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Ai Yori Aoshi (TV)

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Alternative title:
Ai Yori Aoshi [Azul] (Spanish)
Azul (Spanish)
Bleu Indigo (French)
Bluer Than Indigo
Темнее, чем индиго (Russian)
藍より青し (Japanese)
青出於藍 (Chinese (Taiwan))
쪽빛보다 푸르게 (Korean)
Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Themes: harem
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Kaoru Hanabishi, a college student who lives alone, met a beautiful but bewildered girl dressed in kimono at train station. He volunteered to guide her way to the address she was looking for, which looked like in his neighborhood but turned out to be an empty lot. Not knowing what to do next, Kaoru invited the devastated girl to his apartment and asked for additional clue -- a photo with two children whom Kaoru immediately identified as himself and Aoi Sakuraba, his childhood friend. It turned out that the girl in front of him is Aoi Sakuraba herself, his betrothed fiancée who came all the way to Tokyo to marry him. Her revelation was not only surprising but also reminded the deepest part of Kaoru's memory for why he left the Hanabishi family in the first place.
User Ratings: 2586 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 213 votes (sub:126, dub:81, raw:1, others:5
2 Spanish subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Excellent: 486 votes (sub:329, dub:137, raw:6, ?:3, Eng:1, edit.dub:1, others:9
4 Spanish subtitled
3 French subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Very good: 647 votes (sub:466, dub:158, ?:5, raw:4, edit.dub:3, others:11
7 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 German subtitled
)
 Good: 619 votes (sub:450, dub:153, raw:4, ?:4, edit.dub:1, others:7
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Catalan dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 German subtitled
)
 Decent: 310 votes (sub:237, dub:56, ?:4, raw:2, others:11
6 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 So-so: 147 votes (sub:112, dub:28, raw:3, ?:2, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 57 votes (sub:43, dub:13, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 59 votes (sub:45, dub:9, raw:1, others:4
1 Russian subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Bad: 31 votes (sub:24, dub:6, raw:1)
 Awful: 10 votes (sub:7, dub:3)
 Worst ever: 7 votes (sub:6, others:1
1 Spanish edited dub
)
Seen in part or in whole by 5600 users, rank: #133 (of 9785)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.380 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.7553, rank: #2294 (of 9927)
Weighted mean: 7.243 (Good+), rank: #2643 (of 9927) (seen all: 7.43 / seen some: 6.15 / won't finish: 4.12)
Bayesian estimate: 7.244 (Good+), rank: #2391 (of 7497)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 24
Episode titles: We have 24
Vintage:
2002-04-10 to 2002-09-26
2005-12-29 (K3 - Televisió de Catalunya)
2006-07-01 to 2006-12-09 (Singapore, Channel U)
Release dates: We have 17
Opening Theme:
"Towa no Hana (Eternal Flower)" by Yoko Ishida
Ending Theme:
"Akai Hana" by The Indigo (ep 15)
"I'll Be Home" by Satsuki Yukino (ep 18)
"Namo Shirenu Hana" by The Indigo
"Towa no Hana (Eternal Flower)" by Yoko Ishida (ep 24)
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 7
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DVD (Region 1)
    Ai Yori Aoshi - Faithfully Yours [DVD/CD Combo Pack] (DVD 1)
