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Disgaea (TV)

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Alternative title:
Makai Senki Disgaea (Japanese)
Netherworld Battle Chronicle: Disgaea
魔界戦記ディスガイア (Japanese)
Themes: angels, demons
Objectionable content: Significant
Copyright notice: © 2003 NIPPON ICHI SOFTWARE INC./DARK ASSEMBLY
Plot Summary: After a two year slumber, Laharl, the prince of the Netherworld, finds the Netherworld in chaos after the death of his father, King Krichevskoy. Not wasting any time, Laharl, with the help of his father's former vassal Etna, sets out to conquer the Netherworld and proclaim himself Overlord.
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User Ratings: 892 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 59 votes (sub:50, dub:7, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 both dub and sub edited dub
)
 Excellent: 153 votes (sub:135, dub:17, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Very good: 171 votes (sub:120, dub:44, raw:2, others:5
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 175 votes (sub:128, dub:34, raw:3, ?:2, others:8
4 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Decent: 145 votes (sub:105, dub:37, raw:2, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 So-so: 64 votes (sub:48, dub:15, ?:1)
 Not really good: 45 votes (sub:36, dub:8, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 47 votes (sub:38, dub:7, raw:1, ?:1)
 Bad: 23 votes (sub:17, dub:5, raw:1)
 Awful: 6 votes (sub:5, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 4 votes (dub:3, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1977 users, rank: #600 (of 10141)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.864 (Good), std. dev.: 2.0755, rank: #4661 (of 10316)
Weighted mean: 6.789 (Good−), rank: #4833 (of 10316) (seen all: 7.19 / seen some: 5.32 / won't finish: 4.07)
Bayesian estimate: 6.799 (Good−), rank: #4457 (of 7757)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2006-04-04
Release dates: We have 3
Opening Theme:
"Aishitageru" by LOVERIN TAMBURIN
Ending Theme:
"Kusari" by Akiko Kawakami
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 3
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Disgaea DVD 1&2 (Mar 19, 2007)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Disgaea - The Netherworld Prince + Artbox (DVD 1) delayed/cancelled
    Disgaea - The Netherworld Prince (DVD 1) 2007-01-09 (from $8.95)
    Disgaea - A Netherworld Story (DVD 2) 2007-03-13 (from $23.47)
    Disgaea - The Netherworld War (DVD 3) 2007-05-08 (from $9.98)
    Disgaea - The Complete Series [S.A.V.E.] (DVD 1-2) delayed/cancelled
    Disgaea - The Complete Series (DVD 1-2) 2011-01-25 (from $49.95)

Japanese staff
Japanese companies
Director: Kiyotaka Isako
Series Composition: Atsuhiro Tomioka
Scenario:
Atsuhiro Tomioka (eps 1-2, 9)
Chinatsu Hōjō (eps 3, 6, 11)
Kōji Miura (eps 5, 8, 12)
Mariko Kunisawa (eps 4, 7, 10)
Music: Tenpei Sato
Original Character Design: Takehito Harada
Character Design: Akira Kano
Art Director: Junko Shimizu
Sound Director: Jun Watanabe
Producer:
Jun Nishimura (Geneon)
Kazuya Furuse (D-Rights)
Rika Sasaki (D-Rights)
Shuhei Arakawa (Nippon Ichi Software)

