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Fafner (TV)

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Alternative title:
Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor
Fafner of the Blue Sky
Sōkyū no Fafner: Dead Aggressor (Japanese)
Небесный Фафнир (Russian)
蒼穹のファフナー (Japanese)
창궁의 파프너 (Korean)
Themes: real robot
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Tatsumiyajima is the central island in the middle of a small cluster of islands, in a sleepy backwater of the Japanese isles. Not much happens there, and the island's young people go to school knowing that their lives are likely to remain peaceful and undisturbed. Or so they have been taught...but the truth is different. The fate of mankind is on the line, and Tatsumiyajima is the last line of defense against a hostile and incomprehensible enemy. At the center of it all, fighting for Humanity's continued existence, is the giant robot Fafner, the dragon that guards this final treasure of mankind.
Ratings: 922 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 88 votes (sub:73, dub:11, raw:2, ?:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Excellent: 170 votes (sub:115, dub:38, raw:3, ?:1, others:13
9 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Very good: 214 votes (sub:164, dub:39, ?:1, edit.dub:1, raw:1, others:8
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 French subtitled
)
 Good: 194 votes (sub:141, dub:45, raw:1, ?:1, others:6
5 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Decent: 100 votes (sub:74, dub:19, raw:1, ?:1, others:5
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 68 votes (sub:47, dub:18, raw:2, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Not really good: 24 votes (sub:20, dub:4)
 Weak: 31 votes (sub:19, dub:10, ?:1, others:1
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Bad: 18 votes (sub:14, dub:4)
 Awful: 11 votes (sub:8, dub:3)
 Worst ever: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1970 s, rank: #603 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.219 (Good+), std. dev.: 2.0215, rank: #2947 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.112 (Good), rank: #3192 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.50 / seen some: 6.11 / won't finish: 3.61)
Bayesian estimate: 7.117 (Good), rank: #2974 (of 7635)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 25
Episode titles: We have 25
Vintage:
2004-07-04 to 2004-12-26
2008-07-17 (México - Canal 22)
Opening Theme:
"Shangri-La" by angela
Ending Theme:
#1: "Separation" by angela (eps 01-14,16-24)
#2: "Proof" by angela (ep 15)
#3: "Shangri-La" by angela (ep 25)
Links: We have 1
Reviews:
Fafner BD+DVD (Nov 14, 2012)
Fafner DVD 3 (Jan 16, 2006)
Fafner DVD 2 (Oct 10, 2005)
Fafner DVD 1 (Aug 15, 2005)
News: Show:
Fafner Website Update (Nov 11, 2005)
TV Asahi Top 100 Anime (Sep 23, 2005)
Fafner DVD Release (Apr 15, 2005)
Geneon Acquires Fafner (Mar 8, 2005)
Negima Facelift (Feb 7, 2005)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Fafner - The Complete Series + Movie [S.A.V.E.] (Blu-ray) 2015-11-03 (from $32.19)
    Fafner - The Complete Series + Movie [Essentials] (Blu-ray) 2020-07-14 (from $29.95)
Blu-ray + DVD combo
    Fafner - Complete Series (BD+DVD) 2012-09-18
DVD (Region 1)
    Fafner - The Complete Series + Movie [S.A.V.E.] (DVD) 2015-11-03 (from $26.98)
    Fafner - Arcadian Project (DVD 1) 2005-07-05 (from $12.95)
    Fafner - Arcadian Project + Artbox (DVD 1) 2005-07-05 (from $14.98)
    Fafner - Ultimate Sacrifice (DVD 2) 2005-09-20 (from $7.99)
    Fafner - Human Force (DVD 3) 2005-11-15 (from $12.88)
    Fafner - New Divergence (DVD 4) 2006-01-17 (from $10.49)
    Fafner - Rebirth (DVD 5) 2006-03-21 (from $10.06)
    Fafner - Next Evolution (DVD 6) 2006-05-16 (from $6.68)
    Fafner - Going Home (DVD 7) 2006-07-18 (from $5.62)
    Fafner - Complete Collection [Limited Edition] (DVD 1-7) 2007-01-16
Soundtrack
    Fafner - No Where (OST 1) 2005-07-05 (from $10.99)
    Fafner - Now Here (OST 2) 2006-01-03 (from $5.00)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Nobuyoshi Habara
Script:
Tow Ubukata (eps 12-25)
Storyboard:
Akihiro Enomoto (7 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 17, 23, 25
)