    Ai Yori Aoshi - Faithfully Yours (DVD 1) 2003-02-25 (from $17.99)
    Ai Yori Aoshi - Faithfully Yours + Artbox (DVD 1) 2003-02-25 (from $149.00)
    Ai Yori Aoshi - My Dearest (DVD 2) 2003-04-22 (from $29.99)
    Ai Yori Aoshi - Hugs & Kisses (DVD 3) 2003-06-24 (from $29.99)
    Ai Yori Aoshi - Truly Yours (DVD 4) 2003-08-19 (from $20.68)
    Ai Yori Aoshi - With All My Heart (DVD 5) 2003-10-14 (from $29.99)
    Ai Yori Aoshi - Complete Series (Seasons 1-2) [Anime Classics] (DVD 1-6) 2012-07-24 (from $499.99)
    Ai Yori Aoshi + Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi - Complete Set (DVD 1-8) 2007-04-17
Soundtrack
    Ai Yori Aoshi: Sakura (OST) 2003-10-07
    Yoko Ishida: Sweets (OST) 2003-07-01 (from $12.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Masami Shimoda
Series Composition: Masaharu Amiya
Script:
Kenichi Kanemaki (9 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 11-12, 17-18, 23-24
)
Masaharu Amiya (eps 1, 10, 13)
Masashi Kubota (6 episodes
eps 2, 7, 15, 19-20, 22
)
Tsuyoshi Tamai (eps 3, 13)
Yasunori Yamada (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 14, 16, 21
)
Screenplay: Kenichi Kanemaki
Storyboard:
Akira Tsuchiya (eps 12-13)
Hideyo Yamamoto (eps 4, 10)
Hiroshi Kotaki (eps 3, 11, 17)
Hon Shimazu (5 episodes
eps 2, 7, 14, 19, 22
)
Katsushi Sakurabi (eps 16, 21, 23)
Kiyoko Sayama (ep 8)
Kobun Shizuno (ep 5)
Masami Shimoda (OP, ED; eps 1, 24)
Michio Fukuda (eps 13, 20)
Shigeharu Takahashi (eps 9, 15)
Tetsuya Watanabe (ep 6)
Episode Director:
Akira Tsuchiya (6; eps 6, 12, 18)
Daisuke Takashima (1; 4 episodes
eps 1, 10, 19, 24
)
Hideki Okamoto (17; eps 17, 22)
Katsuichi Nakayama (ep 23)
Katsushi Sakurabi (7; ep 7)
Kiyotaka Isako (8; ep 8)
Kunitoshi Okajima (13; ep 13)
Masahito Otani (4; eps 4, 11, 20)
Masakazu Hashimoto (14; ep 14)
Masami Shimoda (OP, ED; ep 24)
Mitsutaka Noshitani (3; eps 3, 5)
Sadamune Koyama (ep 21)
Setsugorou Tobari (2; ep 2)
Shigeharu Takahashi (9; eps 9, 15)
Takashi Maruyama (ep 16)
Yoshitaka Koyama (21)
Music: Toshio Masuda
Original creator: Kou Fumizuki
Character Design: Kazunori Iwakura
Art Director: Junichi Azuma
Chief Animation Director:
Yumi Nakayama
Animation Director:
Hideyuki Kataoka (eps 2, 14, 20)
Isao Sugimoto (4 episodes
eps 4, 11, 18, 24
)
Kazunori Iwakura (OP, ED)
Keiko Kawashima (4 episodes
eps 15-16, 21, 24
)
Kōichi Maruyama (ep 2)
Masaki Nakaya (eps 8, 17, 22)
Masaya Tanaka (ep 5)
Michinori Chiba (eps 1, 10, 19)
Mieko Abe (eps 2, 14, 20)
Munenori Nawa (ep 7)
Seiki Tanaka (ep 13)
Shinichi Suzuki (4 episodes
eps 3, 6, 12, 15
)
Takashi Maruyama (ep 23)
Yukari Kobayashi (ep 09)
Sound Director:
Masafumi Mima
Tsutomu Kashiwakura
Director of Photography:
Nobuo Oukouchi
Yoshio Ōkouchi
Producer:
Go Haruna (Fuji TV)
Shouichi Nakazawa (Hakusensha)
Yuichi Sekido (Pioneer LDC)
Yuji Matsukura (J.C. Staff)

Assistant producer:
Michiyo Miyagawa (eps 16-24)
Mie Ide (eps 16-24)
Misa Otsuka (Animate Film)
Mitsutoshi Ogura (eps 1-15)
Norihiko Hiroi (Pioneer LDC)
Background Art:
Akiko Chiba (White Map; 5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19
)
Akiko Manabe (White Map; ep 3)
Aya Shimizu (Studio Easter; eps 22-24)
Hirofune Hane (J.C. STAFF; 5 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 17, 21
)
Hiroki Matsumoto (Studio Easter; eps 1-2, 22-24)
Hiroshi Igaki (Studio Easter; 12 episodes
eps 4-22 even, 23-24
)
Hisaharu Iijima (Studio Easter; eps 4-20 even)
Ju-Jeong Ko (Studio Easter; eps 22-24)
