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Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (TV)

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Alternative title:
Abenobashi Il quartiere commerciale di magia (Italian)
Abenobashi Magical Shopping District
Abenobashi Magical Shopping Street
Abenobashi Mahō Shōtengai (Japanese)
Abenobashi Mahoh Shotengai (Japanese)
Distrito comercial magico Abenobashi (Spanish)
Magical Shopping Street Abenobashi
Абэнобаси: волшебный торговый квартал (Russian)
アベノ橋魔法☆商店街 (Japanese)
Genres: adventure, comedy
Objectionable content: Significant
Copyright notice: © GAINAX / ABENOBASHI PROJECT
Plot Summary: Imamiya Satoshi, "Sasshi" to his friends, has grown up in the Abenobashi Shopping Arcade in Osaka, along with his childhood friend, Asahina Arumi. Now, all that was stable in his life is in ruins. His family's bath house has closed and been torn down, and Arumi's family is moving to Hokkaido - and taking her with them. In the midst of all this, something happens to the framework of reality, and Sasshi and Arumi slip into a weird parallel world. It's still Abenobashi, but not their Abenobashi. Strange things are afoot, and Sasshi must find out their meaning, in order to reach a goal that he barely understands.
User Ratings: 1866 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 103 votes (sub:50, dub:45, ?:1, edit.dub:1, others:6
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 Italian edited dub
)
 Excellent: 374 votes (sub:189, dub:159, edit.dub:2, ?:1, others:23
7 Spanish subtitled
6 French subtitled
4 Italian dubbed
3 Russian subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Italian edited dub
)
 Very good: 560 votes (sub:283, dub:246, edit.dub:4, raw:3, others:24
7 Italian dubbed
5 Spanish subtitled
3 Russian subtitled
2 German dubbed
2 German subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 French dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian edited dub
)
 Good: 442 votes (sub:252, dub:170, edit.dub:6, raw:4, ?:1, others:9
3 French subtitled
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish edited dub
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Decent: 194 votes (sub:119, dub:69, raw:2, others:4
2 French subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 76 votes (sub:41, dub:32, ?:1, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Not really good: 39 votes (sub:21, dub:17, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Weak: 39 votes (sub:19, dub:18, others:2
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Bad: 25 votes (sub:13, dub:11, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Awful: 7 votes (sub:6, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 7 votes (sub:4, dub:3)
Seen in part or in whole by 4048 users, rank: #225 (of 9781)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.419 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.693, rank: #2153 (of 9927)
Weighted mean: 7.367 (Good+), rank: #2157 (of 9927) (seen all: 7.60 / seen some: 6.35 / won't finish: 3.95)
Bayesian estimate: 7.368 (Good+), rank: #1876 (of 7496)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage:
2002-04-04 to 2002-06-27
2003 (France)
2005-02-07 to 2005-02-15 (USA - G4TechTV Anime Unleashed Broadcast)
2005-06-28 to 2005-09-20 (Italy)
Release dates: We have 14
Opening Theme:
"Treat or Goblins" by Megumi Hayashibara
Ending Theme:
"Anata no kokoro ni" by Megumi Hayashibara
Links: We have 5
Trivia: We have 40
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 2
Reviews:
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi DVD 1 (Dec 29, 2003)
Abenobashi Magical Shopping District (Sep 23, 2002)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Volume 1 (DVD 1) 2003-12-16 (from $3.99)
    Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Volume 1 + Artbox (DVD 1) 2003-12-16 (from $31.98)
    Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Alternate World! (DVD 2) 2004-01-27 (from $11.97)
    Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Impractical Magic (DVD 3) 2004-03-09 (from $5.15)
    Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - There's No Place Like Home (DVD 4) 2004-04-20 (from $14.09)
    Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Complete Collection [Thinpak] (DVD 1-3) 2005-09-06 (from $40.00)
    Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Complete Collection (DVD 1-3) 2009-01-20 (from $77.00)
    Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Complete Collection (DVD 1-3) 2012-12-11 (from $399.00)
    Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Complete Collection (DVD 1-3) 2016-08-02 (from $19.99)
    Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Perfect Collection [Tin] (DVD 1-4) 2007-11-27 (from $382.00)
Soundtrack
    Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi - Abenobashi Magical Music Mansion (OST) 2004-10-05 (from $12.89)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Masayuki Kojima
Director: Hiroyuki Yamaga
Series Composition:
Hiroyuki Yamaga
Satoru Akahori
Script:
Hiroyuki Yamaga (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 9, 13
)
Jukki Hanada (eps 4-12 even)
Satoru Akahori (eps 2-3, 5, 11)
Storyboard:
Atsushi Takahashi (ep 9)
Hideaki Anno (ep 13)
Hiroyuki Imaishi (eps 3, 12)
Kiyotaka Ohata (ep 4)
Masayuki Kojima (eps 2, 10)
Mitsuyuki Masuhara (ep 8)
Sayo Yamamoto (ep 11)
Sunao Katabuchi (ep 6)
Tadashi Hiramatsu (eps 1, 7)
Tatsuo Satō (ep 5)
Episode Director:
Atsushi Takahashi (eps 5, 9)
Hiroyuki Imaishi (ep 3)
Hiroyuki Ochi (eps 6, 11)
Kentaro Nakamura (ep 10)
Masahiko Otsuka (eps 1, 7)
Masayuki Kojima (ep 2)
Mitsuyuki Masuhara (eps 8, 12)
Shiro Ebisu (ep 4)
Tadashi Hiramatsu (ep 13)
Music: Shirō Sagisu
Original Character Design: Kenji Tsuruta
Character Design:
Kazuhiro Takamura (ep 8)
Tadashi Hiramatsu
Art Director: Hiroshi Katō
Art:
Hiroshi Katō (ep 13)
Shunichiro Yoshihara (eps 1-4, 7)
Takafumi Nishima (eps 6, 9-12)
Animation Director:
Fumie Muroi (ep 9)
Fumie Mutoi (ep 9)
Gi Du Kim (ep 8)
Hideaki Anno (Mecha; ep 13)
Hiroshi Katō (eps 3-4) 
Hiroshi Shimizu (eps 2, 5)
Hiroyuki Imaishi (eps 3, 12)
Hiroyuki Ochi (ep 11)
Masaaki Sakurai (ep 4)
Noriyuki Fukuda (ep 10)
Ryu Kase (eps 6, 11)
Shinji Takeuchi (ep 11)
Tadashi Hiramatsu (eps 1, 7, 13)
Mecha design: Takeshi Takakura (ep 11)
Sound Director: Kazuya Tanaka
Director of Photography:
Hitoshi Yamaguchi
Kazuhiro Yamada
Producer:
Hiroyuki Yamaga
Masafumi Fukui
Taiji Suinou
Toshimichi Ootsuki

