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Aquarion (TV)

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Alternative title:
Genesis of Aquarion
Sōsei no Aquarion (Japanese)
Акварион (Russian)
創聖のアクエリオン (Japanese)
創聖機械天使 (Chinese (Taiwan))
창성의 아쿠에리온 (Korean)
Themes: super robot
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: In a distant future, humanity once again is facing the threat of the "Shadow Angels". Mystical creatures who returned after 12.000 years of absence. They attack human cities and kidnap their inhabitants in order to drain their "prana" (vital energy). To fight against them, youngsters with special powers from arround the world were gathered and trained to pilot the "vector machines", three ancient ships that together form mankind's ultimate weapon, "Aquarion". The story revolves mainly arround Apollo, a teenager rumored as the reencarnation of Apolonius, a fallen angel who fought against his own kind to protect mankind. Few believe it could be true, but the fact is that dispite his untamed and reckless nature, he proved to be an invaluable asset in the battle against the Shadow Angels.
Ratings: 1227 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 69 votes (sub:47, dub:19, raw:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Excellent: 168 votes (sub:107, dub:53, ?:3, raw:2, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Very good: 268 votes (sub:179, dub:82, raw:2, edit.dub:1, others:4
1 Italian dubbed
1 Korean subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Good: 277 votes (sub:169, dub:94, raw:2, ?:1, others:11
4 Spanish subtitled
2 German subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
2 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Decent: 205 votes (sub:135, dub:63, raw:2, edit.dub:1, others:4
2 Italian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 German subtitled
)
 So-so: 75 votes (sub:46, dub:28, raw:1)
 Not really good: 52 votes (sub:29, dub:21, raw:1, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Weak: 57 votes (sub:37, dub:17, others:3
1 Italian subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Bad: 26 votes (sub:14, dub:11, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Awful: 14 votes (sub:8, dub:4, raw:1, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Worst ever: 16 votes (sub:13, dub:2, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
Seen in part or in whole by 2743 s, rank: #401 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.793 (Good−), std. dev.: 2.0845, rank: #4888 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 6.662 (Good−), rank: #5279 (of 10154) (seen all: 6.96 / seen some: 6.03 / won't finish: 3.41)
Bayesian estimate: 6.670 (Good−), rank: #4857 (of 7635)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 2005-04-04 to 2005-09-26
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
#1: "Sousei no Aquarion" by AKINO (eps 2-17)
#2: "Go Tight!" by AKINO (eps 18-25)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Omna Magni" by Yui Makino (eps 2-13,15-17,19-24)
#2: "Arano no Heath (The Heath of the Wasteland)" by AKINO (ep 14)
#3: "Celiane" by Gabriela Robin (ep 25)
#4: "Genesis of Aquarion" by AKINO (ep 26)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 3
Reviews:
Aquarion DVD Set 2 (Aug 1, 2008)
Aquarion DVD (Mar 21, 2008)
News: Show:
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DVD (Region 1)
    Aquarion - Complete Series Part 1 (DVD) 2008-03-11 (from $10.95)
    Aquarion - Complete Series Part 2 (DVD) 2008-07-15 (from $15.32)
    Aquarion - The Complete Series (DVD) 2009-06-09 (from $85.36)
    Aquarion - The Complete Series [S.A.V.E.] (DVD) 2010-03-30 (from $60.30)
    Aquarion - The Complete Series [Essentials] (DVD) 2020-03-17 (from $45.27)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director:
Yasuaki Takeuchi (ep 18 ED)
Series Composition:
Shōji Kawamori
Screenplay:
Natsuko Takahashi (4 episodes
eps 16, 20-21, 24
)

Yumiko Sugihara (ep 11)
Storyboard:
Yasuhito Kikuchi (eps 10, 12, 25)
Episode Director:
Norio Kashima (4 episodes
eps 3, 11, 18, 24
)

Yasuhito Kikuchi (6 episodes
eps 2, 10, 12, 19, 25-26
)

Young Chan Kim (eps 5, 9, 21)
Original creator: Shōji Kawamori
Original Character Design: Eiji Kaneda
Character Design:
Satoru Utsunomiya (ep 19)
Art Director: Masaru Ohta
Animation Director:
Atsushi Irie (4 episodes
eps 1, 13, 22, 26
)

Futoshi Fujikawa (OP; 5 episodes
eps 1, 16, 19, 22(asst.), 26
)

