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Desert Punk (TV)

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©2004 Masatoshi Usune, Enterbrain/Benriyakumiai


[ adapted from Sunabozu (manga) ]

Alternative title:
Desert Punk - Il demone del deserto (Italian)
Sunabozu (Japanese)
Песчаный Парень (Russian)
Пустынная крыса (Russian)
狂砂小子 (Chinese (Taiwan))
砂ぼうず (Japanese)
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Plot Summary: In the future, Japan is a wasteland. In the Great Kanto Desert, scattered humans eke out a living in the hot sand. Among them, a short-statured man they call "Sunabozu" makes a living as a bounty hunter. Like a demon of the sand, he seems unbeatable. Yet, like all men, he has a particular weakness for the opposite sex...
Video:
User Ratings: 812 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 40 votes (dub:23, sub:15, Por.sub:1, raw:1)
 Excellent: 153 votes (dub:82, sub:67, Por.dub:1, Por.sub:1, ?:1, edit.dub:1)
 Very good: 210 votes (dub:104, sub:97, Spa.sub:2, raw:2, Por.sub:2, Rus.sub:1, edit.dub:1, Spa.dub:1)
 Good: 173 votes (sub:94, dub:72, Spa.sub:2, Por.sub:2, Spa.dub:2, Spa.edit.dub:1)
 Decent: 88 votes (sub:54, dub:31, Spa.sub:1, Pol.sub:1, edit.dub:1)
 So-so: 51 votes (sub:31, dub:18, Ita.dub:1, Tag.dub:1)
 Not really good: 27 votes (sub:18, dub:8, Ger.sub:1)
 Weak: 34 votes (sub:26, dub:8)
 Bad: 19 votes (sub:12, dub:7)
 Awful: 7 votes (sub:4, dub:3)
 Worst ever: 10 votes (dub:5, sub:4, raw:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1733 users, rank: #328
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.035 (Good+.03), std. dev.: 2.1178, rank: #1644
Weighted mean: 6.838 (Good-.16), rank: #1796 (seen all: 7.41 / seen some: 5.96 / won't finish: 3.75)
Bayesian estimate: 6.846 (Good-.15), rank: #1567
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 24
Episode titles: We have 24
Vintage:
2004-10-04 to 2005-03-28
2006-04-12 to 2006-06-02 (Singapore, Arts Central Broadcast)
2006-11-05 (Italy)
2007-10 (MTV Brasil)
2007-11-21 to 2008-02-05 (USA - Starz Edge)
2008-05-05 (Russia, 2x2)
2008-10-11 to 2008-12-06 (Philippines, Weekend Anime Authority)
Releases: We have 16
Opening Theme:
#1: "Sand Mission" by Hideaki Takatori and ZETKI (eps 1-12)
#2: "DESTINY OF THE DESERT" by YUKA (eps 13-)
Ending Theme:
"Sunabouzu Ekaki Uta (How to Draw Sunabouzu)" by Hideaki Takatori (eps 1-12)
#2: "Shinkirou (Mirage)" by YUKA (eps 12-)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 9
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 12
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Related reviews:
    Desert Punk DVD 4
    Desert Punk DVD 1

Related releases:
    Desert Punk - DVD Box Set (DVD) 2007-06-26 (from $28.00)
    Desert Punk - Complete Collection Viridian Collection (DVD) 2009-10-20 (from $29.99)
    Desert Punk - Enter the Desert (DVD 1) 2007-09-25 (from $3.00)
    Desert Punk - Enter the Desert + Artbox (DVD 1) 2006-02-28 (from $5.00)
    Desert Punk - Enter the Desert (DVD 1) 2006-02-28 (from $4.00)
    Desert Punk - Enter the Desert (R4 DVD 1) 2006-06-21
    Desert Punk - The Desert Duo (DVD 2) 2006-04-25 (from $4.00)
    Desert Punk - Desert Duo (DVD 2) 2007-09-25 (from $3.00)
    Desert Punk - Vixen of the Desert (DVD 3) 2006-05-23 (from $16.99)
    Desert Punk - Vixen of the Desert (DVD 3) 2007-11-06 (from $3.00)
    Desert Punk - Desert Dung (DVD 4) 2006-06-20 (from $4.00)
    Desert Punk - Desert Dung (DVD 4) 2007-11-06 (from $3.00)
    Desert Punk (DVD 5) 2006-07-18
    Desert Punk - Under the Desert (DVD 5) 2007-12-04 (from $3.00)
    Desert Punk (DVD 6) 2006-08-15 (from $4.00)
    Desert Punk - Death of the Desert (DVD 6) 2007-12-04 (from $3.00)
    Desert Punk - Box Set Viridian Collection (DVD 1-6) 2008-07-01 (from $29.57)
    Desert Punk & Speed Grapher (DVD) 2006-11-21 (from $28.94)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Takayuki Inagaki

Series Composition: Hiroshi Yamaguchi

Script: Hiroshi Yamaguchi

Music: Kouhei Tanaka

Original creator: Masatoshi Usune

Character Design: Takahiro Yoshimatsu

Art director: Shinichi Tanimura

Chief Animation Director: Takahiro Yoshimatsu

Animation director: Hiroki Sugawara (ep 15)

Sound director: Satoshi Motoyama

Director of Photography: Naoki Kitamura

Executive producer:
Kiyofumi Kuratomi
Masafumi Yamada
Naotsugu Kato
Ryosuke Watanabe
Satoru Shika
Shinichi Ishikawa
Yoko Furukawa

Producer:
Kazuhiko Suzuki
Takashi Watanabe
Takeyuki Okazaki
Takuya Chiba
Yoko Kawahara
Yuichi Tanaka

Assistant director: Shin Itagaki

Assistant producer:
Masashi Takatori
Masaya Shinozaki

Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose

Key Animation: Hiroki Sugawara (eps 5, 10)

Original Manga: Masatoshi Usune

Planning: Shouji Murahama

Sound Effects: Masahiro Shoji

Theme Song Performance:
Hideaki Takatori (ED 1)
Yuka (OP 1 + ED 1) 
ZETKI (OP 1)

 

Chihiro Suzuki as Sunabouzu

Chiwa Saito as Kosuna

Jiro Saito as Fuyuo Kawaguchi

Norio Wakamoto as Amagumo

Tomoko Kotani as Junko Asagiri

Wotoya Kawano as Haruo Kawaguchi

Yasuhiro Takato as Akio Kawaguchi

Akira Kushida as The Elder

Atsushi Imaruoka as Haro Onami (ep 1)

Eiji Maruyama as Taiko Okawa (ep 3)

Hiroshi Kamiya as Makoto Kawazu (ep 1)

Houko Kuwashima as Noriko Kokie (ep 2)

Ikkei Seta as Mugenya

Isao Yamagishi as Koji Okawa (ep 3)

Kazuo Hara as Team member (ep 20)

Kenichi Mine as Resident (eps 22-23)

Kenta Miyake as Bad Guy (ep 2)

Kousuke Kobayashi as Subordinate

Mitsuaki Hoshi as
Mercenary
Town person

Nozomi Masu as Namiko Onami (eps 1-2)

Shigeru Mogi as Koidemizu Mitsuru (eps 21-24)

Tamio Ohki as Narrator

Tamio Sobami as Kazuo Koike (ep 2)

Yoichi Masukawa as Tamehiko Kawano

Yuko Minaguchi as Natsuko Kawaguchi

Japanese companies 

Animation Production: Gonzo

Broadcaster:
CBC
HBC
Mainichi Broadcasting
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting
TBC
TVS

Music Production: Columbia Music Entertainment

Production:
arp Japan
C&G; ENTERTAINMENT
CBC
Commonwealth Entertainment
G.D.H.
Pony Canyon
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting
Studio Koneko
TBC
Uni Animation
WHITELINE

Production Assistance: Studio Ron (ep 5, 10, 15)