Juri Sakai (White Map; 5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19
)
Kenta Shimizu (Studio Easter; 11 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-20 even
)
Makiko Hirasawa (Studio Easter; 14 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-22 even, 23-24
)
Masashi Hasegawa (White Map; 5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19
)
Masato Itō (Studio Easter; eps 1-2, 22-24)
Miho Kimura (J.C. STAFF; 5 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 17, 21
)
Misao Matsukawa (Studio Easter; eps 4-20 even)
Nobuaki Ishihara (Studio Easter; 11 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-20 even
)
Noriko Ikehata (J.C. STAFF; 5 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 17, 21
)
Ritsuko Murakami (Studio Easter; eps 1-2)
Sachie Endou (White Map; 5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19
)
Sadako Minamisawa (Studio Easter; eps 4-20 even)
Teruhiko Niita (J.C. STAFF; 5 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 17, 21
)
Tomoko Matsushita (Studio Easter; eps 22-24)
Tomoko Takahashi (Studio Easter; 12 episodes
eps 4-22 even, 23-24
)
Tomonori Kuroda (J.C. STAFF; 5 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 17, 21
)
Tsuneo Ozeki (Studio Easter; 14 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-22 even, 23-24
)
Yasutada Kato (Studio Easter; eps 1-2)
Yayoi Okashiwa (Studio Easter; eps 22-24)
Chief Writer: Kenichi Kanemaki
Color Coordination:
Eiko Nishi (eps 5, 13)
Kōji Usui (ep 18)
Mieko Maruyama (6 episodes
eps 2, 7, 11, 17, 20, 23
)
Miho Sakurai (ep 9)
Miho Tanaka (eps 3, 15)
Mihoko Fujita (eps 6, 12)
Mika Funahashi (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 14, 19, 22
)
Miyuki Ishida (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 16, 21, 24
)
Design:
Shinya Hasegawa
Yuko Kusumoto
Digital Paint:
Akiko Uchida (J.C. STAFF; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7, 10, 14, 21-22
)
Asuka Hino (J.C. STAFF; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 21-22, 24
)
Ayako Suenaga (5 episodes
eps 2, 7, 21-22, 24
)
Azusa Nabeshima (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 8, 11)
Chie Iwamoto (Studio Road; ep 19)
Chie Sasaki (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 4, 8, 11)
Eiko Nishi (eps 5, 13)
Hiroko Ootsuka (SHAFT; ep 17)
Hiromi Miyawaki (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 4, 8, 11)
Izumi Takizawa (SHAFT; ep 17)
Kazuko Nakashima (Studio Road; ep 19)
Kazumi Hosokawa (ep 18)
Kazumi Moritsuta (4 episodes
eps 6, 9, 12, 15
)
Kenji Tsuchiya (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 8, 11)
Kyōsuke Ishikawa (7 episodes
eps 2, 7, 10, 14, 21-22, 24
)
Mamiko Haga (ep 18)
Mamoru Kakuda (ep 18)
Maya Muranaga (J.C. STAFF; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 10, 14, 21-22
)
Mayu Saito (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 8, 11)
Megumi Sugawa (Studio Road; ep 19)
Michi Ide (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 8, 11)
Midori Tanabe (4 episodes
eps 6, 9, 12, 15
)
Mie Kurihara (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 8, 11)
Miho Kobayashi (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 4, 8, 11)
Miho Tanaka (Production I.G; ep 19)
Mihoko Fujita (4 episodes
eps 6, 9, 12, 15
)
Mika Funahashi (J.C. STAFF; eps 1, 10, 24)
Mika Harada (SHAFT; ep 17)
Mikako Ohshima (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 4, 8, 11)
Mitsunori Tsuburaya (Production I.G; ep 19)
Miwako Suzuki (6 episodes
eps 2, 4, 10, 14, 21, 24