Assistant producer: Nobuko Kudo (D-Rights)
Color design: Kōji Ōtsuki
Key Animation: Yasuyuki Tada (eps 3, 9)
Production Advancement: Takehiro Hata (eps 4, 8)
Public Relations:
Hisashi Iida (Geneon)
Keiichi Inoue (Nippon Ichi Software)
Theme Song Performance:
Akiko Kawakami (ED)
LOVERIN TAMBURIN (OP)
2nd Key Animation:
Frontline
Hayashi
Mook Animation
Seigasha
Animation: OLM
Backgrounds:
Studio Easter
Team's Art
Broadcaster:
Chiba Television (2006-04-04)
Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2006-04-27)
Mainichi Broadcasting System (2006-04-22)
Television Kanagawa (2006-04-06)
Television Saitama Co., Ltd. (2006-04-06)
Composite:
T. Nishimura
Tripod
Finish Animation:
Fan Out
Frontline
J-Cube Animation
Mook Animation
NEO Planning
Studio Elle
Sung San Production
In-Between Animation:
Fan Out
Frontline
J-Cube Animation
M.S.J Musashino Production
Mook Animation
NEO Planning
R.I.C
Studio Elle
Sung San Production
Key Animation:
Anime R
BJ
J-Cube Animation
Mook Animation
NEO Planning
Studio Angle
Studio Create
Studio Mark
Studio Wanpack
Sung San Production
Triple A
Music Production: Geneon Entertainment, Inc.
Original Creation: Nippon Ichi Software
Production:
d-rights
Geneon Universal Entertainment
Nippon Ichi Software
Production Assistance:
BJ (eps 3-9 odd)
Studio Kuma (6 episodes
eps 2-10 even, 11
)
Video Editing: Q-Tec
Japanese cast
Kaori Mizuhashi as Laharl
Tomoe Hanba as Etna
Yūko Sasamoto as Flonne

Chihiro Suzuki as Vyers
Chiwa Saitō as Jennifer
Nobuo Tobita as Gordon
Yurika Ochiai as Thursday

Chihiro Suzuki as Krichevskoy (ep 4)
Chikara Ōsaka as
Asmodian B (ep 12)
Crew B (ep 9)
Prinny B
Chiwa Saitō as
Asmodian Child A (ep 12)
Prinny on my Sister's Skin (ep 11)
Emiri Katō as Archer (ep 7)
Hironori Miyata as
Madelas (ep 6)
Vulcanus
Hiroshi Ito as Customer (ep 7)
Junji Majima as
Crew A (ep 9)
Prinny (Prinny A)
Raminton (ep 12)
Reaper (ep 11)
Kimiko Koyama as Maharl (ep 7)
Kōsuke Toriumi as
Curtis (eps 9-10)
Kurtis
Megumi Nasu as Sardia (ep 5)
Nobuo Tobita as Angel Soldier (ep 12)
Taketoshi Kawano as
Asmodian A (ep 12)
Crew C (ep 9)
Keeper (ep 1)
Prinny A (ep 11)
Prinny C
Soldier (ep 10)
Takuma Suzuki as Darts pulling III (ep 8)
Tomoko Kaneda as Koganesukii (ep 4)
Tomomichi Nishimura as
General Carter (eps 9-10)
Zenisukii (ep 4)
Yukako Yoshikawa as Wizard (ep 7)
Yurika Ochiai as
Asmodian Child B (ep 12)
Servant Zombie (ep 6)
English staff
English cast
Executive producer: Katsuhiko Tsurumoto
Producer:
Keith Arem
Kevin Chu

Dialogue Editing:
Byron Evora
Jamie Vance
Jessie Kovarovics
Production Coordination: Valerie Arem
Re-Recording Mixing: Keith Arem
Script Adaptation:
Bill Alexander
Jamie Ortiz
Script Translation: David Fleming
Visual Supervisor: Kristian Hedman
Voice Direction: Keith Arem
Barbara Goodson as Laharl
Kate Higgins as Etna (trailer)
Michelle Ruff as Etna
Sandy Fox as Flonne

Grant George as Vyers
James Lyon as
Captain Gordon (trailer)
Vyers (trailer)
Michael McConnohie as Captain Gordon
Paula Tiso as Jennifer

A.D. Adams as
Kurtis
Vulcanus
Grant George as King Krichevskoy
James Lyon as Seraph Lamington
Michael McConnohie as
Maderas
Zenisky
Michelle Ruff as Witch
Mona Marshall as Koganesky (ep 4)

Dave Wittenberg
Grant George
English companies
ADR Production: PCB Productions
Distributor:
Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
MVM (UK)
Internet Streaming:
Anime News Network
Crunchyroll (expired)
FUNimation Entertainment
Hulu
Wakanim (Nordic countries and the Netherlands)
YouTube
Licensed by:
FUNimation Entertainment (2010)
Geneon Entertainment Inc. (Expired)

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