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Sakura Quest

Sakura Quest (Japanese: サクラクエスト, Hepburn: Sakura Kuesuto) is a 25-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Sōichi Masui. It aired from April 5 to September 20, 2017. The anime is described as part of P.A. Works' "working series", which tells the stories about people and their jobs, after Hanasaku Iroha and Shirobako.[1]

Plot

Yoshino Koharu is a young woman looking for a job in Tokyo but is only met with a series of rejections. However, she has a seemingly lucky break when she receives a job offer to work with the tourism board of the economically struggling Manoyama village as their "Queen". With no other choice, Yoshino accepts the offer and travels to Manoyama only to find out that she was hired based on a case of mistaken identity and that her contract term is for one year instead of the one day, as she had initially thought. With nowhere else to go, Yoshino reluctantly becomes Queen of Manoyama.

Characters

Yoshino Koharu (木春由乃, Koharu Yoshino)[2]
Voiced by: Ayaka Nanase[3] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton[4] (English)
The main protagonist. She grew up in a rural area in Japan and went to college in Tokyo in hopes of landing a job in the city, but after failing to land a job she gets an offer to work for the tourism department of Manoyama village, which runs a micronation called the Chupacabra Kingdom. She had actually visited Manoyama as a child and was treated as a queen during her visit. At the end of the series, she leaves Manoyama as the tourism board has decided to disband the Chupacabra Kingdom.
Shiori Shinomiya (四ノ宮しおり, Shinomiya Shiori)[2]
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[3] (Japanese); Tia Ballard[4] (English)
A native of Manoyama and member of the tourism board, Shiori is a friendly and kind hearted girl who wants to see the town improve and acts as Yoshino's guide.
Maki Midorikawa (緑川真希, Midorikawa Maki)[2]
Voiced by: Chika Anzai[3] (Japanese); Leah Clark[4] (English)
An amateur actor and local celebrity in Manoyama, Maki is famed for a bit part she played in a television series called the Oden Detective.
Ririko Oribe (織部凛々子, Oribe Ririko)[2]
Voiced by: Chiemi Tanaka[3] (Japanese); Brina Palencia[4] (English)
Ririko is the granddaughter of the local sweets shop owner and is a fan of the occult.
Sanae Kōzuki (香月早苗, Kōzuki Sanae)[2]
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[3] (Japanese); Elizabeth Maxwell[4] (English)
A web entrepreneur, Sanae is a Tokyo native who moved to Manoyama to escape city life.
Ushimatsu Kadota (門田丑松, Kadota Ushimatsu)[2]
Voiced by: Atsushi Ono,[5] Takuya Eguchi (young) (Japanese); Mark Stoddard,[4] Ian Ferguson (young) (English)
The grouchy head of Manoyama's tourism board and the King of the town. He acts as Yoshino's direct superior. He was in a band with Chitose and Dokushima during his youth and planned to leave Manoyama, but stayed after an incident during the town's festival.
Chitose Oribe (織部千登勢, Oribe Chitose)[2]
Voiced by: Maki Izawa,[5] Yoko Hikasa (young) (Japanese); Rachel Robinson,[4] Carli Mosier (young) (English)
Ririko's grandmother who runs a sweets shop. She was in a band with Ushimatsu and Dokushima during her youth.
Dokushima (毒島)[2]
Voiced by: Kazuhiro Yamaji,[5] Yōji Ueda (young) (Japanese); Charles Campbell,[4] Mike McFarland (young) (English)
Manoyama's local mechanic and eccentric inventor, and owner of the Dokushima Workshop. He was in band with Ushimatsu and Chitose during his youth.
Takamizawa (高見沢)[2]
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[5] (Japanese); Robert McCollum,[4] Steph Garrett (young) (English)
Manoyama's sole bus driver.
Kindaichi (金田一)[2]
Voiced by: Masashi Nogawa, Minami Kabayama (young) (Japanese); Cris George, Ryan Reynolds (young) (English)
A police officer of Manoyama who is friends with Takamizawa and Noge when they were young.
Noge (野毛)[2]
Voiced by: Yōji Ueda,[5] Ruriko Aoki (young) (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum,[4] Howard Wang (young) (English)
A lover of books who fulfilled his childhood dream of owning his own bookshop when the owner of his favorite bookstore retired and agreed to sell it to him. Noge wants to have a business that sells books of all kinds, but with declining birth rates and internet sales hurting his business he is forced to limit his stock to magazines and best sellers.
Kinoshita (木下)
Voiced by: Kohsuke Toriumi (Japanese); Orion Pitts (English)
Kinoshita is a member of a rockband with Tokichiro and Hideyoshi. Later he performs a live concert at Manoyama's founding festival per Yukiya Amamiya's request.
Yamada (山田)[2]
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono[5] (Japanese); Dallas Reid[4] (English)
Mino (美濃)[2]
Voiced by: Daiki Hamano[5] (Japanese); Aaron Roberts[4] (English)
Mr. Sandal (サンダルさん, Sandaru-san)[2]
Voiced by: Vinay Murthy[5] (Japanese); Jerry Jewell[4] (English)
Tomoko Suzuki (鈴木 知子, Suzuki Tomoko) / Angelica (アンジェリカ, Anjerika)[2]
Voiced by: Nanako Mori[5] (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard[4] (English)
Tomoko is the mother of Erika and Anji and an inhabitant of Manoyama who owns a restaurant and a fortune teller specializing in stroke reading and using the crystal ball.
Erika Suzuki (鈴木エリカ, Suzuki Erika)[2]
Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa[5] (Japanese); Jill Harris[4] (English)
Erika is the daughter of Tomoko and the older sister of Anji. She has a crush on Kosuke.
Anji Suzuki (鈴木 杏志, Suzuki Anji)[2]
Voiced by: Yuiko Tatsumi[5] (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft[4] (English)
Anji is the son of Tomoko and the younger brother of Erika. He wants to play the taiko drums when he grows up.