2nd Key Animation:
Dong Wook Lee (ep 9)
Kil Yong Jang (ep 9)
Seong Ok Baek (ep 9)
Young-Rae Cho (ep 9)
3D Effect:
Atsuki Sato (Motor/lieZ; ep 13)
Hibiki Watabe (Motor/lieZ; ep 13)
Kensuke Yamamoto (Motor/lieZ; ep 13)
Kyoko Denda (Motor/lieZ; ep 13)
Animation producer:
Hiroki Satō
Masao Maruyama
Assistant Animation Director: Kunio Katsuki (ep 9)
Assistant Director: Atsushi Takahashi
Assistant Episode Director: Atsushi Takahashi (ep 2)
Associate producer:
Masayuki Mizutani
Tomohiro Ogawa
Toshio Hatanaka
Background Art:
Atsuko Takigami (Bihou; eps 7-8, 10-11)
Aya Mitsumoto (Bihou; 6 episodes
eps 3-4, 7-8, 10-11
)
Choong Hyun You (DR MOVIE; eps 6, 12)
Chul-Kyu Kim (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Han-Mo Cho (DR MOVIE; ep 6)
Hiroshi Katō (Bihou; ep 13)
Hitoshi Nagasaki (Studio Wyeth; eps 6, 9, 12)
Hyo Soon Ko (DR MOVIE; ep 12)
Joung Hee An (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Jun'ei Inada (Atelier BWCA; ep 6)
Jung Ho Jang (DR MOVIE; ep 6)
Kyung Hwan Kim (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Masanobu Nomura (Bihou; 11 episodes
eps 1-5, 7-8, 10-13
)
Masaru Satō (Bihou; eps 10-11, 13)
Masumi Nishikawa (Atelier BWCA; ep 6)
Misao Takimoto (Bihou; 5 episodes
eps 7-8, 10-11, 13
)
Norihiko Yokomatsu (Studio Wyeth; ep 6)
Satoko Shinohara (Bihou; 9 episodes
eps 1-5, 7-8, 10-11
)
Shinji Takasuka (Bihou; 8 episodes
eps 1-5, 7-8, 10
)
Shunichiro Yoshihara (Bihou; ep 8)
Sun Hak Jeon (DR MOVIE; ep 6)
Tae Yong Song (DR MOVIE; ep 6)
Takuya Iida (Atelier BWCA; ep 6)
Tomomi Hamada (Atelier BWCA; ep 6)
Yong Il Park (DR MOVIE; eps 6, 12)
Yuichi Suehiro (Atelier BWCA; ep 6)
Yuka Hirama (Bihou; 10 episodes
eps 1-5, 7-8, 10-11, 13
)
Yuka Okamoto (Atelier BWCA; ep 6)
Yūko Kobayashi (Studio Wyeth; eps 6, 9, 12)
Yutaka Itō (Studio Wyeth; ep 9)
Background Design: Tomofumi Ishikawa
Background Scan: Ryuta Undo
Cel Check:
Kayoko Takaya (ep 4)
Kyōko Ōtake (4 episodes
eps 2, 5, 10, 13
)
Sayo Motegi (eps 1, 3)
Shinobu Ohata (eps 9, 13)
Yoshinori Horikawa (ep 12)
Color design: Harumi Takahoshi
Color setting:
Harumi Takahoshi (eps 1, 7, 13)
Kayoko Takaya (ep 4)
Kenji Chiba (eps 6, 11)
Kyōko Ōtake (eps 2, 5, 10)
Sayo Motegi (eps 3, 8)
Shinobu Ohata (ep 9)
Yoshinori Horikawa (ep 12)
Creative Design:
Hidefumi Kimura
Hiroyuki Imaishi (ep 12)
Takuro Takahashi (eps 8, 11)
Design:
Takami Akai (Little Goblin; eps 2-6, 10)
Digital 2D: Shohei Toyama
Digital Production:
Ryouhei Takahashi
Yoshimichi Murata
Digital Runner:
Maki Fujiwara (eps 6, 11)
Mihoko Yoneyama (eps 6, 11)
Digital Special Effects:
Michiko Taniguchi (eps 2-4, 12)
Sachi Suzuki (eps 4, 12)
Tomoko Suzuki (eps 2-3)
Digital Supervisor: Aki Inagaki
Digital Work: Tomomi Nakajima (Bihou; 10 episodes
eps 1-5, 7-8, 10-11, 13
)
Editing:
Aya Hida (eps 2-13)
Kengo Shigemura (eps 2-13)
Satoshi Terauchi (ep 1)
Finish Animation:
Ae Na Kim (DR MOVIE/Digital; 5 episodes
eps 7-8, 10, 12-13
)
Bo-Ra Choi (ep 12)