)
Mototugu Kawai (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 8, 11)
Naoko Miyahara (ep 18)
Natsuko Inohara (ep 18)
Noriko Hayashi (ep 9)
Rumiko Inoue (Production I.G; ep 19)
Sachi Nakamura (ep 18)
Sayuri Yoshida (Studio Road; ep 19)
Shiho Tabata (ep 9)
Shōko Mori (4 episodes
eps 7, 21-22, 24
)
Taeko Kumagai (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 8, 11)
Tomoe Takaya (SHAFT; ep 17)
Toshiyuki Ito (ep 18)
Toyo Morita (ep 18)
Yasuko Watanabe (SHAFT; ep 17)
Yuki Ogasawara (SHAFT; ep 17)
Yukiko Itō (eps 10, 14, 24)
Yumi Tanishita (JEM Ekoda Digital; eps 4, 8, 11)
Yumiko Ishigami (JEM Ekoda Digital; ep 4)
Yuriko Taniguchi (Production I.G; ep 19)
Digital Photography:
Hiroyuki Hata (eps 1-7, 9-24)
Kazuya Iwai (eps 1-24)
Misuzu Takahashi (eps 1-24)
Rikiya Hirooku (eps 1-8)
Ryou Sekihara (eps 1-8)
Shingo Fukuyo (eps 1-24)
Shinsuke Kamagami (eps 1-6)
Tatsuo Sakai (eps 1-24)
Youhei Suzuki (eps 1-24)
Yutaka Kurosawa (eps 1-24)
Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama
Finish Check:
Akiko Uchida (ep 24)
Eiko Nishi (eps 5, 13)
Kōji Usui (ep 18)
Mieko Maruyama (5 episodes
eps 2, 11, 17, 20, 23
)
Miho Sakurai (ep 9)
Miho Tanaka (eps 3, 15)
Mihoko Fujita (eps 6, 12)
Mika Funahashi (4 episodes
eps 4, 8, 14, 19
)
Miwako Suzuki (eps 1, 7, 22)
Miyuki Ishida (eps 10, 16, 21)
In-Between Animation:
Chiaki Abe (eps 15, 18)
Daiki Handa (6 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 12, 15, 18
)
Fusako Nomura (eps 5, 13)
Hironori Higuchi (eps 5, 13)
Hiroyasu Oda (6 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 12, 15, 18
)
Kaoru Ohki (10 episodes
eps 7, 10-11, 14, 17, 20-24
)
Kazuhiro Kitamura (ep 18)
Keiichi Honda (10 episodes
eps 7-8, 10-11, 17, 19-20, 22-24
)
Masaaki Takadera (ep 18)
Masahiro Sakato (J.C. STAFF; 9 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 11, 14, 19-20, 22, 24
)
Misako Nomura (eps 5, 13)
Mizuki Maedomari (9 episodes
eps 7-8, 10-11, 17, 19-21, 24
)
Ryousuke Senbo (6 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 12, 15, 18
)
Saki Sadamori (11 episodes
eps 7-8, 10-11, 17, 19-24
)
Satoshi Tezuka (J.C. STAFF; 11 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 8, 11, 14, 19-23
)
Shigeki Kimoto (6 episodes
eps 2, 4, 11, 14, 19, 21
)
Takehiko Kageyama (J.C. STAFF; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 8, 14, 19-21
)
Tamami Miura (ep 15)
Tomoko Satō (ep 18)
Yosuke Miura (6 episodes
eps 5-6, 9, 12, 15, 18
)
Yūichirō Yamada (J.C. STAFF; eps 1-2)
Yuki Imoto (11 episodes
eps 7-8, 10-11, 14, 17, 20-24
)
Yukie Hiyamizu (12 episodes
eps 7-8, 10-11, 14, 17, 19-24
)
Yusuke Furuya (9 episodes
eps 7, 10-11, 14, 17, 20, 22-24
)
In-Between Check:
Eriko Shibata (eps 3, 9, 15)
Hiroki Okamoto (15 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7-8, 10-11, 14, 16-17, 19-24
)
Misako Nomura (eps 5, 13)
Miyako Nomura (eps 5, 13)
Nobuko Hagino (ep 1)
Nobuko Ogino (15 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7-8, 10-11, 14, 16-17, 19-24
)
Takako Kōno (16 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7-8, 10-11, 14, 16-17, 19-24
)
Tamami Miura (eps 6, 12, 18)
Key Animation:
Aimi Sudou (eps 4, 11, 19)
Akemi Morita (ep 15)
Aki Kuki (eps 11, 23)
Akihiro Fukui (eps 6, 12, 18)
Akihiro Gotō (ep 2)
Akiko Kawashima (eps 5, 13)
Akiko Tanada (ep 6)
Akio Katagiri (6 episodes
eps 4, 7, 11, 17, 22-23
)
Akira Watabe (eps 2, 20)
Atsushi Okita (eps 23-24)
Ayaka Suga (Cockpit; 5 episodes
eps 4, 11, 18, 23-24
)
Ayako Karatani (Studio Mu; eps 4, 11)
