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| ロスト・ユニバース (Rosuto Yunibāsu) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Takashi Watanabe |
| Studio |  E. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic (anime in Japanese, (born July 22, 1957 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese director. G. Films |
| Licensor |  ADV Films (original) Nozomi Entertainment (new) |
| Network | TV Tokyo International Channel SBS RTP,Canal Panda RTM 2 Unicable ABS-CBN, Hero TV |
| Original run | 3 April 1998 – 25 September 1998 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Author | Hajime Kanzaka |
| Illustrator | Shoko Yoshinaka |
| Publisher | Kadokawa |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Comic Dragon Jr. AD Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is an American international Multimedia entertainment company based in Houston Texas, active The Right Stuf International is an American retailer based in Grimes Iowa that markets and distributes Anime and Manga -relatedproducts is a TV station based in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as, a Portmanteau of "terebi" and "Tokyo AZN Television (formerly called International Channel) promoted itself as "the network for Asian America " Seoul Broadcasting System ( SBS) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal SA, commonly known as RTP and Rádio e Televisão de Portugal ( Portuguese for "Radio and Television of Portugal" Canal Panda is a Portuguese cable Television channel dedicated to children's programming, mostly Animated series. ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ( (ABS-CBN " A lto B roadcasting S ystem- C hronicle B roadcasting N etwork" Hero is the Anime cable channel in the Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Hajime Kanzaka (神坂 一 Kanzaka Hajime, born July 17, 1964) is a Japanese novelist and Manga story writer is a Japanese word literally meaning few years which can have the following meanings Shōnen a typical Boy, from elementary school through junior high |
| Original run | 1998 |
| Volumes | 3 |
Lost Universe (ロスト・ユニバース Rosuto Yunibāsu?) is a series of science fiction light novels, running from 1992 to 2000, by Japanese author Hajime Kanzaka. is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series A is a Novel with Anime - or Manga -style Illustrations primarily targeting teens and young adults Hajime Kanzaka (神坂 一 Kanzaka Hajime, born July 17, 1964) is a Japanese novelist and Manga story writer It was later adapted into an anime that ran throughout the summer of 1998 on TV Tokyo during the time slot that the anime depiction of Kanzaka's previous work, Slayers, ran, spanning a total of 26 episodes. (anime in Japanese, is a series of over 50 Light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi.
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Plot overview
In Slayers, it was mentioned that the main characters of that series live on a world that is one of the four created by the mother of all creation, called The Lord of Nightmares or simply LoN. is a series of over 50 Light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. This world was known as the Red World. Lost Universe, however, takes place in a different world, known as the Black World. Whereas the demi-gods of the various worlds such as Ruby-Eye Shabranigdo and Dark Star Dugradigdo had physical presence in that world, they appear in the Black World as "Lost Ships," or space ships that have mystical or somewhat magical powers. Kane Blueriver, a "trouble contractor," inherits a "Lost Ship" from his grandmother and from there, he and his sidekick Milly, together with Canal, the ship's computer, journey to find a source of the evil that threatens the universe. That evil results to be Nightmare company.
Series media
When the first novel of Lost Universe was released in 1992, it enjoyed moderate success due in no part to Kanzaka, who already had negotiations in the works for the Slayers anime. During its first few volumes, there was great popularity. However, with the release of the Slayers anime, the popularity waned as fans saw an "overload" of Slayers material. Unlike the Slayers anime, which lasted 78 episodes, Lost Universe only lasted 26 episodes, and was plagued with numerous production problems which came to be called Yashigani. A Lost Universe movie was rumored in 1998, but was cancelled in favor of more Slayers movies.
