Android Ana Maico 2010

Android Announcer Maico 2010 / アンドロイド・アナ MAICO 2010
Android Ana Maico 2010
Genres: Adult Cast, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Seinen, Showbiz, Workplace
Themes: Adult Cast, Showbiz, Workplace
Demographics: Seinen
Studios: Animaruya, Group TAC
Producers: animate Film, Movic, Pony Canyon
Rating: 6.43 / 10
Rank: #7683
Popularity: #9433
Users Listed: 4,585
Users Scored: 1,700
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 10/12/2022
Aired: April 6, 1998 – September 28, 1998 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 24

Synopsis:

Set against the backdrop of a struggling Japanese radio landscape in 2010, the anime follows a small, underperforming radio station's unconventional attempt at revitalization. Desperate for higher listenership, they invest in Maico, a state-of-the-art android designed as their new on-air personality. The series explores the evolving dynamic between Maico and the human crew, each grappling with their own personal shortcomings and professional anxieties. It examines themes of connection and performance in an era questioning the nature of authenticity. The narrative focuses on the challenges of building genuine rapport with an audience, highlighting both the potential and limitations of technological integration within a traditionally human-driven field. Expect a character-driven story with a contemplative atmosphere, exploring workplace relationships amidst a backdrop of fading industry norms.

Characters:

  • Maico (Main) - Voice Actors: Tange, Sakura
  • Matsuo, Densuke (Main) - Voice Actors: Okiayu, Ryoutarou
  • Izumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takamori, Nao
  • Kacchan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kosugi, Mitsuru
  • Masudamasu, Ryoko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogata, Megumi
  • Matsuan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Furusawa, Tohru
  • Suga (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Narita, Ken
  • Tenpoin, Akira (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishida, Akira

Staff:

  • Masunari, Koji (Director, Series Composition)
  • Kikuta, Hiromi (Sound Director)
  • Ishizaki, Susumu (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Nakajima, Hiroaki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Oota, Hiromitsu (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Shirane, Hideki (Script, Screenplay)
  • Kuzuya, Naoyuki (Storyboard)
  • Funayama, Motoki (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition, Music)
  • Tange, Sakura (Theme Song Performance)
  • Andou, Mikihiko (Key Animation)
  • Harada, Minefumi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Ishikura, Keiichi (Animation Director, Character Design, Key Animation, Chief Animation Director)
  • Iwata, Koudai (Layout)
  • Kawaguchi, Tooru (Production Manager)
  • Kawata, Toshihiro (Director of Photography)
  • Kikuchi, Youko (Key Animation)
  • Kishida, Takahiro (Key Animation)
  • Kouno, Keiko (Key Animation)
  • Kume, Kenji (Planning)
  • Kurata, Hideyuki (Series Composition, Screenplay, Series Production Director)
  • Kuroda, Yousuke (Series Production Director)
  • Matsuo, Hiroshi (Editing)
  • Minami, Shinichirou (Key Animation)
  • Muroya, Yasushi (Production Manager)
  • Nakada, Masahiko (Key Animation)
  • Nakamura, Mitsuki (Art Director)
  • Noujou, Yoshiyuki (Key Animation, Animation Check)
  • Oogawara, Haruo (Chief Animation Director)
  • Shimizu, Toshimitsu (Original Creator)
  • Souzaki, Nobuyoshi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Suzuki, Hirofumi (Key Animation)
  • Yokoyama, Takashi (Key Animation)

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Related Anime/Manga:

  • Maico 2010 (manga - Adaptation)