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Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow (TV)

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Alternative title:
Karine, l'aventure du Nouveau Monde (French)
Lucy (Spanish)
Lucy in Australien (German)
Lucy May (Italian)
Lucy of the Southern Rainbow
Minami no Niji no Lucy (Japanese)
Southern Rainbow
لوسي (Arabic)
مهاجران (Farsi)
南の虹のルーシー (Japanese)
말괄량이 루시 (Korean)
Genres: adventure, drama
Themes: historical
Plot Summary: Lucy and her family move from England to Australia to start running a Farm. But the new life style seems to be too challenging at times and as the family tries to get used to the new life, Lucy and her sisters enjoy their new experiences, learning about new animals and meeting new people.
User Ratings: 18 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 3 votes (sub:1, others:2
2 Italian dubbed
)
 Excellent: 1 vote (others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Very good: 2 votes (raw:1, others:1
1 Arabic dubbed
)
 Good: 6 votes (sub:4, raw:1, others:1
1 Arabic dubbed
)
 Decent: 4 votes (sub:2, ?:1, others:1
1 Arabic edited dub
)
 So-so: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 45 users, rank: #6792 (of 9777)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.222 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.6518, rank: #2869 (of 9919)
Weighted mean: 7.222 (Good+), rank: #2712 (of 9919) (seen all: 7.24 / seen some: 7.12)
Bayesian estimate: 7.329 (Good+), rank: #2064 (of 7496)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 50
Episode titles: We have 50
Vintage:
1982-01-10 to 1982-12-26
1983-09-26 (Italy)
1988-09-06 to 1988-12-27 (France)
Opening Theme:
"Niji ni Naritai" by Sumiko Yamagata
Ending Theme:
"Mori ni Oide" by Sumiko Yamagata
Insert song:
"Chiisana Wagaya" (小さなわが家; Small Home) by Yuuki Hide, Youko Terashima
"Wagako yo" (わが子よ; My Child) by Yuuki Hide
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Trivia: We have 2
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hiroshi Saitō
Script:
Akira Miyazaki (eps 1-50)
Storyboard:
Jirô Kiyose (30 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 23-31 odd, 32-40 even, 41-50
)
Kōzō Kusuba (14 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 9, 13, 16, 19, 22, 26, 30, 33-39 odd
)
Shigeo Koshi (ep 28)
Takayoshi Suzuki (5 episodes
eps 11, 14, 17, 21, 24
)
Music: Kōichi Sakata
Original creator: Phyllis Piddington ("Southern Rainbow")
Character Design: Shūichi Seki
Art Director: Taizaburō Abe
Animation Director:
Hidemi Maeda (20 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18-24 even, 27, 29, 32, 34, 37, 40-46 even, 49
)
Kōichi Murata (9 episodes
eps 5, 12, 16, 25, 30, 35, 39, 43, 47
)
Noboru Takano (eps 25, 30)
Noriko Moritomo (21 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 17-23 odd, 26, 28, 31, 33, 36, 38, 41, 45, 48, 50
)
Director of Photography: Keishichi Kuroki
Executive producer: Kōichi Motohashi
Producer: Takaji Matsudo

