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Animation Runner Kuromi 2 (OAV)

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©2004 Akitaroh Daichi/Hajime Watanabe/YUMETA CO., LTD.


[ sequel of Animation Runner Kuromi (OAV) ]

Alternative title:
Animation Seisaku Shinkō Kuromi-chan: Nippon no Anime wa Watashi ga Tsukuru! 2 (Japanese)
アニメーション制作進行くろみちゃん 日本のアニメは私が作る!2 (Japanese)
Genres: comedy, drama
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary:
Following Studio Petit's popularity for Time Journey's, the crew is now faced with 3 anime at the same time. Rushing to fill the quotas, the owner of Studio Petit hires Takashimadaira, a veteran producer to help Kuromi. However, all Takashimadaira cares about is making deadlines, severely hurting the quality of the images. Shihonmatsu, who has been helping Kuromi, gets angry at the new producer and leaves, leaving Kuromi with a difficult choice: to choose between the quality or the deadline.
Studio Petit managed to survive the production of "Time Journeys," but now that show's finished, and in its place they've got no less than three series to animate, with just four artists, one manager and one director - not to mention one very bedreaggled animation runner. And it doesn't help that Shihonmatsu picked this week to quit smoking. As the staff starts to fall behind their crushing deadlines, the owner calls in an old "pro," Takashimadaira, to get production back on track. But once he starts putting speed above quality, the Petit team has to choose between following orders and doing their jobs right. 
Video:
User Ratings: 182 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 6 votes (sub:5, dub:1)
 Excellent: 27 votes (sub:15, dub:12)
 Very good: 60 votes (sub:41, dub:15, Spa.sub:2, Rus.sub:1, ?:1)
 Good: 50 votes (sub:34, dub:11, ?:2, Fre.sub:1, raw:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Decent: 27 votes (sub:15, dub:9, raw:2, Ger.dub:1)
 So-so: 9 votes (dub:5, sub:3, Spa.sub:1)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
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Seen in part or in whole by 341 users, rank: #1337
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.4199 (Good+.41), std. dev.: 1.2351, rank: #1067
Weighted mean: 7.3622 (Good+.36), rank: #938
Bayesian estimate: 7.37091 (Good+.37), rank: #746
Running time: 45 minutes
Number of episodes: 1
Vintage: 2004-01-28
Releases: We have 1
Ending Theme:
"Hidamari no Machide" by Kaori Asou
Trivia: We have 1
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Related reviews:
    Animation Runner Kuromi 2 DVD

Related releases:
    Animation Runner Kuromi 2 (DVD) 2006-05-09 (from $14.99)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Akitaro Daichi

Script: Aki Itami

Storyboard: Akitaro Daichi

Music: Toshio Masuda

Character Design: Hajime Watanabe

Art director: Chikako Shibata

Animation director: Hajime Watanabe

Sound director: Kazuya Tanaka

Director of Photography: Yoshihisa Oyama

Executive producer: Yoko Tsuboi

Producer: Akira Yamaguchi

Animation Check: Shuji Maruyama

Assistant director: Harumi Tamano

Assistant Editor: Kumiko Sakamoto

Background Art:
Aki Maeda
Kinichi Okubo
Masaki Mayuzumi
Mayumi Okawa
Tsunetaka Matsunuma
Yasuhiro Okumura

Color design: Harumi Takahoshi

Digital Paint:
Akiko Hanawa
Chie Sasaki (JEM Digital)
Hideko Okazaki
Hiroko Ootsuka (SHAFT)
Hiromi Osone (Tanto)
Izumi Takizawa (SHAFT)
Jin Hibino (SHAFT)
Kanako Sato (SHAFT)
Kensuke Katsu (SHAFT)
Midori Kanazawa (Studio Ron)
Mie Kurihara (JEM Digital)
Miho Tanaka (Production I.G)
Miyuki Watanabe
Nami Tokizawa (Tanto)
Naoki Fukutani (Studio Ron)
Natsuko Fukuhara (SHAFT)
Norioki Sakai (Studio Ron)
Rumiko Inoue (Production I.G)
Sachiko Iura (Kagura)
Sachiko Yoshida
Satoko Suzuki (JEM Digital)
Shizuko Kawabata (Studio Ron)
Taeko Kumagai (JEM Digital)
Tatsuro Yamaji (JEM Digital)
Teppei Miyajima (JEM Digital)
Tomoe Iitsuka (JEM Digital)
Tomoko Arakane (Studio Ron)
Tomomi Yamaguchi (Tanto)
Yasuko Watanabe (SHAFT)
Yosuke Anai (Tanto)
Yuki Yoshioka (JEM Digital)
Yumi Ushiyama (Kagura)
Yumie Yaginuma (Tanto)
Yuuichi Takayama (Production I.G)

