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Main Title Shoka (a7370)
Official Title ja
Type TV Special
Year
Season Spring 2010
Tags actionAction anime usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting., dark fantasyFocus set on darker themes in a fantasy setting, sometimes leaning towards horror elements. Bleak and pessimistic tones often dominate. Dark supernatural beings like vampires may play a significant role., fantasyImaginative or fanciful work, especially one dealing with supernatural elements and themes., horrorThe horror cinematic genre is characterized by the attempt to make the viewer experience dread, fear, terror, or horror. Often their plots involve the intrusion of an evil force, event or personage, sometimes of supernatural origin, on the mundane world and the consequences thereof., newNot based on anything, the story is a new work, usually made up by the people involved in creating the anime. Generally if an original work (原作) credit is given, it will be to the studio, or director, or other members of the production team., short movieTypically used when an OVA only has one part and is less than the usual 20 to 25 minutes in length. So instead of calling it a `short episode`, the `short movie` tag is more appropriate., the artsThe arts represent an outlet of human expression, usually influenced by culture, and driven by human creative impulse. Major constituents of the arts include literature, music, dance, and theatre; culinary arts such as baking, chocolatiering, and winemaking; media arts like photography and film, and visual arts – including drawing, painting, and sculpting. Some art forms combine a visual element with performance (e.g. film) and the written word (e.g. comics)., violenceViolence is the use of physical force against oneself or another entity, compelling action against one`s will on pain of being hurt. - [similar]
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Official websiteOfficial website
Allcinema
Anison
Syoboi
ANN
MAL
Rating 4.15 (430)
Average 5.71 (433)
Review Rating N/A (0)
Added by hidden on 2010-02-02 13:33
Edited by hidden on 2016-08-29 14:45
Main Title Shoka (a7370)
Official Title ja
Official Title zh-Hans
Synonym Calligrapher, Kaligrafas

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Furukawa Sayuri as Ena
Namikawa Daisuke as Shimaki Makihei
Nakao Akiyoshi as Sumiya Shirou
Satou Masaharu as Hajinomiya
Matsuyama Takashi as Kokusengen
Okamura Akemi as Tsukikage

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Original Work: Saidou Kenji
Direction: Yamada Makoto
Character Design: Kojima Hirokazu
Music: Kawai Kenji
Animation Work: Production I.G
The action story is set during the turbulent years of the shogunate, as dark forces try to undermine the shogun's power in Edo-era Tokyo. Shirou Sumiya is the leader of the Way of the Paper Drawing clan which captures the chaos of the struggles with rapid brush strokes. Sumiya is summoned to Edo, and his disciples, who have extraordinary powers in their secret drawing techniques, become part of the ensuring battles with giant drawn creatures.

Source: ANN

Note: The original scenario was the 7th Animax Award winner in 2008.

Statistics

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4.15 (430)
#5400 (#180)
#5701 (#202)

Favourites/Rec.

#5989 (4)

Running Time

approx. 25m

Completed

601 (65.7%)

Plan to Watch

311 (34.0%)

Dropped

3 (0.3%)

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Credit Name Comment
Original Work (原作) Saidou Kenji
Direction (監督) Yamada Makoto
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Kojima Hirokazu
Music (音楽) Kawai Kenji
Music Work (音楽制作) Aube Inc.
Sound Direction (音響監督) Koizumi Kisuke
Sound Effects (音響効果) Kageyama Mitsuru
Editing (編集) Uematsu Jun`ichi
Art Direction (美術監督) Itou Hiroshi
Art Design (美術設定) Kanehira Kazushige
Colour Design (色彩設計) Watanabe Youko
Photographic Direction (撮影監督) Arai Eiji
Line Producer (ラインプロデューサー) Kasumi Maiko
Producer (プロデューサー) Naruke Yoshinori
Terakawa Hidekazu
Associate Producer (アソシエイトプロデューサー) Mitsumoto Ryuuji
Planning (企画) Sasaki Akira
小田正人
Animation Work (アニメーション制作) Production I.G
Production (製作) Ishikawa Mitsuhisa
Takiyama Masao
Production & Publication (製作著作) Animax Broadcast Japan
Production I.G
Script/Screenplay (脚本) Saidou Kenji
Animation Direction (作画監督) Kojima Hirokazu
Key Animation (原画) Chikaoka Sunao
Daidouji Miho
Douge Shintarou
Ebata Ryouma
Higuchi Satomi
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Imaishi Hiroyuki
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Photography (撮影) Nakata Yumiko
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Kamino Manabu
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Publicity Producer (宣伝プロデューサー) 杉本壮太郎
Publicity Assistant Producer (宣伝アシスタントプロデューサー) 河内英理也
薗田好豊
Publicity Assistance (宣伝協力) Ueda Youko
Assistant Production Manager (制作進行) Hora Miho

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22.10.2024 SpaceFish complete
1 0 ja en unknown N/A (0) 0
06.01.2016 Keikisama complete
1 0 ja pt-BR DVD N/A (0) 0
12.09.2013 ASG-A complete
1 0 ja pl DVD N/A (1) 0
25.11.2011 START complete
1 0 ja pt-BR DTV N/A (0) 0
12.10.2010 AnimeLab Fansub [AL] complete
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26.08.2010 Ankokunen [Ank] complete
1 0 ja de DTV N/A (0) 0
22.08.2010 A.M.F complete
1 0 ja en lt HDTV N/A (1) 0
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1 0 ja en DTV 5.98 (7) 0
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