Le Chevalier D'Eon
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| Le Chevalier D'Eon | |||
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 The cover of Volume 1 of the Le Chevalier D'Eon DVDs. |
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| シュヴァリエ (Shuvarie) |
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| Genre | Historical, Mystery, Horror | ||
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| Director | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | ||
| Studio | Production I.G Shochiku | ||
| Network |  WOWOW, Animax |
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| Original run | August 19, 2006 – February 24, 2007 | ||
| Episodes | 24 | ||
Chevalier: Le Chevalier D'Eon (シュヴァリエ Shuvarie?) (French meaning: D'Eon the Knight) is a 24-episode anime TV series based on Tow Ubukata's historical fantasy novel of the same title, produced by Production I.G. It has aired in Japan on WOWOW and Animax, broadcast the series across its respective networks worldwide, including its English language networks in Southeast Asia and India[1][2], as well as other networks in Taiwan, Hong Kong and other regions. The novel has been previously adapted as manga, written by Kiriko Yumeji and Tow Ubukata.
The story is loosely based on the historical figure Chevalier d'Eon, who lived in the middle of 18th Century, pre-revolution France under the reign of Louis XV.[3]
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[edit] Plot
In the beginning was the Word. Those were the days when King Louis XV ruled... Versailles shone in all its glory, and upon the course of the Seine, flourished the city of Paris, pervaded by beauty and chaos. Time changes everything. Only the words remain. That is why I, D'Eon de Beaumont, tell the story of myself, and my comrades who believed in the spirit of France. I shall relate the events which ended an era, and of the woman's body found floating in the Seine. Her name was Lia de Beaumont. My elder sister. - D'Eon de Beaumont (from the first episode of the series)
The story begins in Paris 1742, when the body of a woman named Lia de Beaumont is found in a casket floating along the Seine.[4] The only clue regarding her death is the word "Psalms", which is written in blood on the lid of the casket. D'Eon de Beaumont, Lia's younger brother and a knight in service of King Louis XV, takes it upon himself to investigate his sister's mysterious death, along with the strange disappearances of a number of French women.
[edit] Key concepts
- Poet (詩人 Shijin?) - A Poet is a person capable of casting spells and controlling gargoyles by reciting Psalms.
- Gargoyles (ガーゴイル Gāgoiru?) - Animated corpses that have mercury in their bodies instead of blood. The marking "H∴O"[5] is placed on the body or on a pendant worn by the corpses, which enables Poets to control them. These creatures are not referred to as gargoyles until after Robin mentions to D'Eon that they reminded him of the gargoyles found on buildings.
- Royal Psalms (王の詩篇 Ō no shihen?, lit. "Psalm of Kings") - One of the six thematic sub-categories of Psalms. These are a group of verses that deals with the idea of God and Kingship.
- Psalm of Vengeance (報復の詩 Hōfuku no shihen?) - Naqam (often abbreviated as "NQM"), meaning "vengeance" in Hebrew. One of the most quoted psalm of lament in the show is Psalm 35.
- Le Secret du Roi or The King's Secret (機密局 Kimitsu kyoku?) - The secret intelligence organization of King Louis XV, headed by Duc de Broglie.
- The Revolutionary Brethren (革命教団 Kakumei kyōdan?, lit. Revolutionary organization) - A group of Poets headed by the Count of Saint-Germain under the patronage of the Duc de Orléans.
- The Four Musketeers (四銃士 Yon jyūshi?) - The name Teillagory suggested the group formed when he joins forces with Durand, Robin, and D'Eon.
[edit] Main Characters
A list of supporting characters can be found at List of supporting Le Chevalier D'Eon characters.
