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Main Title Ai Monogatari: 9 Love Stories (a3354)
Official Title ja
Synonym 9 Love Stories, 9 історій кохання, 9 قصص حب
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Original Work: Kawaguchi Kaiji
Direction: Annou Takashi Hamasaki Hiroshi Hamatsu Mamoru Mochizuki Tomomi Mochizuki Tomomi Morimoto Kouji Oomori Hidetoshi Sawai Kouji Suzuki Iku
Character Design: Aoshima Katsumi Hamasaki Hiroshi Kannan Masaaki Kiyoyama Shigetaka Morimoto Kouji Murase Shuukou Oomori Hidetoshi Tobe Atsuo Tokura Norimoto Yanagida Yoshiaki
Work: Animate Film
An OVA based on the work of Kawaguchi Kaiji consisting of nine independent stories, each animated by a different director. With Beatles music involved, somewhere.

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by tessachan on 2012-01-28 15:09
Not all of the stories are great, but just because of that you shouldn't hold back from trying this one. It's has some really nice romance stories; especially for those of you who want more from a plot than the sudden girlfriend/boyfriend appearance.
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Credit Name Comment
Original Work (原作) Kawaguchi Kaiji
Music Producer (音楽プロデューサー) Ooba Tatsuo
Music Work (音楽制作) NYXインターナショナル
Sound Direction (音響監督) Matsuura Noriyoshi
Sound Work (音響制作) Gen
Sound Effects (効果) Itou Katsumi
Editing (編集) Jay Film
Kakesu Shuuichi Jay Film (ジェイ・フィルム)
Seki Kazuhiko Jay Film (ジェイ・フィルム)
Producer (プロデューサー) Sawanobori Masaki
Shibahara Yasushi
Production Generalisation (制作プロデューサー) Hasegawa Hiroshi
Ikeguchi Kazuhiko
Katou Nagateru
Planning (企画) Fujiwara Masamichi
Planning Assistance (企画協力) Studio Hard
Work Assistance (制作協力) Studio Deen
Work (制作) Animate Film
Production (製作) Toho
Publication (著作) Toho

Story 1: Dakishimetai (抱きしめたい)

Direction (監督) Mochizuki Tomomi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Aoshima Katsumi
Animation Direction (作画監督) Aoshima Katsumi
Key Animation (原画) Aoshima Katsumi

Story 2: HERO

Direction (監督) Morimoto Kouji
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Kiyoyama Shigetaka
Morimoto Kouji
Animation Direction (作画監督) Kiyoyama Shigetaka
Key Animation (原画) Andou Masahiro
Gotou Takahiro
Morohashi Shinji
Nishimura Satoshi
Tanabe Osamu
Yuuki Akihiro

Story 3: Yoru o Buttobase (夜をぶっとばせ)

Direction (監督) Hamatsu Mamoru
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Murase Shuukou
Animation Direction (作画監督) Murase Shuukou
Key Animation (原画) Murase Shuukou

Story 4: Jikan yo Tomare (時間よ止まれ)

Direction (監督) Hamasaki Hiroshi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Hamasaki Hiroshi
Animation Direction (作画監督) Hamasaki Hiroshi
Key Animation (原画) Hamasaki Hiroshi
Kaiya Toshihisa
Tsubata Yoshiaki
Yuasa Masaaki

Story 5: Uragiri no Machikado (裏切りの街角)

Direction (監督) Mochizuki Tomomi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Yanagida Yoshiaki
Animation Direction (作画監督) Nishimura Hiroyuki
Key Animation (原画) Kaiya Toshihisa
Kawaguchi Hiroshi
Shibata Akihiro

Story 6: Ai Sazu ni wa Irarenai (愛さずにいられない)

Direction (監督) Oomori Hidetoshi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Oomori Hidetoshi
Animation Direction (作画監督) Oomori Hidetoshi
Key Animation (原画) Oomori Hidetoshi

Story 7: Ano Hi ni Kaeritai (あの日に帰りたい)

Direction (監督) Annou Takashi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Tobe Atsuo
Animation Direction (作画監督) Tobe Atsuo
Key Animation (原画) Tobe Atsuo

Story 8: Tomadou Pelican (とまどうペリカン)

Direction (監督) Sawai Kouji
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Tokura Norimoto
Animation Direction (作画監督) Tokura Norimoto
Key Animation (原画) Fujikawa Futoshi
Tokura Norimoto

Story 9: White Christmas (ホワイトクリスマス)

Direction (監督) Suzuki Iku
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Kannan Masaaki
Animation Direction (作画監督) Kannan Masaaki
Key Animation (原画) Kannan Masaaki
Title (タイトル) Maki Pro
Film Processing (現像) Tokyo Genzousho
Recording (録音) Tsuruta Keisuke
Recording Studio (録音スタジオ) Gen
Publicity Producer (宣伝プロデューサー) Yuta Satoshi
吹野美佐子

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insert song Ai Sazu ni Irarenai N/A (0) Vocals/Performed by (歌手) バニー・ハル
Lyrics (作詞) Don Gibson
Music Composition (作曲) Don Gibson
Music Arrangement (編曲) Yamaguchi Eiji
Ano Hi ni Kaeritai N/A (0) Vocals/Performed by (歌手) チャリート
Lyrics (作詞) Arai Yumi
Music Composition (作曲) Arai Yumi
Music Arrangement (編曲) Katou Michiaki Matsutouya Masataka
English Translation (英訳詞) MICHAEL HIMELSTEIN PENNY
Dakishimetai N/A (0) Vocals/Performed by (歌手) The Beatles
Lyrics (作詞) John Lennon
Music Composition (作曲) Paul McCartney
Hero: Hero ni Naru Toki, Sore wa Ima N/A (0) Vocals/Performed by (歌手) Kai Band
Lyrics (作詞) Kai Yoshihiro
Music Composition (作曲) Kai Yoshihiro
Jikan yo Tomare N/A (0) Vocals/Performed by (唄) Kido Yasuhiro Takao Naoki 比山貴咏志
Lyrics (作詞) Yamakawa Keisuke
Music Composition (作曲) Yazawa Eikichi
Tomadou Pelican N/A (0) Vocals/Performed by (歌手) 川畑義才
Lyrics (作詞) Inoue Yousui
Music Composition (作曲) Inoue Yousui
Music Arrangement (編曲) Hoshi Katsu Katou Michiaki
Uragiri no Machikado N/A (0) Vocals/Performed by (歌手) Kai Band
Lyrics (作詞) Kai Yoshihiro
Music Composition (作曲) Kai Yoshihiro
White Christmas N/A (0) Vocals/Performed by (歌手) Bing Crosby
Lyrics (作詞) アービング・バーリン
Music Composition (作曲) アービング・バーリン
Yoru o Buttobase N/A (0) Vocals/Performed by (歌手) ビリー・ヘブンフィールド
Lyrics (作詞) キース・リチャード ミック・ジャガー
Music Composition (作曲) キース・リチャード ミック・ジャガー

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Last Update Name State N Episodes HE SP Languages Source Rating Cmts
10.04.2013 Taiyo complete
2 0 ja de DTV N/A (0) 0
02.03.2007 DigitalPanic [dp] complete
2 0 ja en LD 7.65 (7) 1
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50m 02.04.1993
45m 02.04.1993