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Hiiro no Kakera - The Tamayori Princess Saga (TV)

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Alternative title:
緋色の欠片 (Japanese)
緋色的碎片 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Tamaki Kasuga has supposedly gone to live with her grandmother after her parents are transferred overseas. But the real reason for her arrival is that she must continue the role, handed down from her ancestor Princess Tamayori, to seal the sword Onikirimaru. Five young men serve as her guardians against the mysterious Logos.
User Ratings: 281 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 7 votes (sub:6, dub:1)
 Excellent: 21 votes (sub:20, dub:1)
 Very good: 42 votes (sub:33, dub:9)
 Good: 59 votes (sub:47, dub:10, ?:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Decent: 63 votes (sub:53, dub:8, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 34 votes (sub:29, dub:3, others:2
1 Chinese mandarin subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Not really good: 22 votes (sub:19, dub:2, others:1
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Weak: 24 votes (sub:22, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Bad: 8 votes (sub:8)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 629 users, rank: #1804 (of 9777)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 6.167 (Decent+), std. dev.: 1.8969, rank: #6919 (of 9919)
Weighted mean: 6.063 (Decent), rank: #7164 (of 9919) (seen all: 6.27 / seen some: 6.06 / won't finish: 3.90)
Bayesian estimate: 6.125 (Decent), rank: #6354 (of 7496)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage: 2012-04-01 to 2012-06-24
Opening Theme:
"Nee" by Maiko Fujita
Ending Theme:
"Kono Te de Idaki Tomeru kara" by Shuhei Kita
Insert song:
"Nee" (ねぇ; Hey) by Maiko Fujita (ep 13)
Reviews:
Hiiro no Kakera Blu-Ray (Apr 29, 2013)
Hiiro no Kakera Episodes 1-6 Streaming (May 17, 2012)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Hiiro no Kakera - The Tamayori Princess Saga - Season 1 Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2013-04-16 (from $55.98)
    Hiiro no Kakera - The Tamayori Princess Saga - The Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (Blu-ray) 2014-12-09 (from $125.00)
DVD (Region 1)
    Hiiro no Kakera - The Tamayori Princess Saga - Season 1 Complete Collection (DVD) 2013-04-16 (from $89.00)
    Hiiro no Kakera - The Tamayori Princess Saga - The Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (DVD) 2014-12-09 (from $169.00)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Bob Shirohata
Series Composition: Yoshiko Nakamura
Script:
Michiko Yokote (4 episodes
eps 4, 7, 10, 12
)
Rika Nakase (eps 5, 8, 11)
Yoshiko Nakamura (中村能子; 6 episodes
eps 1-3, 6, 9, 13
)
Storyboard:
Bob Shirohata (eps 1-2, 6)
Chiaki Kon (ep 7)
Michio Fukuda (eps 9, 13)
Rie Kawaguchi (ep 5)
Shin Tosaka (ep 4)
Tatsuya Abe (ep 10)
Toshifumi Kawase (ep 11)
Toshiyuki Kato (ep 8)
Tsutomu Naniwa (ep 12)
Yumi Kamakura (ep 3)
Episode Director:
Hideki Tonokatsu (eps 3, 7)
Kanta Kamei (eps 6, 11)
Shin Tosaka (ep 4)
Shunji Yoshida (eps 2, 9, 13)
Takahiro Majima (ep 12)
Tatsuya Abe (eps 5, 10)
Toshiyuki Kato (eps 1, 8)
Music: Hikaru Nanase
Original Character Design: Yone Kazuki
Character Design: Naoyuki Onda
Art Director: Junko Shimizu
Chief Animation Director: Naoyuki Onda
Animation Director:
Akiko Matsuo (eps 2, 6, 9)
Akio Kitahara (eps 4, 8, 12)
Atsushi Aono (eps 1, 8)
Azuma Sugawara (ep 9)
Hiromi Okazaki (eps 8, 13)
Hiroyuki Okuno (ep 3)
Kaneaki Kusaka (ep 11)
Kōdai Kitahara (ep 1)
Koji Haneda (eps 8, 13)
Kyoko Kametani (ep 9)
Mamoru Abiko (ep 9)
Masaki Takeda (ep 13)
Masami Nagata (ep 5)
Mika Saitō (ep 13)
Mina Itou (eps 2, 9, 13)
Mio Araki (eps 8-9)
Misao Abe (ep 12)
Natsuko Suzuki (鈴木 奈津子; eps 5, 10, 13)
Sawako Yamamoto (eps 3, 7)
Tomomi Ishikawa (ep 11)
Yuka Kudō (ep 13)
Yūko Yamada (eps 6, 12)
Zenjirō Ukulele (eps 4, 9)
Sound Director: Takuya Hiramitsu
Director of Photography: Masayuki Kawaguchi
Producer:
Chinatsu Matsui (Bandai Visual)
Hiroaki Tsunoda (Yomiuri TV)
Isato Yonekura (Yomiuri TV)
Kousaku Sakamoto (KIDS STATION)
Kozue Kananiwa (MOVIC)
Nobumitsu Urasaki (Studio Deen)
Shigeru Saitō (Lantis)

2nd Key Animation:
Aki Nakagawa (ep 13)
Akiko Matsuo (ep 6)
Natsuo Kawamura (eps 1-2)
Assistant Director of Photography: Shigemitsu Hamao
Background Art: Marie Murata (Studio Easter; eps 1-13)
Color design: Takasumi Ōsuga
Creature Design: Hitoshi Ueda
Editing: Masahiro Matsumura
Executive animation Director:
Atsushi Aono (eps 8, 12-13)
Kumi Ishii (eps 1-13 odd)
Naoyuki Onda (ep 13)
Yuka Kudō (eps 2, 4, 6, 10)
In-Between Check: Aki Nakagawa (9 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 8-9, 11-13
)
Insert Song Performance: Maiko Fujita (ep 13)
Key Animation:
Akiko Matsuo (ep 13)
Akio Kitahara (OP)
Asako Nishida (OP)
Ayako Kurata (OP)
Hidetoshi Ōmori (ep 6)
Hiromi Maezawa (OP)
Hironori Tanaka (OP)
Hiroyoshi Iida (ep 12)
Hitoshi Ueda (OP)
Kyoko Sugiyama (ep 8)
Misao Abe (OP; ED)
Miyuki Koga (ep 7)
Miyuki Nakamura (OP)
Naoko Yamamoto (OP)
Natsuo Kawamura (5 episodes
eps 4, 6, 8, 11, 13
)
Noriyuki Fukuda (OP)
Shinya Takahashi (OP; eps 6, 13)
Takeshi Moriyama (ep 11)
Wakako Yoshida (OP)
Yasuhiro Aoki (OP)
Production:
Kazumi Kawashiro (Bandai Visual)
Kazunori Noguchi (Studio Deen)
Naohiro Tafu (MOVIC)
Shin'ichirō Nishigaki (Yomiuri TV)
Shin'ya Koishikawa (Yomiuri TV)
Shunji Inoue (Lantis)
Yoshifumi Nakata (KIDS STATION)
Prop Animation Director:
Chikai Okado (eps 1-3)
Mariko Oka (eps 4-14)
Prop Design: Tomochi Kosaka
Sound Effects: Noriko Izumo
Theme Song Performance:
Maiko Fujita (OP)
Shuhei Kita (ED)
Kōsuke Okano as Mahiro Atori
Marie Miyake as Tamaki Kasuga
Tomokazu Sugita as Takuma Onizaki

Chihiro Aikawa as Mitsuru Kotokura
Daisuke Hirakawa as Suguru Ōmi
Daisuke Namikawa as Yūichi Komura
Hiroki Shimowada as Shinji Inukai
Hiroki Yasumoto as Eins
Kazunori Nomiya as Ryō Kutani
Rikako Yamaguchi as Osaki-ko
Sayaka Ōhara as Vier
Suzuko Mimori as Kiyono Takara
Tamie Kubota as Shizuki Ugaya
Tomomi Isomura as Aria
Yōji Ueda as Drei
Yoshihisa Kawahara as Zwei
Yoshikazu Nagano as Masataka Ashiya
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
A-Line
AI
Animation Planet
Anime R
Ashi Productions
D-Motion
FAI International
Hayashi
HEBARAKI
Nakamura Production
PRA
Studio Angle
Studio Bambino
Studio Giants
Studio Gimlet
Studio Mark
Studio Reed
Studio Sign
Studio TAG
Studio Victory
Studio Wanpack
SynergySP
Wafū Animation
Animation Production: Studio DEEN
Backgrounds: Studio Easter
Broadcaster:
Chukyo TV. Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Fukuoka Broadcasting Corporation
Kids Station
STV
Tokyo MX
YTV
Finish Animation:
BEEP
Bird
D-COLORS
Danni Animation
E-cho
Jinbun
Muses
Studio Cj
Studio Gash
In-Between Animation:
BEEP
Danni Animation
E-cho
ingresA
Jinbun
Jūmonji
Muses
Nakamura Production
Ordet
R.I.C
SHAFT
Studio Cj
Studio Gash
Wafū Animation
Internet Streaming: Niconico (2012-04-04)
Key Animation: Studio Liberty (ep 4)
Original Creator:
Design Factory
Idea Factory
Photography:
Anime Film
Megumi
Studio Easter
Photography Assistance:
Asterism
Clock Dance
Production:
Bandai Visual
Enterbrain
Hiiro No Kakera Production Committee
Kids Station
Lantis
MOVIC
Studio DEEN
YTV
Production Cooperation:
BLADE (eps 5, 10)
Brain's Base (eps 3, 7)
Sound Production: Dax Production
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Steven Foster
Script: Steven Foster
Executive producer:
Eiichi Takahashi
John Ledford
Producer:
David Del Rio (2014 release)
John Ledford (2014 release)

Audio Engineer:
Bryan Leach
Stanley Thomas
BD Authoring: David Williams
DVD Authoring: Neal Barnes
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Mixing: Bryan Leach
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Production Assistant:
E.W. Rector, III
Jessica Williams
Kayla King
Production Coordination: April Walker (2014 release)
Production manager:
Joey Goubeaud
Luke Patterson (2014 release)
Sound Design: Bryan Leach
Spotting: Josh Grelle
Subtitle Formatting: Jessica Williams
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch
Andrew Love as Takuma Onizaki
Emily Neves as Tamaki Kasuga
Greg Ayres as Mahiro Atori

Adam Gibbs as Zwei
Brittney Karbowski as Kiyono Takara
Chris Hutchison as Eins
Corey Hartzog as Shinji Inukai
David Matranga as Yuichi Komura
David Wald as Masataka Ashiya
Hilary Haag as Aria
Illich Guardiola as Suguru Ohmi
Leraldo Anzaldua as Ryou Kutain
Luci Christian as Shizuki Ugaya
Rebekah Stevens as Mitsuru Kotokura
Rob Mungle as Drei
Shelley Calene-Black as Vier

Andrea Schutter
John Conroy
Samuel Roman
Summar Salah
Wendy Martin
English companies
Distributor: Section23 Films
Internet Streaming:
Anime News Network
Crunchyroll (US, UK, Ireland, Oceanic, Nordic countries, Netherlands, Brazil, & Portugal)
HIDIVE (Subtitled & Dubbed)
The Anime Network
Licensed by:
Hanabee Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Sentai Filmworks
Production: Seraphim Digital
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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