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DNA² (TV)

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©1994 Masakazu Katsura / Shueisha / Mad House / NTV


Alternative title:
DNA² - Dokoka de Nakushita Aitsu no Aitsu (Japanese)
D・N・A² ~何処かで失くしたあいつのアイツ~ (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Karin, a DNA operator from the future, is on a mission to change the course of history by stopping Junta Momonari from becoming the Mega-Playboy who fathered 100 children and led to the overpopulation of the world. But Junta is no playboy; in fact he is allergic to girls. But when Karin shoots him with the wrong DNA-altering bullet, he starts sporadically becoming the Mega-Playboy capable of charming any woman. Karin must try to restore the situation to normal before the change to Mega-Playboy becomes irreversible.
User Ratings: 920 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 32 votes (sub:17, dub:11, others:4
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 German subtitled
)
 Excellent: 73 votes (sub:47, dub:14, ?:3, raw:1, others:8
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 French edited dub
)
 Very good: 208 votes (sub:129, dub:51, raw:3, ?:3, others:22
11 Spanish subtitled
6 Spanish dubbed
2 German subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Good: 273 votes (sub:167, dub:65, ?:4, raw:2, edit.dub:1, others:34
12 Spanish subtitled
7 Spanish dubbed
5 German subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Italian
1 Catalan dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish edited dub
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Decent: 174 votes (sub:120, dub:36, ?:2, others:16
5 Spanish dubbed
4 Spanish subtitled
3 German subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 So-so: 70 votes (sub:40, dub:22, ?:2, others:6
1 Spanish dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Not really good: 32 votes (sub:24, dub:6, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 Spanish edited dub
)
 Weak: 24 votes (sub:16, dub:4, others:4
1 Spanish edited dub
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Bad: 19 votes (sub:11, dub:4, others:4
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Awful: 10 votes (sub:7, dub:1, edit.dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Worst ever: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 2061 users, rank: #571 (of 9508)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.733 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.7841, rank: #4868 (of 9647)
Weighted mean: 6.671 (Good−), rank: #4970 (of 9647) (seen all: 6.80 / seen some: 6.16 / won't finish: 4.14)
Bayesian estimate: 6.683 (Good−), rank: #4589 (of 7263)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage:
1994-10-07 to 1994-12-23
2004-02-22 to 2004-04-03 (K3 - Televisió de Catalunya)
Release dates: We have 14
Opening Theme:
"Blurry Eyes" by L'Arc~en~Ciel
Ending Theme:
"Single Bed" by Sharan Q
Review:
DNA² DVD 1 (Feb 21, 2003)
News: Show:
New Releases (Jun 6, 2003)
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DVD (Region 1)
    DNA² - Complete Collection (DVD) 2014-06-24
    DNA² - Metamorphosis (DVD 1) 2003-02-11 (from $17.99)
    DNA² - Turbulence (DVD 2) 2003-04-08 (from $8.49)
    DNA² - Mutation (DVD 3) 2003-06-10 (from $8.45)
    DNA² - Crossfire (DVD 4) 2003-08-12 (from $6.95)
    DNA² - Epiphany (DVD 5) 2003-10-14 (from $12.49)
    DNA² - DVD Collection (DVD 1-5) 2003-10-14 (from $59.95)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Junichi Sakata
Series Composition: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Script:
Tatsuhiko Urahata (eps 1-12)
Storyboard:
Hideo Hayashi (ep 12)
Hiroki Kudō (eps 4, 10)
Hiroshi Fukutomi (ep 1)
Katsuyuki Kodera (eps 3, 7)
Kazuhito Kikuchi (ep 2)
Mamoru Kanbe (ep 9)
Mitsuko Kase (ep 5)
Shigeyasu Yamauchi (eps 6, 11)
Tōru Yamada (ep 8)
Yoshinori Odaka (ep 9)
Episode Director:
Hiroshi Kurimoto (eps 2, 8)
Hiroyuki Tanaka (ep 3)
Katsuyuki Kodera (ep 12)
Masakazu Amiya (ep 5)
Shigeru Ueda (ep 1)
Shigeto Makino (eps 6, 11)
Toshi Noma (ep 7)
Yoshinori Odaka (ep 9)
Yukio Nishimoto (eps 4, 10)
Music: Fujio Takano
Original Manga: Masakazu Katsura
Character Design: Kumiko Takahashi
Art Director: Yoshimi Umino
Animation Director:
Daijirō Sakamoto (ep 5)
Eisaku Inoue (eps 2, 8)
Hirohide Shikishima (eps 4, 10)
Katsunori Kimizuka (ep 3)
Kumiko Takahashi (ep 12)
Makoto Koga (ep 9)
Mamoru Yokota (ep 7)
Masaru Kitao (ep 1)
Nobuaki Nagano (eps 6, 11)
Mecha design: Takeshi Koike
Sound Director: Shigeharu Shiba
Director of Photography:
Hitoshi Yamaguchi
Masahide Okino
Assistant Animation Director:
Hiroyuki Kasugai (ep 1)
Satoshi Tasaki (ep 1)
Yoshio Usuda (ep 1)
Background Art:
Fuyuki Sakanogami (Production AI; 6 episodes
eps 2-10 even, 11
)

