"Chrono Crusade" (2003) TV series 2003-2004

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

21 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

The whole country is going to the devil!

Plot:

The Roaring 20's a time of prosperity. Jazz is king, the Mob rules the streets, and Demons are running a mock...

Plot Keywords:

Mob | Demon | 1920s | Machine Gun | Witch

Cast

Tomoko Kawakami	...	Rosette Christopher / ... (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Akira Ishida	...	Chrono (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Greg Ayres	...	Chrono (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hilary Haag	...	Sister Rosette Christopher (23 episodes, 2003-2004)
Saeko Chiba	...	Azmaria Hendric / ... (22 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shou Hayama	...	Ewan Remington (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jessica Boone	...	Azmaria Hendric (21 episodes, 2003-2004)
Yoshiko Sakakibara	...	Kate Valentine / ... (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Junko Minagawa	...	Joshua Christopher / ... (16 episodes, 2003-2004)
Michiko Neya	...	Satella Harvenheit (15 episodes, 2004)
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Aion (14 episodes, 2004)
Tiffany Grant	...	Satella Harvenheit / ... (14 episodes, 2004)
Natsuko Kuwatani	...	Florette Harvenheit (12 episodes, 2003-2004)
Monica Rial	...	Florette 'Fiore' Harvenheit / ... (5 episodes, 2004)

Series Directed by
Toshiyuki Kato		(4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Noriaki Akitaya		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hiroyuki Kanbe		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shigeru Morikawa		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tatsuya Abe		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Katsuichi Nakayama		(2 episodes, 2004)
Kiyoko Sayama		(2 episodes, 2004)
Yuki Ukai		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Writing credits
Daisuke Moriyama		(24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Atsuhiro Tomioka		(14 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kelly Manison		(10 episodes, 2004)
Thomas M. Gonzales		(8 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kiyoko Yoshimura		(6 episodes, 2004)
Matt Greenfield		(5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Natsuko Takahashi		(3 episodes, 2004)

Series Produced by
Matt Greenfield	....	producer (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
John Ledford	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2003)
Mark Williams	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2003)
Jun Kato	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Satoshi Matsui	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Atsuya Takase	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Tsuneo Takechi	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Tsuyoshi Wakamatsu	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Hikaru Nanase		(24 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Cinematography by
Katsuaki Kamata		(24 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Production Design by
Yuki Ukai		(1 episode, 2004)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Satoshi Oseda	....	assistant director (1 episode, 2004)

Series Art Department
Toshiyuki Kato	....	storyboard artist (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tatsuya Abe	....	storyboard artist (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kiyoko Sayama	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2004)
Hiroyuki Kanbe	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Moon Seong Hye	....	digital paint: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Lee Sun Ju	....	digital paint: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Soo-ja Kim	....	background art: Team's Art (2 episodes, 2003)
Soo-jin Kim	....	digital paint: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Young-sook Kim	....	background art: Team's Art / background art: Teams Art (2 episodes, 2003)
Shigeru Morikawa	....	storyboard artist / storyboard artist: ending animation (2 episodes, 2003)
Yosuke Nanjo	....	2d design / 2d designer (2 episodes, 2003)
Youn-jong Pil	....	background art: Team's Art / background art: Teams Art (2 episodes, 2003)
Jo Seong Woo	....	digital paint: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Sound Department
Cesar Inserny	....	sound designer (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Matt Greenfield	....	adr director (5 episodes, 2004)