Assistant Color Coordination: Fumie Kosao
Assistant Director:
Hiromi Sugimura (24 episodes
eps 2-28 even, 31-49 odd
)
Jiro Saito (25 episodes
eps 3-29 odd, 30-50 even
)
Kōzō Kusuba (33 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-13, 15-16, 19, 22, 24, 26-40, 44
)
Shigeo Koshi (6 episodes
eps 17-18, 20-21, 23, 25
)
Takayoshi Suzuki (eps 11, 14)
Background Art:
Akira Yamakawa (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-10 even, 13, 15
)
Eiko Suda (21 episodes
eps 8, 10, 13-49 odd
)
Kazuhiko Tamari (25 episodes
eps 1-11 odd, 14-50 even
)
Ken'ichi Ishibashi (25 episodes
eps 1-11 odd, 14-50 even
)
Masashi Kurihara (ep 12)
Masazumi Matsumiya (25 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-10 even, 13-49 odd
)
Mayumii Ishida (ep 12)
Midori Kawahara (ep 12)
Misao Ohkubo (25 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-10 even, 13-49 odd
)
Noriko Tsutsui (eps 22-50 even)
Riku Kuwabata (eps 22-50 even)
Satoshi Matsudaira (ep 12)
Shigeo Nishihara (25 episodes
eps 1-11 odd, 14-50 even
)
Tamami Tamai (eps 17-49 odd)
Tomie Katô (10 episodes
eps 1-11 odd, 14-20 even
)
Color design:
Kaoru Uno (eps 7, 12)
Michiyo Yasuda
Editing:
Hidetoshi Kadono
Masuo Warita (eps 1-19)
Takeshi Seyama
In-Between Animation:
Akiko Murata (32 episodes
eps 1-13, 15-49 odd, 50
)
Ayako Enomoto (23 episodes
eps 3-12, 14-38 even
)
Eriko Shinkai (eps 20-48 even)
Kazuo Ushikoshi (32 episodes
eps 1-13, 15-49 odd, 50
)
Kumiko Kondo (eps 14-48 even)
Makoto Tanaka (eps 14-48 even)
Mitsuo Kimura (30 episodes
eps 3-13, 15-49 odd, 50
)
Sanae Shibuya (26 episodes
eps 1-13, 15-39 odd
)
Tadashi Takeuchi (28 episodes
eps 3-12, 14-48 even
)
Takeshi Shoji (32 episodes
eps 1-13, 15-49 odd, 50
)
Toshiko Nakagawa (28 episodes
eps 1-12, 21-49 odd, 50
)
Yasushi Gomi (26 episodes
eps 3-12, 14-44 even
)
Yôichi Mieno (32 episodes
eps 1-13, 15-49 odd, 50
)
Key Animation:
Atsuko Otani (9 episodes
eps 6, 22, 27, 32, 36, 40, 44, 46, 48
)
Ayako Enomoto (4 episodes
eps 40, 44, 46, 48
)
Hitomi Yabe (10 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 19, 24, 29, 34, 38, 42, 46
)
Katsuji Sato (9 episodes
eps 6, 13, 19, 24, 29, 34, 38, 42, 46
)
Kazuo Takematsu (9 episodes
eps 1, 7, 13, 18, 23, 29, 34, 38, 42
)
Kitarō Kōsaka (eps 5, 12, 16)
Kōichi Murata (8 episodes
eps 21, 25, 30, 35, 39, 43, 47, 50
)
Kōji Katō (7 episodes
eps 4, 14-15, 19, 23, 28, 33
)
Kumiko Tsukada (11 episodes
eps 5, 12, 16, 21, 25, 30, 35, 39, 43, 47, 50
)
Masayo Matsumoto (11 episodes
eps 5, 12, 16, 21, 25, 30, 35, 39, 43, 47, 50
)
Michiko Noda (11 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 10, 18, 23, 28, 33, 39, 48-49
)
Natsuyo Yasuda (11 episodes
eps 6, 11, 17, 22, 27, 32, 36, 40, 44, 46, 48
)
Nobuyuki Koyanagi (6 episodes
eps 21, 26, 31, 37, 41, 45
)
Reiko Kuwahara (eps 4, 9, 14)
Sachiko Tada (8 episodes
eps 3, 8, 11, 17, 22, 27, 32, 36
)
Sadahiko Sakamaki (eps 9, 18, 31)
Seiko Iwasaki (9 episodes
eps 6, 13, 19, 24, 29, 34, 38, 42, 46
)
Shunichi Sakai (6 episodes
eps 20, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49
)
Sumiko Asato (7 episodes
eps 2, 7, 10, 14, 41, 45, 49
)
Taeko Otsuka (11 episodes
eps 5, 12, 16, 21, 25, 30, 35, 39, 43, 47, 50
)
Takashi Yoshihashi (eps 2-3)
Takumi Koyama (10 episodes
eps 1, 8, 13, 19, 24, 29, 34, 38, 42, 46
)
Toshiki Yamazaki (12 episodes
eps 3, 8, 11, 17, 22, 27, 32, 36, 40, 44, 46, 48
)
Utako Yamazaki (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 19
)
Yasushi Gomi (eps 46, 48)
Yoshiharu Satō (10 episodes
eps 2, 6, 11, 17, 22, 27, 32, 36, 40, 44
)
Yoshio Mukainakano (5 episodes
eps 23-24, 28, 34, 38
)
Yūko Fujii (12 episodes
eps 3, 8, 11, 17, 22, 27, 32, 36, 40, 44, 46, 48
)
Yutaka Oka (9 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 21, 26, 31, 37, 41, 45
)
Layout: Junichi Sakai
Paint:
Akiko Maki (eps 1-21 odd)
Fumiko Tsukada (eps 1-49 odd)
Hiroko Noji (eps 2-22 even)
Junko Shimojo (eps 1-49 odd)
Masako Hanada (eps 24-50 even)
Michiyo Iriomote (eps 2-22 even)
Miyoko Sato (eps 1-21 odd)
Miyuki Sera (eps 2-22 even)
Reiko Yoshihisa (eps 24-50 even)
Setsuko Horie (eps 24-50 even)
Tsuneko Shimizu (eps 1-49 odd)
Yuki Hisada (eps 2-22 even)
Yūki Osada (eps 23-49 odd)
Yukie Ishida (eps 2-22 even)
Yūko Tonoike (eps 1-49 odd)
Photography:
Kazushi Torigoe (eps 1-50)
Seiichi Hashitani (eps 1-50)
Toru Ogiwara (eps 1-6)
Toshiaki Morita (eps 1-50)
Planning: Shōji Satō
Production Advancement:
Akio Yogo (12 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 12, 16, 20, 24, 29, 34, 39, 43, 47
)
Moritsugu Toyota (6 episodes
eps 21, 26, 31, 36, 40, 44
)
Shinichirō Ueda (7 episodes
eps 19, 25, 30, 35, 41, 45, 49
)
Shinya Chiba (4 episodes
eps 38, 42, 46, 50
)
Shunichi Kosao (4 episodes
eps 4, 9, 13, 17
)
Takashi Suzuki (7 episodes
eps 22, 27, 32, 37, 41, 45, 49
)
Takeshi Yamaguchi (10 episodes
eps 5, 10, 14, 18, 23, 28, 33, 40, 44, 48
)
Yoshihiro Kasahara (eps 6, 11, 15)
Yūji Miyashita (eps 3, 8)
Production Desk:
Shūichi Sekiguchi (eps 1-10)
Shunichi Kosao (eps 19-50)
Sōjirō Masuko (eps 11-18)
Production manager: Mitsuru Takakuwa
Recording Adjustment: Kunio Kuwabara
Recording Director: Shigeharu Shiba
Sound Effects: Yasufumi Yoda
Theme Song Arrangement: Kōichi Sakata
Theme Song Composition: Kōichi Sakata
Theme Song Performance:
Sumiko Yamagata (OP + ED)
Yūki Hide (IN)
Titles: Akira Michikawa
Minori Matsushima as Lucy

Ikuko Tani as Annie
Katsunosuke Hori as Arthur
Miyoko Asō as Grandmother
Rihoko Yoshida as Kate

Chikako Akimoto as Jane Mack
Daisuke Gouri as
Hercules
Max
Hiroshi Masuoka as Parker
Issei Futamata as Adam
Junpei Takiguchi as Pettywell
Kaneta Kimotsuki as Dayton
Kazuhiko Inoue as John
Keiko Hanagata as Nelly
Kimie Nakajima as Mary
Mie Suzuki as Billy
Naoki Tatsuta as
Josh
Sailor A (ep 7)
Norio Wakamoto as Lite
Reiko Yamada as Mrs. Pettywell
Rokurō Naya as Bernard
Ryūji Saikachi as Shepherd
Sakiko Tamagawa as Clara
Shigeru Chiba as Sailor B (ep 7)
Takashi Yasuda as Fred
Tatsuya Matsuda as Ben
Tetsuo Mizutori as Jamring
Tomohiro Nishimura as Aborigine
Tomomichi Nishimura as
Clayton
Hard
Man (ep 6)
Yōko Matsuoka as Child (ep 6)
Yumi Takada as Tob
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Nippon Animation
Backgrounds:
Studio Aqua (25 episodes
eps 1-11 odd, 14-50 even
)
Studio Loft (25 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-10 even, 13-49 odd
)
Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network
Development: Toyo Laboratory (now Imagica)
Distributor: Bandai Visual
Key Animation:
Oh! Production (12 episodes
eps 5, 12, 15-16, 21, 25, 30, 35, 39, 43, 47, 50
)
Studio Howling (11 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 21, 26, 31, 37, 41-42, 45, 48
)
Paint: Studio Robin
Photography: Trans Arts Co.
Production:
Fuji Television Network
Nippon Animation
Recording Production: Onkyo Eizo System Co., Ltd.
Recording Studio: Studio Taiping
Sound Effects: Fizz Sound Creation
French cast
French staff
Stéphanie Murat as Karine Poppel

Françoise Fleury as Mère
Jackie Berger as
Marc
Toby
Magali Barney as Clara
Philippe Ogouz as Père