Hachidai Takayama (Production AI; 6 episodes
eps 2-10 even, 11
)

Kaoru Inoda (Madhouse; ep 12)
Manami Nomura (Madhouse; ep 12)
Masako Okada (Madhouse; ep 12)
Masami Ozeki (Production AI; 6 episodes
eps 2-10 even, 11
)

Seiji Kodama (Madhouse; ep 12)
Wakana Nagashima (Production AI; 6 episodes
eps 2-10 even, 11
)

Effects: Kazutoshi Satō
In-Between Animation:
Katsuya Yamada (ep 12)
Kazuhiro Takamura (Nakamura Pro; ep 4)
Kazunori Sakamoto (Nakamura Pro; ep 10)
Keiko Kono (Nakamura Production; eps 2, 8)
Manabu Imura (Nakamura Pro; eps 2, 8, 10)
Masahiko Sasaki (ep 12)
Masahiro Furihata (ep 9)
Minoru Ueda (ep 9)
Mio Nakano (ep 9)
Sachiko Kozuka (ep 9)
Setsuya Tanabe (Nakamura Production; ep 4)
Shinichi Hirai (Nakamura Pro; ep 8)
Takaaki Sekizaki (Studio Take Off; ep 6)
Takashi Maeda (Studio Take Off; ep 6)
Tatsuro Nagai (ep 9)
Tetsuya Kobayashi (Studio Take Off; ep 6)
Tomoyoshi Murayama (Nakamura Production; ep 2)
Tomoyuki Tajima (Nakamura Production; ep 4)
Tsuguru Fukuda (Nakamura Pro; ep 10)
Yoshitaka Sato (ep 9)
Yuji Hosogoe (ep 9)
In-Between Check:
Chizu Saeki (Nakamura Production; eps 4, 10)
Daisuke Sasaki (ep 9)
Hiromi Sakai (ep 3)
Hiroshi Shirakawa (ep 7)
Hisao Yamazaki (Nakamura Production; eps 2, 8)
Kayo Sakazume (ep 1)
Kazuo Shimizu (ep 12)
Kazuo Tanaka (ep 6)
Kazuo Yamazaki (ep 5)
Osamu Motoyama (ep 12)
Yutaka Sakamoto (ep 12)
Key Animation:
Akira Matsushita (ep 6)
Emi Sugai (ep 1)
Gen Takase (eps 2, 8, 10)
Hiroaki Nakajima (ep 1)
Hiromi Maezawa (ep 6)
Hironori Ishii (ep 6)
Hiroyuki Okuno (eps 2, 8)
Hiroyuki Shimizu (eps 1, 12)
Hisao Muramatsu (ep 2)
Kazuo Tanaka (ep 6)
Kazutaka Ozaki (ep 1)
Koji Okimura (ep 1)
Kyoko Kikukawa (eps 1, 12)
Masaaki Iwane
Masahiro Okamura (eps 1, 7, 9)
Michinori Chiba (ep 1)
Mina Kojima (ep 6)
Mitsuru Sōma (ep 6)
Motoko Hiraishi (eps 1, 12)
Norimitsu Suzuki (eps 1, 12)
Satoshi Shiomi (eps 1, 12)
Shizuo Kawai (eps 2, 8)
Sumiko Matsumoto (ep 6)
Tatsuo Morita (ep 6)
Toyoaki Fukushima (ep 1)
Tsutomu Murakami (ep 2)
Yasuhiro Nakura (ED)
Yōichi Mitsui (eps 2, 8)
Yoshio Usuda (eps 2, 8, 10)
Yoshiyuki Ichikawa (eps 1, 7)
Yukiko Oohashi (eps 1, 12)
Production Desk:
Mamiko Ito (eps 1-12)
Masashi Tsukino (ep 5)
Ryō Ono (eps 1, 3, 12)
Takao Yoshikawa (ep 9)
Yoshimitsu Ishii (6 episodes
eps 2-10 even, 11
)