Nobuyoshi Habara (4 episodes
eps 1, 16, 20, 25
)

Yūichi Nihei (4 episodes
eps 5, 11, 16, 22
)

Episode Director:
Akihiro Enomoto (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 17, 23, 25
)

Naoki Hishikawa (5 episodes
eps 12, 15, 18, 21, 24
)

Shigeru Ueda (4 episodes
eps 4, 8, 13, 19
)

Yūichi Nihei (eps 5, 11)
Character Design: Hisashi Hirai
Art Director: Toshihisa Koyama
Animation Director:
Akio Takami (7 episodes
eps 2, 6, 9, 13, 17, 20, 23
)

Akira Takahashi (9 episodes
eps 2, 4-5, 8, 11-12, 15, 18, 25
)

Meiju Maeda (Mecha; 5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 16, 26
)

Shinichi Yamaoka (Characters; 4 episodes
eps 1, 10, 16, 26
)

Takuya Matsumura (Mecha; 5 episodes
eps 10, 13, 17, 19, 23
)

Yuriko Nagaya (Mecha; eps 7, 14)
Mechanical design: Naohiro Washio
3D Director: Junki Honma
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Director of Photography: Katsutoshi Hirose
Producer:
Takatoshi Chino

2nd Key Animation:
Yūko Yahiro (Nakamura Production)
Art Assistant: Shin Watanabe
Assistant Animation Director:
Takuya Matsumura (eps 9, 25)
Assistant Director: Shinichi Yamaoka
Background Art:
Yuri Hamatani
CG Production: Junya Hozo
Color Check: Kiyomi Sakairi (Triple A)
Color design: Mitsuko Sekimoto
Color Key:
Yukari Fujiki
Design Assistant: Toshinobu Kondō (Adventure King)
Digital Animation:
Kazuhiro Ono (Studio Dub; eps 18, 21, 25)
Editing: Junichi Itou
Editing Assistant: Emi Onodera (Jay Film)
Finish Animation:
Yūko Fukuda (XEBEC M2)
In-Between Animation:
Yōko Kutsuzawa (XEBEC)
In-Between Check:
Tsutomu Kaburaki
Key Animation:
Akiko Tanada (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 17, 20
)

Akira Takahashi (OP; 9 episodes
eps 2, 4, 8, 11-12, 15, 18, 21, 25
)

Arihiro Gotō (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 17, 20
)

Atsushi Yamamoto (4 episodes
eps 1, 9, 13, 25
)

Hideyasu Okamoto (Studio Wanpack; 7 episodes
eps 5, 7, 10, 13, 17, 20, 23
)

Hirokazu Hanai (OP; 8 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9, 13, 16, 22-23, 25
)

Jirō Kagaya (Studio Wanpack; 6 episodes
eps 5, 7, 14, 17, 20, 23
)

Junko Tezuka (6 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9, 16, 23, 25
)

Katsuyuki Wada (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 13, 22, 25
)

Kazuhiro Ono (Studio Dub; 5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 11-12, 15
)

Kyō Gaketomi (5 episodes
eps 1, 9, 13, 16, 25
)

Mariko Kawamoto (7 episodes
eps 1, 6, 13, 16, 22-23, 25
)

Masatomo Sugawara (4 episodes
eps 1, 9, 16, 23
)

Osamu Kondou (5 episodes
eps 6, 9, 13, 16, 25
)

Shinichi Iimura (5 episodes
eps 3, 9, 16, 22, 25
)

Shinobu Nishiyama (4 episodes
eps 6, 13, 16, 23
)

Sunao Chikaoka (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9, 16, 25
)

Takenori Tsukuma (Anime R; 5 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6, 9, 23
)

Taketomo Ishikawa (OP; 6 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9, 16, 22, 25
)

Takumo Norita (Anime House; 6 episodes
eps 6, 13, 16, 22-23, 25
)

