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Blue Drop (TV)

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Alternative title:
Blue Drop - Tenshi-tachi no Gikyoku (Japanese)
BLUE DROP ~天使達の戯曲~ (Japanese)
Themes: yuri
Objectionable content: Mild
Copyright notice: © Akihito Yoshitomi, MediaWorks, Akita Shoten / PROJECT BD
Plot Summary: Mari Wakatake has been living with her Grandmother for the past 5 years after a tragedy caused the loss of her home, friends and family, as well as her memories. Fearing for her future, her Grandmother its her into Kaihou Academy, for her to make friends, instead of home studying. Although reluctant to go, she does and meets Hagino Sekonji. At first appearance, this girl appears like a normal student but inside her lies a deep secret that relates to the tragedy of 5 years ago.
Ratings: 594 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 35 votes (sub:35)
 Excellent: 71 votes (sub:53, dub:15, raw:3)
 Very good: 141 votes (sub:109, dub:29, ?:1, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 143 votes (sub:116, dub:21, ?:3, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Decent: 95 votes (sub:80, dub:13, edit.dub:1, raw:1)
 So-so: 52 votes (sub:36, dub:14, ?:1, others:1
1 German subtitled
)
 Not really good: 25 votes (sub:20, dub:5)
 Weak: 20 votes (sub:16, dub:3, ?:1)
 Bad: 10 votes (sub:9, dub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 1167 s, rank: #1051 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.953 (Good), std. dev.: 1.7926, rank: #4296 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 6.823 (Good−), rank: #4627 (of 10154) (seen all: 6.97 / seen some: 6.36 / won't finish: 4.64)
Bayesian estimate: 6.837 (Good), rank: #4221 (of 7635)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage: 2007-10-02 to 2007-12-25
Opening Theme:
"BLUE" by Suara
Ending Theme:
"Tsubomi - Blue Dreams" (蕾-blue dreams-) by Suara
Trivia: We have 2
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DVD (Region 1)
    Blue Drop - The Complete Collection (DVD) 2010-09-07 (from $40.55)
    Blue Drop - The Complete Series (Sub.DVD) 2009-11-17 (from $34.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Masahiko Ōkura
Series Composition: Natsuko Takahashi
Screenplay:
Natsuko Takahashi (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 9, 12-13
)

Storyboard: Kotomi Deai (ep 9)
Unit Director: Kotomi Deai (ep 9)
Music: The Kintsuru
Original Concept: Masahiko Ōkura
Original creator: Akihito Yoshitomi
Character Design: Itsuko Takeda
Art Director: Masanobu Nomura (Biho)
Chief Animation Director: Itsuko Takeda
Animation Director:
Mari Koeda (eps 11, 13)
Mechanical design:
Kōichirō Yonemura
3D Director: Hiroshi Shiroi
Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka
Director of Photography: Naoyuki Wada
Producer:
Yutaka Ohashi (Showgate)

2D Graphics Design: Kanako Yamada
Animation producer: Kōji Sone
Assistant Director: Masaharu Tomoda
Background Art:
Yumiko Narita (Biho)
Color design: Shigenobu Kaihoko
Editing: Kengo Shigemura
In-Between Animation:
Yoshihiko Matsui (JCF; ep 3)
Key Animation:
Motoki Yagi (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 12-13
)

Yasuyuki Ebara (5 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 12-13
)

Yuta Tsuchiya (eps 4, 10)
Music producer: Noriko Nakamura
Production Advancement: Takahiro Ōtsuka (eps 7, 13)
Theme Song Arrangement:
Junpei Fujita (ED)
Theme Song Composition:
Michio Igasa (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Masahiko Ōkura (OP)
Theme Song Performance: Suara (OP/ED)
Akiko Yajima as Mari Wakatake
Miyuki Sawashiro as Hagino Senkōji

Ai Orikasa as Azanael
Akeno Watanabe as Akane Kawashima
Kimiko Saitō as Hiroko Funatsumaru
Miho Yamada as Yūko Sugawara
Satsuki Yukino as Michiko Kōzuki
Yōko Asagami as Shivariel
Yūko Gotō as Tsubael