Hideki Yamazaki (4 episodes
eps 12, 14, 23, 25 (asst)
)

Tatsuo Yanagino (3 episodes
eps 5, 9, 21 layout
)

Yūko Watabe (eps 7, 10, 25)
Mechanical design: Takeshi Takakura
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Cgi Director: Kenichi Kobayashi
Director of Photography: Hiroshi Maeda
Producer:
Tsutomu Kasai

2nd Key Animation:
Mika Yamamoto (6 episodes
eps 2, 12, 16-17, 24-25
)

Minako Sasaki (4 episodes
eps 22-23, 25-26
)

Yuu Takizawa (ep 18)
3D Animation:
Akihiro Ōta (Atelier Bitol; 7 episodes
eps 8-9, 12, 15, 20, 22, 25
)

Dai Katō (EDP graphic works; 10 episodes
eps 2, 7, 11, 13-14, 16, 19, 22-23, 26
)

Eiji Okushi (EDP graphic works; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 5, 7, 11
)

Hironori Morino (Satelight; 5 episodes
eps 13, 17-18, 21, 25
)

Kouichi Nobuta (EDP graphic works; 11 episodes
eps 2-3, 5, 11, 13-14, 16, 19, 22-23, 26
)

Kouichi Shimomura (Satelight; 6 episodes
eps 13, 15, 20-21, 23, 26
)

Masaya Machida (Satelight; 5 episodes
eps 13, 17-18, 21, 25
)

Masayuki Goka (EDP graphic works; 5 episodes
eps 2-3, 5, 7, 11
)

Nobuo Hosoyama (EDP graphic works; 10 episodes
eps 2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 16, 19, 22-23, 26
)

Takayuki Miyakoda (Orange; 10 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 10, 13-14, 18, 21, 25-26
)

Takuo Fukui (Atelier Bitol; 7 episodes
eps 8-9, 12, 15, 20, 22, 25
)

Yasutaka Akama (Atelier Bitol; 6 episodes
eps 8-9, 12, 15, 20, 22
)

Yōhei Suzuki (EDP graphic works; 4 episodes
eps 3, 11, 23, 26
)

Yusuke Hirota (EDP graphic works; 10 episodes
eps 2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 16, 19, 22-23, 26
)

Yuu Nagashima (Orange; 10 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 10, 13-14, 18, 21, 25-26
)

3D CG:
Hironori Morino (23 episodes
eps 1-13, 15-17, 19-24, 26
)

Kouichi Shimomura (6 episodes
eps 3, 9, 11-13, 24
)

Masaya Machida (24 episodes
eps 1-17, 19-24, 26
)

Yusuke Hirota (EDP graphic works; ep 1)
Aquarion Design: Shōji Kawamori
Aquarion Modeling: Hiroshi Yagishita
Art Board: Satoru Utsunomiya (ep 19)
Assistant Director: Tomokazu Tokoro
Background Art:
Kaoru Abe (7 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-7, 12
)

Keita Sakai (19 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 12-17, 19, 22-26
)

Ken Arai (3 episodes
eps 8, 12, 13 asst
)

Sadayuki Arai (20 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 11-17, 19, 22-26
)

Takashi Shigezawa (10 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 12-13, 16
)

Takuji Anai (19 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 12, 15-17, 19-26
)

Tomoko Sawada (7 episodes
eps 6, 19, 22-26
)

Youko Kamohara (ep 19)
Background Scanning:
Tomoko Sawada (14 episodes
eps 11-17, 19-20, 22-26
)

Toshiki Takeya (eps 1-4, 6-8)
CG Animation Director: Eiji Inomoto
CG Producer: Tomisaburou Hashimoto (eps 12-26)
Chief Compositor:
Maki Ueda (8 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 12, 16-17, 20, 23
)

Naomi Takahashi (8 episodes
eps 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 19, 22, 25
)

Takaharu Ozaki (ep 18)
Chief Editor: Yasuaki Takeuchi
Color Check:
Nanae Shinaji (10 episodes
eps 1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17, 19, 22, 25
)

Yukiko Kiyokawa (eps 6, 15, 20)
Color setting:
Nanae Shinaji (10 episodes
eps 1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17, 19, 22, 25
)

Yukiko Kiyokawa (eps 6, 15, 20)
Color Styling:
Nanae Shinaji (asst.)
Composite:
Hiroshi Satō (18 episodes
eps 1, 6-9, 11-17, 19-20, 22-23, 25-26
)

