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Violinist of Hamelin (TV)



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Alternative title:
Hamelin no Violin Hiki (Japanese) 
Le violoniste de Hamelin (French) 
ハーメルンのバイオリン弾き (Japanese) 
Genres: fantasy 
Themes: tragedy 
Objectionable content: Significant 
Plot Summary: Flute is a young girl living in the small Staccato village of the kingdom of Sforzend, till the day when Queen Horn's barrier is destroyed, and that Flute learns she is the queen's daughter... Now to protect the world from the menacing army of demons, she must travel to the capital with her mysterious childhood friend Hamel, who has still to learn the truth about his own heritage. 
Ratings: 161 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 9 votes (sub:9)
 Excellent: 19 votes (sub:17, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 21 votes (sub:21)
 Good: 38 votes (sub:35, dub:2, raw:1)
 Decent: 28 votes (sub:25, dub:2, raw:1)
 So-so: 15 votes (sub:15)
 Not really good: 11 votes (sub:11)
 Weak: 11 votes (sub:11)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Awful: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 394 s, rank: #2533 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.391 (Decent+), std. dev.: 2.1617, rank: #6389 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 6.351 (Decent+), rank: #6437 (of 10154) (seen all: 6.71 / seen some: 5.99 / won't finish: 3.97)
Bayesian estimate: 6.435 (Decent+), rank: #5652 (of 7635)
Running time: half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 25 
Episode titles: We have 25
Vintage: 1996-10-02 to 1997-03-26 
Opening Theme:
"Magical Labyrinth" by SKIRT 
#2: "Incomplete Concerto" by Ken Nishikiori 
Ending Theme:
#1: "Kizu Darake no Tsubasa (Wounded Wings)" by Ikebukuro 
#2: "Turning my Back to the Sun and Moon" by Yuko Yamaguchi 
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Junji Nishimura 
Series Composition: Yasuhiro Imagawa 
Script: Yasuhiro Imagawa 
Storyboard:
Junji Nishimura (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 7, 25
)
Naoki Hishikawa (6 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24
)
Sumio Watanabe (6 episodes
eps 6, 9-10, 14, 18, 22
)
Zouji Azumaya (ep 25) 
Episode Director:
Akira Shimizu (6 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23
)
Hiroshi Morioka (7 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
)
Naoki Hishikawa (6 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24
)
Sumio Watanabe (5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 18, 22
)
 
Music:
Shirō Hamaguchi (Arrangement) 
Original Manga: Michiaki Watanabe 
Character Design: Atsuko Nakajima 
Art Director: Kenji Kato 
Animation Director:
Fumie Muroi (6 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24
)
Hiroko Kazui (4 episodes
eps 11, 15, 19, 23
)
Kazumi Sato (6 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
)
Yoshiaki Tsubata (4 episodes
eps 10, 14, 18, 22
)
 
Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama 
Director of Photography: Naoto Fujikura 
Producer: Takashi Watanabe (Pony Canyon) 

Animation producer: Katsuya Shirai (Studio Deen) 
Assistant Art Director: Hisayoshi Takahashi (22 episodes
eps 1-13, 16-20, 22-25
)
 
Background Art:
Hideki Nakamura (22 episodes
eps 1-13, 16-20, 22-25
)
Kentarō Akiyama (22 episodes
eps 1-13, 16-20, 22-25
)
Tokiko Makino (22 episodes
eps 1-13, 16-20, 22-25
)
Yaoki Kakimoto (22 episodes
eps 1-13, 16-20, 22-25
)
 
Color Coordination:
Kenichi Ishii (22 episodes
eps 1, 3-17, 19, 21-25
)
Shinji Matsumoto (eps 18, 20) 
Editing:
Seiji Morita 
Finish Animation:
Chisato Tsumotani (8 episodes
eps 1-3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23
)
Hironori Nochi (5 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 22
)
Kiyomi Murakoshi (8 episodes
eps 1-3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23
)
Kozue Arai (8 episodes
eps 1-3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23
)
Yoko Nagano (8 episodes
eps 1-3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23
)
 
In-Between Animation:
Hideaki Onishi (8 episodes
eps 5, 11-13, 16, 18, 20, 23
)
Hiromi Oikawa (9 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-7, 9, 11-12
)
Izumi Kodama (7 episodes
eps 2, 6, 15, 18, 20-21, 23
)
Jun Kurada (7 episodes
eps 5, 8, 10, 14, 16, 21, 23
)
Kaori Ikeda (6 episodes
eps 7-8, 12, 16, 19, 25
)
Kimiko Hoshi (5 episodes
eps 4, 15, 22, 24-25
)
Mayumi Hidaka (6 episodes
eps 4, 9-10, 13-14, 17
)
Miyuki Yano (4 episodes
eps 4, 15, 24-25
)
Sachiyo Takada (7 episodes
eps 4, 7-8, 13-14, 16, 25
)
Takaaki Suzuki (7 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5, 11, 18, 22-23
)
Toshimi Nishihata (5 episodes
eps 8, 10, 13, 17, 22
)
Yukiko Miyamoto (7 episodes
eps 7, 9, 12, 19-21, 24
)
Zheng Wen Zhu (10 episodes
eps 1-4, 10-11, 16-17, 23-24
)
 