Editing: Masahiro Matsumura

In-Between Animation:
Aiko Sonobe
Akatsuki Koshiishi (Doga Kobo)
Chie Saito (Shindo Production)
Emi Asami (Studio Zain)
Eriko Murakami
Haruyo Arihara (Studio Zain)
Hiromi Nochi (Studio Zain)
Hiroshi Nishimura
Kanako Ueda (Studio Zain)
Kaoru Hayashida (Doga Kobo)
Kayoko Wakayama (Studio Zain)
Kazunori Minagawa (Doga Kobo)
Kentaro Hori
Koichi Hoshino
Koichi Morishima (Shindo Production)
Kunitoshi Ishii (Doga Kobo)
Manami Ito
Mari Endo
Masayuki Shimizu (Doga Kobo)
Michiko Takegami (Doga Kobo)
Miki Yoshimoto
Mitsuko Taniguchi
Miyuki Shibasaki (Shindo Production)
Munehiro Tada
Naomi Uogishi
Osamu Miwa (Doga Kobo)
Rie Aoki
Rie Nishimura
Ruriko Watanabe
Ryoko Matsuda
Saori Tomita (Studio Zain)
Sayuri Kitayama (Studio Zain)
Tomoe Sato
Tomoko Kikuchi
Tomoko Sato (Shindo Production)
Wakana Asami
Yukie Fujii
Yukihiro Misawa (Shindo Production)
Yukiko Kakinuma (Doga Kobo)

Key Animation:
Akemi Morita
Akiko Asaki
Akio Ujie
Akitaro Daichi
Hidetoshi Owashi
Hiroaki Sakurai
Katsuki Hiroe
Keiko Kawashima
Kenji Yamazaki
Kotomi Kodama
Masayuki Onchi
Mitsuaki Yoshida
Nobuyuki Tokinaga
Noriyoshi Yamazaki
Rie Nishimura
Rie Nishino
Sadafumi Hiramatsu
Shin Tamura
Shuji Maruyama
Takaaki Wada
Takahiro Kakami
Takashi Mukouda
Takeshi Iijima
Tarō Okayama
Tetsuro Karai
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Yukako Tsuzuki

Photography:
Shinya Matsuzaki
Takahiro Honma
Tomoaki Makitera

Production Advancement: Yukari Hitano

Production Desk: Yuriko Hidano (Animation Runner!)

Production Director: Masayuki Watanabe

Recording: Yasunori Ebina

Recording Assistant: Fumiko Gotō

Sound Effects: Ijo Okuda (Suwara Pro)

Sound Producer: Tetsu Hirata

Sound Production Manager: Masakatsu Oomuro

Special Effects: Asami Yamashita

Theme Song Performance: Kaori Asou (ED)

Title Logo Design: Norihiko Nezu (C Square)

VTR Editing: Kazunori Okada

 

Kaori Asou as Mikiko "Kuromi-chan" Oguro

Kouji Ishii as Rei Takashimadaira

Reiko Yasuhara as Hamako Shihonmatsu

Akemi Okamura as Aoi Fukami

Eiji Itô as Mizuho Tanonaka

Kazuya Ichijou as Seiichiro Haryu

Mayumi Misawa as Mai Horaguchi

Yoshiaki Matsumoto as Hassaku Hozomi

Akitaro Daichi as Studio Acohida's Production Assistant

Kazuya Ichijou as Catman

Kouji Ishii as President

Makoto Yasumura as Animator A

Masashi Yabe as
Drunkard A
Makoto Kumegawa

Masuo Amada as
Drunkard B
Yuu Tokahara

Mieko Ichikawa as Battobi

Rika Komatsu as Yuri (Time Journeys)

