Saber Marionette J
TV FINISHED FALL 1996 25 eps 69%
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In the distant future, since the Earth has become overpopulated, efforts to find and colonize on other planets have begun. However, one of the ships, the "Mesopotamia" malfunctions and all but 6 of its inhabitants are all killed. the remaining 6 manage to escape to a nearby planet named "Terra ll ", which is similar to Earth in many respects. However, all of them are male. Therefore, as to not let their efforts go to waste, they begin to set up 6 countries and to reproduce through cloning and genetic engineering. however, there are still no women, and to make up for it, thy create lifelike advanced female androids called "Marionettes" which do everyday chores and work. However, they are all emotionless machines. But one day, a ordinary boy named Otaru finds and awakens 3 special battle type Marionettes that have emotions due to a "Maiden Circuit" within them. It's up to him then to teach them and allow their emotions to grow, and when a nearby country threatens with world domination, it's up to to Otaru and his "human" Marionettes to protect their country.
Studios:
Studio Junio
Characters
Otaru Mamiya
MAIN
VA: Yuka Imai
Lime
MAIN
VA: Megumi Hayashibara
Cherry
MAIN
VA: Yuri Shiratori
Bloodberry
MAIN
VA: Akiko Hiramatsu
Gelhardt von Faust
MAIN
VA: Hikaru Midorikawa
Tiger
MAIN
VA: Urara Takano
Luchs
MAIN
VA: Yuuko Mizutani
Panther
MAIN
VA: Kikuko Inoue
Mitsurugi Hanagata
SUPPORTING
VA: Takehito Koyasu
Lorelei
SUPPORTING
VA: Yuri Amano
Yumeji Hanagata
SUPPORTING
VA: Urara Takano
Hess
SUPPORTING
VA: Tomohiro Nishimura
Ieyasu Tokugawa
SUPPORTING
VA: Kenichi Ogata
Goettel
SUPPORTING
VA: Kenyuu Horiuchi
Tamasaburo
SUPPORTING
VA: Urara Takano
Baiko
SUPPORTING
VA: Maria Kawamura
Gennai Shiraga
SUPPORTING
VA: Choo
Leopard
SUPPORTING
VA: Megumi Tano
Staff
Satoru Akahori
Original Creator
Tsukasa Kotobuki
Original Character Design
Masami Shimoda
Director
Hidekazu Shimamura
Character Design
Megumi Hayashibara
Theme Song Performance (OP, ED)
Kenichi Kanemaki
Script
Ward Perry
ADR Script (English)
Keiichi Sugiyama
Episode Director
Hidekazu Shimamura
Animation Director
Sumio Uetake
Script (eps 4, 8, 13, 16)
Masami Shimoda
Episode Director (ep 1, 8, 25)
Osamu Sekita
Episode Director (ep 6)
Reviews
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Rating: 11 (15 votes)
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Stats
Average Score
69
Mean Score
70
Popularity
7,081
Favourites
126
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 368
PLANNING: 3288
COMPLETED: 2956
DROPPED: 249
PAUSED: 220
Score Distribution
10: 20
20: 18
30: 41
40: 71
50: 164
60: 300
70: 581
80: 386
90: 261
100: 168
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