dev.: 1.8803, rank: #4320 (of 9919)
Weighted mean: 6.743 (Good−), rank: #4847 (of 9919) (seen all: 6.95 / seen some: 5.84 / won't finish: 3.97)
Bayesian estimate: 6.749 (Good−), rank: #4475 (of 7496)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 24
Episode titles: We have 24
Vintage: 2003-10-14 to 2004-04-06
Opening Theme:
"Koi no MAHOU" (恋のマホウ; The Magic of Love) by ICHIKO
Ending Theme:
#1: "We'd Get There Someday" by Ichiko (eps 1-23)
#2: "We'd Get There Someday" by Yuuna Miyami, Kuriko Kazetsubaki, and Rin Kamishiro (ep 24)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 3
Review:
Maburaho DVD 1 (Sep 8, 2005)
Press Release:
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DVD (Region 1)
    Maburaho - Bewitched & Bewildered (DVD 1) 2005-04-19 (from $34.97)
    Maburaho - Bewitched & Bewildered + Artbox (DVD 1) 2005-04-19 (from $50.00)
    Maburaho - Magic and Mayhem (DVD 2) 2005-06-14 (from $6.34)
    Maburaho - The Witching Hour (DVD 3) 2005-08-16 (from $32.95)
    Maburaho - Ghost of a Chance (DVD 4) 2005-10-11 (from $39.99)
    Maburaho - Surprises & Suspicions (DVD 5) 2005-11-15 (from $19.99)
    Maburaho - Divine Intervention (DVD 6) 2006-02-14 (from $11.00)
    Maburaho - Wizard of Ahhhs! (DVD 7) 2006-04-11 (from $5.00)
    Maburaho - Complete Collection [Thinpak] (DVD 1-5) 2007-04-03 (from $399.00)
    Maburaho - Complete Collection [Thinpak] (DVD 1-5) 2008-06-24 (from $43.95)
    Maburaho - Complete Collection [Thinpak] [Best Buy Exclusive] (DVD 1-5) 2009-07-28

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Shinichiro Kimura
Series Composition: Kōichi Taki
Script:
Hideki Shirane (5 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 18, 21
)

Kōichi Taki (9 episodes
eps 1-2, 6-7, 12-13, 17, 23-24
)

Makoto Uezu (eps 6, 20)
Shōichi Satō (6 episodes
eps 3, 8, 11, 16, 19, 22
)

Takao Koyama (eps 5, 10, 15)
Storyboard:
Akira Tsuchiya (ep 20)
Hiroshi Kotaki (ep 9)
Jiro Ban (ep 5)
Kiyoshi Egami (eps 7, 13)
Makoto Bessho (ep 3)
Mashu Itō (eps 6, 19)
Naoyuki Kuzuya (eps 4, 10)
Nobuharu Kamanaka (eps 15, 22)
Shinichiro Kimura (OP; eps 12, 24)
Shinsuke Yanagi (eps 14, 21)
Tatsuyuki Nagai (ED; 5 episodes
eps 1-2, 11, 17, 23
)

Toshiyuki Shimazu (eps 8, 16)
Episode Director:
Akira Tsuchiya (eps 2, 7, 20)
Mashu Itō (eps 6, 12, 19)
Nobuharu Kamanaka (eps 9, 15, 22)
Ryu Nagase (ep 5)
Shinichiro Kimura (eps 18, 24)
Shinsuke Yanagi (eps 8, 14, 21)
Shintaro Itoga (ep 4)
Tatsuyuki Nagai (4 episodes
eps 1, 10, 17, 23
)

Yayoi Minazuki (ep 3)
Unit Director:
Shinichiro Kimura (OP)
Tatsuyuki Nagai (ED)
Music:
Koichi Korenaga (4Peace)
Ryo Sakai (4Peace)
Original creator: Toshihiko Tsukiji
Character Design: Yasunari Nitta
Character Conceptual Design: Eeji Komatsu
Sound Director:
Tōru Nakano 
Tsuyoshi Takadera 
Director of Photography: Youhei Suzuki
Assistant Director: Tatsuyuki Nagai
Color Coordination: Miyuki Ishida
Eyecatch Animation: Tomoyasu Kurashima (eps 2-18, 20-22)
Key Animation:
Masayoshi Tanaka (OP; ep 1)
Ryuji Tsuzuku (ep 6)
Satoshi Sakai (St. Mark; eps 15, 22)
Shinsuke Yanagi (4 episodes
eps 1, 14, 21, 24
)