Shinji Suzuki as Charmy

Tatsuo Sato as Yamitaro

Yuuichi Nagashima as Nonki Hayama

Japanese companies 

Backgrounds: Studio Kanon

Digital Paint:
JEM Digital
Kagura
Production I.G
SHAFT
Studio Ron
Tanto

DVD Distribution: Universal Music (Catalog No.: POBE-1039)

In-Between Animation:
Dogakobo
Shindo Production
Studio Zain

Music Production: Power Box

Photography Assistance: Studio DEEN

Production: Yumeta, Co.

Recording Studio:
Abaco Creative Studio
Three S Studio

Sound Production: Dax

VTR Editing: Q-Tec

English staff 
English cast 

ADR Script: Tom Wayland

Executive producer: John O'Donnell

Producer: Stephanie Shalofsky

ADR Engineer:
Dave Brenneman
Tom Wayland

In-House Production: Alex Shum

Mixing: Questar Welsh

Production Coordination: Erin Kinnee

Video Production Manager: Tim Werenko

Voice Direction: Tom Wayland

 

Carol Jacobanis as Hamako Shihonmatsu

Dan Green as Rei Takashimadaira

Lisa Ortiz as Mikiko "Kuromi-chan" Oguro

Angora Deb as
Aoi Fukami
Battobi

Dan Green as Seiichiro Haryu

Eric Stuart as
Mizuho Tanonaka
Shin Kumegawa

Mike Pollock as Yu Tokahara

Rachael Lillis as Mai Horaguchi

Tom Wayland as Nonki Hayami

Wayne Grayson as Hassaku Hozumi

English companies 

ADR Production: TripWire Productions

Digital Download: Direct2Drive

Distributor: U.S. Manga Corps

Licensed by: Central Park Media

Recording Studio: Real Recording


French cast 
French staff 

Dubbing Director: Thomas Guitard

Bruno Magne as Rei Takashimadaira

Geneviève Doang as Kuromi

Nadine Bellion as Hamako Shihonmatsu

Alexandre Coadour as Seiichiro Haryu

Bruno Meyere as Mizuo Tanonaka

Christèle Billault as Mai Horaguchi

Damien Da Silva as Hassaku Hozomi

Sophie Legrand as Aoi Fukami

Damien Da Silva as Catman

Fanny Bloc as
Battobi
Charmy
Yuri

Pierre Bigot as Komegawa

Thomas Guitard as Hayama

French companies 

Broadcaster: Nolife

Distributor: Yatta!! Video

Dubbing: WanTake

German staff 
German cast 

Producer: Ekkehard Holzer

Additional Dialogue Director:
Dustin Aßmuteit (Dudelstudio Hamburg)
René Dawn-Claude (Matchville Studios Cologne)

ADR Engineer: Dustin Aßmuteit

Dialogue Director:
Daniel Käser (Matchville Studios Cologne)
Marco Konar (Dudelstudio Hamburg)

Mixing And Mastering Engineer: Dustin Aßmuteit

Theme Song Lyrics: Marco Konar

Theme Song Performance: Annett Perka (ED 'Kein Weg zu weit')

 

Annett Perka as Mikiko "Kuromi" Oguro

Renier Baaken as Rei Takashimadaira

Birte Baumgardt as Battobi

Dustin Aßmuteit as Hassaku Hozumi

Fabienne Franken as Hamako Shihonmatsu

Leslie Keane as Aoi Fukami

Mark O'Conner as Seiichiro Haryu

Petra Glunz-Grosch as Mai Horaguchi

René Dawn-Claude as Mizuho Tanonaka

Klaus Dittmann as
Makoto Kumegawa
Präsident
Yuu Tokahara

Matheus Dudek as Nonki Hayama

Kay Jacobsen

Kirstin Hesse

Marie Meinders

Maxi Häcke

German companies 

Additional Dubbing: Matchville Studios

Distributor: Anime-House

Dubbing: Dudelstudio

Theme Song Production: Dudelstudio

 
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