TV series
Saikano
Overview
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. is a manga, anime, and OVA series by Shin Takahashi, creator of Iihito and Kimi no Kakera. Saikano was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine. A live-action movie adaptation was released in Japan on January 28, 2006 with Aki Maeda starring as Chise. The Saikano manga and anime series has been licensed and is being distributed by Viz Media in English in North America. The anime series is distributed in the UK by Manga Entertainment. Although the city is not mentioned by name in the series, many of the locations used in Saikano can by all probability be found in Otaru-shi, west of Sapporo. The train station, "Hell Hill", the Asahi Observation Hill, the view over the harbor, and the school all have similar looking counterparts in the city of Otaru.
Details
- First air date
- 2002-07-02
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 13 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- CBC
- Production
- GONZO
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Shirô Ishimoda as Shuji (voice)
- Fumiko Orikasa as Chise (voice)
- Yuu Sugimoto as Akemi (voice)
- Tetsu Shiratori as Atsushi (voice)
- Hiroki Shimowada as Nori (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Tetsu (voice)
- Mika Doi as Shuji's Mother (voice)
- Kiyomi Asai as Seiko (voice)
- Miki Ito as Fuyumi (voice)
- Sachiko Kojima as Yukari (voice)
- Yuji Kishi as Kazu (voice)
- Atsushi Ⅱ as Kawahara (voice)
Creators and crew
- Naoko Takahashi - Producer
- Naoji Kato - Producer
- Masashi Tsukino - Producer
- Rika Tsurusaki - Producer
- Atsuko Kase - Director
- Hirokazu Yamada - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: We Fall in Love
Shuji and Chise have recently begun dating, but Shuji is a bit doubtful about his decision. However, they manage to patch things up and give their newfound love another chance. When Shuji goes to the Sapporo mall with his friends, a group of unnamed bombers attack the city. Injured, Shuji tries to get up only to discover Chise's darkest secret...
Episode 2: I'm Growing...
Episode 3: Together, Alone
Episode 4: Fuyumi
Episode 5: Liar...
Tetsu follows Chise command, unflinchingly pointing his rifle directly at Chise's head, but stops after she voices her desire to live. In school, Chise senses an earthquake and Shuji desperately takes her outside the classroom so she can transform in secret. When the military helicopter picks her up, Shuji shouts to Chise to meet him tonight at the observatory.
Episode 6: Classmates
Chise decides that they'd be better off as regular classmates, when she finds out that Shuji was once again in Fuyumi's house, breaking his promise to her. Atsushi reveals that he wants to join the military to protect the girl he loves, Akemi.
Episode 7: What I Want to Protect
Episode 8: Everyone's Changing
Episode 9: Akemi
Chise didn't have maintenance for at least two days, and her physical condition has grown worse. Satomi begs Shuji to come to Akemi's room because she has been fatally injured...
Episode 10: And Then...
Chise holds Tetsu as he slowly dies. Akemi's father gives away party materials, and the school starts to prepare for a Summer festival, but the military wants to cancel it. Chise comes back with Shuji, and the pair happily run off together.
Episode 11: A Time for Us
Episode 12: Love Song
Chise has lost her ability to speak and her mental and physical condition has deteriorated gravely. Shuji desperately calls for Kawahara to take her back and save her, but he warns Shuji that Chise will never be the same again. Shuji discovers Chise's exchange diary, and in it there's one simple request for him: To go back to the place where they first kissed.
Episode 13: And We Will Love
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