Chieko Uchiyama (Studio Alpha; eps 6, 11)
Eun Kyung Kang (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Eun Suk Jeong (DR Digital; ep 5)
Hye Jeong Yun (DR MOVIE/Digital; eps 7-8, 10, 13)
Hyun Suk Kim (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Jeong Hee Lee (ep 13)
Jin Hee Yu (DR MOVIE/Digital; 4 episodes
eps 5, 8, 10, 13
)
Jung Ah Park (DR MOVIE/Digital; 4 episodes
eps 5, 8, 10, 13
)
Jung Eun Kim (DR MOVIE/Digital; eps 7, 10, 13)
Kyung Mi Kim (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Lee Jeong Eun (DR MOVIE; eps 8, 10) 
Mi Ra Na (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Oh Soon Kang (DR MOVIE; eps 9, 12)
Shizue Tanimichi (Studio Alpha; eps 6, 11)
Soon Jeong Eun (DR MOVIE; eps 8, 10)
Su Jung Kim (ep 12)
Su-Ra Choi (ep 12)
Sun Hee Lee (ep 12)
Sun I Choi (DR MOVIE/Digital; 4 episodes
eps 5, 8, 10, 13
)
Takako Morotomi (Studio Alpha; eps 6, 11)
Yeo-Rok Kim (ep 12)
Yoon Kyoung Park (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Youn Suk Na (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Young Shim Lee (DR MOVIE; eps 9, 12)
In-Between Animation:
Chul-Ho Jang (ep 13)
Ci Don Kim (DR MOVIE; eps 8, 10)
Eun Hee An (ep 13)
Eun Hee Kim (ep 13)
Hoon An Park (DR MOVIE; ep 8)
Hun Yun Park (DR Digital; ep 5)
Hung Ju Jan (DR Digital; ep 5)
Hye-Soon Byun (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Hyun Mi Cho (DR MOVIE/Digital; eps 7, 13)
Jae Hyun Bae (DR Digital; ep 5)
Jeong-Hui Kim (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Jin Young Han (DR Digital; eps 5, 13)
Joo Yeon Moon (ep 12)
Ju Youn Kim (ep 12)
Jung Suk Lee (ep 12)
Kim Tae Won (DR Digital; ep 7)
Kum Sook Seo (DR MOVIE; ep 8)
Kyoung Lee Youn (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Kyung Pil Kim (DR Digital; eps 7, 13)
Kyung Seok Park (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Mi Kyoung An (DR MOVIE; eps 8, 13)
Mi Ok Lee (DR Digital; ep 5)
Mi Sook Kim (DR MOVIE/Digital; eps 7-8, 10)
Min Ju Kim (ep 12)
Min Sook Kim (ep 12)
Myung Lee Youn (DR MOVIE; eps 8, 10, 13)
Park Hou-Jung (DR MOVIE; ep 8)
Ryun Eun Soon (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Se Ra Park (DR MOVIE; eps 8, 10)
Seon A Kim (ep 12)
So Hwa Park (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
So-Young Lee (ep 12)
Soon Yeol Choi (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Soon Young Lee (DR Digital; ep 7)
Soon-Ha Hwang (DR MOVIE; eps 8, 10, 13)
Su Kyung Park (DR MOVIE; eps 8, 10)
Su-Jin Hwang (ep 13)
Sun Yang Yoo (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Tae Won Kwan (DR Digital; ep 7)
Woo Kyun Lee (DR Digital; ep 5)
Youn-Hee Jeong (DR MOVIE; eps 8, 10, 13)
Yun Du Young (DR MOVIE; ep 8)
In-Between Check:
Myung-Hee Youn (eps 5, 7-8)
Soon-Ha Hwang (eps 5, 7-8)
Takanobu Katada (eps 1-4)
Key Animation:
Akemi Hayashi (eps 1, 7, 13)
Akio Hosokawa (ep 2)
Akio Hosoya (ep 2)
Akira Inoue (ep 6)
Akira Tamura (eps 9, 12)
