Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2009) Teiruzu obu vesuperia: The first strike (original title)

Director:

Kanta Kamei

Writer:

Reiko Yoshida (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 October 2009 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation

Cast

Mamoru Miyano
Fumie Mizusawa
Mai Nakahara
Arisa Ogasawara
Takashi Taniguchi
Kosuke Toriumi

Directed by
Kanta Kamei

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Reiko Yoshida		screenplay

Produced by
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa	....	executive producer
Kazumi Kawashiro	....	executive producer
Hidekazu Terakawa	....	producer
Shin Unozawa	....	executive producer
Jun Yukawa	....	producer

Original Music by
Akira Senju

Cinematography by
Kazuhiro Yamada

Film Editing by
Junichi Uematsu

Art Direction by
Hiroshi Ohno

Production Management
Yuuma Oogami	....	production manager

Art Department
Yuho Akagami	....	background art
Emi Kitahara	....	background art
Mikiko Matsumoto	....	background art
Mayuko Mori	....	background art
Mina Nakayama	....	background art
Kumiko Ohno	....	background art
Akira Okamoto	....	background art
Rei Ooyama	....	background art
Tatsuya Sasaki	....	background art
Junko Shimada	....	background art
Masaru Sotoya	....	background art
Syunsuke Suzuki	....	background art (as Shunsuke Suzuki)
Fumiko Takahashi	....	background art
Ichirou Tatsuta	....	background art
Sanae Terasawa	....	background art
Miho Tokita	....	background art

Sound Department
Takeshi Imaizumi	....	sound recordist
Takahisa Ishino	....	sound effects
Michihiro Ito	....	sound effects producer
Jiro Miyazawa	....	sound engineer

Special Effects by
Masahiro Murakami	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Yu Hamanaka	....	3D animator: IKIF+
Shuichi Kaneko	....	visual effects
Taiichi Kimura	....	3D animator
Manabu Kobayashi	....	3D animator
Mari Kobayashi	....	3D animator: IKIF+
Chiaki Kumakura	....	3D animator: IKIF+
Go Kurosaki	....	3D animator
Shokuma Morimoto	....	3D animator: IKIF+
Noboru Nishio	....	digital optical recording
Yohei Oishi	....	3D animator
Yuuko Okumura	....	3D animator: IKIF+
Yuta Seo	....	3D animator: IKIF+
Tomoko Shima	....	3D animator: IKIF+
Shinya Sugai	....	3D animator
Kosei Suzuki	....	3D animator: IKIF+
Hiroto Takakamo	....	3D animator: IKIF+
Noriki Tsukamoto	....	3D animator
Hidekatsu Uemura	....	3D animator
Momoko Yamada	....	3D animator: IKIF+

Camera and Electrical Department
Tsutomu Kawahigashi	....	consultant: dolby film
Mikio Mori	....	consultant: dolby film

Animation Department
Miho Daidouji	....	secondary key animator
Shinji Itadaki	....	secondary key animator
Toshihisa Kaiya	....	animation director
Miho Kaneshiro	....	secondary key animator
Kiyu Katagiri	....	secondary key animator
Kazuchika Kise	....	animation director
Masaki Kyo	....	secondary key animator
Yoshiaki Kyougoku	....	secondary key animator
Asami Mannen	....	in-between animator
Kengo Matsumoto	....	secondary key animator
Noriyuki Matsutake	....	character animation director
Noriyuki Matsutake	....	character designer
Taeko Mizuno	....	finishing checker
Akiko Murayama	....	in-between animator
Emi Nakamura	....	in-between animator: Brains Base
Chiyo Nakayama	....	in-between animator
Takuya Saito	....	animation director
Chiharu Sato	....	in-between animator
Asuka Suzuki	....	in-between animator
Yuriko Taniguchi	....	finishing checker
Akie Tsutsumi	....	in-between animator: ACGT
Aiko Utsumi	....	in-between animator: Silver Link
Akitomo Yamamoto	....	in-between animator
Makiko Yamanaka	....	finishing checker
Maho Yoshikawa	....	secondary key animator

Editorial Department
Masa Amano	....	film recordist
Taeko Hamauzu	....	assistant editor
Hiroaki Hirabayashi	....	negative developer
Yoshinori Murakami	....	assistant editor
Kazunori Nagasawa	....	film lab manager
Yuriko Sato	....	film lab coordinator
Hironori Takagi	....	editing coordinator
Miho Tanaka	....	color key
Yoshihiro Ueno	....	negative developer

Music Department
Shinji Inoue	....	music producer
Toshiaki Ohta	....	music producer: Borderline
Shigeru Saitô	....	music producer: Lantis

Other crew
Hirofumi Inagaki	....	production committee: Bandai Namco Games
Nanori Oishi	....	production committee: Bandai Namco Games
Hirotaka Watanabe	....	publicist

Production Companies

• Bandai Channel (produced in co-operation with)
• Bandai Namco Games
• Bandai Visual Company
• Emotion (produced in co-operation with)
• Movic (produced in co-operation with)
• Production I.G.
• TOV Project
• Tokyu Agency (produced in co-operation with)

Distributors

• Kadokawa Pictures (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• FUNimation Entertainment (20??) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• IKIF

Other Companies

• A-Line  in-between animation
• ACGT  in-between animation
• AIC Takarazuka  in-between animation
• Animation Planet  in-between animation
• Artland  in-between animation
• Assez Finaud Fabric  animation finishing
• Avaco Creative Studio  sound mixing studio
• Avaco Creative Studio  sound recording
• Bee Train  in-between animation
• Brains Base  in-between animation
• DR Movie  animation finishing
• DR Movie  in-between animation
• Daume  in-between animation
• Defa  animation finishing
• Dogakobo  in-between animation
• F.A.I International  in-between animation
• FAI International  animation finishing
• Front Line  in-between animation
• Gainax  in-between animation (as GAINAX)
• GoHands  in-between animation
• Hoods Entertainment  in-between animation
• Image Room Jiro  background art
• Imagica  film developing
• J.C. Staff  in-between animation
• M.S.C.  animation finishing
• MSC  in-between animation
• Oh Production  in-between animation
• Phoenicia  sound production
• Production Reed  in-between animation
• R.I.C.  animation finishing
• RIC  in-between animation
• Sakura Create  in-between animation
• Shaft  in-between animation
• Silver Link  in-between animation
• Sound City  sound recording
• Sound Ring  sound effects
• Studio DEEN  in-between animation
• Studio Elle  animation finishing
• Studio Elle  in-between animation
• Studio Fantasia  in-between animation
• Studio Fuga  background art
• Studio Gimlet  in-between animation
• Studio Hibari  in-between animation
• Studio Mu  in-between animation
• Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.  in-between animation
• Studio Road  animation finishing
• Studio Takuranke  in-between animation
• Studio Tarje  animation finishing
• Studio Wombat  in-between animation
• TYO Animations  in-between animation
• Taikan Anime Kabushiki Kaisha  in-between animation
• Tokyo TV Center  sound recording
• Trans Arts Company  in-between animation
• Union Cho  animation finishing
• Union Cho  in-between animation
• Wish  animation finishing
• Wish  in-between animation
• Yûhodô  in-between animation

Also Known As:

"Teiruzu obu vesuperia: The first strike" - Japan (original title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Company:

Bandai Channel

Other Game to Anime adaptations should look at this movie as a Role Model

If you are a fan of the game, then there's no doubt you will love this movie. I went in with no expectations, except knowing that it's a prequel. That being said, I was very impressed by not only the quality of the movie, but the pacing, character development, seamless crossover between the prequel and the original game, while introducing new characters without harming the original.

The story was simple. But very effective. I really enjoyed the Yuri/Flynn bond throughout the game, and it was great seeing the roots of it in this movie, while also getting some more back story on Flynn's past. This movie had be laughing at loud at some parts, and crying at others. It was a roller-coaster of emotions, but it was a complete package.

I didn't feel cheated or upset by the way things were done, in fact, I think many other game to anime adaptations should look at this movie as a role model. Simply perfect.

I really enjoyed it, and I'm certain so will you, perhaps even if you have not played the game. Definitely check this out!