Anime Spotlight: MEDAKA BOX
by Justin Sevakis,Key Staff
- Co-creator - NisiOisiN
- (Bakemonogatari, Nisemonogatari, Katanagatari)
- Director - Shoji Saeki
- (Mahoromatic specials, This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, He Is My Master)
- Animation Production
- GAINAX
Story
The beautiful and invincible student council president, Medaka Kurokami, is solving problems!
The 98th Student Council President at Hakoniwa Academy, Medaka Kurokami of Class 1-13, established a complaints box just as she promised during her election campaign. “Your dreams belong to you. Challenge them yourselves, and realize them on your own. However, your troubles belong to me. Offer up every last one unto me!!”
Together with her childhood friend, Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, Medaka resolves every complaint filed by the students. The complaint box soon became known as “Medaka Box”, and became very popular among the students.
Characters
Medaka Kurokami
VA: Aki Toyosaki Class 1-13
Student Council President Special Skills: Showing Her Worth 1-4, warding off animals Blood Type: AB A freshman at Hakoniwa Academy who is also Student Council President. In the election she won 98% of the vote. She possesses extraordinary ability in all of her studies and sports, and seems too perfect to be human. She established the “complaint box” as promised in her campaign, and accepts requests and consultations from the academy students 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. |
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Zenkichi Hitoyoshi
VA: Yuki Ono
Class 1-1, Student Council General Affairs Officer
Dominant Hand: Left Blood Type: AB Sign: Leo Special Skills: Feelings for Medaka, Savate He's been childhood friends with Medaka Kurokami since they were two. He's a normal student in Class 1-1, but he's always believed in Medaka's righteousness, and holds great affection and trust towards her. He's often unsociable, but the truth is that he works hard to be like Medaka. |
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Hansode Shiranui
VA: Emiri Kato
Class 1-1
Blood Type: AB Vision: 20/14 in both eyes Special Skills: Only friends when it's convenient, big eater, being Zenkichi Hitoyoshi's friend. She posses both a scheming nature and a wicked tongue to go with her young appearance, and is characterized for innocently making a fool of others. Though she's an extremely small moe character, she's always eating something. |
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Kouki Akune
VA: Daisuke Namikawa
Class 2-11, Judo Club
Blood Type: AB Special Skills: Fighting ability, judo 2nd Dan, pretty handwriting Because of his handsome looks, there's no one in the school's second grade who doesn't know of the “Prince of Judo”. |
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Mogana Kikaijima
VA: Ai Kayano
Class 1-11, Competitive Swimming Team, Main Team
Blood Type: AB Special Skills: Athleticism, first-class bookkeeping |
Cast
- Medaka Kurokami
- Aki Toyosaki
- Zenkichi Hitoyoshi
- Yuki Ono
- Hansode Shiranui
- Emiri Kato
- Kouki Akune
- Daisuke Namikawa
- Mogana Kikaijima
- Ai Kayano
Staff
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Original Creators
- NisiOisiN
Akira Akatsuki
(Shueisha “Weekly Shounen Jump” Publishing) - Director
- Shoji Saeki
- Character Design
- Ikuo Kuwana
- Chief Animation Director
- Sumie Kinoshita
- Chief Storyboard Artist
- Hiroki Shinagawa
- Color Design
- Harumi Takahoshi
- Art Director
- Sachie Abe
- Director of Photography
- Yasuhiro Akamatsu
- Film Editor
- Daisuke Hiraki
- Sound Director
- Jun Watanabe
- Music
- Tatsuya Katou
- Opening Theme
- “Happy Crazy Box”
by Minami Kuribayashi - Ending Theme
- “Ohanabatake ni Tsuretette”
by Medaka Kurokami (Aki Toyosaki) - Music Production
- Lantis
- Animation Production
- GAINAX
- Production
- Hakoniwa Academy Student Council
© 2012 NISIOISIN, Akira Akatsuki /SHUEISHA, MEDAKA BOX Committee
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