Atsushi Nishigori (eps 1, 3, 7, 13)
Chikara Sakurai (ep 1)
Chikashi Kubota (eps 1, 3)
Dai Imaoka (ep 6)
Gi Du Kim (eps 8, 12)
Gō Suzuki (ep 4)
Hajime Yoshida (ep 4)
Hanako Enomoto (ep 13)
Hideaki Anno (ep 12)
Hideki Shibuya (ep 6)
Hiroaki Karasu (ep 4)
Hiroshi Shimizu (eps 1, 13)
Hiroyuki Kamura (ep 6)
Hiroyuki Ochi (ep 11)
Hiroyuki Uchida (ep 4)
Ichiro Sotono (ep 10)
Ji Hee Kim (ep 8)
Ji Lee Jeoung (ep 12)
Jun Yamamoto (ep 4)
Kahoru Hirata (eps 5, 9)
Kana Ishida (eps 2, 5, 10)
Kaori Miura (ep 4)
Kazuhiko Shibuya (ep 6)
Kazuhiro Sasaki (ep 11)
Kazuhiro Soeta (ep 13)
Kazuhisa Nakamura (ep 4)
Kazuo Miyoshi (ep 4)
Kazuo Sakai (ep 10)
Kazuya Tsurumaki (ep 7)
Kazuyoshi Yaginuma (ep 7)
Kei Ajiki (ep 4)
Kei Hiramoto (ep 13)
Keisuke Watabe (ep 3)
Kenichi Yamaguchi (eps 1, 13)
Kenji Shimada (ep 10)
Kensuke Ishikawa (ep 4)
Kou Yoshinari (ep 3)
Kunihiko Inoue (eps 2, 5, 9, 13)
Mamoru Hoshino (ep 9)
Masaaki Sakurai (ep 10)
Masahiro Emoto (eps 5, 10, 13)
Masahiro Shigemoto (ep 10)
Masanori Oomura (ep 10)
Masato Tamagawa (ep 9)
Masayoshi Yamazaki (ep 7)
Masayuki (eps 7, 12)
Masayuki Tanigawa (ep 2)
Min Hee Kim (ep 8)
Minoru Kibata (ep 2)
Miwako Yamamoto (eps 2, 5, 10)
Motonobu Hori (eps 5, 7, 13)
Motonori Nishibe (ep 4)
Naoki Arakawa (eps 1, 7, 13)
Nobumasa Shinkawa (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 7, 9-10, 13
)
Reiko Kudo (ep 4)
Rie Kaneko (ep 13)
Ryo Inoguchi (eps 5, 10)
Ryu Kase (ep 11)
Satoru Kiyomaru (ep 4)
Satoshi Tasaki (ep 9)
Sen Shimizu (ep 10)
Shin Itagaki (eps 1, 3, 7, 12)
Shinichi Wada (ep 6)
Shinji Takeuchi (ep 6)
Shinobu Tagashira (eps 2, 5, 10)
Shūichi Seki (ep 2)
Shūjirō Hamakawa (ep 4)
Sung-Pil Choi (ep 12)
Sushio (eps 3, 5, 7, 12)
Tadahito Matsubayashi (eps 3, 7, 13)
Takahito Nakazawa (ep 13)
Takehiko Yoshida (ep 2)
Takeshi Ōkoshi (ep 4)
Takuo Noda (eps 9, 13)
Takuro Takahashi (eps 5, 10)
Terumi Nishii (ep 3)
Tokio Ariake (ep 4)
Tokuyuki Matsutake (ep 3)
Toushio Kobayashi (ep 13)
Tsunenori Omura (ep 4)
Tsuyoshi Hirata (ep 5)
Tsuyoshi Tanigawa (ep 2)
Yasuhito Murakami (eps 4, 10)
Yasuhito Murata (ep 13)
Yoh Yoshinari (eps 3, 12)
Yoshihito Nagasawa (ep 9)
Yoshikazu Samura (ep 11)
Yoshiko Okuda (eps 9, 13)
Yoshinori Kanemori (ep 9)
Yoshitaka Kohno (ep 11)
Yoshitaka Koyama (eps 6, 11)
Youko Horii (ep 9)
Young You Kwan (ep 8)
Young-Hee Choi (eps 8, 12)
Yu Maruyama (eps 3, 7, 12)
Yui Enomoto (ep 13)
Yūichi Tanaka (ep 5)
Yūji Satō (ep 4)
Yuka Shibata (eps 1, 3, 7, 13)
Yukihiro Kitano (ep 5)
Yuko Iwaoka (ep 5)
Yuko Yazaki (eps 5, 9)
Yusuke Yoshigaki (eps 1, 3, 12)
Magic Circle Sequence:
Shinji Higuchi (9 episodes
eps 2-6, 8, 10, 12-13
)
Manga Serialization:
Kenji Tsuruta (Kodansha Afternoon)
Ryusei Deguchi (Kodansha Magazine Z)
Music Performance:
Chuei Yoshikawa (Guitar)
Eiji Shimamura (Drums)
Eijiro Nakagawa (Trombone)
Eric Miyashiro (Trumpet)
Fred Simmons (Trombone)
Fujimaru Yoshino (Guitar)
Gen Ittetsu (Violin)
Hal Saito (Saxophone)