Ai Bandou as Mie
Ai Nonaka as Futaba Suzuki
Akiko Takeguchi as Hiroko's Mother
Emi Shinohara as Yuriko Funatsumaru
Hisanori Koyatsu as Kobun Kyoshi
Hitomi Nabatame as
Noval Operator 1
Student 1 (ep 2)
Jin Domon as Radio
Jirō Saitō as Gen-san
Jōji Nakata as Fukamachi School Heaster
Katsuhiro Harasawa as Kanseikan
Keijin Okuda as Chinpira A
Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi as Untenshu
Kōzō Shioya as Michiko's father (ep 12)
Mami Horikoshi as Michiko's mother (ep 12)
Masayo Kurata as Onomil
Mayumi Asano as Sagara (ep 6)
Minoru Inaba as Hasegawa (ep 1)
Misaki Sekiyama as Kangofu
Miyuki Ichijō as Maiyama School Head of Affairs
Saori Seto as Noval Operator 3
Seirō Ogino as Untenshu Taxi
Shintarō Ōhata as Kyoshi 2
Takayuki Masuda as Chinpira B
Takuya Satō as Kyoshi 1
Tomoko Kawakami as Kasagol
Tsuguo Mogami as
Aide (ep 1)
Fukukan
Yoetsu Suzuki as TV Ana
Yūdai Satō as Chinpira C
Yuka Inokuchi as
Noval Operator 2
Student 2 (ep 2)
Yuki Tamaki as El Boll Commander
Yukiko Hirotsu as Kazumi Yamada
Yuuko Mougi as Mari's grandmother (ep 1)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Synod (ep 10)
3d Animation: GONZO
3D Modeling: GONZO
Animation Production:
BeSTACK
Art Direction: Bihou, Inc.
Backgrounds: Bihou, Inc.
Broadcaster:
TV Wakayama (2007-10-07)
Finish Animation:
Xuyang Animation (5 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 12-13
)

In-Between Animation:
Asahi Production (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 7, 10-11
)

Xuyang Animation (5 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 12-13
)

In-between Check:
Studio Cj (ep 11)
Key Animation:
Tokyo Animation Center (ep 5)
Mechanical Design: Production I.G (Battleship Blue)
Offline Editing Cooperation: Q-Tec Suginami Studio
Photography: Asahi Production
Production:
Showgate
Production Cooperation:
Plum (eps 4, 10)
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Matt Greenfield
Translation: Camellia Nieh
ADR Script:
Matt Greenfield
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Producer: Joey Goubeaud

Additional ADR Engineer:
Christopher Bourque
ADR Engineer:
Matt Crawford (eps 5-13)
DVD Authoring: Neal Barnes
DVD Menu Design: Larry Koteff
Graphics: Larry Koteff
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Production Assistant: Kayla King
Sound Design & Mix: Brent Marshall
Subtitle Timing: Christopher Williams
Hilary Haag as Mari Wakatake
Monica Rial as Hagino Senkoji

Brittney Karbowski as Tsubael
Hannah Alcorn as Michiko Kozuki
Kelly Manison as Azanael
Laura Chapman as Shivariel
Luci Christian as Yuko Sugawara
Shannon Emerick as Hiroko Funatsumaru
Tiffany Grant as Akane Kawashima

Allison Sumrall as
Kasagol
Yoriko Funatsumaru (ep 7)
Carli Mosier as
Novaal Operator 1 (ep 3)
Novaal Operator 2 (eps 4-6, 10-13)
Chris Ayres as
Classics Teacher (ep 2)
Lieutenant
Michiko's Father (eps 8, 10)
Thug 3 (ep 4)
Van Driver (ep 7)
Cynthia Martinez as
Baby Noriko (ep 7)
Mie Sato
George Manley as
Hasegawa (Mari's Driver)
Thug 2 (ep 4)
John Swasey as Heaster Fukamachi
Kara Greenberg as Onomil
Marcy Rae as Director Maiyama
Monica ley as Futaba Sizuki
Nancy Novotny as Novaal Operator 1 (eps 4-6, 10-13)
Rob Mungle as
Gen (Gardener)
Taxi Driver (ep 7)
Thug 1 (ep 4)
Serena Varghese as Kazumi Yamada
Shelley Calene-Black as
Funatsumaru's Mother (ep 7)
Mari's Grandmother
Michiko's Mother (eps 8, 10)
Sagara (ep 6)
Tiffany Grant as
Blue AI
Mitsuyo Asakura (Cook)

English companies
ADR Production: Seraphim Digital
Distributor:
Section23 Films
DVD Production: Seraphim Digital
Internet Streaming:
The Anime Network
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks

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