Series Visual Effects by
Takashi Aoki	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tomofumi Fujita	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shinichi Igarashi	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Koji Iwamoto	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hirohito Kawakami	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tatsuya Kikuchi	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Yohei Konishi	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Katsutoshi Ohi	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Koji Sawada	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kenji Takehara	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Animation Department
Ryo Yonemoto	....	key animator / animation director (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Koichi Motomura	....	animation director / key animator (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Akiko Asaki	....	key animator / animation director (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hiroyuki Kanbe	....	animation director / key animator (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shinichi Nozaki	....	key animator / animation director (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Koichiro Ueda	....	key animator / assistant animation director (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Takahiko Yoshida	....	animation director / key animator (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shin Mi En	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Yong Hee Kim	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Young-min Kim	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Lee Hyen Mi	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Jin-hee Park	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Byen Jin Sun	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Keizo Ichikawa	....	animation director / key animator (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hisayuki Tabata	....	animation director / key animator (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jong Kyu Kim	....	in-between animator: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Sang Min Lee	....	in-between animator: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Hideo Maru	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2003)
Hiroshi Mimata	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2003)
Shigeru Morikawa	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2003)
Naoki Yamauchi	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2003)
Kim En Young	....	in-between animator: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Kyung Yun Young	....	in-between animator: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Satoru Kiyomaru	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2004)
Tetsuya Kumagai	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2004)
Kazuya Saito	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2004)

Series Music Department
Noriyasu Agematsu	....	composer: opening theme (2 episodes, 2003)
Saeko Chiba	....	performer: end title song (2 episodes, 2003)
Aki Hata	....	performer: title theme (2 episodes, 2003)
Yuki Kajiura	....	composer: closing theme (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Other crew
Matt Greenfield	....	adr director (14 episodes, 2004)

Production Companies

• Fuji TV
• Gonzo
• Gospel
• Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
• Klock Worx Co.

Distributors

• ADV Films (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• AXN (2009) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release) (on AXN Sci-Fi)
• Anime Network, The (2005) (USA) (TV)
• FUNimation Entertainment (2010) (USA) (all media) (re-issue)
• Fuji TV (2004) (Japan) (TV)
• Showtime Beyond (????) (USA) (TV)
• Showtime (????) (USA) (TV)
• Syfy (2011) (USA) (TV)
• Yamato Video (????) (Italy) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Studio Twinkle (visual effects)
• White Line (digital paint)

Other Companies

• ADV Films  licensed by
• Lantis  music production
• M.O.F.C.  DVD authoring and encoding
• Monkeyboy Studios  post-production
• Q-Tec  online editing
• Rakuonsya  sound effects production
• Studio Gong  recording studio
• T2 Studio  paint
• Team's Art Productions  background art
• White Line  in-between animation

Also Known As:

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | UK:15 (some epiosodes) | New Zealand:PG | South Korea:12 (cut) | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | Canada:G (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating) | New Zealand:M

Company:

Fuji TV

Trivia:

The Order of Magdalene was an actual order in the 17th and 18th Century

Goofs:

Continuity: In the Episode "Apostles" as Azmaria pumps water, we see that here hair is tied back. But when we see her again after hearing disturbing news, her hair is loose.

Quotes:

Father Ewan Remington:I have no attachment to torn wings.

Soundtrack:

Sayonara Solitia

God's rules of engagement. Marriage follows.

The series evolved beautifully and I was hooked to the end. The premise, though, is a bit silly. Demons try to "take over the world, Pinky", and to do so they must follow complicated rules and rituals, like hackers trying to get into a legitimate system. People of faith (mostly young sexy girls) fight with holly water and blessed machine guns against evil. The demons keep telling us that God should intervene if he is not an "absentee landlord" and by the end of the series you really begin asking why he doesn't.

The link between the main female character and Chrno, the good demon (yeah, you heard that right), is reminiscent of Inuyasha, but not so completely goofy. The main villain, in his twisted plots, seems to touch a little on Berserker. The other characters are actually filling a gap, they have no major role and are quite happy not to. Even Azmaria is just a crying child that I secretly wanted dead from the middle of the series. She has this magic ability to revive people, but doesn't really use it.

In the end, even if the last episode concludes the story and is very sad, one kinda gets bored with all the mystical mambo jumbo. If you are a god, then probably a detailed and complicated story is for you (God is in the details, they say), but for us humans, getting the point is kind of important.