Saint October
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| Saint October | |
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 Saint Octobe logo |
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| セイントオクトーバー (Seinto Okutōbā) |
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| Genre | Magical girl, Mystery, Parody |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Masafumi Satō |
| Studio | Konami Digital Entertainment, Studio Comet |
| Network | Chiba TV |
| Original run | January 4, 2007 – June 28, 2007 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Author | Kiira~☆ |
| Publisher |  Mag Garden |
| Serialized in | Monthly Comic Blade |
| Original run | August 2006 |
Saint October (セイントオクトーバー Seinto Okutōbā?) is a Japanese anime television series created by Konami Digital Entertainment and animated by Studio Comet. It was also adapted into a manga series by mangaka Kiira~☆, which was serialized in the Japanese magazine Monthly Comic Blade published by Mag Garden in August 2006. The anime series premiered on Chiba TV on January 4, 2007 in Japan. The series revolves around three young girls who work for a detective agency who one day receive magical powers from a mysterious boy. The series' portrayal of magic makes extensive use of tarot symbolism.
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[edit] Plot
Saint October concerns a group of three girls and the detective agency they work for called the Kuroki Detective Agency (黒木探偵社 Kuroki Tanteisha?) in Alkana City (アルカナシティ Arukana Shiti?). The story begins during a case to catch a mysterious masked kidnapper who has been kidnapping young boys for a strange man he answers to as his boss and leader. Kotono is a young girl and a member of the agency, who, due to her young age, is working harder during this case. One night after returning home late alone, Kotono runs into a young boy who's crying alone. With no where else to take him, Kotono brings him back to her home at Joshuna's church where it is discovered that he has amnesia and cannot remember even his own name. While there, Natsuki Shirafuji, Kotono's friend and fellow detective, arrives to add further information to the kidnapping case. Suddenly, the masked kidnapped appears and successfully kidnaps the boy, but Kotono chases after him and gets the boy back after a short scuttle. Just when all looks lost, the boy uses a magical power to bestow unto Kotono a similar power in order to defeat the kidnapper. After she won, he reveals that he has remembered what his name is: Juan. Now the focus has turned to who is the kidnapper's boss who has been pursuing Juan.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Protagonists
- Kotono Hayama (葉山 小十乃 Hayama Kotono?) Voiced by: Azusa Kataoka
- Kotono is a young, usually cheerful, girl working for the Kuroki Detectice Agency. As a child, she was abandoned near a church with no memories of who she was or where she came from. The church's priest, Joshua, took her in as his own daughter.
- Natsuki Shirafuji (白藤 菜月 Shirafuji Natsuki?) Voiced by: Yukari Fukui
- Natsuki is Kotono's good friend of equal age and fellow member of the agency.
- Misaki Hijiri (聖 三咲 Hijiri Misaki?) Voiced by: Yu Kobayashi
- Joshua (ヨシュア Yoshua?) Voiced by: Yuuki Ono
- Joshua is a priest who is a member of the detective agency and Kotono's foster father after she was left at his church. Despite Kotono insisting he is merely her foster father, he thinks of himself as her real father.
- Kōshirō Kuroki (黒木 功士朗 Kuroki Kōshirō?) Voiced by: Naru Kawamoto
- Kōshirō is head of the Kuroki Dectective Agency though is often bogged down by work and doesn't get much respect from his fellow colleagues.
- Juan (ユアン Yuan?) Voiced by: Masami Suzuki
- Juan is a young boy who has amnesia. He initially gave Kotono her magical powers.
- Artista (アルティスタ Arutisuta?) Voiced by: Yumiko Hosono
- Eddie Tsukahara (エディ塚原 Edii Tsukahara?) Voiced by: Hitoshi Hibu
[edit] Antagonists
- Kurtz (クルツ Kurutu?) Voiced by: Kenjirō Tsuda
- Ash (アッシュ Asshu?) Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu
- Esmeralda (エスメラルダ?) Voicied by:Erika
[edit] Others
- Richard (リチャード Richaado?) Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama
- Ryōhei Mikado (帝 猟兵 Ryōhei Mikado?) Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
[edit] Adaptations
[edit] Anime
The Saint October anime series, created by Konami Digital Entertainment, first aired in Japan on January 4, 2007 on Chiba TV and is set to contain 26 episodes. The first DVD will go on sale on March 21, 2007.