English staff 
English cast 

ADR Director:
Jeremy Inman
Zach Bolton

Script:
Andrew Rye
David Haynes
Eric Vale

Executive producer:
Cindy Brennan Fukunaga
Gen Fukunaga

Producer:
Barry Watson
Carly Hunter
Daniel Cocanougher
Justin Cook

ADR Engineer:
Adrian Cook
Jamison Link
Jenna Morrison
Peter Hawkinson
Ryan Morgan
Scott Rager
Scott Sager

Assistant Video Editor:
Jessie Mancilla
Shane Ray

Asst. Script Supervisor: Susan Poore

Asst. Talent Coordinator: Scott Garner

DVD Authoring: Dylan Rogers

DVD Menu Audio: Matt Chaney

DVD Menu Design: TJ Larson

Head Writer: Eric Vale

Japanese Translations: Clyde Mandelin

Line Producer: Justin Cook

Mix Engineer: Adrian Cook

Post Production Assistant:
Alese Johnson
Anthony Benavides (V.6)
Chase Lenderman
Clarine Harp
Diana Fonner
James Phipps
Jayme Westman
Jeffrey Miller
Rob Schindlbeck

Production Coordination: Melissa Mauney

Script Supervisor: Jacqueline Gilbert

Talent Coordinator: Tara Williams

Theme Song Performance:
Gary Eckert (OP1)
Jerry Jewell (ED1)

Video Editor:
Daniel Mancilla
Jeremy Jimenez

 

Eric Vale as Kanta "Desert Punk" Mizuno

Luci Christian as Kosuna

Callie Young as Junko Asagiri

Cole Brown as Narrator

Jamie Marchi as Natsuko Kawaguchi

Jeremy Inman as Fuyo Kawaguchi

Justin Cook as Akio Kawaguchi

Kenny Green as Rain Spider

Mike McFarland as Haru Kawaguchi

Randy Tallman as Kaoru Kaizuka

Stephanie Young as Junko Asagiri

Alison Viktorin as Tsumiko (ep 13)

Amy Rosenthal as Asari (ep 13)

Andrew Rye as Mercenary (ep 14)

Andrew Tipps as Mercenary (ep 14)

Bill Flynn as Father (ep 1)

Bill Jenkins as Koid (ep 17)

Charles Baker as Edo-River Gang Member

Chris Ayres as Sawada

Chris Cason as Wano

Christopher Bevins as Namiko's Father (0 episodes

eps 8, 11, 21, 24
)

Clarine Harp as Mother (ep 1)

Cynthia Cranz as Dog Woman

Daniel Katsük as Mercenary (ep 14)

Doug Burks as
Father (ep 13)
Hash (ep 7)

Elise Baughman as Mother (ep 13)

Grant James as Okawa

Greg Ayres as Mitz

Gwendolyn Lau as Noriko (ep 2)

Ian Sinclair as Mercenary (ep 14)

J Paul Slavens as The Elder (ep 2)

Jakie Cabe as Official

Jamie Marchi as Yoko (ep 2)

Jason Douglas as
Ayuka
Mekori
Sametsu

Jason Lloyd as Soldier (ep 16)

Jerome Fifty-Seven as Shusaki

Jerry Russell as Koike (ep 2)

Jim Foronda as Ikeda (eps 19-20)

Jim Johnson as
Guardian (ep 9)
Mercenary (ep 14)
Shimmer Sniper (ep 4)

John Burgmeier as Matsu (eps 21-23)

John Gremillion as Koji

Justin Pate as Mizu

Kent Williams as Constable (ep 13)

Kevin M. Connolly as Mercenary (ep 14)

Lydia Mackay as Mariko

Majken Kunishima as Shiji (ep 13)

Mark Lancaster as Mercenary (ep 14)

Mark Stoddard as Igara

Markus Lloyd as Tech

Matthew Tompkins as Shimada (ep 12)

Melinda Allen as Mrs. Campbell (ep 7)

Monica Rial as Wakame (ep 12)

Paul Dudley as
Candy Clerk
Matthew (ep 13)

Paul Slavens as The Elder (ep 2)

Robert McCollum as
Soldier (ep 16)
Stryker (ep 13)

Ryan Morgan as Norio (ep 13)

Scott Freeman as Mercenary (ep 14)

Sonny Strait as Mugenya

Trina Nishimura as Namiko

Troy Baker as Makoto

Tyler Walker as Tsumikos Dad (ep 13)

Andrew Haskett

Andrew Rye

Andy Mullins

Anthony Bowling

Bill Townsley

Brad Jackson

Brice Armstrong

Brina Palencia

Caitlin Glass

Chris Rager

Christopher R. Sabat

Chuck Huber

Cynthia Cranz

Daniel Katsük

Daniel Penz

Dave Little

Dave Trosko

David Wilson-Brown

Dennis Maher

Derek Garrison

Doug Burks

Ed Blaylock

Eddie Hord

Ethan Norris

Greg Dulcie

Ian Sinclair

James Norris

Jason Lloyd

Jeff Inman

Jeff Johnson

Jerome Fifty-Seven

Jerry Zumwalt

Jessica Dismuke

Joel McDonald

Josh Martin

Justin Pate

Kate Borneman

Kent Williams

Kevin M. Connolly

Kyle Hebert

Leah Clark

Mark Lancaster

Mark Orvik

Matthew Thompkins

Mike Murray

Nathanael Harrison

Patrick Carroll

Paul Barrett

Paul Taylor

Peter Hawkinson

Phil Parsons

Randy Tallman

Robert Colin

Sarah Slaughter

Scott Freeman

Scott Ward

Sean Teague

Shane Ray

Steven Morris

Steven Walters

Terri Saad

Z. Charles Bolton

English companies 

ADR Production: FUNimation Studios

Broadcaster:
Anime Selects
Starz Edge

Distributor: MVM (UK)

DVD Authoring: Vision Wise, Inc. (Vol 1-5)

DVD Autorhing: FUNimation Entertainment (Vol. 6)

Licensed by:
FUNimation Entertainment
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)

Translation: JN Productions

French staff 
French cast 
(none)
 

Stanislas Forlani as Kanta Mizuno / Desert Punk

Pauline de Meurville as Junko asagiri

Canis Clervillen as Taeko Kozuna

Julien Chatelet as Aki Kawaguchi

Julien Lucas as Futo Kawaguchi

Philippe Sollier as narrateur

Vincent Cappello as Haruo Kawaguchi

French companies 

ADR Production: NDE Production

Distributor: Asian Star


Spanish staff 
(none)
Spanish companies 

Broadcaster: Buzz Channel (Spain)

Spanish cast 
(none)
Italian staff 
Italian cast 
(none)
 

Letizia Ciampa as Kosuna

Stefano Crescentini as Kanta 'Desert Punk' Mizuno

Laura Lenghi as Junko Asagiri

Francesco Meoni as Akio Kawaguchi

Massimo Milazzo as Tamehiko Kawano

Michele Kalamera as Narrator

Roberto Stocchi as Fuyuo Kawaguchi

Italian companies 

Broadcaster:
Cultoon (from August 2008)
GXT (from 5 November 2006)

Tagalog staff 
Tagalog cast 
(none)
 

Louie Paraboles as Kanta Mizuno/Desert Punk/Sunabozu

Rowena Raganit as Junko Asagiri

Benjie Dorango as
Igarashi
Makoto Kawazu (ep 1)

Michiko Azarcon as Noriko Kokie (ep 2)

Michiko Azarcon Tiongson as Taiko

Robert Brillantes as narrator

Rowena Raganit as Natsuko Kawaguchi

Tagalog companies 

Broadcaster: GMA Network

Dubbing: Telesuccess Productions, Inc.


Portuguese staff 
(none)
Portuguese companies 

Broadcaster: MTV Brasil (subtitled)

Portuguese cast 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 
(none)
 

Licensed by: Proware Multimedia International Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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