Françoise Fleury as
Mme Mac
Mme Pettiwell
Gérard Surugue as
Mr Jameling
Mr Long
Mr Parker
Mr Petiwell
Jackie Berger as Billy
Jane Val as Tante (ep 1)
Jean-Philippe Puymartin as
Bernard
John
Nathaniele Esther as Nelly
Philippe Ogouz as
Dr Deighton
Mr Priceton
Stéphanie Murat as
Karine
Mme Priceton

Francette Vernillat
Marc Lebel
Michel Muller
French companies
Broadcaster:
AB 1 (from 7 June 2002)
AB Cartoons (from 8 September 1996)
La 5 (from 6 September 1988)
Mangas (from 2002)
TMC (from 5 September 1994)
Dubbing: SOFI
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Theme Song Lyrics: Tony Seven (Spain dub)
Theme Song Performance: Sol Pilas (Spain dub)
Gianina Talloni as Lucy
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Telecinco (Spain - from 1992)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Ludovica Modugno

Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena
Giuppy Izzo as Lucy

Emanuela Baroni as Kate (2nd voice)
Francesca Guadagno as Kate (1st voice)
Gabriella Genta as Annie (2nd voice)
Gastone Pescucci as Parker
Germana Dominici as Annie
Julian Olivieri Orioles as Toby
Liliana Sorrentino as Signora Mac
Loredana Nicosia as Clara
Ludovica Modugno as Silvia
Marco Guadagno as Ben
Mario Bardella as Dottor John
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Hiro (from 17 June 2010)
Italia 1 (from October 1983)
Rete 4 (from 1986)
Distributor: Gruppo Trenta
Dubbing: Gruppo Trenta
German staff
German cast
(none)
Susanne Beck as Lucy May

Ben Hecker as
Arthur
Dr. Deighton
Herbert Tennigkeit as Mr. Paddywell
Reinhilt Schneider as
Annie
Kate
Tob
Susanne Beck as Klara
Sven Dahlem as Mr. Parker

Ben Hecker as
Doktor Jones
Mr. Long
Helgo Liebig as
Bernard
Colonel White
Herbert Tennigkeit as Mr. Yemling
Marco Kröger as John
Sabine Falkenberg as
Jane Mac
Mrs. Princeton
Susanne Beck as Mrs. Paddywell
Sven Dahlem as
Ben
Billy
Lehrer McKenzie
Wolfgang Jürgen as Mr. Princeton
Wolfgang Völz as Erzähler
German companies
Broadcaster: Tele 5 (from June 1991)
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
Translation:
Diana Tagrian
Sanaa Al-Tukmatchy

Assistant Director: Faten Al-Jarrah
Cinema Montage: Tamadir Najib
Dialogue Director: Falah Hashim
Engineering Supervision: Muhammad Hasan
Fonts: Youssef Al-Ajouz
Language Supervision: Muhammad Hashim
Mixage: Abd Al-Aziz Al-Jassmi
Production manager: Fahad Al-Abbad
Sound:
Abd Al-Aziz Al-Jassmi
Badr Al-Harees
Dulaim Al-Mutairi
Supervision: D.Faiq Al-Hakim
Telecinema:
Fahmi Mousa
Jamil Muhammad Ahmad
Texts: Soad Al-Moneim
Theme Song Composed: Talib Ghali
Theme Song Lyrics: Muhammad Hashim
Theme Song Performance: Lna Talib
Transportation Supervision: Ismail Al-Dawsari
Video Montage:
Adel Al-Najjar
Farouk Al-Qaisi
Sanaa Younes as Lucy

Abd Allah Al-Ustath as Dayton
Dawud Hussein as Ben
Eman Hussein as Billy
Esmat Mahmood as Mrs Mac
Haifa Adel as Clara
Mussafir Abd Al-krim as Arthur
Nour Al-Houda Sabri as Annie
Salem Al-Jahwshi as Parker
Soad Jawad as Kate

Halim Hassan as various characters
Samir Yassin as various characters

Ali Ibrahim
Arabic companies
Broadcaster:
Kuwait Television (From January 1986)
Saudi TV (1985)
Distributor: Muassasat Al-Entag Al-Barameji Al-Moshtark (Kuwait)
Dubbing: Kuwait Television (Kuwait)
Tagalog cast
Tagalog staff
(none)
Aya Bejer as
Annie
Kate
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster: GMA Network
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Polish cast
Lucjan Szołajski as Lector

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