Tatsuya Oishi (ep 11)
Tetsuya Takeuchi (OP)
Tomoyasu Kurashima (OP; ep 17)
Music Director: Harushi Tsukada
Program Publicity: Yutaka Endō (WOWOW)
Series Story Editor: Kōichi Taki
Sound Effects: Kiyotaka Kawada
Sound Production Manager: Hiroki Urakari
Theme Song Arrangement: Tomoji Sogawa (OP/ED)
Theme Song Composition:
Ichiko (ED)
Tomoji Sogawa (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Ichiko (ED)
Tomoji Sogawa (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Hitomi Nabatame (ED 2)
Ichiko (OP/ED)
Yuka Inokuchi (ED 2)
Yuki Matsuoka (ED 2)
Daisuke Sakaguchi as Kazuki Shikimori
Hitomi Nabatame as Yūna Miyama
Yuka Inokuchi as Rin Kamishiro
Yuki Matsuoka as Kuriko Kazetsubaki

Emi Shinohara as Karei Hirozaki
Junko Noda as Kaori Iba
Kimiko Koyama as Elizabeth
Kōji Ishii as Miura-sensei
Kouji Tsujitani as Haruaki Akai
Mai Nakahara as Chihaya Yamase
Ryō Naitō as Yukihiko Nakamaru

Akemi Okamura as
Eri
Rumiko
Akemi Umezu as Rumiko
Akeno Watanabe as
Sayumi Morisaki
TV Announcer (ep 6)
Woman (ep 16)
Young Kazuki
Akiko Yajima as Keyaki Otomura
Atsuko Tanaka as Maika Kazetsubaki
Chiemi Chiba as Maiho Kurioka
Daisuke Namikawa as Mitsuaki Nanba
Hideyuki Umezu as Taxi Driver (ep 9)
Hiroshi Ohtake as Healer (ep 10)
Houko Kuwashima as Boy (ep 8)
Ichiko as Taki's Accomplice
Kan Tanaka as Principal Mori
Kazuya Kobayashi as Cook (ep 6)
Keiichi Satō as Male Student
Kouichi Nagano as inspector (ep. 16)
Kunihoto Mori as Takuto Abe
Masahiro Okazaki as Cook (ep 6)
Masami Kikuchi as Taki
Masayoshi Hosokawa as
Maid
Matsuba Yuuki
Masumi Asano as Kazumi Matsuda
Megumi Kojima as
Harunaga Naho
Schoolgirl B (ep 4)
Norihisa Mori as Takuto Abe
Noriko Shitaya as Raika Naruo
Sayaka Narita as
Announcement (ep 9)
Child (ep 16)
Makoto Kudou
Student (ep 5)
Telephone Voice
TV Staff A (ep 21)
Seika Hosokawa as
Clerk (ep 22)
Maid (eps 1, 7)
Matsuba Yuuki
Mother (ep 16)
Newscaster (ep 10)
Schoolgirl A (ep 4)
Student (ep 5)
TV Staff B (ep 21)
Shinichi Kishino as Spirit B (ep 9)
Shinji Kawada as
Kouyou Uwaki
Mitsuhiro Uki
Takayuki Yamaguchi as
Male Student
Shikigami (ep 19)
Takashi Yamaguchi
Tetsuya Kakihara as Male Student (ep 3)
Tetsuya Kasahara as Male Student
Toshitsugu Takashima as Rock Devil
Toshitsugu Takashina as Rock Devil (ep 9)
Wataru Hatano as Male Student
Yasunori Matsumoto as Shunji Kamishiro
Yoshimitsu Shimoyama as Waiter (ep 21)
Yoshino Takamori as Shino Akai
Yuuki Taniguchi as Spirit A (ep 9)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: J.C. Staff
Broadcaster: WOWOW
Color Inspection: feel. (ep 22)
Finish Animation: Studio Elle
Key Animation:
Anime R (eps 5, 12)
Anime Roman (eps 6, 10, 16)
Big Bang (ep 17)
Double R (ep 18)
E-cho (eps 3, 19)
feel. (ep 14)
Garan (4 episodes
eps 1, 16, 23-24
)

Hanil Animation (ep 2)
I-Move (ep 18)
Kagura (eps 4, 18)
Kyoe Sung Production (ep 4)
Last House (6 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6, 17-18, 23
)

Magic Bus (ep 2)
Mouse (ep 20)
Nakamura Production (eps 3-4, 15)
Oh! Production (ep 1)
Seigasha (eps 1, 17, 23)
Shanghai Superman (ep 19)
Studio Angle (eps 5, 17)
Studio Gash (ep 6)
Studio Gimlet (ep 20)
Studio Jungle Gym (ep 1)
Studio Mark (7 episodes
eps 5-6, 15, 18, 22-24
)

Studio MAT (eps 5, 18)
Studio Wanpack (7 episodes
eps 4, 10, 15-16, 20, 22-23
)

Tokyo Animation Center (ep 2)
Music Production: Scitron Digital Contents
Production Cooperation:
I-Move (eps 4, 10, 16)
Magic Bus (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 13, 20
)