Yuji Katsumata (ep 7)
Recording Adjustment: Kunio Kuwabara
Special Effects:
Kunji Tanifuji (eps 1, 3, 12)
Masayuki Nakajima (eps 2, 4)
Takashi Haneishi (ep 10)
Takashi Maekawa (ep 5)
Theme Song Performance:
L'Arc-en-Ciel (OP)
Sharan Q (ED)
Hiroko Kasahara as Ami Kurimoto
Keiichi Nanba as Junta Momonari
Miina Tominaga as Karin Aoi

Eiko Yamada as Oharu (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 8-11
)
Hekiru Shiina as Kotomi Takanashi (eps 2-11)
Megumi Hayashibara as Tomoko Saeki
Ryunosuke Ohbayashi as Yokomori (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 8-9, 11
)
Takehito Koyasu as Ryuji Sugashita

Eken Mine as Saburo Kurimoto (eps 1-3)
Eri Nomoto as Clerk (ep 4)
Hidehiro Kikuchi as Ichigo Ichikawa (eps 1, 6, 9)
Hiroko Maruyama as Chiyo Momonari (eps 3-4, 8)
Katsumi Masago as Delinquent 2 (ep 2)
Masahito Kawanago as Man (ep 11)
Masami Toyoshima as Teacher (eps 9-10)
Mifuyu Hiiragi as
Clerk (ep 4)
Staff (ep 8)
Mitsuo Iwata as Kakimaro Someya (eps 1-2, 6, 9)
Natsumi Asaoka as Clerk (ep 4)
Sharan Q as Delinquent 1 (as Taisei; ep 2)
Tomohiro Nishimura as Delinquent 3 (ep 2)
Tomoko Hasegawa as Staff (ep 8)
Tōru Ohkawa as Man (ep 11)
Yūko Ikeda as
Clerk (ep 4)
Teacher (ep 8)

Eri Nomoto (ep 6)
Shuu Saitou (ep 3)
Japanese companies
Backgrounds:
Animaruya (eps 1, 3)
Atelier BWCA (ep 12)
Madhouse (ep 12)
Production ai (6 episodes
eps 2-10 even, 11
)

Studio Fuga (eps 1, 9, 12)
Studio Tulip (ep 5)
Film Developing: Tokyo Laboratory
Finish Animation:
DR Movie (eps 1, 5, 12)
E-cho (ep 11)
FAI (ep 8)
Han Wool (ep 11)
J.C.F. (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 8, 10-11
)

K-Production (ep 7)
KEY SUNG (ep 11)
Kyung Kang ANIA (eps 1, 12)
Shima Studio (ep 5)
Studio DEEN (ep 8)
Studio Elle (ep 8)
Suzuki Animation Planning (eps 2-10 even)
Yamato Pro (ep 6)
In-Between Animation:
DR Movie (eps 1, 5, 12)
E-cho (ep 10)
FAI (ep 4)
Han Wool (ep 10)
K-Production (ep 7)
KEY SUNG (ep 10)
Kyung Kang ANIA (eps 1, 12)
MI (ep 2)
Monsieur Onion (ep 4)
Nakamura Production (eps 2, 4, 8, 10)
Sansei Animation (ep 6)
Studio Cockpit (ep 10)
Studio Take Off (ep 6)
Tamazawa Dogasha (ep 2)
Tsuburaya Productions (ep 10)
In-between Check: Nakamura Production (eps 8, 10)
Key Animation:
Art Office Sharaku (ep 4)
J.C.F. (eps 8, 11)
Office Take Off (ep 11)
Studio Griffon (ep 11)
Studio Line (ep 7)
Studio Wanpack (ep 11)
Music Production: King Records
Photography:
T. Nishimura (7 episodes
eps 2-4, 6, 8, 10-11
)