Kumi Gotou (17 episodes
eps 1, 6-9, 12-17, 19-20, 22-23, 25-26
)

Yoshihiro Souma (S'light-ep6-9,11-17,19,20,22)
Conceptual Design: Okama
Design Assistant:
Takumi Sakura (eps 12-13)
Digital Paint:
Yasuji Sakagami (MATRIX; eps 3, 11, 18)
Ending CGI:
Masaya Machida (ED; ep 18 ED)
Ending Illustrations:
Rie Nohara (ep 16)
Guest Character Design: Atsushi Irie (eps 2-12)
Image Composition:
Seiji Shirakawa (ep 18 ED)
In-Between Animation:
Michiko Oohigashi (4 episodes
eps 22-23, 25-26
)

Minako Sasaki (11 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7-8, 12-13, 16-17, 19, 22
)

Tomomi Kawamura (MATRIX; 4 episodes
eps 3, 11, 18, 25
)

Yomogi Oogoshi (11 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7-8, 12-13, 16-17, 19, 22
)

Yuki Kikuchi (4 episodes
eps 22-23, 25-26
)

Yukinori Kawamura (ep 20)
In-Between Check:
Chiaki Fujioka (8 episodes
eps 1, 7, 13, 16-17, 19, 24-25
)

Yūko Ogawa (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 12, 22, 26
)

Key Animation:
Atsushi Irie (OP; 4 episodes
eps 1, 8, 19, 26
)

Chiyomi Tsukamoto (6 episodes
eps 2, 16, 19, 22, 24, 26
)

Hideki Yamazaki (4 episodes
eps 1, 12, 22, 26
)

Hiroaki Motoigi (6 episodes
eps 2, 4, 12, 16, 19, 26
)

Kentarou Kunisue (6 episodes
eps 10, 12, 16, 19, 23, 25
)

Mamoru Abiko (10 episodes
eps 1-2, 8, 13, 17-18, 22, 24-26
)

Masaharu Tomoda (4 episodes
eps 6, 15, 20, 25
)

Masahiro Sekiguchi (15 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7-8, 11-13, 16-18, 22-26
)

Mika Yamamoto (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 8, 19, 22
)

Minoru Morita (4 episodes
eps 4, 7, 13, 17
)

Ryo Yonemoto (4 episodes
eps 3, 11, 18, 25
)

Ryōma Ebata (9 episodes
eps 3, 11, 13, 18-19, 22-23, 25-26
)

Toshiya Washida (OP; 6 episodes
eps 1, 13, 16, 22, 24, 26
)

Tsuyoshi Konakawa (6 episodes
eps 4, 8, 13, 22-24
)

Yasuhito Kikuchi (5 episodes
eps 2, 12, 19, 25-26
)

Yūichi Takahashi (OP; 7 episodes
eps 1, 7, 12-13, 19, 25-26
)

Yuusuke Hiroshima (ep 23)
Material Editor: Satsuki Horiguchi
Monitor Graphic Design:
Yoshinori Sayama
Music Director: Shousei Ito
Music producer:
Toshiaki Ohta
Parallel World Design: Satoru Utsunomiya (ep 19)
Planning:
Yoichi Harato
Recording Adjustment: Makoto Uchida
Song Performance, "Tori Ni Natte": Aoi Tada
Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi ((SOUND BOX))
Sound Effects Production:
Takuya Ōno
Special Effects: Hidetaka Tenjin
Theme Song Arrangement: Yōko Kanno (OP/ED)
Theme Song Composition: Yōko Kanno (OP/ED)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Yuho Iwasato (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Yui Makino (ED)
Video Editing:
Katsunori Oota (eps 19-20)
Takuma Terashima as Apollo
Tomokazu Sugita as Sirius De Alisia
Yumi Kakazu as Silvia De Alisia

Daisuke Sakaguchi as Jun Lee
Hiromi Sato as Rena Rune
Mako Hyōdō as Otoha
Masaya Onosaka as Pierre Vieira
Nobuo Tobita as Jean-Jerome Jorge
Romi Park as
Chloe Klick
Kurt Klick
Sakiko Tamagawa as Sophia Belin
Sanae Kobayashi as Hong Lihua/Reika
Tsugumi Higasayama as Tsugumi Rosenmeier
Unshō Ishizuka as Gen Fudou