Ayumi Kurashima (ep 1)
Chihiro Washio (eps 5, 9, 13)
Chiyomi Tsukamoto (ep 2)
Chizuru Mori (eps 1, 19)
Eiji Ishimoto (eps 1, 10, 19)
Eiji Uemura (6 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
)
Emiko Kataoka (ep 15)
Fumiko Kon (ep 13)
Fumio Sasaki (eps 5, 13)
Hideaki Isa (eps 10, 19)
Hideaki Shimada (ep 8)
Hideki Okamoto (4 episodes
eps 2, 8, 16, 22
)
Hideki Takahara (4 episodes
eps 4, 11, 20, 24
)
Hideki Yamazaki (eps 2, 14, 23)
Hidenori Fukuoka (OP; ep 19)
Hideyuki Yoshida (ep 13)
Hiroaki Imaki (eps 6, 9, 15)
Hiroshi Konno (eps 1, 22)
Hiroshi Kosuga (eps 2, 20)
Hiroshi Matsuda (5 episodes
eps 2, 14, 20-21, 24
)
Hiroyuki Kaidou (ep 8)
Hiroyuki Ōkaji (ep 18)
Hiroyuki Shimizu (ep 23)
Hisao Muramatsu (eps 5, 13)
Hisatoshi Motoki (ep 18)
Hitoshi Suzuki (eps 2, 8, 14)
Iku Ozawa (4 episodes
eps 7, 16, 21, 24
)
Inosuke Naitō (ep 23)
Ippei Masui (eps 9, 15)
Isao Sugimoto (Cockpit; 4 episodes
eps 4, 11, 23-24
)
Issei Hasegawa (ep 12)
Jun Kawai (ep 15)
Jun Ōwada (ep 21)
Junichi Kigawa (ep 12)
Kana Ishida (eps 2, 21)
Kaoru Miura (ep 15)
Katsushi Sakurabi (ep 7)
Katsuya Asano (4 episodes
eps 8, 10, 16, 24
)
Kazuhiko Ishii (eps 3, 9, 18)
Kazuhiko Yokota (ep 6)
Kazuhiro Fujitani (eps 2, 14)
Kazuhiro Miwa (ep 18)
Kazuki Toi (ep 14)
Kazuma Ikeda (ep 21)
Kazumi Takaishi (ep 23)
Kazuyuki Ikai (ep 6)
Keiko Ijima (ep 8)
Keiko Kawashima (ED2)
Keita Hagio (ep 18)
Ken Ōtsuka (eps 1, 19)
Kenichi Umemoto (4 episodes
eps 2, 8, 14, 20
)
Kenji Uchinō (eps 10, 19, 23)
Kiichi Suzuno (ep 9)
Kōichi Maruyama (eps 1, 10)
Koichi Yagami (5 episodes
eps 7, 17, 22-24
)
Kōji Kataoka (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 15
)
Koji Yasuda (eps 3, 9)
Konomi Noguchi (ep 20)
Kuniaki Masuda (4 episodes
eps 7, 17, 22, 24
)
Kunihiko Kimura (eps 12, 18)
Makoto Itō (eps 5, 13)
Mari Nakatani (ep 6)
Masafumi Nakagawa (eps 22-23)
Masafumi Tamura (ep 14)
Masahiko Komino (ep 15)
Masaki Hosoyama (eps 4, 10)
Masaki Nakaya (6 episodes
eps 1, 7, 10, 17, 22, 24
)
Masanori Watanabe (eps 2, 20)
Masaya Tanaka (ep 5)
Michinori Chiba (ep 10)
Michio Fukuda (ep 19)
Minoru Kawano (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 19, 23
)
Minoru Morita (eps 6, 15)
Misako Nomura (ep 13)
Mitsuhiro Okumura (4 episodes
eps 4, 11, 19, 23
)
Mitsuyasu Takekoshi (eps 1, 8, 22-23)
Mitsuzumi Yoshino (ep 4)
Motoki Yagi (eps 5, 9, 13)
Naoto Hosoda (OP; eps 1, 10, 21)
Nobuyasu Murakami (eps 3, 12)
Nobuyuki Furukawa (ep 2)
Nobuyuki Takeuchi (eps 16, 21, 24)
Nozomu Abe (eps 8, 16, 21)
Rie Kaneko (eps 1, 7, 21)
Ryoichi Oki (4 episodes
eps 7, 10, 17, 22
)
Ryōzō Sugiyama (4 episodes
eps 17, 19, 22, 24
)
Satoru Minowa (ep 5)
Satoshi Ishino (OP)
Satoshi Nishimura (ep 7)
Seiji Nodate (eps 6, 12, 18)
Seika Saruwatari (eps 1, 8, 16)
Seiki Tanaka (ep 5)
Seiko Asai (4 episodes
eps 2, 8, 14, 20
)
Setsuko Unno (eps 12, 18)
Shigeki Kimoto (eps 17, 22-23)
Shigeki Satō (eps 3, 5, 13)
Shigemi Aoyagi (eps 5, 13)
Shigenori Taniguchi (eps 8, 16, 21)
Shigeru Kimishima (eps 19, 21, 24)
Shigeru Uchihara (4 episodes
eps 8, 16, 21-22
)
Shiho Tamai (eps 14, 20)
Shin Komatsu (eps 4, 7, 11)
Shinichi Suzuki (eps 3, 12)
Shinmei Saito (ep 5)
Shintaro Muraki (eps 14, 20)
Shinya Hasegawa (ED2; ED1)
Shinya Kokaji (eps 12, 18)
Shizuo Tanaka (ep 10)
Shōji Endō (eps 9, 15)
Shūji Sakamoto (ep 5)
Sōichi Higuchi (eps 2, 14)
Sushio (OP)
Taichi Nakaguma (ep 23)
Taiichirō Kohara (eps 6, 12, 18)
Takao Suzuki (ep 10)
Takashi Igari (eps 5, 13)
Takashi Iwao (5 episodes
eps 4, 7, 16, 21-22
)