Tomohiro Tsukimisato (8 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9, 13, 16, 22-23, 25
)

Tomoyuki Kitamura (5 episodes
eps 6, 9, 16, 23, 25
)

Yasuhide Kaneda (Studio Wanpack; 8 episodes
eps 5, 7, 10, 13-14, 16, 20, 23
)

Yoshiaki Wada (Studio Dub; 9 episodes
eps 2, 4, 8, 11-12, 15, 18, 21, 25
)

Yūichi Oka (Anime House; 6 episodes
eps 6, 9, 13, 22-23, 25
)

Yuki Fujita (XEBEC M2; 4 episodes
eps 7, 14, 20, 23
)

Yuki Yabu (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9, 16, 25
)

Yūko Sera (7 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9, 13, 16, 22, 25
)

Yusuke Shinohara (eps 16, 25)
Literature Organization: Tow Ubukata
Literature Production: Koji Tsukiyama
Logo Design:
Sayuri Inaba (original design)
Monitor Design: Tsuyoshi Nakano
Music Performance:
Kazimierz Adamski (Trumpet)
Orchestra Conductor: Lukasz Borowicz
Photography:
Yuki Kudo
Planning:
Yukinao Shimoji
Production Advancement:
Hideya Takahashi (8 episodes
eps 1, 4, 8, 11, 13, 19, 22, 25
)

Isshin Suzuki (4 episodes
eps 9, 12, 16, 25
)

Keiji Nishimura (5 episodes
eps 6, 15, 18, 21, 24
)

Takumi Kusakabe (ep 2)
Production Cooperation:
Yoshitaka Nonoguchi
Production Desk: Takumi Kusakabe
Program Manager: Fukashi Azuma (TV Tokyo)
Program Publicity:
Noriko Suzuki (TV Tokyo)
Prop Design: Naohiro Washio
Recording: Makoto Uchida
Recording Assistant: Midori Tobase (Aoi Studio)
Scenario Coordinator: Tow Ubukata
Setting Production: Takashi Noto
Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi (Soundbox)
Sound Production: Tomoko Nakajima
Special Effects:
Kayoe Mishiro
Theme Song Performance: angela
Video Editing:
Yusuke Orita
Kohei Kiyasu as Soushi Minashiro
Makoto Ishii as Kazuki Makabe
Marika Matsumoto as Maya Tōmi

Akimitsu Takase as Tamotsu Kodate
Masahiko Tanaka as Fumihiko Makabe
Mitsuki Saiga as Mamoru Kodate
Miyu Irino as Kouyou Kasugai
Miyu Matsuki as Shouko Hazama
Sakiko Tamagawa as Ayano Kondou
Takaya Hashi as Kyouhei Mizoguchi
Tamaki Nakanishi as Tsubaki Minashiro
Yōko Soumi as Yukie Kariya

