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ClassicaLoid

ClassicaLoid (クラシカロイド, Kurashikaroido) is a 2016 Japanese musical comedy anime television series produced by Sunrise and NHK. The series premiered on October 8, 2016,[3] on NHK E, and aired until April 1, 2017. A second season began airing on October 7, 2017,[4] and aired until March 24, 2018.

Plot

High school students Kanae Otowa and Sōsuke Kagura live in a rural town that is attempting to reinvigorate itself with music. One day, ClassicaLoids of Beethoven and Mozart appear before them and play music they call Musik, which Otowa and Kagura soon discover is a power that causes strange phenomena. Soon after, ClassicaLoids of Chopin, Bach, Schubert, and other famous composers begin to appear. The power that the ClassicaLoids hold and their origins are a mystery that Otowa and Kagura seek to uncover.

Characters

Beethoven
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[5]
Mozart
Voiced by: Yuki Kaji[5]
Kanae Otowa (音羽歌苗, Otowa Kanae)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[6]
Sōsuke Kagura (神楽奏助, Kagura Sōsuke)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki[6]
Chopin
Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi[5]
Liszt
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto[5]
Schubert
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[5]
Bach
Voiced by: Taiten Kusunoki[7]
Tchaikovsky
Voiced by: Aya Endō[7]
Bądarzewska
Voiced by: M.A.O[7]
Pad-kun
Voiced by: Akira Ishida
Richard Wagner
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[8]
Antonín Dvořák
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[8]

Media

Anime

The anime began airing on October 8, 2016, on NHK E.[3] In North America, Sentai Filmworks acquired the license for the series and simulcasted it on Hulu, Anime Network and Crunchyroll.[9][10] In Australia and New Zealand, the series was simulcasted on AnimeLab.[11] A second season began airing on October 7, 2017,[4] and was simulcasted in North America and other regions on Hidive.[12]

Episode list

First season

Second season

  1. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

Production

The series was announced in July 2015 as a collaboration between Sunrise and NHK. It is animated by Sunrise, directed by Yoichi Fujita, and written by Miya Asakawa, Tsuyoshi Kida, Kyo Kogure, and Shū Matsubara, with Ichirō Sakaki and Michihiro Tsuchiya handling series composition. It features original character designs by Makoto Tsuchibayashi, adapted character designs by Seiichi Hashimoto, music by Masashi Hamauzu, and musical renditions by Daisuke Asakura, Tomoyasu Hotei, tofubeats and Tsunku for Liszt, Beethoven, Mozart and Bach, respectively.[13] NHK and BN Pictures are the series' producers.[1][14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sunrise Reveals Classicaloid Comedy TV Anime for 2016". Anime News Network. July 3, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Bridges, Rose (October 16, 2016). "Episodes 1-2 - ClassicaLoid". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Classicaloid TV Anime Slated to Premiere on October 8". Anime News Network. August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Classicaloid Anime Gets 2nd Series in October". Anime News Network. April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Classicaloid Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Composers in 2nd Promo Video". Anime News Network. June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Sunrise's Classicaloid Musical Action-Comedy Casts Mikako Komatsu, Nobunaga Shimazaki". Anime News Network. June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Classicaloid Anime Casts Taiten Kusunoki, Aya Endo, M.A.O". Anime News Network. August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "ClassicaLoid Anime's 2nd Season Reveals New Characters, New Staff". Anime News Network. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  9. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses ClassicaLoid Anime". Anime News Network. September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  10. ^ "Crunchyroll to Also Stream ClassicaLoid Anime". Anime News Network. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "Coming Soon to AnimeLab..." AnimeLab. September 29, 2016. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  12. ^ "Hidive Acquires 'ClassicalLoid 2' for North America and International Streaming". Hidive. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Classicaloid Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Composers in 2nd Promo Video". Anime News Network. June 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  14. ^ "Sunrise's Classicaloid Musical Action-Comedy Gets 1st Promo Video". Anime News Network. March 25, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

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