Broadcast and distribution

Sakura Quest is directed by Sōichi Masui and produced by P.A. Works. It ran for 25 episodes and it aired in Japan from April 5 to September 20, 2017, on Tokyo MX, with further broadcasts on ABC, AT-X, BS11, and Tulip TV.[6] Alexandre S. D. Celibidache is credited with the original work,[1] and the screenplay was written by Masahiro Yokotani. Kanami Sekiguchi based the character design used in the anime on Bunbun's original designs.[7] The music is produced by the band (K)NoW_NAME, who also perform the opening and ending themes. The first opening theme is "Morning Glory"[8] and the first ending theme is "Freesia".[9] The second opening theme is "Lupinus" and the second ending theme is "Baby's Breath".[10] The anime is licensed by Funimation in North America with an English dub,[11] and the series was streamed by Crunchyroll with English subtitles.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Crunchyroll to Stream P.A. Works' Sakura Quest Original Anime". Anime News Network. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Sakura Quest Anime Promo Shows Main Characters". Anime News Network. March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "PA Works Makes Sakura Quest Anime About Girls Reviving Rustic Town". Anime News Network. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Funimation Reveals English Dub Casts for WorldEnd, Sakura Quest Anime". Anime News Network. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Sakura Quest TV Anime Reveals Key Visual, More Cast". Anime News Network. February 10, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Sakura Quest TV Anime Listed With 25 Episodes". Anime News Network. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  7. ^ "P.A. Works' Sakura Quest Promo Video Reveals April 5 Premiere". Anime News Network. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Sakura Quest Anime's 1st Teaser Video Previews Opening Theme". Anime News Network. December 14, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "TVアニメ「サクラクエスト」主題歌情報" (in Japanese). P.A. Works. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "Sakura Quest Anime's 2nd Cour Visual, Theme Songs Revealed". Anime News Network. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  11. ^ "Funimation Adds Sakura Quest Anime Series to Simuldub Lineup". Anime News Network. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "Sakura Quest" (in Japanese). Tokyo MX. Retrieved April 5, 2017.

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