Ai Satō as Chisato Kodate
Akeno Watanabe as Alberhido Staff (ep 9)
Asami Mukaidono as Juvenile Reform Squad Member (ep 8)
Asuka Tanii as Female Student (ep 21)
Eisuke Asakura as Fish Dealer (ep 10)
Emi Shinohara as Chizuru Toomi
Gō Shinomiya as Controller (ep 13)
Hideyuki Hori as Michio Hino
Hiroshi Shirokuma as
Staff (ep 16)
Worker (ep 8)
Hisako Kyōda as Ikumi Nishio
Ichirota Koizumi as Male Student (ep 21)
Jin Horikawa as Staff (ep 13)
Jirō Saitō as Pilot (ep 4)
Jōji Nakata as Kouzou Minashiro
Jūrōta Kosugi as Youji Hino
Katsuji Mori as
Mitsuhiro Bartland
Mysterious Man (ep 5)
Kazue Komiya as Megumi Hino
Kazuki Ogawa as Squad Member (ep 8)
Kei Kurita as group member (ep 8)
Keiichi Sonobe as
Man (ep 23)
Staff (ep 4)
Kimitake Kakegawa as Squad Member (ep 8)
Kiyonobu Suzuki as Ryouhei Douma
Kōichi Sakaguchi as Control Commander (ep 13)
Masaaki Kouda as Worker (ep 8)
Masakazu Kohara as
Mechanic (ep 7)
Operator (ep 4)
Masao Harada as Worker (ep 23)
Masato Funaki as Soldier (ep 11)
Mayumi Ichikawa as Kouyou (young)
Megumi Toyoguchi as
Kazuki (young)
Myorunia/Akane Makabe
Minoru Shiraishi as Kenji Kondou
Misato Fukuen as Seri Tatekami
Mitsuaki Madono as Idun (Festum)
Mitsuru Ogata as Pilot (ep 4)
Miwa Kouzuki as Broadcaster (ep 13)
Nanaho Katsuragi as Youko Hazama
Naoya Uchida as Duddley Burns
Nobuyuki Tanaka as Mechanic (ep 7)
Nozomu Sasaki as Hiroto Douma
Osamu Ryūtani as Researcher (ep 13)
Rikiya Koyama as Seiichirou Kaname
Risa Hayamizu as Alberhido Staff (ep 9)
Ryōko Shiraishi as
Karin Kuramae
Rina Nishio
Shokora (ep 7)
Sanae Kobayashi as Kanon Memphis
Satomi Arai as Sakura Kaname
Satoshi Katōgi as Correspondence man (ep 8)
Satsuki Yukino as Pilot (ep 16)
Shigeomi Yamaguchi as Squad Member (ep 8)
Shinnosuke Tachibana as Mankind Army Soldier (eps 25-26)
Shizuka Ishikawa as Kiyomi Kaname
Shoko Tsuda as Ryouko Kasugai
Takahiro Imamura as A Plan Staff (eps 7-8)
Takashi Kondō as
Correspondance Man (ep 25)
Crew (ep 14)
Takayuki Kondō as Staff (ep 17)
Takehiro Murozono as Staff (eps 15-16)
Takuo Kawamura as Staff (eps 15-16)
Tamaki Nakanishi as Girl (eps 1, 3)
Tarusuke Shingaki as
Kazuhira Tezuka
Surveillance Man (ep 5)
Tomo Saeki as Housewife (ep 9)
Tomo Shigematsu as Broadcaster (ep 13)
Tomoya Kawai as Masahiro Kasugai
Tomoyuki Shimura as A Plan staff (ep 7)
Toshiko Fujita as Hestor Gallop
Tsuguo Mogami as
Operator (ep 4)
Staff (ep 23)
Yoshihisa Kawahara as Male Student (ep 21)
Youto Kazama as Pilot (ep 13)
Yukana as Yumiko Toomi
Yuri Shiratori as Boy (ep 8)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation: Nakamura Production
Animation Production: Xebec
Backgrounds: Production ai
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo
Digital In-between Animation: Ark Creation (4 episodes
eps 18, 21, 25, 26 TV
)

Editing: Jay Film
Finish Animation:
U-ni animation (8 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9, 13, 16, 22-23, 25
)

Yuhodo
In-Between Animation:
Ark Creation (10 episodes
eps 2, 4, 8, 11-12, 15, 18, 21, 25, 26 TV
)

U-ni animation (8 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9, 13, 16, 22-23, 25
)

Yuhodo
Key Animation:
Tokyo Animation Center
Music Production:
TV Tokyo Music
Original Creator: Xebec
Photography: Studio Twinkle
Production:
Xebec
Production Assistance:
Triple A (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 17, 20
)

XEBEC M2 (eps 7, 14)
Production Cooperation: Kadokawa Shoten
Recording Studio: Aoi Studio
Sound Effects: Sound Box
Sound Production: Techno Sound
English cast
English staff
Translation: Susan Ayako Allen
Executive producer:
Katsuhiko Tsurumoto (Vol. 7)
Producer:
Satoshi Fujii

ADR Engineer: Sean Foye 
ADR Writer:
Tom Wyner (eps 1-4)
Assistant producer:
Mami Okada (eps 1-16)
Associate Casting Director: Mami Okada (eps 21-26)
Associate producer: Mami Okada (eps 17-26)
Casting Director: Kaeko Sakamoto
Dialogue Editing:
Sean Foye (eps 1-12, 24-25)
Engineering Assistant:
Kevin Patzelt (8 episodes
eps 13-16, 21-23, 26
)

