Saikano (2002)
Saikano is a 2002 Japanese-language animation series. It stars Shirô Ishimoda, Fumiko Orikasa and Yuu Sugimoto.
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. is a manga, anime, and OVA series by Shin Takahashi, creator of Iihito and Kimi no Kakera. Saikano was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine. A live-action movie adaptation was released in Japan on January 28, 2006 with Aki Maeda starring as Chise. The Saikano manga and anime series has been licensed and is being distributed by Viz Media in English in North America. The anime series is distributed in the UK by Manga Entertainment. Although the city is not mentioned by name in the series, many of the locations used in Saikano can by all probability be found in Otaru-shi, west of Sapporo. The train station, "Hell Hill", the Asahi Observation Hill, the view over the harbor, and the school all have similar looking counterparts in the city of Otaru.
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What is Saikano about?
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. is a manga, anime, and OVA series by Shin Takahashi, creator of Iihito and Kimi no Kakera. Saikano was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine. A live-action movie adaptation was released in Japan on January 28, 2006 with Aki Maeda starring as Chise. The Saikano manga and anime series has been licensed and is being distributed by Viz Media in English in North America. The anime series is distributed in the UK by Manga Entertainment. Although the city is not mentioned by name in the series, many of the locations used in Saikano can by all probability be found in Otaru-shi, west of Sapporo. The train station, "Hell Hill", the Asahi Observation Hill, the view over the harbor, and the school all have similar looking counterparts in the city of Otaru.
When was Saikano released?
Saikano was released on 2 July 2002.
How many episodes does Saikano have?
Saikano has 13 episodes across 1 seasons.
Cast
- Shirô Ishimoda as Shuji (voice)
- Fumiko Orikasa as Chise (voice)
- Yuu Sugimoto as Akemi (voice)
- Tetsu Shiratori as Atsushi (voice)
- Hiroki Shimowada as Nori (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Tetsu (voice)
- Mika Doi as Shuji's Mother (voice)
- Kiyomi Asai as Seiko (voice)
- Miki Ito as Fuyumi (voice)
- Sachiko Kojima as Yukari (voice)
- Yuji Kishi as Kazu (voice)
- Atsushi Ⅱ as Kawahara (voice)
