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 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction, comedy |
| Created by | Patrick Macias |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Amika Kubo |
| Produced by | VAP |
| Written by | Natsuko Takahashi |
| Music by | Yasunori Iwasaki |
| Studio | EMT Squared Shirogumi |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, AT-X |
| Original run | October 4, 2017 – December 20, 2017 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| PARK Harajuku: Crisis Team! | |
|---|---|
| Author | Patrick Macias |
| Illustrator | Mugi Tanaka |
| Publisher | Crunchyroll |
| Original run | May 2015 |
| URL | |
| PARK Harajuku: Crisis Team! | |
Synopsis
editThree high school girls hailing from Harajuku band together to fight off culture thieving aliens from outer space.
Cast
edit| 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
editProduction 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
edit| 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 Takahashi | October 4, 2017 |
| 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 |
| 3 | "Crêpe Craving" "Kurēpu kurēbingu" (クレープクレービング) | Shinya Une | Jun Narita Natsuko Takahashi | October 18, 2017 |
| 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 |
| 5 | "Gummy Gummy Dummy" "Gumigumidamī" (グミグミダミー) | Atsushi Nigorikawa | Yukie Sugawara | November 1, 2017 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8 | "Fabulous Crêpe" "Fabyurasu kurēpu" (ファビュラスクレープ) | Directed by : Kiyoshi Murayama Storyboarded by : Kenichi Maejima | Masahiro Okubo | November 22, 2017 |
| 9 | "Bitter Candy" "bitākyandī" (ビターキャンディー) | Directed by : Takatoshi Suzuki Storyboarded by : Hisashi Ishii | Jun Narita | November 29, 2017 |
| 10 | "Swallowing Queen" "Marunomikuīn" (マルノミクィーン) | Directed by : Eiichi Kuboyama Storyboarded by : Kenichi Maejima | Shigeki Okusa | December 6, 2017 |
| 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 |
| 12 | "Goodbye Parfait" "Gubbaipafe" (グッバイパフェ) | Directed by : Mihiro Yamaguchi Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Shimazu | Natsuko Takahashi | December 20, 2017 |
Notes
edit- ^ All English episode titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
References
edit- ^ a b "Urahara Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, More of Cast". Anime News Network. August 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Funimation Announces English Dub Casts for Code:Realize, Urahara, Dies Irae". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ^ "Crunchyroll's PARK Harajuku: Crisis Team! Webcomic Inspires Urahara Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ^ "Urahara Anime's Promo Video Reveals October 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Crunchyroll to Host N. American Premieres of Black Clover, Urahara, Dies Irae Anime at Anime Weekend Atlanta". Anime News Network. September 23, 2017.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Urahara (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia