"Eden of the East" (2009) "Higashi no Eden" (original title), TV series 2009-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

9 April 2009 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

On November 22, 2010 ten missiles strike Japan. However, this unprecedented terrorist act, later to...

Plot Keywords:

Japan | Yen | Missile | Washington D.C. | Mobile Phone

Cast

Ryohei Kimura	...	Akira Takizawa (11 episodes, 2009)
Saori Hayami	...	Saki Morimi (11 episodes, 2009)
Leah Clark	...	Saki Morimi (11 episodes, 2009)
Jason Liebrecht	...	Akira Takizawa (11 episodes, 2009)
Takuya Eguchi	...	Satoshi Osugi (9 episodes, 2009)
Michael Sinterniklaas	...	Satoshi Osugi (9 episodes, 2009)
Sakiko Tamagawa	...	Juiz (9 episodes, 2009)
Hayato Taya	...	Haruo Kasuga (9 episodes, 2009)
Stephanie Young	...	Juiz (9 episodes, 2009)
John Burgmeier	...	Haruo Kasuga (8 episodes, 2009)
Motoyuki Kawahara	...	Kazuomi Hirasawa (8 episodes, 2009)
Lydia Mackay	...	Onee (8 episodes, 2009)
Ayaka Saito	...	Mikuru 'Micchon' Katsuhara (8 episodes, 2009)
Kimiko Saitô	...	Onee (8 episodes, 2009)
Stephanie Sheh	...	Mikuru 'Micchon' Katsuhara (8 episodes, 2009)
J. Michael Tatum	...	Kazuomi Hirasawa (8 episodes, 2009)

Series Directed by
Kenji Kamiyama		(11 episodes, 2009)

Series Writing credits
Kenji Kamiyama		(11 episodes, 2009)
Andrew Rye		(4 episodes, 2009)
Naohiro Fukushima		(2 episodes, 2009)
Carlos Kasuga		(2 episodes, 2009)
Shunpei Okada		(2 episodes, 2009)
Dai Sato		(2 episodes, 2009)
Shotaro Suga		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Produced by
Justin Cook	....	producer: FUNimation (11 episodes, 2009)
Gen Fukunaga	....	executive producer: FUNimation (11 episodes, 2009)
Carly Hunter	....	producer: FUNimation (11 episodes, 2009)
Tomohiko Ishii	....	producer (11 episodes, 2009)
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 2009)
Naoki Kitagawa	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 2009)
Mike McFarland	....	line producer: FUNimation (11 episodes, 2009)
Tomohisa Nishimura	....	line producer (11 episodes, 2009)
Yoshio Takada	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 2009)
Hironori Terashima	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 2009)
Maki Terashima-Furuta	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 2009)
Hiroko Yamada	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 2009)
Koji Yamamoto	....	producer: Fuji TV (11 episodes, 2009)

Series Original Music by
Kenji Kawai		(5 episodes, 2009)

Series Cinematography by
Kôji Tanaka		(1 episode, 2009)

Series Art Direction by
Yusuke Takeda		(1 episode, 2009)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Masayuki Yoshihara	....	assistant director (1 episode, 2009)

Series Art Department
Kenji Kamiyama	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2009)

Series Sound Department
Mike McFarland	....	adr director (11 episodes, 2009)

Series Special Effects by
Masahiro Murakami	....	special effects (11 episodes, 2009)

Series Visual Effects by
Niki Cooper	....	post production assistant (11 episodes, 2009)
Makoto Endou	....	3D director / CGI director (11 episodes, 2009)

Series Animation Department
Chika Umino	....	original character designer (11 episodes, 2009)

Series Other crew
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa	....	production coordinator (11 episodes, 2009)
Maki Terashima-Furuta	....	production coordinator (11 episodes, 2009)
Hiroko Yamada	....	production coordinator: Fuji TV (11 episodes, 2009)
Masanori Yamaguchi	....	production coordinator: opening animation production (11 episodes, 2009)

Production Companies

• Asmik Ace Entertainment
• Dentsu
• FUNimation Entertainment
• Fuji Television Network
• Production I.G.
• Reelvision
• Sony Music Entertainment

Distributors

• Production I.G. (2009) (worldwide) (all media)
• FUNimation Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Fuji Television Network (2009) (Japan) (TV)
• Kadokawa Entertainment (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• APPP  in-between animation
• Animation Spot  in-between animation
• Answer Studio Co.  in-between animation
• Asahi Production  in-between animation
• Buyu  in-between animation
• DOGA Productions  in-between animation
• Delta Peak Production  in-between animation
• Domu  in-between animation
• Frontline  second key animation
• Gainax  in-between animation
• Gonzo  in-between animation
• MSC  in-between animation
• Production I.G.  in-between animation
• Production Reed  in-between animation
• RIC  in-between animation
• Reelvision  titles (opening titles)
• Sakura Create  key animation
• Studio Cockpit  in-between animation
• Studio Gimlet  in-between animation
• Studio MAT  in-between animation
• Studio Wombat  second key animation
• Taikan Anime Kabushiki Kaisha  in-between animation
• Trans Arts Company  in-between animation
• Triple A  second key animation
• Ufotable  in-between animation
• Union Cho  in-between animation
• Yabes  in-between animation
• Yûhodô  in-between animation
• Zexcs  in-between animation

Also Known As:

"Higashi no Eden" - Japan (original title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating) | New Zealand:M | Germany:12 | UK:15 | USA:TV-MA | Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Asmik Ace Entertainment

Trivia:

The Japanese title "Higashi no Eden" (Eden of the East) is a reversal of "Eden no Higashi" (East of Eden) a novel by John Steinbeck.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Eden of the East the Movie I: The King of Eden (2009)

Soundtrack:

Falling Down

Entertainment but not entirely satisfying

First off, to anyone who watches this, the show keeps talking about "Neets" and at first I thought that was something specific to the show but it turns out it's just a slang term that you can look up on wikipedia, which I would advise if you don't want to keep wondering about it the way I did for half the series.

As for the show itself, Eden of the East is an entertaining little anime series with an interesting premise. The main character is likable and mysterious, although only a few of the characters have any real personality. The story is engaging and has a number of clever ideas in it.

On the other hand, I have a few issues. While I watched this as "the complete series," it is actually more like a first chapter of a longer work, which is why there are a couple of movie sequels (the first of which was wretched; haven't seen the other). Also, the central premise is fairly nuts, and you never get any really convincing rationale for it.