Uninhabited Planet Survive!
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| Mujin Wakusei Survive (Uninhabited Planet Survive) | |
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| 無人惑星サヴァイヴ (Mujin Wakusei Survive) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action, Slice-of-Life |
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| Directed by | Yuichiro Yano |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Network | NHK, Animax |
| Original run | 16 October 2003 – 28 October 2004 |
| No. of episodes | 52 + 3 OVA Specials |
Mujin Wakusei Survive (無人惑星サヴァイヴ) or Uninhabited Planet Survive (also known as Planet Survival, sometimes mistranslated as Survival or Desert Planet Survive) is a Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Action/Adventure anime series that aired in Japan on NHK from October 16, 2003 to October 28, 2004. It is a 52 Episode series produced by Telecom Anime and Madhouse Production.
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[edit] Story
It's the 22nd century.. Space Travel, Planet Colonization, and even Anti-Gravity Basketball are practically daily things. The Planet Earth has become unlivable, and therefore, people now live on Colonies on the surrounding planets. When we first meet our heroine, the young transfer student Luna, she's running to her new school on a seemingly normal day. There, she meets the six people that will forever change her life. When on a field trip, a simple mistake creates chaos as Luna, her pet robot, and six other classmates are thrown though a gravity storm and crash land on an uninhabited planet. With Luna's father's last words still ringing in her ears, she plans to do just that. Live. Now, the leader Luna, the robot cat Chako, the lone wolf Kaoru, the spoiled rich boy Howard, the shy Sharla, the obedient Bell, the prideful musician Menori and the young genius Shingo must fight for their survival on an uninhabited planet. But.. Is it really Uninhabited? ..or is there someone or something out there, waiting the dark shadows of the past..?
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Main Characters (Survivors)
- Luna (Yukiko Iwai) – Luna grew up with her father on Mars. When her father died, she studied hard and won a scholarship from the Howard Foundation. She moved to Colony Loca A2 along with her pet robot cat- Chako. She is a born leader and always seems to bring out the good in everyone. She seems to always be happy, although the thought of her father's death still holds deep in her heart. She doesn't like to see anyone hurt, and will go out of her way to save someone. Although her plans all have good intentions, sometimes they dont turn out the way she wants them to.
- Chako (Kiyoe Koiidzuka) – Chako is a robotic cat that was abandoned by her old owner and left for scrap. She was about to be thrown into molten lava when Luna's dad rescued her and rebuilt her to give to Luna as a present. At first, Luna hated Chako. She later found out that she and Chako had a lot in common, and gradually warmed up to her. Chako originally got onto the field trip space ship by sneaking her way aboard. She helps Shingo out with most of the electronic and technical problems.
- Sharla (Nahoko Kinoshita) – A rather shy girl who Luna becomes friends with when she transfers into the school.
- Menori (Mabuki Andou, child - Kiyomi Asai) – Class president of the school where Luna transfers. She plays the violin.
- Howard (Akira Ishida) – Son of a wealthy company owner. a spoiled and selfish boy. Nothing is known about his mother?because he always talks about his father and when in danger,screams 'Papa!!!'in one of the episodes?when everybody shout their speeches to their parents,Howard only shouts to his "papa",and everybody else shout to their "otosan"and"okasan"
- Bell (Akimitsu Takase) – Even though he is kind, he is pressured into doing whatever Howard asks because his father works for Howard's father and Howard threatens to have his father fire Bell's father.
- Kaoru (Mitsuaki Madono) – Kaoru is relatively quiet and reserved, but when he does talk, he tells the truth, if you like it or not. He prefers to go it alone and not to involve anyone else, risking his life for another without hesitation. Like Luna, he holds a death deep in his heart that has changed his life. He's often resorceful and catches onto something before anyone else. He was the only one-besides Luna- who stood up to Howard at the beginning. He seems to relate to Luna more than anyone, although he'd never say it.
- Shingo (Junko Minagawa) – He is a genius in Luna's class. He was skipped ahead 2 years due to his high grades, and is a mechanical genius.