Trans Arts Co. (ep 7)
Production Assistance:
Grouper Productions (ep 7)
J.C.F. (eps 8, 10)
Ripple Film (ep 5)
Studio Junio (ep 9)
Production Desk: J.C.F. (ep 6)
Recording Studio: Seion Studio
Sound Production: Omnibus Promotion
special effects: Visual Workshop
Titles: Maki Production
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Kip Kaplan
Translation: Neil Nadelman
Executive producer: John O'Donnell
Associate producer: Tom Wayland
Dubbing Supervision: Tom Wayland
DVD Coordination: Ross Lefko
Engineer: Kip Kaplan
In-House Production: Justin Sevakis
In-House Production Manager: Tim Werenko
Subtitling: Neil Nadelman
Jessica Calvello as Karin Aoi
Liam O'Brien as Junta Momonari
Rachael Lillis as Ami Kurimoto

Veronica Lake as Tomoko Saeki

Dan Green as Rucka
Jake Eisbart as Ichigo Ichikawa
Lotus as Kotomi Takanashi
Lynna Dunham as Chiyo Momonari
Mike Logan as Kazuo
Tom Wayland as Kakimaro Someta
Tom Wilson as Ryuugi Sugashita
Tristan Goddard as Yokomori

English companies
Audio Post Production: Audioworks Producers Group
Distributor: U.S. Manga Corps
DVD Premastering & Menu Design: Audio Plus Video International
Licensed by:
Central Park Media (Expired)
Discotek Media (2013)
Korean cast
Korean staff
(none)
Jeong-Sin Wu as Karin Aoi
Seon-Hui Mun as Ami Kurimoto
Son Wonil as Junta Momonari
Soyeon as Tomoko Saeki

Han Choi as Ryuji Sugashita

Soyeon as Lulara Kawasaki 
Korean companies
Broadcaster: Animax Korea
French staff
French cast
Adeline Moreau as Ami Kurimoto
Agnès Manoury as Karin Aoi
Yannick Debain as Junta Momonari

Nathalie Bleynie as Tomoko Saeki
Pascal Nowak as Ryuji Sugashita

Alexia Lunel as Oharu
Benoit Du Pac as Junta's friend
Brigitte Guedj as Chiyo Momonari
Catherine Desplaces as Kotomi Takanashi
Eric Missoffe as Mori 
Fabien Briche as Boss Yokomori
Luc Boulad as Junta's father
Marie Diot as Lulara Kawasaki 
Yann Peira as Punk
French companies
Distributor: KAZÉ
Dubbing: Midisync
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Translation: Bárbara Pesquer (Catalan dub)
ADR Script:
Manuel Lázaro (Catalan dub; 9 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 9-12
)

Pepa Arenós (Catalan dub; eps 3, 7-8)
Executive producer: Jorge Gabarró Frau (Selecta Visión)

Dubbing Sound:
Raúl Echeverría (Catalan dub)
Ruben Martin (Catalan dub)
Language Consultant: Ernest Rusinés (Catalan dub)
Albert Trifol Segarra as Junta Momonari (Catalan dub)
Anabella Silva as Ami Kurimoto
Ariadna Giménez as Karin Aoi (Spain dub)
Enric Puig as Junta Momonari (Valencian dub)
Enrique Hernández as Junta Momonari (Spain dub)
Eva Lluch as Ami Kurimoto (Catalan dub)
Geni Rey as Karin Aoi (Catalan dub)
Laura Violeta as Karin Aoi (Valencian dub)