[edit] Episodes
| Ep# | Title | Original air date | ||
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| 01/26 | "Loli Born! A Girl Becomes Super Goth-Loli!" (ロリ誕生！少女が超ゴスロリに！) |
January 4, 2007 | ||
| A masked man has been kidnapping young boys for an unknown purpose and the Kuroki Detective Agency is hot on the case. Kotono meets a young boy named Juan who is mysteriously connected to the whole ordeal. | ||||
| 02/26 | "Loli Surprised! The Rumored Beauty Super Invades!" (ロリ吃驚（びっくり）！噂の美女が超襲来！) |
January 11, 2007 | ||
| Firena, a washed up TV personality with breast implants, has been enlisted by Company Reverse to attempt to kidnap Juan, but is ultimately stopped by Kotono. | ||||
| 03/26 | "Loli United Battle! Even the Young Lady Super Transforms!" (ロリ共闘！お嬢様だって超変身！) |
January 18, 2007 | ||
| 04/26 | "Loli Troubled! The Vampire from the Super Daytime!" (ロリ迷惑！超昼間から吸血鬼！) |
January 25, 2007 | ||
| 05/26 | "Loli Rematch! Elrock's Super Revenge!" (ロリ再戦！エルロックの超リベンジ！) |
February 1, 2007 | ||
| 06/26 | "Loli Formation! The Super Detective Squad of Gothic Girls!" (ロリ結成！ゴスな少女の超探偵団！) |
February 8, 2007 | ||
| 07/26 | "Loli Suspicion! Joshua, His Super Hidden Love.." (ロリ疑惑！ヨシュア、超秘められたその愛・・) |
February 15, 2007 | ||
| 08/26 | "Lolis Devotion! Why? The Super Bowling with You!" (ロリ熱投！何故なの？あなたとの超ボーリング！) |
February 22, 2007 | ||
| 09/26 | "Loli Infiltration! At That Moment, the Super Big Thing on TV!" (ロリ潜入！その時、TVに映った超大物が！) |
March 1, 2007 | ||
| 10/26 | "Loli First Love! My Super Heart Reaches You!" (ロリ初恋！あなたに届け超マイハート！) |
March 8, 2007 | ||
| 11/26 | "Loli Suspicion! Joshua, His Super Hidden Love!" (ロリ激突！女の意地が超ごっつんこ！) |
March 15, 2007 | ||
| 12/26 | "Loli Pure Love! Sophia's Love Super Shines.." (ロリ純愛！ソフィアの愛は超輝いて・・) |
March 22, 2007 | ||
| 13/26 | (ロリ慟哭！悩んで迷って、超乙女！！) | March 29, 2007 | ||
| 14/26 | (ロリ復讐！あたちのうらみを超くらえでち！！) | April 5, 2007 | ||
| 15/26 | (ロリ昔日！記憶のあなたに超会うために…) | April 12, 2007 | ||
| 16/26 | (ロリ桃色！フォーリンラブに超ホーミータイトでち！) | April 19, 2007 | ||
| 17/26 | (ロリ抹殺！山で遭難超二人きり！) | April 26, 2007 | ||
| 18/26 | (ロリ救出！お嬢の決意が超マグマ！) | May 3, 2007 | ||
| 19/26 | (ロリ水着！波に消えた超片思い…) | May 10, 2007 | ||
| 20/26 | (ロリ救急！友情？同情？過剰に超看病！) | May 17, 2007 | ||
| 21/26 | (ロリ帰国！世界よ、われに超ひざまづけ！) | May 24, 2007 | ||
| 22/26 | (ロリ公開！超NAZO・NAZOな私のヒミツ！) | May 31, 2007 | ||
| 23/26 | (ロリ窮地！いつの間にやら超敵だらけ！) | June 7, 2007 | ||
| 24/26 | (ロリ激怒! 愛を奪還、超突入!) | June 14, 2007 | ||
| 25/26 | (ロリ激戦! 信じて見つめて超正義!) | June 21, 2007 | ||
| 26/26 | (ロリ決着! めくるめくあなたと超運命!) | June 28, 2007 | ||
[edit] Theme songs
- Opening theme
- "Wheel of fortune" by Azusa Kataoka, Yukari Fukui and Yu Kobayashi
- Ending Theme 1
- "Michi naru Basho e" by Yukari Fukui(Ep 1-10, 12-13)
- Ending Theme 2
- "Sora no Kotoba" by Yu Kobayashi(Ep 14-25)
- Ending Theme 3
- "Melow Stereo" by Azusa Kataoka, Yukari Fukui and Yu Kobayashi(Ep 26)
[edit] Manga
The Saint October manga adaptation was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade in August 2006, published by Mag Garden. It is illustrated by Kiira~☆.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Saint October official website (Japanese)
- Saint October official website (Japanese)
- Saint October (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