- Adam (Kazumi Okushima) – When Luna, Shingo, Bell, Chako, and Menori accidentally stumbled onto the strange building and entered, they found a strange young alien boy in a chrogenic sleep. Apon awakening, Luna found the boy's name was Alduram Gyet and that she was to take care of him. It wasn't until Howard blurted out the name Adam, that he was given the nickname. It's unclear how he got there or why, but Luna and the other plan to find out.
[edit] Secondary Characters
- Porte (Masaaki Tsukada) – Old enough to be the grandfather of the main cast, he is the mechanic of the space transport "Orion". Porte does not appear until halfway through the show. He dies from wounds shortly after the conflict with the murderers that invaded "Orion".
- Luna's father (Kenji Hamada)
- Brindo (Junpei Morita)
- Zilba (Kyoko Hikami)
- Bob (Mitsuaki Hoshino) - An escaped convict cyborg.
- Tako (Naoki Bandou) - A robot who helps the group
- Survive (Tamio Ohki) - The main computer of the Planet
[edit] Background Characters
- Rui/Louis (Makoto Ishii)
- Farlow (Yasuyuki Kase)
[edit] Theme songs
- Opening
- Bokura no Message (僕らのメッセージ, "Our Message") by kiroro
- Ending
- Sunny Side Hill by ROUND TABLE featuring Nino
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Episode list
| Ep# | English title | Japanese title |
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| 1 | Transfer Student, Luna! | 「転校生、ルナです！」 (Tenkousei, Luna Desu!) |
| 2 | Is Evasion Impossible?! | 「回避は不可能！？」 (Kaibi wa Fukanou!?) |
| 3 | Real Wind, Real Sea | 「ほんものの風、ほんものの海」 (honmono no kaze, honmono no umi) |
| 4 | What`s Going To Happen To Us? | 「私たち、どうなっちゃうの！」 (watashitachi, dounacchauno!) |
| 5 | Sharla, Don't give up! | 「シャアラ、負けちゃダメ！」 (SHAARA, makecha dame!) |
| 6 | We`re Not Playing A Game | 「僕らはゲームをしてるんじゃない」 (bokura wa GE-MU wo shiterun janai) |
| 7 | We`ve Only Just Started Walking | 「まだ歩き始めたばかり」 (mada aruki hajimeta bakari) |
[edit] Specials
| Aired on | English title |
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| January, 2004 | Mujin Wakusei Survive, Special! |
| October, 2004 | Mujin Wakusei Survive, Ending Special! |
| December, 2004 | Mujin Wakusei Survive, Christmas Special! |
[edit] Staff
- Director: Yuichiro Yano
- Script: Shoji Yonemura
- Music: Takefumi Haketa
- Original Character Design: Hisashi Eguchi
- Character Design: Teiichi Takiguchi
- Art director: Makoto Shiraishi
- Animation producer: Koji Takeuchi & Masao Maruyama
- Anime Production Supervisor: Keiko Nakaji
- Arrangement: Akira Shigemi (OP theme)
- Art Content: Yuichiro Yano
- CG Production: Hironao Imagawa
- Color Coordination: Noriko Matsumoto
- Color design: Tomoko Yamamoto
- Composition: Chiharu Tamaki (OP theme) & Katsutoshi Kitagawa (ED theme)
- Coordinator: Yasunaga Tsuji
- Editing: Yoshihiro Kasahara
- Music Coordinator: Yutaka Aida
- Original Story: Masashi Komemura
- Producer: Hisako Matsumoto
- Production Manager: Satoru Shimizu
- Recording Supervisor: Toshio Saitou
- Series Story Editor: Masashi Komemura
- Setting: Hisao Yokobori
- Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi
- Supervision: Yuichiro Yano
[edit] Trivia
- The Japanese Voice actor of Howard (Akira Ishida) also plays the popular voice of Gaara from Naruto.[1]
[edit] External links
- Official NHK Mujin Wakusei Website (Japanese)
- Telecom Anime Mujin Wakusei Website (Japanese)
- JVC Mujin Wakusei Theme Songs (Japanese)
- Mujin Wakusei Survive at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
