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Natsuiro Kiseki (TV)

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Alternative title:
A Summer-Colored Miracle
夏色キセキ (Japanese)
Genres: drama
Themes: wishes
Plot Summary: Natsumi, Saki, Yuka, and Ringo are best friends. They've grown up in an old agricultural town, experiencing everything together, both happy and sad. But one summer, they are visited by a miracle.
Ratings: 351 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 52 votes (sub:49, dub:2, raw:1)
 Excellent: 71 votes (sub:63, dub:4, ?:1, raw:1, others:2
1 Russian dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 91 votes (sub:88, dub:3)
 Good: 67 votes (sub:58, raw:2, dub:1, others:6
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Decent: 40 votes (sub:33, raw:1, dub:1, others:5
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Chinese mandarin subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 So-so: 12 votes (sub:10, raw:1, others:1
1 Vietnamese subtitled
)
 Not really good: 7 votes (sub:6, others:1
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Weak: 5 votes (sub:2, dub:1, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Bad: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Awful: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 504 s, rank: #2135 (of 9996)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.709 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.7738, rank: #1286 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.688 (Very good−), rank: #1216 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.82 / seen some: 6.26 / won't finish: 3.74)
Bayesian estimate: 7.680 (Very good−), rank: #940 (of 7635)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage: 2012-04-05
Opening Theme:
"Non stop road" by Sphere
Ending Theme:
"Ashita e no Kaerimichi" by Sphere
"Minamikaze doramachikku" by Sphere (ep 7)
Insert song:
"Hatsu Omoi Day (初想いDay;First Feeling Day)" by Sphere (ep 4)
"Natsu wo Koete Kimi to (夏を越えてキミと;I Cross Summer With You)" by Sphere (ep 9)
"Natsu Yasumi (夏休み;Summer Vacation)" by Sphere (ep 8)
"Natsu Yasumi wa Owaranai (夏休みは終わらない;Summer Vacation Will Not End)" by Sphere (eps 11-12)
"Sora Tobu Kujira (空飛ぶクジラ;Whale that Flies in the Sky" by Sphere (ep 5)
"Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareru You ni (優しさに包まれるように）" by Sphere (eps 1-2)
"Yumeiro Graffiti (夢色グラフティ;Dream-Colored Graffiti)" by Sphere (ep 2)
Official website:
夏色キセキ (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 6
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Seiji Mizushima
Series Composition: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Script:
Yuniko Ayana (eps 4, 8-9)
Storyboard:
Yasunao Aoki (ep 7)
Episode Director:
Takahiro Kawakoshi (eps 5, 10)
Unit Director: Hideki Tachibana (OP)
Music:
Nijine
Original Character Design: Hidari
Character Design: Yūichi Tanaka
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda
Animation Director:
Takehiro Hamatsu (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9, 11-12
)
Yūsuke Isōchi (ep 5)
Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
Director of Photography: Yōichi Ōgami
Producer:
Yuka Sakurai

2nd Key Animation:
Yukiko Kawamoto (ep 6)
3D Animation: Katsuaki Miyaji
Assistant Animation Director:
Toshiomi Iizumi (ep 8)
Assistant Director: Ryuichi Kimura
Assistant Episode Director: Daiki Fukuoka (ep 12)
Assistant producer: Osamu Taniguchi
Background Art:
Yoshimi Mineda (Atelier Musa)
Color Check: Michiko Kokubun
Color design: Taeko Kumagai
Color Key:
Tamai Okuda
Dance Animation: Shinji Nagata (ep 12)
Editing: Masato Yoshitake
Finish Animation:
Yūsuke Satō (Studio Cosmo)
Finish Check:
Taeko Kumatani
In-Between Animation:
Yurika Higashizaka
In-Between Check:
Yukiko Kawamoto
Insert Song Lyrics: Yasushi Akimoto (Natsu Yasumi wa Owaranai)
Insert Song Performance:
Minako Kotobuki
Key Animation:
Hidenori Hanesaka (5 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 6, 9
)
Hirokazu Hisayuki (OP; 6 episodes
eps 3, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Mamoru Otake (6 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6-7, 11-12
)
Miyuki Sasagawa (OP; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7, 9, 11-12
)
Sakiko Uda (OP; 5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 11-12
)
Satomi Watabe (OP; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 9, 11-12
)
Shigeki Iwasaki (OP; 6 episodes
eps 1-3, 7, 11-12
)
Yūsuke Isōchi (ep 5)
Layout Animation Director: Mitsuru Sōma (assist.; eps 8, 11)
Line Test Assistance: Fumio Hirokawa (Sanko Production)
Music Performance: Hideyo Takakuwa (Flute)
Photography:
Youhei Sakurai
Photography Assistant:
Kazuto Horikawa
Production Advancement:
Zengo Ozaki (assist. eps. 11-12)
Publicity: Atsushi Ōta
Storyboard Assistance:
Tomoyuki Kurokawa (ep 12)
Theme Song Arrangement:
Takeshi Masuda (ED)
Theme Song Composition:
Tetsushi Enami (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Saori Kodama (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Sphere
Aki Toyosaki as Rinko
Ayahi Takagaki as Saki
Haruka Tomatsu as Yuka
Minako Kotobuki as Natsumi