Akiko as Operator (ep 3)
Atsushi Kakehashi as 2 Army Element (ep 12)
Emi Shinohara as Sirius's Mother (ep 6)
Hisao Egawa as Lopez (ep 15)
Ikuya Sawaki as Sirius's Father (ep 6)
Kazuki Yao as Moroha
Keiji Hirai as
Chief Researcher (ep 24)
Doctor B (ep 23)
Kiyotaka Furushima as 2 Army Element (ep 10)
Machiko Tanaka as Andrea (ep 8)
Mai Nakahara as Anna (ep 15)
Maiko Toda as
Girl (ep 1)
Maji
Mayumi Yoshida as
Catherine (ep 8)
Chibi-ko (eps 1, 19)
Miho Hino as Announcement (ep 16)
Mikako Takahashi as
Mana Manami (ep 4)
Miranda (ep 8)
Operator (ep 5)
Miwa Matsumoto as Nurse (ep 11)
Natsuki Yoshihara as Maya (ep 24)
Sayuri as Esperanza (ep 15)
Shin Aomori as Johannes
Susumu Chiba as Baron
Tomoko Kawakami as Futaba
Toshihiko Nakajima as
Doctor A (ep 23)
Military Official (ep 24)
Unshō Ishizuka as Lensi
Yoshino Takamori as Tatania (eps 8-9)
Youto Kazama as Glen Anderson
Yumi Kakazu as Celiane
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Tama Production (eps 24-25)
3d Animation:
Tatsunoko VCR
Animation Production: Satelight
Background Art: Satelight (art section)
Background Assistance:
Studio Palette (7 episodes
eps 12-13, 16-17, 22, 24-25
)

Broadcaster:
TV Tokyo
Composite:
Studio Matrix (4 episodes
eps 3, 11, 18, 24
)

Digital Paint:
AIC (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 8, 12-13, 23
)

D-COLORS (5 episodes
eps 16, 19, 22, 24, 26
)

Frontline (11 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 19, 22, 24-26
)

I-Move (4 episodes
eps 3, 11, 20, 25
)

JM Animation (3 episodes
eps 16, 19, 23, 26
)

Qad Co. Ltd. (4 episodes
eps 17, 19, 22, 25
)

Satelight (11 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 8, 12-13, 16-17, 19, 23, 26
)

Sung San Production (4 episodes
eps 6, 16-17, 20
)

Tamazawa Dōgasha (10 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 8, 12-13, 17, 22, 25
)

Editing Studio: Q-Tec
In-Between Animation:
AIC (4 episodes
eps 1, 4, 16, 22
)

AniVillage (12 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7, 13, 16-17, 19, 22-24, 26
)

Frontline (9 episodes
eps 1-2, 8, 16, 19, 23-26
)

I-Move (4 episodes
eps 3, 11, 20, 25
)

JM Animation (5 episodes
eps 2, 16, 19, 23, 26
)

Nakamura Production (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 12-13, 16-17
)

Studio DEEN (7 episodes
eps 2, 12, 16, 19, 22-23, 25
)

Studio Live (4 episodes
eps 2, 4, 13, 19
)

Studio Takuranke (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 12-13, 19, 22
)

Sung San Production (5 episodes
eps 6, 15-17, 20
)

Xebec (6 episodes
eps 16-17, 19, 22-23, 25
)

Key Animation:
Sung San Production (eps 6, 15, 20)
Modeling:
Viewworks (ep 1)
Original Idea: Satelight
Production Assistance:
Studio Matrix (eps 3, 11, 18)
Recording Studio: Omnibus Japan
English cast
English staff
ADR Director:
J. Michael Tatum (eps 11-26)
Script:
Blair Rowan (4 episodes
eps 7, 9, 15, 18
)

Bonny Clinkenbeard (6 episodes
eps 3, 8, 14, 20, 25-26
)

Lan Freedman (6 episodes
eps 7, 11, 16, 21-23
)

Steven Walters (5 episodes
eps 10, 12-13, 19, 24
)