Alex Meseguer as
Ryugi Sugashita (Catalan dub) 
Ryuji Sugashita (Catalan dub)
Alicia Escurriola as Ami Kurimoto (Valencian dub)
Azucena Díaz as Oharu (Catalan dub)
Carles Lladó as Ryuji Sugashita (Spain dub)
Ignasi Díaz as Ryuji Sugashita (Valencian dub)
Inma Sancho as Tomoko Saeki (Valencian dub)
Isabel Valls as Kotomi Takanashi (Catalan dub)
Julia Chalmeta as Ami Kurimoto (Spain dub)
Julia Sorli as Kotomi Takanashi (Valencian dub)
Maria Teresa Hernandez as Tomoko Saeki
Marta Estrada as Tomoko Saeki (Spain dub)
Roser Aldabó as Tomoko Saeki (Catalan dub)

Alberto Vilar as
Ichigo Ichikawa (Spain dub; eps 1, 9)
Kakimaro Someya (Spain dub; ep 6)
Amadeu Aguado as Kakimaro Someya (Catalan dub)
Azucena Díaz as Sra. Momonari (Catalan dub)
Carles Lladó as Kakimaro Someya (Spain dub; ep 9)
Elena Diaz Toledo as Chiyo Momonari 
Ezequiel Serrano as Junta Momonari
Héctor Indriago as Kakimaro Someya
Isabel Vara as Junta's mom
Ivette García as Lulara Kawasaki 
Jhonny Torres as Ichigozaki Ichikawa
Joan Montañana as Ichiko Ichikawa (Valencian dub)
Jordi Nogueras as Kakimaro Someya (Spain dub; eps 1-2)
José Garcia Tos as
Kakimaro Someya (Valencian dub)
Yokomori (Valencian dub)
José León as Mori 
Julia Sorli as Oharu (Valencian dub)
Lileana Chacón as Oharu
luis miguel perez as Ryuji Sugashita
Mark Ullod as
Sr. Kurimoto (Catalan dub)
Yokomori (Catalan dub)
Melanie Henriquez as Kotomi Takanashi
Nuria Cepero as
Chiyo Momonari (Spain dub)
Oharu (Spain dub)
Paco Cano as Saburo Kurimoto (Valencian dub)
Rafael Monsalve as Robber
Ramón Aguilera as Saburo Kurimoto
Rebeca Aponte as Karin Aoi
Renzo Jiménez as Robber
Rolman Bastidas as Robber
Salvador Pérez as Yokomori
Vicente Gil as
Saburo Kurimoto (Spain dub)
Yokomori (Spain dub)
Xavier Casan as Ichigo Ichikawa (Catalan dub)
Xesca Guillén as Chiyo Momonari (Valencian dub)

Mar Nicolas (Catalan dub)
Xavier Casan (Catalan dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Animax
K3 (Televisió de Catalunya)
Distributor: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Spain; DVD)
Dubbing Studio:
Dubbing Films (Catalan dub)
Galletly S.A., - Audio Projects (Spain dub)
DVD Distribution: Selecta Visión (Spain)
Licensed by:
Locomotion (Latin America; expired)
Selecta Visión (Spain)
TV Distribution: Selecta Visión
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Sergio Luzi

Dialogues: Irene Cantoni
Dubbing Assistant: Marisol Mingarelli
Barbara Berengo Gardin as Karin Aoi
Barbara De Bortoli as Ami Kurimoto
Marco Baroni as Junta Momonari

Alessandro Quarta as Ryuji Sugashita
Beatrice Margiotti as Kotomi Takanashi
Federica De Bortoli as Tomoko Saeki

Michele Kalamera as Yokomori
Paola Del Bosco as Chiyo
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Cultoon (from April 2008)
GXT (from 9 October 2005)
Man-Ga (from June 2011)
Dubbing: D.P.T.
Publisher: Yamato Video
German staff
German companies
(none)
Broadcaster: VOX
Distributor:
ACOG
OVA Films
German cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Dubbing Director: Alfredo Rollo
Translation: Karen Kazumi Hayashida (some eps only)

Locutor:
Gilberto Rocha Júnior (eps 8-12) 
Ronaldo Artinic (eps 1-7) 
Portuguese companies
Broadcaster:
Animax Brazil
Dubbing Studio: Álamo
Licensed by: Locomotion (Brazil; expired)
Translation: JBC
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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