Worldwide releases
Lost Universe was dubbed and released in the United States by ADV Films in late 2001. AD Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is an American international Multimedia entertainment company based in Houston Texas, active Lost Universe also aired in dubbed form on the International Channel starting June 2003 and concluded January 2004. AZN Television (formerly called International Channel) promoted itself as "the network for Asian America " The anime was also dubbed into Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese and aired on TV in said countries. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Lost Universe was also dubbed and aired in Latin America countries like Mexico and Chile (on TVN and Etc...TV), getting a decent success, however, the Latin America Spanish version for unknown reasons hasn't the epilogue ending, making the series unfinished. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the National Television of Chile (TVN ( Televisión Nacional de Chile) is Chile 's state-owned television station EtcTV is a private owned cable TV channel of Chile that launched in 1996 and is owned by Telefilms Ltda It has also found some success in Arabic speaking countries when it aired on the Syrian owned Space Toon under the title El Saif El Kata, however the dub's editing was poorly done. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Spacetoon is the first Free-to-air animated series and channel in the Middle East broadcast from Dubai Media City. TRSI (RightStuf) picked up the licensed for Lost Universe TV on June 30, 2007 at Anime Expo 2007, which is now being marketed under its Nozomi Entertainment label. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Right Stuf International is an American retailer based in Grimes Iowa that markets and distributes Anime and Manga -relatedproducts
Translation discrepancies
Kanzaka took many of the names of the gods from Slayers and subsequently applied them as names of the Lost Ships when he wrote Lost Universe. However, there were differences in the spellings of the names (and, indeed, pronunciation) when both series were distributed in the United States. This was because one company, Software Sculptors, secured the rights to the Slayers television series, while another, ADV Films, secured the rights to Lost Universe. AD Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is an American international Multimedia entertainment company based in Houston Texas, active While Software Sculptors had many mistranslations that went against the official romanization, they were accurate in the naming of the gods throughout all three seasons and the weapons introduced in the final season. However, ADV went against both the official and Software Sculptors translations, creating completely new ones. Ragudo Mezegis, a weapon introduced in the third season of Slayers that became a Lost Ship in Lost Universe, was now the Rag D' Mezegis. is a series of over 50 Light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. Dark Star Dugradigdu was now Darkstar Dubranigdo. Kane, the main character of the story, originally had his name written as 'Kain', which can actually be seen in a letter in Episode 26. This, coupled with the fact that the intro sequence was altered by editors at ADV, and that Episode 6 was, in fact, edited, has had many in the American anime community speculating as to whether or not they will release new versions of Lost Universe, presumably under their Anime Essentials line. Enoki Films has the North American licensing rights to Lost Universe. Enoki Films is a producer of Anime based in Tokyo. Enoki Films also has a North American division established in 1986 headquartered in the Encino Kane's name was spelled as "Kain" on Enoki Films' website.
Yashigani
The 4th episode Yashigani Hofuru (ヤシガニ屠る), lit. feasting on Coconut crab, which aired on April 24, 1998, was initially worked on by a South Korean animation company, San Ho Studio. The coconut crab ( Birgus latro) is the largest land-living Arthropod in the world Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) They only had basic manuals of the characters. The result was so dismal in quality that it was later reworked for the LaserDisc releases. The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium The San Ho depiction of that episode is no longer considered canon. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series An anime with extremely poor animation came to be called a Yashigani.
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Main characters
Notes:
- Characters' names are given in Western format (given name, family name) like in original comics (normally in Japan the family name, given name is used).
- Katakana names are taken from Lost Universe Special
Kane Blueriver (カイン・ブルーリバー Kain Burūribaa?) is the protagonist of the adventure. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. He acquired his spaceship from his grandmother, and is a good but stubborn man. He always wears a black cloak, apparently also worn by his grandmother. Seiyū: Souichiro Hoshi. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they is a Japanese Seiyū. He has a blood type of B and is affiliated with Arts Vision. Other romanizations: Kain Blueriver.
Canal Vorfeed (キャナル・ヴォルフィード Kyanaru Vorufiido?) is a green-haired human-like hologram of the Sword Breaker ship. She can control the whole ship. She is a bit selfish, doing a lot of negative actions for the Sword Breaker owner (Kane Blueriver), like turning off Life System only for getting a job Kane didn't want. Seiyū: Megumi Hayashibara. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they born March 30 1967 in Kita Tokyo, Japan is a popular Japanese Seiyū, lyricist Dj and singer Other romanizations: Canal Volfied, Canal Vorfeed.
Millennium "Millie" Feria Nocturne (ミレニアム・フェリア・ノクターン Mireniamu Feria Nokutaan?) is picked up by Kane and Canal in the first episode and continues to travel with them throughout the series. She is the greatest cook in the universe however she destroys the kitchen every time she prepares a meal. She also is an expert in arms use (specially gun and ship's army). Millie's real name is Millennium Feria Stargazer. Seiyū: Mifuyu Hiiragi. born February 24, 1972 in Zama, Kanagawa, is a Seiyū who works for 81 Produce. Other romanizations: Millienium Feria Nocturne.
R-20 (nickname: Anis) (only manga) is a female child made for a meta-psychology experiment that Kane and Mille rescued. She can control all meta-psychology-related instruments with her mind, and all of them become useless when she's scared.
Music
Opening Theme: "Infinity" by Megumi Hayashibara (eps. 1-26)
Ending Theme:
- "Extrication" by Megumi Hayashibara (eps. 1-25)
- "Eternity (E-49)" (ep26)
External links
- Official site
- Enoki Films' Lost Universe website
- Plasma Blast! (Spanish website)
- "What happened to the episode 4? (in Japanese) - With scenes before and after being reworked
- Yashigani Special (in Japanese) - [1][2][3][4] A nearly complete scene by scene detailing of everything wrong about the episode
- KanzakaDex
- Lost Universe (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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