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Voiced by: Yūki Tai (Japanese), David Matranga (English); Old D'Eon Voiced by: Akio Nojima (Japanese), Ted Pfister (English) |
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Voiced by: Risa Mizuno (Japanese), Taylor Hannah (English) |
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Voiced by: Megumi Matsumoto (Japanese), Tyler Galindo (English) |
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Voiced by: Ken Narita (Japanese), Illich Guardiola (English) |
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Voiced by: Haruo Sato (Japanese), John Swasey (English) |
[edit] Production
[edit] Staff
- Produced by Production I.G, Shochiku
- Script: Tow Ubukata, Yasuyuki Muto
- Directed by: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
- Character Design: Tomomi Ozaki
- Art Director: Hiroshi Ono
- CGI Director: Makoto Endo
- Music: Michiru Oshima
[edit] Theme music
- OP - "BORN" Miwako Okuda
- Music: Hiro Oyagi
- Arrangement: Hideyuki "Daichi" Suzuki
- Lyrics: Chokkyu Murano
- ED - "OVER NIGHT" Aya
- Lyrics: Aya
- Music: Aya & Dai Kasho
[edit] Reception
[edit] Media information
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Soundtrack
| Chevalier ~ kizuna to hōfuku ~ Original Soundtrack | ||
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| Soundtrack by Various artists | ||
| Released | 2006-11-22 | |
| Label | BMG Japan | |
| Track | Japanese Title | Transcription/Translation | Time |
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| 1 | "BORN" | ||
| 2 | "PSALMS -パルムス-" | PSALMS - pamurusu - / PSALMS | |
| 3 | 最愛王 | Saiaiou / Beloved King | |
| 4 | カフェ -パリの喧騒- | Kafe -pari no kensō / Cafe - Paris' Tumult | |
| 5 | 革命前夜 | Kakumei zenya / The Previous Night's Revolution | |
| 6 | 四銃士 | Yon jyūshi / Four Musketeers | |
| 7 | 機密局 -NQM- | Kimitsu kyoku / Secret Channel (Secret du Roi) -NQM- | |
| 8 | ベルミニョンヌ | Beruminyonnu / Vermillion | |
| 9 | ガーゴイル -H∴O- | Gāgoiru -H∴O- / Gargoyle -H∴O- | |
| 10 | 剣閃のこだま | Kensen no kodama / | |
| 11 | -リアの棺- | Ria no kan / Lia's Coffin | |
| 12 | 革命教団 | Kakumei kyōdan / Revolutionary Brethren | |
| 13 | 詩人の声 -サンジェルマン- | Shijin no koe - sanjeruman - / Poet's Voice - Saint-Germain - | |
| 14 | 誓約交わせし者 | Seiyaku kawase shi sha / | |
| 15 | オーギュスト | Ōgyusto / Auguste | |
| 16 | ル・アーブル港へ | Ru・āburu kō he / To Le Havre | |
| 17 | -止まった時計- | Tomatta tokei / Stopped Watch | |
| 18 | 悲憤 | Hifun / Resentment | |
| 19 | 女帝 -改革の志- | Nyotei - kaikaku no kokorozashi - / Empress - Will of Reformation | |
| 20 | 政変 | Seihen / Coup | |
| 21 | 雨の聖都 | Ame no hijiri miyako / | |
| 22 | ロシアに死す | Roshia ni shisu / Russia's Death | |
| 23 | メドメナム | Medomenamu / Medmenham | |
| 24 | マクシミリアン | Makushimirian / Maximilian | |
| 25 | 忠誠ゆえに | Chūsei yue ni / | |
| 26 | 隻腕の剣士 | Sekiwan no kenshi / One-armed Swordsman | |
| 27 | 落日の騎士 | Rakujitsu no kishi / Knight of the Setting Sun | |
| 28 | アネモネ哀歌 | Anemone aika / Anemone Lament | |
| 29 | 終わりにまた言葉ありき | Owari ni mata kotoba ari ki / | |
| 30 | OVER NIGHT |
[edit] Manga
The manga, authored by Kiriko Yumeji (夢路 キリコ Yumeji Kiriko?) and Tow Ubukata (冲方 丁 Ubukata Tō?), was released on October 21, 2005. Currently, it has 6 volumes (the latest having been released December 2007) and is serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Z. It has also been released in the United States by Del Rey.
[edit] See also
[edit] References and notes
- ^ Synopsis for LE CHEVALIER D'EON. Animax Asia. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ Synopsis for LE CHEVALIER D'EON. Animax India. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ Le Chevalier d'Eon page on Production I.G Site.
- ^ Le Chevalier D'Eon. www.advfilms.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- ^ Hommes Optare (H∴O) - An ungrammatical mixture of French and Latin. "Hommes" is the French word for "men," whereas "optare" is derived from the Latin word "opto," which means "wish," making the phrase Men∴Wish. It is also an anagram of "Métamorphose".
[edit] External links
- Official website(Japanese)
- Chevalier on WOWOW's official site (Japanese)
- Chevalier on the ANIMAX official site (Japanese)
- Le Chevalier D'Eon on the ANIMAX ASIA official site (English)
- Chevalier on Clappa's official site (Japanese)
- Production I.G official site (Japanese)
- Production I.G official site (English)
- Le Chevalier D'Eon on ADV Films' official site (English)
- Official website for the Le Chevalier d'Eon manga (Japanese)
- Le Chevalier D'Eon (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