SHAFT (ep 11)
Studio Flag (eps 9, 15, 22)
Studio Tama (eps 8, 14, 21)
Recording Studio: HALF H·P STUDIO
Sound Effects: Swara Pro
special effects: Studio Elle (ep 22)
English staff
English cast
ADR Director:
David Williams (ep 3)
Sandra Krasa (eps 1-24)
Script:
Cyndi Williams (eps 1-4)
Tiffany Grant (eps 5-24)
Translation:
Richard Kim (eps 1-24)
Sarah Alys Lindholm (eps 13-15)
Executive producer:
Joey Goubeaud (Thinpaks)
John Ledford
Mark Williams
Producer: Sandra Krasa

Additional Translation: Sarah Alys Lindholm (eps 13-15) 
Commentary:
Blake Shepard (ep 7)
Jessica Boone (ep 13)
Luci Christian (ep 7)
Monica Rial (ep 13)
Sandra Krasa (ep 12)
Tiffany Grant (ep 12)
Creative Director: David Del Rio
DVD Coordination: Mariela Ortiz
DVD Graphics:
Fumiko Chino (Vol. 1-7)
Russell Etchen (Vol. 1)
Victor Cormier (Thinpaks)
DVD Menu Design:
Bill Newton
Fumiko Chino
Victor Cormier (Thinpak)
Editing:
Bill Newton (eps 1-8, 10)
Eddie Shannon Jr. (eps 16-18)
John Carrithers (eps 9-18)
Neil O'Sullivan (eps 1-21)
Robert Marchand (6 episodes
eps 13-15, 22-24
)

Roberto Garcia (eps 19-24)
Head of Translations: Javier Lopez (eps 16-24) 
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Media Coordinator:
Janice Williams (Thinpak)
Mariela Ortiz (Thinpak)
Sarah Alys Lindholm (Thinpak)
Mixing:
Matt Wittmeyer (eps 1-21)
Wade Shemwell (eps 22-24)
Packaging Design:
Fumiko Chino (Vol. 1-7)
Russell Etchen (Vol. 1)
Victor Cormier (Thinpaks)
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Production Assistant:
Carole Pavlik (eps 1-4)
Maki Nagano (eps 1-24)
Paul Mericle (eps 1-8, 13-24)
Sara Muir (eps 1-15)
Production manager: Joey Goubeaud
Recording engineer:
Afshar Kharat (eps 1, 13-15)
Eden J. Barrera (eps 9-15)
Elise Morrison (eps 1-4)
Jacob A. Gragard (eps 9-15)
Jason Grundy (eps 1, 9-15)
Jon Duckworth (eps 2-8, 16-24)
Matt Crawford (eps 9-15)
Stanley Thomas (eps 5-8)
Senior Translator:
Sarah Alys Lindholm (eps 16-24)
Shoko Oono (eps 1-12)
Sound Design:
Matt Wittmeyer (eps 1-21)
Wade Shemwell (eps 22-24)
Subtitle Script & Timing: Neal Barnes
Blake Shepard as Kazuki Shikimori
Jessica Boone as Yuna Miyama
Kim Prause as Rin Kamishiro
Tiffany Grant as Kuriko Kazetsubaki

Chris Ayres as Yukihiko Nakamaru
Christine Auten as Kaori Iba
Jason Douglas as Haruaki Akai
Kelly Manison as Karei Hirosaki
Luci Christian as Chihaya Yamase
Monica Rial as Shino Akai
Rob Mungle as Mr. Miura
Sasha Paysinger as Elizabeth

Allison Sumrall as Keyaki Otomura
Blake Shepard as Young Kazuki
Chris Ayres as Yukihiko Nakamara
Cynthia Martinez as
Maiho Kurioka
Makoto Kudo
Emily Carter-Essex as Maika Kazetsubaki
George Manley as Principal Mori
HK Khang as Mitsuaki Nanba
John Gremillion as Shunji Kamishiro
John Swasey as
Inspector (ep. 16)
Takashi Yamaguchi
Takuto Abe
Kaytha Coker as Sayumi Morisaki
Kira Vincent-Davis as Kazumi Matsuda
Luci Christian as
Matsuba Yuki
Taki's Accomplice
Nancy Novotny as Raika Nario
Rick Piersall as
Mitsuhiro Uki
Taki
Shannon Emerick as
Eri
Rumiko
English companies
ADR Production: ADV Studios
Broadcaster: The Anime Network
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C. 
DVD Production: ADV Studios
Internet Streaming:
Crunchyroll (subtitled version; expired)
Daisuki
The Anime Network
Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
Tagalog cast
Tagalog staff
Script: Russ Carlos
Charmaine Cordoviz as Rin Kamishiro
Fourth Lee as Kazuki Shikimori
Mitchiko Azarcon-Tiongson as Yuuna Miyami
Rose Barin as Kuriko Kazetsubaki

Charmaine Cordoviz as Karei Hirozaki
Dada Carlos as
Elizabeth
Kaori Iba
Rose Barin as Chihaya Yamase

Charmaine Cordoviz as Kazumi Matsuda

Tagalog companies
Broadcaster: HERO TV
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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