Takashi Maruyama (eps 1, 10, 22)
Takayoshi Hashimoto (Studio Mu; eps 4, 11, 20)
Takayuki Abe (eps 7, 10, 16)
Takayuki Kanouchi (ep 3)
Takumi Furukawa (5 episodes
eps 8, 14, 19, 21-22
)
Takuro Takahashi (ep 4)
Tamami Miura (ep 9)
Teru Goto (ep 15)
Tetsuya Kawakami (Studio Mu; eps 11, 20)
Tomoaki Ohta (eps 5, 13)
Tomoyo Yamamoto (ep 18)
Tomoyuki Ōshita (eps 12, 18)
Tomoyuki Shitaya (4 episodes
eps 1, 10, 19, 23
)
Toshi Noma (ep 3)
Tsunenaka Nozaki (eps 3, 6, 12)
Tsuyoshi Sakai (ep 18)
Yasunari Nitta (OP; ep 1)
Yasutake Ōkawara (eps 8, 16, 21)
Yoko Hoshino (4 episodes
eps 4, 11, 20, 24
)
Yoshikatsu Inoue (ep 14)
Yoshiki Mizuno (4 episodes
eps 1, 10, 19, 23
)
Yoshiko Nakajima (ep 6)
Yōsuke Imakubo (eps 16, 23)
Yūichi Takahashi (OP; eps 7, 17, 22)
Yukako Tsuzuki (eps 7, 16, 22)
Yuki Chika (Studio Mu; 4 episodes
eps 4, 11, 20, 24
)
Yukimaro Ōtsubo (ep 5)
Yukio Okano (eps 2, 8, 16)
Yumi Nakayama (ep 17)
Yuriko Ikehara (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 11, 20, 24
)
Yusuke Yoshigaki (ep 4)
Photography Chief: Rikiya Hirooku (eps 9-24)
Planning:
Akihiro Kawamura (Pioneer LDC)
Masaki Sawanobori (MOVIC)
Michihisa Abe (J.C. Staff)
Osamu Sunami (Hakusensha)
Yosuke Kobayashi (PEA)
Planning Cooperation:
Akito Fujiwara (Hakusensha Young Animal Editorial)
Hirofumi Sugawara (Hakusensha Young Animal Editorial)
Hiroshi Kubota (Hakusensha)
Ryo Tomoda (Hakusensha Young Animal Editorial)
Production Advancement:
Haruki Kanemori (ep 15)
Kazuhiro Sakurai (ep 6)
Kenji Umi (eps 4, 11, 20)
Koji Nagano (ep 16)
Kunio Yamashiro (ep 3)
Makoto Hosokawa (4 episodes
eps 1, 10, 19, 23
)
Masahiro Tabeya (4 episodes
eps 2, 14, 21, 24
)
Masayuki Kojiroi (ep 9)
Mitsuru Yamamoto (ep 17)
Naoto Miyai (ep 8)
Shigeharu Sekiguchi (eps 5, 13)
Shunsuke Sakata (eps 7, 22)
Yutaka Nakahara (eps 12, 18)
Production manager: Naoki Sai
Publicity Producer: Takashi Iida (Pioneer LDC)
Recording: Makoto Uchida (Omnibus Promotion)
Series Concept: Masaharu Amiya
Series Story Editor: Masaharu Amiya
Sound Effects: Takahisa Ishino (Sound Ring)
Sound Production Manager:
Tetsumasa Tokiyoshi
Tomoko Nakajima
Special Effects: Takehiko Endo (ep 18)
Theme Song Arrangement:
Toshio Masuda (OP; ED3)
Yuichi Ichikawa (ED, ED2)
Theme Song Composition:
Toshio Masuda (OP; ED3)
Yuichi Ichikawa (ED, ED2)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Miki Okada (ED)
Takeshi Aida (OP; ED3)
Yuichi Ichikawa (ED, ED2)
Theme Song Performance:
Satsuki Yukino (ED3)
The Indigo (ED; ED2)
Yoko Ishida (OP)
Ayako Kawasumi as Aoi Sakuraba
Sōichirō Hoshi as Kaoru Hanabishi

Akiko Hiramatsu as Miyabi Kagurazaki
Halko Momoi as Chika Minazuki
Kaori Mizuhashi as Taeko Minazuki
Satsuki Yukino as Tina Foster
Sayaka Narita as Mayu Miyuki

Asako Shirakura as Keeper (ep 18)
Chiharu Suzuka as Kumi Honjo (Kaoru's Mother)
Gara Takashima as Aoi's Mother
Hiroko Suzuki as Mayu's mother (ep 12)
Junko Ishii as Mako-chan
Junko Okada as Maid (ep 11)
Kan Tokumaru as Patriarch of Hanabishi (Kaoru's grandfather)
Kazuaki Itō as Man A (ep 17)
Kazumi Takahashi as Yumi
Kazutoshi Hatano as
Bellhop B (ep 7)
Takashi
Kazuya Nakai as Suzuki
Keiichi Sonobe as Yōta (ep 18)
Keiichirō Yamamoto as Naoki (ep 10)
Kenji Utsumi as Aoi's Father
Kenyuu Horiuchi as Ruka Saionji
Kōichi Sakaguchi as Tanaka
Mako Shirakura as Zoo keeper (ep 18)
Makoto Higo as
Nishida
Nishimoto
Satou
Masahiro Ogata as Uchida-kun
Miki Machii as Saleswoman (eps 16-17)
Mitsuru Ogata as Taiyaki Man (ep 10)
Naoko Watanabe as Akiko Nakazawa (ep 18)
