Urahara is an anime television series based on the webcomic PARK Harajuku: Crisis Team!, which is written by Patrick Macias and illustrated by Mugi Tanaka. The anime adaptation was co-produced by EMT Squared and Shirogumi and aired from October to December 2017.

Urahara
Urahara key visual
うらはら
GenreScience fiction, comedy
Created byPatrick Macias
Anime television series
Directed byAmika Kubo
Produced byVAP
Written byNatsuko Takahashi
Music byYasunori Iwasaki
StudioEMT Squared
Shirogumi
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, BS Fuji, AT-X
Original run October 4, 2017 December 20, 2017
Episodes12
PARK Harajuku: Crisis Team!
AuthorPatrick Macias
IllustratorMugi Tanaka
PublisherCrunchyroll
Original runMay 2015
URL
PARK Harajuku: Crisis Team!

Synopsis

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Three high school girls hailing from Harajuku band together to fight off culture thieving aliens from outer space.

Cast

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Character Japanese[1] English[2]
Rito Sudo Luna Haruna Julie Shields
Mari Shirako Sumire Uesaka Alexis Tipton
Kotoko Watatsumugi Manaka Iwami Sarah Wiedenheft
Ebifuruya Yasunori Matsumoto Anthony Bowling
Misa Maruno Kokoa Amano Monica Rial
Ebi Yasunori Matsumoto Chris Wehkamp
Sayumin Riho Iida Tia Ballard

Anime

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Production of the anime adaptation was announced in March 2017.[3] Amika Kubo directed the series at EMT Squared and Shirogumi. The production staff consists of Masatsugu Arakawa as the chief director, Natsuko Takahashi is in charge of series composition, Mariko Fujita as the animation character designer, and Takahiro Yamada as the mechanical designer. It aired from October 4 to December 20, 2017.[4] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[5] Funimation premiered the dub on October 24, 2017.[2] The opening theme is "Antithesis Escape" by Sumire Uesaka, and the ending theme is "KIRAMEKI☆Lifeline" (KIRAMEKI☆ライフライン, Sparkling Lifeline) by Luna Haruna.[1]

Episode list

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No. Title[a] Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Donut Crisis"
"Dōnatsu kuraishisu" (ドーナツクライシス)
Directed by : Takatoshi Suzuki
Storyboarded by : Masatsugu Arakawa
Natsuko TakahashiOctober 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)
2"Popcorn Panic"
"Poppukōn panikku" (ポップコーンパニック)
Directed by : Kiyoshi Murayama
Storyboarded by : Kenichi Maejima
Natsuko Takahashi
Daisuke Watanabe
October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)
3"Crêpe Craving"
"Kurēpu kurēbingu" (クレープクレービング)
Shinya UneJun Narita
Natsuko Takahashi
October 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)
4"Ice Cream Fever"
"Aisukurīmu fībā" (アイスクリームフィーバー)
Directed by : Yoshito Hata
Storyboarded by : Hisashi Ishii
Daisuke Watanabe
Natsuko Takahashi
October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
5"Gummy Gummy Dummy"
"Gumigumidamī" (グミグミダミー)
Atsushi NigorikawaYukie SugawaraNovember 1, 2017 (2017-11-01)
6"Cotton Heart"
"Kotton Hāto" (コットンハート)
Directed by : Toshiaki Kamihara
Storyboarded by : Kenichi Maejima
Jun Narita
Natsuko Takahashi
November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)
7"Sakuramochi Blues"
"Sakura mochi burū" (サクラモチブルー)
Directed by : Yukio Kuroda
Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Shimazu
Shigeki Okusa
Natsuko Takahashi
November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15)
8"Fabulous Crêpe"
"Fabyurasu kurēpu" (ファビュラスクレープ)
Directed by : Kiyoshi Murayama
Storyboarded by : Kenichi Maejima
Masahiro OkuboNovember 22, 2017 (2017-11-22)
9"Bitter Candy"
"bitākyandī" (ビターキャンディー)
Directed by : Takatoshi Suzuki
Storyboarded by : Hisashi Ishii
Jun NaritaNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)
10"Swallowing Queen"
"Marunomikuīn" (マルノミクィーン)
Directed by : Eiichi Kuboyama
Storyboarded by : Kenichi Maejima
Shigeki OkusaDecember 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)
11"Fried Shrimp Runaway"
"Ebifurairannawei" (エビフライランナウェイ)
Directed by : Yoshito Hata
Storyboarded by : Tomio Yamauchi
Masahiro Okubo
Natsuko Takahashi
December 13, 2017 (2017-12-13)
12"Goodbye Parfait"
"Gubbaipafe" (グッバイパフェ)
Directed by : Mihiro Yamaguchi
Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Shimazu
Natsuko TakahashiDecember 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)

Notes

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  1. ^ All English episode titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Urahara Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, More of Cast". Anime News Network. August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Funimation Announces English Dub Casts for Code:Realize, Urahara, Dies Irae". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. ^ "Crunchyroll's PARK Harajuku: Crisis Team! Webcomic Inspires Urahara Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  4. ^ "Urahara Anime's Promo Video Reveals October 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Crunchyroll to Host N. American Premieres of Black Clover, Urahara, Dies Irae Anime at Anime Weekend Atlanta". Anime News Network. September 23, 2017.
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