In-Between Check:
Tooru Sawamura (ep 25) 
Key Animation:
Akira Takeuchi (eps 10, 25)  (4 episodes
eps 10, 15, 18, 25
)
Asami Endō (9 episodes
eps 1, 6, 10, 14, 17, 19-21, 23
)
Hiroko Kazui (5 episodes
eps 6, 17, 19, 24-25
)
Hironori Yamamoto (8 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 16, 18, 21-22, 24
)
Hiroyuki Abe (8 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 12-13, 16, 20
)
Kazuhiko Wanibuchi (8 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17-18, 22, 24
)
Kazumi Sato (7 episodes
eps 3, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25
)
Kazuyuki Ikai (6 episodes
eps 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 25
)
Keiko Tsuchiya (5 episodes
eps 8, 12, 16, 20-21
)
Kenji Yoshida (4 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 24
)
Konomi Sakurai (5 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17
)
Mariko Aoki (8 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 17, 20, 22, 24
)
Masashi Kojima (9 episodes
eps 6, 8, 11-12, 16, 19, 23-25
)
Masayuki Fujita (5 episodes
eps 7, 11, 15, 19, 23
)
Mitsuyo Tsuno (5 episodes
eps 7, 11, 15, 19, 23
)
Satoru Iriyoshi (5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 23
)
Satoshi Ohsawa (8 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 23, 25
)
Shigemi Aoyagi (6 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23
)
Shinya Ojiri (5 episodes
eps 12, 16, 19-20, 23
)
Shūji Nakanishi (6 episodes
eps 3, 7, 12, 16, 20, 24
)
Tetsuhito Saito (11 episodes
eps 5, 8, 11-12, 14-15, 19, 21, 23-25
)
Toshiaki Iino (5 episodes
eps 10, 14, 17, 21, 24
)
Yōichi Ishikawa (15 episodes
eps 3, 5-6, 9, 11-15, 17-23 odd, 24-25
)
Yoshikazu Shimazu (6 episodes
eps 4-5, 12, 16, 20, 24
)
Yoshitaka Yasuda (7 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17-18, 24
)
Yuji Kushida (5 episodes
eps 7, 11, 15, 19, 23
)
Yukie Sakō (eps 4, 8) 
Photography:
Tomoyoshi Ishizuka (eps 1-25) 
Production manager: Hideo Deguchi 
Recording Operator: Makoto Uchida 
Sound Adjustment: Kunio Kuwabara 
Sound Effects: Tōru Noguchi 
Special Effects: Takeshi Saitō 
Theme Song Performance:
Yuri Horikawa (OP1) 
Kōji Tsujitani as Raiel 
Mayumi Iizuka as Flute 
Yūji Ueda as Hamel 

Kiyoyuki Yanada as Dragon King Drum 
Megumi Ogata as Sizer 
Mitsuaki Madono as Clary Ned 
Shigeru Chiba as Oboe 
Sumi Shimamoto as Queen Horn 
Takashi Matsuyama as Beast King Guitar 
Tomoko Kojima as Trombone 
Unshō Ishizuka as Hell King Bass 
Yūji Ueda as Demon King Chestra 

Eri Nomoto as Princess Lyre 
Harunori Miyata as Lute 
Kei Mayama as Adagio 
Kumi Yamakado as
Birdy 
Woman 
Mugihito as
Fisherman (4 episodes
eps 16-17, 19, 22
)
 
Resik (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 10-11
)
 
Shinichirō Miki as Prince Gaita 
Tomomichi Nishimura as King Cittern 
Japanese companies
Animation: Studio DEEN 
Backgrounds:
Kobayashi Production  (22 episodes
eps 1-13, 16-20, 22-25
)
Studio Loft  (eps 14-15, 21) 
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo 
Film Developing: Imagica 
Finish Animation:
Studio Peacock  (eps 15, 22) 
In-Between Animation:
Tamazawa Dōgasha  (ep 16) 
Key Animation:
Studio WAVE  (5 episodes
eps 7, 11, 15, 19, 23
)
 
Photography: T. Nishimura 
Production:
Studio DEEN 
Recording Production: Omnibus Promotion 
Sound Effects: Anime Sound Production 
Titles: Maki Production 

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