Innocent Venus

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Innocent Venus


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ja_name = イノセント・ヴィーナス
ja_name_trans = Inosento Vīnasu
genre = Drama, Mecha, DystopianInfobox animanga/Anime
director = Jun Kawagoe
studio = flagicon|Japan Brains Base
licensor = flagicon|USA ADV Films
network = flagicon|Japan WOWOW
flagicon|USA Anime Network
flagicon|UK Propeller TV
first = July 26, 2006
last = October 25, 2006
episodes = 12

nihongo|"Innocent Venus"|イノセント・ヴィーナス|Inosento Vīnasu is a post-apocalyptic science fiction anime TV series which began broadcasting on the WOWOW network in Japan on July 26, 2006 at midnight. The series makes use of some 3D cel-shaded animation, which achieves a more "hand drawn" look than traditional 3D animation. It has been licensed for R1 North American release by ADV Films.

Plot

After the world population and economy is devastated by simultaneous hyper-hurricanes, many different factions and fledgling nations appear. In Japan, an elite class called Logos appears, controlling special zones in the country which have most of the wealth and resources. The Logos exercise control over the Levinas, the lower class which struggles day to day in order to stay alive. The Levinas are restricted from entering the special zones, causing tension which creates a resistance group which fights back against the Logos.

With the tagline "A Near Future Late-Shogunate Action Animation", the story draws analogies with 19th Century Japan at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate period, just before the Boshin War.

Jō and Jin escape from Phantom, an elite military group which is used to control the Levinas. When they escape, they take a young girl named Sana with them. The series follows them as they work to avoid being caught by Phantom and the regular military forces of the Logos.

Episodes

Cast

Japanese
*Jō Katsuragi: Kenji Nojima
*Jin Tsurasawa: Takahiro Sakurai
*Sana Nobuto: Kaori Nazuka
*Toraji Shiba: Hideo Ishikawa
*Gora: Naoki Yanagi
*Maximus Drake: Tōru Ōkawa
*Renī Vikuro: Megumi Toyoguchi
*Steve: Kenta Miyake
*Qing Lang: Jun Fukuyama
*Kyōshirō: Shintarō Ōhata
*Riki: Riichi Nishimoto

English
*Jō Katsuragi: Chris Patton
*Jin Tsurasawa: Vic Mignogna
*Sana Nobuto: Jessica Boone
*Toraji Shiba: Illich Guardiola
*Gora: Greg Ayres
*Maximus Drake: John Swasey
*Renī Vikuro: Monica Rial
*Steve: John Gremillion
*Qing Lang: Nomed Kaerf
*Kyōshirō: Josh Grelle
*Riki: Christopher Ayres

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*Director: Jun Kawagoe
*Series Organization: Shinsuke Ōnishi
*Original Character Design: Shō Kōya
*Character Design: Hideki Nagamachi
*Mechanical Design: Hiroshi Ogawa
*Art Design: Jirō Kōno, Minoru Yasuhara
*Art Director: Katsuhiro Haji
*Color Design: Kōchi Usui
*Cinematography Director: Megumi Saitō
*3D Director: Yūichi Gotō
*Editor: Masaki Sakamoto
*Audio Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
*Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
*Sound Production: Half H•P Studio
*Music: Tomohisa Ishikawa
*Music Production: Lantis
*Animation Production: Brains Base
*Produced by Bandai Visual

Music

* Opening ThemeNoble Roar by Yousei Teikoku

* Ending ThemeBrand New Reason by Fleet

External links

* [http://www.innocent-v.com/ Official website] jp icon
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