Ai Kayano as Chiharu Okiyama (ep 9)
Ayumi Tsunematsu as Rinko's Mother
Chiwa Saitō as Ishida-sempai (eps 5-6)
Kaori Nazuka as Yuka's Older Sister
Kei Shindō as Natsumi's Little Brother
Kenichi Suzumura as Kasai-sensei (eps 1, 6)
Mako as Yuusuke (eps 2-3)
Mamoru Miyano as Takashi
Manami Numakura as Asano-sempai (eps 5-6)
Mikako Komatsu as Keita (eps 2-3)
Miki Nagasawa as Yuka's Mother
Miyuki Sawashiro as Natsumi's Mother
Shinichirō Miki as Saki's Father
Takehito Koyasu as Rinko's Father
Wakana Yamazaki as Saki's Mother
Yuka Terasaki as Koharu Okiyama (eps 8-9)

Hiro Nakajima as
Child (ep 9)
Girl (ep 11)
Shibata (ep 6)
Tennis Club Member (ep 1)
Tennis Team Junior B (ep 5)
Hiromi Igarashi as
Boy (ep 9)
Music Producer (ep 11)
Tae (ep 6)
Tennis Club Member (ep 1)
Tennis Team Junior A (ep 5)
Hiroo Sasaki as
Fisherman (ep 9)
Radio Gymnastics Member (ep 2)
Ikuko Tani as Landlady (ep 9)
Kazunori Nomata as
Male Student (ep 1)
Student (ep 5)
Kazuyoshi Hayashi as
Judge (ep 12)
Producer (ep 11)
Kenji Takahashi as Manager (ep 11)
Kensuke Nishi as Onboard Announcement (ep 8)
Kiyoshi Katsunuma as Store Manager (ep 5)
Kyōko Yamaguchi as Resident (ep 9)
Manami Numakura as
Announcer (ep 10)
Girl (ep 8)
Leader (ep 11)
Mayumi Kurokawa as Miyu (ep 6)
Mika Takashita as Shou (ep 6)
Ryōta Ōsaka as Male Student (ep 1)
Satoshi Taki as Takashi's Father (ep 7)
Shinobu Matsumoto as
Attendant (ep 4)
Business Uncle (ep 10)
Shōta Chōnan as
Friend (ep 4)
Student (ep 5)
Takashi Oohara as Fujii (ep 5)
Takeaki Masuyama as In-car Announcement (ep 8)
Yōji Ueda as President (ep 11)
Yui Shoji as
Female Student (ep 1)
Girl (ep 9)
Mizuno (ep 6)
Stage Mom (ep 11)
Teacher (ep 5)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
WHITE FOX
Animation Production: Sunrise
Backgrounds: Atelier Musa
Broadcaster:
Tokyo Broadcasting System (2012-04-06)
Finish Animation:
xenron
In-Between Animation:
xenron
Key Animation:
Seven (ep 8)
Line Test Assistance:
Triple A
Music Production:
Lantis
Photography: Anime Film
Photography Assistance:
Studio Hibari
Production:
Sunrise
English staff
English companies
(none)
Internet Streaming:
FUNimation Entertainment
Licensed by: FUNimation Entertainment
English cast
Elizabeth Parker as Saki Mizukoshi 
Madeleine Broseh as Yuka Hanaki 
Tabitha Ray as Natsumi Aizawa 

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