Narumi Hidaka as Kaoru (Young)
Natsumi Sakuma as Aoi's grandmother
Ryō Hirohashi as Mihori-san
Ryoukichi Takahashi as Ikeda-kun
Sayaka Narita as
Reporter (ep 10)
Tsurube (cat)
Shouichi Nakazawa as Akiko's father (ep 18)
Sōichirō Hoshi as Usa the Usagi (ep 12)
Sumi Shimamoto as
Taeko's grandmother (ep 16)
Taeko's mother (ep 6)
Takayuki Yamaguchi as Uchida (eps 10, 19)
Takeshi Sasaki as Bellhop A (ep 7)
Toshinobu Iida as Boy 2 (ep 16)
Unshō Ishizuka as Mayu's father (ep 12)
Yoshinori Sonobe as
Shooting Gallery Owner (ep 9)
Worker (ep 13)
Yamada-kun
Youto Kazama as
Boy 1 (ep 16)
Ikeda (eps 10, 19)
Yosuke (ep 9)
Yūichi Nagashima as Estate Agent (ep 15)
Yuka Inokuchi as
Female Salesperson
Female Student (ep 11)
Girl (ep 15)
Uzume
Yuka Komatsu as Yuko (ep 9)
Yūko Kaida as Miyuki (ep 10)
Japanese companies
Animation: J.C. Staff
Backgrounds:
E-cho (5 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 17, 21
)
J.C. Staff (5 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 17, 21
)
Studio Easter (14 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-22 even, 23-24
)
White Map (5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19
)
Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network
Digital Paint:
AIC (ep 10)
FAI (ep 16)
Frontline (eps 16, 23)
Hadashi Pro (ep 23)
Hanil Animation (6 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
)
J.C. Staff (ep 1)
JEM (6 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7-8, 11, 20
)
M.S.C (ep 16)
Mook Animation (eps 16, 22)
Niandai Animation (10 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 10-11, 14, 16, 20, 23-24
)
office fuu (ep 22)
Pak Production (eps 5, 13)
Plum (ep 12)
Production I.G (5 episodes
eps 1, 17-23 odd
)
SHAFT (5 episodes
eps 2, 10, 17, 20, 22
)
Studio aB (ep 15)
Studio Road (5 episodes
eps 10, 14, 16-17, 19
)
Studio Targe (ep 16)
Tamazawa Dogasha (ep 12)
Tanto (ep 15)
Tatsunoko Color Center (eps 21-22)
Yumeta Company (ep 23)
Distributor: Pioneer LDC
In-Between Animation:
Actas (ep 21)
APPP (eps 8, 16)
AZETA PICTURES (ep 16)
Chaos (ep 1)
Doga Kobo (ep 19)
FAI (eps 4, 16)
Frontline (ep 1)
Hadashi Pro (5 episodes
eps 7, 10, 14, 16, 23
)
Hanil Animation (6 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
)
I-Move (ep 16)
J.C. Staff (ep 1)
MI (ep 2)
Mook Animation (ep 16)
Nakamura Production (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7-8, 10, 21
)
Niandai Animation (13 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7, 10-11, 14, 16-17, 19-20, 23-24
)
Noside (ep 21)
OLM (ep 17)
Pak Production (eps 5, 13)
Plum (ep 12)
Studio Cockpit (eps 8, 10)
Studio Mark (ep 8)
Tamazawa Dogasha (eps 12, 16)
TNK (eps 2, 4)
Music Production: Pioneer LDC
Post Production: Tokyo Laboratory
Production:
Aiao Project
Fuji Television Network
Hakusensha
J.C. Staff
MOVIC
Pioneer LDC
Recording Studio: Omnibus Japan Sanpunzaka Studio
Sound Effects: Sound Ring
Sound Production: Techno Sound
企画協力: Young Animal
制作協力:
Cosmic Ray (eps 2, 14, 24)
Magic Bus (7 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 24
)
PIGGY (eps 5, 13, 24)
原画:
Nakamura Production (ep 24)
Studio Cockpit (ep 11)
Studio Mu (eps 11, 20)
録音調整: Omnibus Promotion
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Kaeko Sakamoto
Translation: Rika Takahashi
ADR Script: Clark Cheng
Executive producer: Hideki 'Henry' Goto
Producer:
Eric P. Sherman
Kaeko Sakamoto
Satoshi Fujii

Assistant producer: Mami Okada
Dialogue Editing: Matthew J. Mondrick
Re-Recording Mixing: Mark Rozett (C.A.S.)