Hirofumi Mizuno (Accordion)
Hiroki Muto (Violin)
Junko Miyagi (Piano)
Kaori Morita (Violoncello, Solo Violoncello)
Katherine Cash (Violin)
Kazuki Chiba (Contrabass)
Kenji Takamizu (Electric Bass)
Koichiro Muroya (Viola)
Mari Kotake (Percussion)
Marie Oishi (Percussion)
Masami Horisawa (Violoncello)
Masanori Hirohara (Trombone)
Mitsukuni Kohata (Trumpet)
Nobu Saito (Latin Percussion)
Osamu Iyoku (Violin)
Osamu Koike (Saxophone)
Otohiko Fujita (Horn)
Rieko Kōno (Viola)
Shin Kazuhara (Trumpet)
Shoko Miki (Viola)
Takahiro Enokido (Viola)
Takako Ochiai (Violin)
Takuya Mori (Violin)
Tetsuo Takano (Horn)
Yamato Sakuma (Violin)
Yasushi Haketa (Trumpet)
Yoshiko Kaneko (Violin)
Yoshinobu Takeshita (Contrabass)
Yu Manabe (Violin)
Yukinori Murata (Violin)
Novel Serialization: Satoru Akahori (Kadokawa Shoten The Sneaker)
Osaka Dialect & Comedy Rewrite:
Aiko Itoh (ep 1)
Tetsuya Tanaka (9 episodes
eps 2-6, 8, 10-12
)
Tomoya Tanaka (eps 7, 9, 13)
Photography:
Atsurō Saitō (eps 1-2, 9)
Chie Nakamura (Satelight; eps 6, 11)
Chinami Matsubara (Satelight; eps 6, 11)
Daisuke Hanamura (Asahi Production; 8 episodes
eps 3-5, 7-8, 10, 12-13
)
Fumiko Kurosaka (Satelight; eps 6, 11)
Hiroshi Maeda (Satelight; eps 6, 11)
Kayoko Takaya (Asahi Production; 8 episodes
eps 3-5, 7-8, 10, 12-13
)
Kazuyo Nakagawa (Satelight; eps 6, 11)
Kenji Itō (Asahi Production; ep 12)
Maki Ueda (Satelight; eps 6, 11)
Makoto Oizumi (4 episodes
eps 1-2, 9, 12 coop
)
Masami Tanji (ep 9)
Masanori Hama (Asahi Production; 8 episodes
eps 3-5, 7-8, 10, 12-13
)
Masashi Nagao (eps 1-2, 9)
Megumi Saitō (Satelight; eps 6, 11)
Mihoko Hosoe (Satelight; eps 6, 11)
Minoru Fujita (eps 1, 9)
Naomi Takahashi (Satelight; eps 6, 11)
Takahiro Miyata (ep 9)
Takashi Kudou (ep 9)
Takeshi Sanada (Asahi Production; 8 episodes
eps 3-5, 7-8, 10, 12-13
)
Tomoyuki Sakurada (Asahi Production; 8 episodes
eps 3-5, 7-8, 10, 12-13
)
Yoshihiro Tomita (Asahi Production; 8 episodes
eps 3-5, 7-8, 10, 12-13
)
Yukihiro Masumoto (eps 1-2, 9)
Photography Chief: Hitoshi Yamaguchi (ep 11)
Production Advancement: Takayuki Hirao
Production manager:
Akira Shinohara (eps 6-13)
Masahiro Ōtake (eps 1-6, 8-12)
Production Runner:
Keiji Mita (eps 7, 13)
Masahiro Murakami (eps 2-3, 8, 12)
Soon Bun Kwon (ep 8)
Tadashi Shiobara (eps 6, 11)
Takayuki Hirao (ep 7)
Takeshi Kikuchi (ep 4)
Takuo Yukinaga (eps 3, 9, 12)
Tomonori Saitō (eps 1-2, 5, 10)
Yoko Taya (ep 10)
Publicity:
Kyoko Muramatsu
Masumi Sakanushi
Recording engineer: Shōji Hata
Sound Effects: Daisuke Jinbo
Sound Production Manager: Eri Shirasaki
Theme Song Arrangement: Shirō Sagisu (OP)
Theme Song Composition:
Shirō Sagisu (OP)
Shunichi Tokura (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Chinatsu Nakayama (ED)
Mamie D. Lee (OP English Lines)
Seishi Lee (OP)
Theme Song Performance: Megumi Hayashibara
Theme Song Reprise: Shirō Sagisu (ED)
Tomo Saeki as Satoshi Imamiya
Yuki Matsuoka as Arumi Asahina