Lead Video Engineer: Jacob Martin (Funimation)
Post-Production Assistant:
Tara Navarro (eps 21-26)
Production Assistant:
Megumi Kunisada (eps 1-12)
Production Coordination:
Megumi Kunisada (eps 13-26)
Re-Recording Mixing:
Rick Hart (C.A.S.; eps 1-16, 21-26)
Recording engineer:
Sean Foye (eps 5-12, 24-25)
Senior Video Editor:
Jeremy Jimenez (Funimation)
Soundtrack Executive Producer: Nobu Yamamoto (Soundtrack CDs)
Soundtrack Producer: Terry Ho (Soundtrack CDs)
Spotting:
Clark Cheng (eps 17-20)
Subtitling:
May Chan (eps 1-20)
Supervising Sound Engineer: Patrick Rodman
Video Editing:
Robert Bell (Funimation)
Video Engineer:
Jason Weems (Funimation)
Video Post-Production Director: Clarine Harp (Funimation)
Video Post-Production Manager: Matthew O'Hara (Funimation)
Voice Direction: Lex Lang
Jennifer Sekiguchi as Maya Tomi
Johnny Yong Bosch as Kazuki Makabe (as Kevin Hatcher)
Kevin Hatcher as Kazuki Makabe
Steve Cannon as Soushi Minashiro

Doug Stone as Mitsuhiro Bertrand
Jack Bauer as Michio Hino
John Smallberries as Kyouhei Mizoguchi
Karen Thompson as Canon Memphis
Kim Strauss as Tamotsu Kodate
Lex Lang as Kenji Kondo
Mela Lee as Tsubaki Minashiro
Ron Allen as Fumihiko Makabe
Tony Oliver as Mamoru Kodate

Barbara Goodson as Dr. Kondo
Chris Kent as Yoji Hino
Doug Stone as
Mr. Kasugai
Tech
UN Pilot
UN Soldier
Wounded Man
Ian Hawk as Island Core (ep 8)
James Derek as Col. Dudley Barns
Jane Alan as Yoko Hazama
Jessica Gee as
Chisato Kodate
Mrs. Kasugai
Julie Ann Taylor as Sakura Kaname
June Ellis as
Ikumi Nishio
Kiyomi Kaname
Karen Thompson as
Karin Kuramae
Seri Tatekami
Kim Strauss as
Commando #1
Idun
UN Operator
Lex Lang as
Commando #2
Fish Salesman
Mechanic #1 (ep 7)
Lynn Fischer as Akane Makabe (5 episodes
eps 13-15, 24, 26
)
Mela Lee as Rina Nishio
Mia Bradly as Dr. Chizuru Tomi
Michelle Ruff as Yumiko Tomi
Sam Regal as
Hiroto Doma
Kariya's Subordinate (ep 8)
Mechanic #2 (ep 7)
Pilot (ep 7)
Submarine Operator (ep 17)
UN Operator (ep 5)
UN Scientist (ep 23)
Tiffany Gayle as Shoko Hazama 
Tony Oliver as
Commander (ep 13)
Ippei
Newscaster
Ryohei Doma (ep 10)
UN Scientist
UN Tech (ep 13)
Worker (ep 8)
Wendee Lee as
Chisato Kodate (2nd. voice)
Hester Gallop (7 episodes
eps 4-7, 11, 13, 25
)

Yukie Kariya
Yuri Lowenthal as Koyo Kasugai

English companies
Additional Post-Production: FUNimation Entertainment (Re-release)
Broadcaster: FUNimation Channel
Distributor: Man Entertainment (Australia)
DVD Authoring: SpeeDVD
DVD Menu Design: Nightjar, LLC
Internet Streaming:
YouTube
Licensed by:
Geneon Entertainment Inc. (expired)
Mastering: mediaHYPERIUM Studios (Soundtrack CDs)
Packaging Design: Koyo Graphic International, Inc. (Soundtrack CDs)
Terminology Management: FUNimation Entertainment (Re-release)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Broadcaster: XEIMT Canal 22
Spanish cast
(none)
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Distributor: Mega-Anime
Russian cast
(none)

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