Recording engineer: Patrick Rodman
Soundtrack Executive Producer: Hideki 'Henry' Goto (Soundtrack CD)
Soundtrack Producer: Nobu Yamamoto (Soundtrack CD)
Subtitling: Clark Cheng
Supervising Producer: Hiroe Tsukamoto
Trailer: Kristi Reed
Dave Lelyveld as Kaoru Hanabishi
Michelle Ruff as Aoi Sakuraba

Kay Jensen as Chika Minazuki
Kirsty Pape as Mayu Miyuki
Lia Sargent as Miyabi Kagurazaki
Sue Beth Arden as Taeko Minazuki
Wendee Lee as Tina Foster

Anthony Mozdy as
Fish Vendor (ep 2)
Kaoru's Grandfather
Barbara Goodson as Aoi's Mother
David Orosco as Aoi's Father
James Lyon as
Mayu's Father
Worker
Julie Ann Taylor as Taeko's Grandmother
Kaeko Sakamoto as Utsume
Kirsty Pape as Yumi
Lex Lang as
Akiko's Father
Suzuki
Takashi
TV Announcer (ep 2)
Lia Sargent as
Kumi Honjo
Maho's Mother
Student
Melissa Williamson as
Aoi's Grandmother
Mayu's Mother (ep 12)
Ron Allen as
Old Wizard
Sato
Student
Train Station Announcer
Sandy Fox as
Akiko
Chararin
Utsume
Sherry Lynn as Maho
Sue Beth Arden as
Sankaku
Tsurube
Tony Oliver as
Hotel Clerk
Student
Taiyaki Man
Yosuke
Wendee Lee as Answering Machine Voice (ep 3)
English companies
Dubbing: Bang Zoom! Entertainment
DVD Authoring: DIVITEK
DVD Engineer: DIVITEK
DVD Menus: DIVITEK
DVD Production: Geneon Entertainment Inc.
Internet Streaming:
Anime News Network
AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand)
FUNimation Entertainment
Hulu 
Tubi TV
YouTube
Licensed by:
FUNimation Entertainment (2010)
Geneon Entertainment Inc. (Expired)
Mastering:
Mack (Soundtrack CD)
Nightjar, LLC (Soundtrack CD)
Packaging Design: Koyo Graphic International, Inc. (Soundtrack CD)
Soundtrack: Geneon Entertainment Inc.
Subtitles: Captions, Inc.
French staff
French companies
(none)
Distributor: Déclic Images
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Dubbing Director: Antonio Sánchez Torras (Spain dub)
Translation: Yoshihira Hioki (Spain dub)
Executive producer: José Luis Puertas (Jonu Media)

Adaptation: Antonio Sánchez Torras (Spain dub)
Insert Song Performance: Ingrid Morral (Catalan dub; eps 15, 18)
Subtitler: Fabián Sierra (Jonu Media)
Theme Song Performance: Ingrid Morral (OP, ED; Catalan dub)
Ana María Camps as Aoi Sakuraba (Spain dub)
Hernán Fernández as Kaoru Hanabishi (Catalan dub)
Isabel Valls as Aoi Sakuraba (Catalan dub)
Toni Mora as Kaoru Hanabishi (Spain dub)

Anna Orra as Miyabi Kagurazaki (Catalan dub)
Assumpta Navascues as Tina Foster (Spain dub)
Berta Cortés as Chika Minazuki (Catalan dub)
Carmen Ambrós as Chika Minazuki (Spain dub)
Elisabet Bargalló as Tina Foster (Catalan dub)
Marta Estrada as Miyabi Kagurazaki (Spain dub)
Meritxell Ané as Mayu Miyuki (Catalan dub)
Noemi Bayarri as Mayu Miyuki (Spain dub)
Rosa Moyano as Taeko Minazuki (Spain dub)
Roser Aldabó as Taeko Minazuki (Catalan dub)

Alberto Vilar as Ruka Saionji (Catalan dub)
Amadeu Aguado as Pare de l'Aoi (Catalan dub)
Anna Orra as Kumi Honjo (Catalan dub)
Anna Romano as Kaoru Hanabishi (nen; Catalan dub)
Carles Lladó as Sato (Catalan dub)
Enriqueta Domènech as Mare de l'Aoi (Catalan dub) 
Enriqueta Linares as Àvia de l'Aoi (Catalan dub)
Esperança Domènech as
Mare de l'Aoi (Catalan dub)
Sra. Sakuraba (Catalan dub)
Francesc Rocamora as Sato (Spain dub)
Isabel Muntaner as Àvia de la Chika (Catalan dub)
Neus Sendra as Kaoru Hanabishi (nen) (Catalan dub) 
Oscar Redondo as Suzuki (Spain dub)
Ramón Hernández as Suzuki (Catalan dub)
Ramon Puig as Patriarca Hanabishi (Catalan dub)
Ramón Rocabayera as Grandfather (Spain dub)

Anna Maria Camps (Catalan dub)
Elvira García (Catalan dub)
Jordi Pineda (Catalan dub)
Julia Chalmeta (Catalan dub)
Oriol de Balle (Catalan dub)
Pep Bermúdez (Catalan dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Buzz Channel (Spain)
K3 (Televisió de Catalunya)
Dubbing Studio:
S.I.C., S.A. (Spain Dub)
Seimar RLM (Catalan dub)
Internet Streaming: Vitanime.tv
Licensed by: Jonu Media (Spain)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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