Aya Hisakawa as Munemune
Rikiya Koyama as Yutas

Akemi Okamura as
Little Goblin
Sayaka Imamiya
Akemi Satō as Hostess A (ep 10)
Akira Kajiwara as
Attendant B (ep 9)
TV Commentator (ep 10)
Aya Hisakawa as
Mune Imamiya
Piro-chan (ep 10)
Chigusa Ikeda as Hostess D (ep 10)
Hideaki Anno as Voice of Alien (ep 12)
Jun Shikano as
Attendant A (ep 9)
Namiko (ep 10)
Junko Noda as Gin Yamamoto
Katsuyuki Konishi as
Kouhei
Masayuki Asahina (young)
Keiji Fujiwara as Papa
Keisuke Baba as
Akira (ep 10)
Attendant C (ep 9)
Kenichi Suzumura as New Bank Teller
Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi as Banker Kashiwagi
Kōji Ishii as Ms. Aki
Kyōko Hikami as Mitsuyo Imamiya
Mami Kingetsu as
Ayako Asahina
Shiotan (ep 8)
Masayuki Nakata as Doctor
Naoki Tatsuta as
Arata Imamiya
Opening Narration
Naomi Shindoh as Nurse
Rena Mizushiro as Hostess B (ep 10)
Rikiya Koyama as Abe
Satomi Koorogi as Tri-Spot
Takahiro Yoshimizu as Taro Hayashi
Takeshi Aono as Mesa
Takeshi Watabe as Taro Imamiya
Tomoko Naka as Mune's Mother
Yui Horie as Amiryun (ep 8)
Yuka Shioyama as Hostess C (ep 10)
Yūko Mizutani as Miss Ochi (ep 12)
Japanese companies
3D Effect: Motor/lieZ (ep 13)
Animation Production:
GAINAX
Madhouse
Background Art:
Atelier BWCA (ep 9)
Bihou, Inc. (10 episodes
eps 1-5, 7-8, 10-11, 13
)
DR Movie (eps 6, 9, 12)
Studio Wyeth (eps 6, 9, 12)
Broadcaster: Kids Station
Distributor: King Records
Editing: Gonzo Digimation (eps 2-13)
Finish Animation:
AniVillage (ep 11)
DR DIGITAL (eps 1-5, 7)
DR Movie (4 episodes
eps 8-10, 13 coop
)
Satelight (ep 6)
Studio Alpha (eps 6, 11)
Sung San Production (eps 6, 11)
In-Between Animation:
AniVillage (ep 11)
DR DIGITAL (eps 5, 7)
DR Movie (8 episodes
eps 1-4, 8-10, 13 coop
)
MI (eps 6, 11)
Sung San Production (eps 6, 11)
Key Animation:
AniVillage (ep 11)
NARA Animation (ep 11)
Sung San Production (eps 6, 11)
Manga Serialization:
Afternoon (Kodansha)
Magazine Z (Kodansha)
Music Production: King Records
Novel Serialization: Kadokawa Sneaker
Original story: GAINAX
Photograph Cooperation:
Contemporary Art Technical Committee (ED)
Japan World Exposition Memorial Association (ED)
Kodansha (ED)
NASA (ED)
Photography:
Asahi Production (7 episodes
eps 4-5, 7-8, 10, 12-13
)
Satelight (eps 6, 11)
Planning: GAINAX
Production:
Abenobashi Project
Dentsu Inc.
GAINAX
Imagica
King Records
Production Cooperation:
AIC (eps 6, 11)
DR Movie (ep 8)
Studio Fantasia (ep 4)
Recording Studio:
Sanpunzaka Studio
Studio Gong
Sound Production: Rakuonsha
Video Editing: Q-Tec
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Don Rush
Translation: Shoko Oono
ADR Script: Mike Yantosca
Executive producer:
Eiichi Takahashi (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Joey Goubeaud (2009 ADV release, 2012, 2016 AEsir Holdings releases)
John Ledford
Mark Williams

