Elfen Lied (TV Mini Series)
The Very Beginning (2004)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
| Mamoru Kanbe | ... | (opening & ending animation) |
| Takeyuki Sadohara | ||
| Mamoru Kanbe | ... | (executive director) |
| Kôbun Shizuno | ... | (co-director) |
Writing Credits
| Lynn Okamoto | ... | (manga) |
| Takao Yoshioka | ... | (script) & |
| Lynn Okamoto | ... | (creator) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Sanae Kobayashi | ... | Nyu / Lucy (voice) | |
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Chihiro Suzuki | ... | Kota (voice) |
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Mamiko Noto | ... | Yuka (voice) |
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Emiko Hagiwara | ... | Mayu (voice) |
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Yuki Matsuoka | ... | Nana (voice) |
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Osamu Hosoi | ... | Kurama (voice) |
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Kinryû Arimoto | ... | Chief Kakuzawa (voice) |
| Kathleen Barr | ... | Bully #2 (voice) | |
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Adam Conlon | ... | Kohta (voice) |
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Eriko Ishihara | ... | Arakawa (voice) |
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Cynthia Martinez | ... | Mayu (voice) |
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Hitomi Nabatame | ... | Shirakawa (voice) |
| Nancy Novotny | ... | Yuka (voice) | |
| Chris Patton | ... | Tomoo (voice) | |
| Sam Saletta | ... | Kohta | |
| Noriko Shitaya | ... | Girl (voice) | |
| Allison L. Sumrall | ... | Orphanage Girl (voice) | |
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Reiko Takagi | ... | Tomoo (voice) |
| Kira Vincent-Davis | ... | Lucy / Nyu (voice) | |
| Ben Ziff | ... | Bully #1 (voice) | |
Produced by
| Osamu Koshinaka | ... | producer |
| Kasuaki Morijiri | ... | producer (as Kazuaki Morijiri) |
| Manabu Tamura | ... | producer |
| Mark Williams | ... | executive producer (english version) |
Music by
| Yukio Kondô | ||
| Kayo Konishi | ||
| Moka | ||
Editing by
| Takeshi Seyama | ||
Art Direction by
| Tomoyuki Aoki | ||
| Kiyoshi Itô | ||
Production Management
| Takurô Hatakeyama | ... | production manager (as Takuro Hatakeyama) |
Art Department
| Tomoyuki Aoki | ... | art designer |
| Akira Itô | ... | art designer |
| Mamoru Kanbe | ... | storyboard artist: opening and ending animation sequences |
| Takeyuki Sadohara | ... | storyboard artist |
| Qi Zhu | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Matthew Crawford | ... | adr engineer |
| Emi Katô | ... | recording assistant |
| Mutsuhiro Nishimura | ... | sound effects editor |
| Norio Nishizawa | ... | sound recordist |
| Katsunori Shimizu | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Toshio Hasegawa | ... | special effects artist: Marix |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kôichi Gonda | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos (as Koichi Gonda) |
| Naohisa Haijima | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Shinji Ikegami | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Katsuyoshi Kishi | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Kotarô Mita | ... | camera operator |
| Yumiko Morimoto | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Tomohiro Nishiyama | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Tarô Okuzawa | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos (as Taro Okuzawa) |
| Yûko Orikasa | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos (as Yuko Orikasa) |
| Toshiyuki Sadamatsu | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Yûji Shirai | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos (as Yuji Shirai) |
| Toru Sugahara | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Fujiko Tabata | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Kazuhiro Udagawa | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Shunsuke Uotani | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Norikazu Yamaguchi | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Yoshino Yasuno | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Hiroshi Yoshida | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Animation Department
| Tae Kwen An | ... | animator |
| Yan Zhen An | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Yôko Ariizumi | ... | animator |
| Seiko Asai | ... | animator |
| Jia Yi Chen | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Qian Chen | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Mio Hanada | ... | digital cel painter |
| Kyôko Kametani | ... | animator (as Kyoko Kametani) |
| Jung Ah Kim | ... | animator |
| Seiji Kishimoto | ... | animation director: opening and ending animation sequences / character designer / supervising animation director |
| Kimiko Kitazawa | ... | cel painter: opening and ending animation sequences |
| Hirokazu Kojima | ... | animator |
| Ying Li | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Mitsunori Matsumoto | ... | animator: opening and ending animation sequences (Kawatatsu) / inbetween checker |
| Toshiharu Matsuno | ... | animator |
| Shin'ya Miki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kotarô Mita | ... | background artist opening and ending animation sequences |
| Haremi Miyagawa | ... | color designer/checker |
| Ei Musha | ... | animator |
| Ryôta Nakata | ... | cel painter: opening and ending animation sequences / color designer/checker: opening and ending animation sequences |
| Atsushi Ogata | ... | animator |
| Lynn Okamoto | ... | original character design |
| Wen Pan | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Ying Ying Pan | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Chang Han Park | ... | animator |
| Shigeki Satô | ... | animator (as Shigeki Sato) |
| Toshihiko Shimada | ... | animation director / animator |
| Rin Shin | ... | animator: opening and ending animation sequences |
| Naoyoshi Shiotani | ... | animator |
| Ha Da Sim | ... | animator |
| Masatomo Sugawara | ... | animator |
| Hiroyuki Taiga | ... | mechanical designer (as Hiroyuki Ôkawa) |
| Sakiko Takemura | ... | digital cel painter |
| Minoru Ueda | ... | animator |
| Yasuomi Umetsu | ... | animator (as Paolo Locci Umezô) |
| Minoru Watanabe | ... | animator |
| Seung-wook Woo | ... | animator |
| Chi Chun Xu | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Kwang-seock Yang | ... | animator (as Kwang Seok Yang) |
| Zong Da Yang | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Shan Feng Yin | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Yi Di Ying | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Chen Ying Yu | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Li Na Yun | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Ying Ying Zhang | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Jia Qing Zhou | ... | background artist: Shanghai Superman |
| Tsutomu Ôshiro | ... | animator |
Editorial Department
| Rie Matsubara | ... | off-line editor: Seyama Editing Room (as Rie Matsuhara) |
| Masahiro Onoue | ... | off-line editor: Data Art |
| Megumi Uchida | ... | off-line editor: Seyama Editing Room |
Music Department
| Kayo Konishi | ... | music supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Takaaki Imai | ... | planning assistant: Weekly Young Jump Editing Department |
| Kayla King | ... | production assistant |
| Masanori Koike | ... | literary/design coordinator |
| Taishi Kunori | ... | production assistant |
| Javier Lopez | ... | translation |
| Hirohiko Manabe | ... | web site production |
| Masato Shindô | ... | planning assistant: Weekly Young Jump Editing Department |
