The production of a TV Anime series based on Kobato. has been decided, the announcement was formally made in the January issue of Newtype magazine (Dez/2008).
The animation production is in charge of MADHOUSE studios (Card Captor Sakura, X, Chobits) and CLAMP member Nanase Ohkawa is included in the staff as series compositor.
+ Staff
Original work: CLAMP (Kobato., Wish)
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Series Supervision: Morio Asaka
Series Composition: Michiko Yokote / Nanase Ohkawa (CLAMP)
Scripts: Mamiko Ikeda / Miharu Hirami / Reiko Yoshida / Tsutomu Mizushima / Yuka Yamada
Character Design: Hiromi Kato
Chief Animation Director: Satoshi Tazaki
Color design: Harue Ono
Art director: Hideyuki Ueno
Director of Photography: Kouhei Tanada
Editing: Kashiko Kimura
Sound director: Masafumi Mima / Toshihiko Nakajima
Music: Takeshi Hama
Music production: FlyingDog, Inc.
Animation: MADHOUSE
Opening Theme performer: Maaya Sakamoto
Ending Theme performer: Megumi Nakajima
+ Cast
Kobato Hanato: Kana Hanazawa
Ioryogi: Tetsu Inada
Kiyokazu Fujimoto: Tomoaki Maeno
Sayaka Okiura: Fumiko Orikasa
Chitose Mihara: Houko Kawashima
Chiho/Chise Mihara: Megumi Nakajima
Kazuto Okiura: Shinichiro Miki
Kohaku: Chiwa Saitou
Ginsei: Daisuke Namikawa
Genko: Rikiya Koyama
Zuishou: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Shuuichirou Kudou: Ken Narita
+ Broadcast
The anime started its broadcast on October 6 2009, on NHK-BS2 channel. A total of 24 episodes are scheduled.
+ Episode List
Number |
Title |
Original Run |
01 |
...Wishful Girl. |
2009-10-06 |
02 |
...The Konpeito's Shine. |
2009-10-13 |
03 |
...The Rain's Gift. |
2009-10-20 |
04 |
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2009-10-27 |
+ Articles
Newtype January, 2009 |
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Newtype February, 2009 |
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Newtype July, 2009 |
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Newtype August, 2009 |
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Animage September, 2009 |
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Newtype September, 2009 |
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Newtype October, 2009 |
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