ADR Producer: Don Rush
Commentary:
Jessica Boone (eps 3, 12)
John Gremillion (ep 12)
Luci Christian (eps 3, 12)
Creative Director:
Chris Hawley
David Del Rio
DVD Authoring: Joel McCray (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
DVD Coordination: Mariela Ortiz
DVD Menu Design:
Bill Newton
David Wang
DVD Producer: Andrew Kent
Editing:
Bill Newton
Neil O'Sullivan
Robert Marchand (eps 11-13)
Graphic Design: David Wang
Graphics:
Bill Newton
David Wang
Russell Etchen (Thinpak)
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Mixing: Brent Marshall
Packaging Design:
Larry Koteff (2009 ADV release, 2012, 2016 AEsir Holdings releases)
Russell Etchen (Thinpak)
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Production:
Janice Williams (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Joey Goubeaud (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Luke Patterson (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Son Phan Le (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Production Assistant:
Annie Nguyen (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Carole Pavlik
Crystal Ruiz (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
E.W. Rector, III (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Jose DeArmas (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Kjell Doucet (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Maki Nagano
Marta Bechtol
Miyuki Kamiya
Ned Gayle (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Shannon Reed (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Yesenia Torres (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Production Coordination: Janice Williams (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Production manager: Luke Patterson (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Recording engineer:
Afshar Kharat (eps 1-13)
Jason Grundy (eps 11-13)
Matt Crawford (eps 1-7, 11)
Matt Wittmeyer (ep 12)
Richard Stanford (eps 1-4, 8-13)
Sound Design: Brent Marshall
Soundtrack Executive Producer: Hideki 'Henry' Goto (Soundtrack CD; Geneon USA)
Soundtrack Producer: Nobu Yamamoto (Soundtrack CD; Geneon USA)
Special Thanks To: Cenon Villanueva (ep 8)
Subtitle Script & Timing: Sean Broestl
Subtitling: Neal Barnes (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch (2016 AEsir Holdings release)
Jessica Boone as Arumi Asahina
Luci Christian as Satoshi Imamiya

Chris Patton as Eutus
Kaytha Coker as Mune-mune

Allison Sumrall as
Ayako Asahina
Kyonshii Monster
Little Goblin (ep 2)
Ms Ochi (ep 12)
Mune's Mother
Andy McAvin as Masayoshi Asahina
Chris Patton as
Abe
Doctor
donaldo as
Attendant B (ep 9)
Nebula 71 (ep 12)
Hilary Haag as Tri-Spot
Jason Douglas as Ms. Aki
Jay Hickman as Tetsu Asahina
John Gremillion as
Kouhei
Masayuki Asahina (young)
John Swasey as
Arata Imamiya
Attendant C (ep 9)
New Bank Teller
Kaytha Coker as Mune Imamiya
Kira Vincent-Davis as
Henyasuke (ep 10)
Little Goblin (eps 3-13)
Mitsuyo Imamiya
Shiotan (ep 8)
Mike MacRae as
Taro Hayashi
Taro Imamiya
Mike Vance as
Attendant A (ep 9)
Banker Kashiwagi
Opening Narration
Mike Yantosca as Panda
Monica Rial as
Nurse
Sayaka Imamiya
Nomed Kaerf as
Dungeon Monster
Mole
Tiffany Grant as
Amiryun (ep 8)
Gin Yamamoto
English companies
ADR Recording: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors
Broadcaster:
G4TechTV
The Anime Network
Disc Production: Sentai Studios (AEsir release) 
Distributor:
ADV Films (UK)
Madman Entertainment (Australia)
Section23 Films (North America; 2012)
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.
Internet Streaming:
HIDIVE (Subtitled & Dubbed)
Hulu
The Anime Network
Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
AEsir Holdings (2012)
Geneon Entertainment Inc. (soundtrack)
Mastering:
Mack (Soundtrack CD)
Nightjar, LLC (Soundtrack CD)
Packaging Design: Koyo Graphic International, Inc. (Soundtrack CD)
Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios
French staff
French cast
ADR Director: Martial Leminoux

