Anime Spotlight - Red Data Girl
by Justin Sevakis,Key Staff
- Director: Toshiya Shinohara
- (Black Butler, Inu Yasha movies 1-4, Book of Bantorra)
- Series Composition & Script: Michiko Yokote
- (Genshiken, Squid Girl, xxxHOLiC, Kobato.)
- Original Character Design: Mel Kishida
- (Hana-Saku Iroha, Heaven's Memo Pad, Sound of the Sky)
- Animation Production
- P.A. WORKS
Introduction
Mel Kishida x P.A. Works x Kadokawa Shoten
The greatest masterpiece in modern fantasy by popular author Noriko Ogiwara, is now getting animated!
Kadokawa Bunko 65th anniversary production, Red Data Girl
What is RDG, Red Data Girl?
--A girl who's an endangered species. The name is derived from “Red Data Book” (RDB), a book which organizes data on wildlife in danger of extinction. She possesses a mysterious and unique power that everyone seeks to obtain for themselves.
I want to change. I have to!, Both myself, and the future.
But…I want to be a normal girl.
Story
Along the world heritage site, Kumano Kodo, lies a hidden shrine, Tamakura Jinja. Izumiko Suzuhara was raised at the shrine by her grandfather, the head priest, and barely knows anything about the outside world. She's a shy girl with two long braids, and glasses. Whenever she touches a computer or phone, it freezes.
“I want to be a normal girl.”
Then one day, as she worried over the difference between herself and others, her childhood friend, Miyuki Sagara came to Tamakura Jinja, and winds up transferring to Izumiko's middle school?!
--A destiny even Izumiko herself is unaware of quietly begins to move.
Characters
Izumiko Suzuhara
VA: Saori Hayami Izumiko is extremely shy and knows little about the world. Because of her parents' work, she was raised by her grandfather at Kumano Tamakura Jinja. A secret lies behind her long, twin braids…
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Miyuki Sagara
VA: Kōki Uchiyama
Izumiko's childhood friend and classmate. His great grades and handsome looks make him popular with girls, but he's obstinate towards Izumiko. He comes from a family line of Mountain priest, and he's also training to be one.
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Satoru Wamiya
VA: Rie Kugimiya One of Izumiko's classmates at Awatani Middle School.
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Cast
- Izumiko Suzuhara
- Saori Hayami
- Miyuki Sagara
- Kōki Uchiyama
- Mayura Soda
- Madoka Yonezawa
- Manatsu Soda
- Kaito Ishikawa
- Masumi Soda
- Ryōhei Kimura
- Yukimasa Sagara
- Jun Fukuyama
- Satoru Wamiya
- Rie Kugimiya
Staff
- Original Creator
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Noriko Ogiwara
(Kadokawa Shoten/Kadokawa Silver Spoon Series,
Kadokawa Bunko Publishing) - Director
- Toshiya Shinohara
- Series Composition
Script - Michiko Yokote
- Original Character Design
- Mel Kishida
- Character Design
- Minako Shiba
- Music
- myu
Masumi Ito - Music Production
- Lantis
- Animation Production
- P.A. WORKS
- Production
- RDG Production Committee
©2013 Noriko Ogiwara・KADOKAWASHOTEN/Team RDG
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