Executive producer: Gen Fukunaga
Producer:
Justin Cook

ADR Engineer:
Justin Houston (eps 1-4)
Assistant ADR Director: Brandon Potter (eps 1-4)
Commentary:
J. Michael Tatum (ep 15)
DVD Authoring:
Trace Furniss
DVD Compression:
Jacob Martin (Complete Collection)
DVD Editing: Jeremy Jimenez
DVD Menu Audio: Nathan Madsen
DVD Menu Design:
Cate Ferman (Complete Collection)
DVD Producer: Clarine Harp
DVD Production Assistant:
Susie Nixon (Part Two; Complete Collection)
DVD Quality Control:
Rob Schindlbeck (Part One)
Head Writer: John Burgmeier
Line Producer: Colleen Clinkenbeard
Mix Engineer: Nathanael Harrison
Rotoscoping:
Niki Cooper (eps 7-13, 19-26)
Subtitling:
Shojin Bateman (Complete Collection)
Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams
Video Editing:
Jessie Mancilla
Brina Palencia as Silvia De Alisia
Eric Vale as Sirius De Alisia

Brandon Potter as Gen Fudou
Caitlin Glass as Chloe Click
Carrie Savage as Rena Rune
Jason Liebrecht as Jean-Jerome Jorge
Justin Cook as Kurt Click
Laura Bailey as Tsugumi Rosenmeier
Monica Rial as Otoha
Stephanie Young as Sophia Belin
Todd Haberkorn as Jun Lee
Travis Willingham as Pierre Vieira

Antimere Robinson as Shiruha (eps 12, 14)
Barry Yandell as Moroha
Brina Palencia as Celiane
Bruce Lewis as Student (ep 14)
Casey Clark as Father (ep 7)
Chris Cason as Deava Boy
Christopher Bevins as Apollonius
Christopher R. Sabat as
Military Commander (ep 23)
Narrator (eps 1-2)
Shadow (ep 22)
Clarine Harp as Esperanza (ep 15)
Cynthia Cranz as
Nurse (ep 11)
Student (ep 14)
Gwendolyn Lau as Manamana (ep 4)
J Paul Slavens as Shiruha (eps 17, 20)
John Swasey as Lopez (ep 15)
Kevin M. Connolly as Student (ep 14)
Leah Clark as
Anna (ep 15)
Chibiko (eps 19-20, 26)
Deava Girl (ep 4)
Mother (ep 7)
Luci Christian as Futaba
Lydia Mackay as Tatania (eps 8-9)
Maeghan Albach as Maji (ep 26)
Majken Bullard as Student (ep 14)
Mike McFarland as Glen Anderson
R Bruce Elliott as Lensi
Trina Nishimura as Fairy (eps 22-23)
Vic Mignogna as Johannes

English companies
ADR Production: FUNimation Studios
Broadcaster:
ShortsHD (USA)
Distributor:
MVM (UK)
Internet Streaming:
YouTube
Translation: JN Productions
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Aldo Stella

Dialogues: Valerio Manenti
Dubbing Assistant: Elisabetta Cerone
Theme Song Performance: Santo Verduci
Paolo De Santis as Apollo (Apollonius)

Debora Magnaghi as Silvia De Alisia (Celiane)
Gianluca Iacono as Pierre Vieira
Patrizio Prata as Sirius De Alisia

Aldo Stella as Lensi
Alessandra Karpoff as Rena Rune
Cinzia Massironi as Sophia Belin
Claudio Colombo as Johannes
Claudio Moneta as Gen Fudo
Elisabetta Cesone as Titania
Federico Danti as Jean-Jerome Jorge
Jenny De Cesarei as Chloe Clock
Marco Balbi as Moroha
Renato Novara as Kurt Click
Tosawi Piovani as Tsugumi Rosenmeier
Walter Rivetti as Glen Anderson
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Videostar (from 10 April 2009)
Distributor: Mediafilm
Tagalog staff
Tagalog cast
Dubbing Director: Bernie Malejana
Script:
Nica Rojo
Anthony Steven San Juan as Sirius de Alisia
Hazel Hernan as Silvia de Alisia
Jojo Galvez as Apollo

Anthony Steven San Juan as Jean-Jerome Jorge
Carlo Christopher Caling as Pierre Vieira
Celeste Dela Cruz as Tsugumi Rosenmeier
Hazel Hernan as Otoha
Jefferson Utanes as
Gen Fudou
Kurt Klick
Nica Rojo as
Chloe Klick
Hong Lihua / Reika
Sophia Belin

Bernie Malejana as Glen Anderson
Jefferson Utanes as
Baron
Narrrator
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster: HERO TV
Dubbing:
Lapat-Tinig
Network: ABS-CBN
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Polish cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: New Movie Trading
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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