Adaptation: Alexandre Desbets-Jestaire
Theme Song Performance:
Anaïs Nyl ("Juste un peu de joie")
Valérie Uzan ("Avec toi pour rêver")
Adeline Chetail as Arumi
Benjamin Pascal as Sasshi

Eric Peter as Yutas
Isabelle Volpe as Munemune

Benoit Du Pac as Kohei
Brigitte Guedj as Fumiko
Cyrille Artaux as Aki
Frédérique Marlot as Sayaka
Martial Leminoux as Tetsu
Pascale Chemin as Le Petit Diable
Patrice Melennec as Papy Masa
Sylvain Lemarié as Taro
French companies
Broadcaster: Gong (from 14 April 2010)
Distributor: Déclic Images (France)
Dubbing:
Studio Lincoln
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Gualtiero Cannarsi
Translation: Motoko Iwasaki

Dialogues: Gualtiero Cannarsi
Dubbing Assistant: Liselotte Parisi
Dubbing Engineer:
Roberto Ronsini (eps 8-13)
Stefania Fantini (eps 1-7)
Mixing: Christian Polini
Synchronization: David Polini
Eva Padoan as Arumi
Gabriele Patriarca as Satoshi (Sasshi)

Federica De Bortoli as Munemune
Massimo De Ambrosis as Yutas
Maurizio Reti as Kouhei

Anna Melato as Madre di Mune (ep 7)
Barbara Pitotti as Tricepoochi (ep 5)
Carlo Valli as narrator
Dario Penne as Masayuki (old)
Giò Giò Rapattoni as Mitsuko
Letizia Ciampa as Shiotan (ep 8)
Luca Dal Fabbro as Aki (zietta Aki)
Marco De Risi as Telecronista (ep 9)
Maria Letizia Scifoni as Demone
Mario Bombardieri as Nagai (ep 1)
Mauro Gravina as Toru
Niseem Onorato as Masayuki (young; ep 7)
Perla Liberatori as Sayaka
Roberta Pellini as Fumiko
Sabrina Duranti as Gin Yamamoto (ep 7)
Saverio Moriones as Shin
Sergio Tedesco as Taro
Stefano Crescentini as Taro Hayashi (ep 7)
Veronica Puccio as Amiryun
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Man-Ga (from April 2011)
MTV Italia  (from 28 June 2005)
Distributor:
Shin Vision
Yamato Video
Dubbing: CAST Doppiaggio
Sonorization: D.P.T.
German staff
German cast
ADR Director: Petra Barthel
Script: Manja Condrus
Ann Vielhaben as Arumi Asahina
Julius Jellinek as Satoshi Imamiya

Erich Räuker as Dr. Eutus
Ghadah Al-Akel as Munemune
Sabine Arnhold as Ayako Asahina

Angela Ringer as
Hostess (ep 10)
Ochi-san (ep 12)
Anja Rybiczka as Nurse (ep 1)
Annika Desch as Hostess (ep 10)
Bodo Wolf as Arata Imamiya
Cathlen Gawlich as
Henyasuke (ep 10)
Little Goblin (eps 2-5)
Christian Gaul as New Bank Teller (ep 7)
Fabian Schwab as Tarou Hayashi (ep 7)
Gerald Schaale as Frau Aki
Gunnar Helm as Abeno Director (ep 11)
Hans-Jürgen Dittberner as Erzähler
Heidrun Bartholomäus as Gin Yamamoto (ep 7)
Jan Spitzer as Taro Imamiya
Joachim Kaps as Herr Kouhei
Kaspar Eichel as Asahina Masayoshi 
Maria Koschny as Sayaka Imamiya
Petra Barthel as Mitsuyo Imamiya
Sabine Winterfeldt as
Hostess (ep 10)
Student (ep 8)
Santiago Ziesmer as Tetsu Asahina
Tim Moeseritz as Doctor (ep 1)
Tobias Kluckert as Masayuki Asahina (young; ep 7)
German companies
Distributor:
ADV Films (germany)
Universum-Films
Dubbing: Berliner Synchron AG
Russian staff
Russian companies
ADR Director: Alexander Filchenko
Distributor: XL Media
Dubbing:
Reanimedia
XL Media
Translation: XL Media
Russian cast
(none)

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