Rozen Maiden

Rozen Maiden / ローゼンメイデン
Rozen Maiden
Genres: Action, Drama, Seinen, Supernatural
Demographics: Seinen
Studios: Nomad
Producers: Mellow Head, Memory-Tech, Pony Canyon, TBS
Licensors: Geneon Entertainment USA, Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 7.4 / 10
Rank: #2457
Popularity: #1243
Users Listed: 214,765
Users Scored: 100,439
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/10/2025
Aired: October 8, 2004 – December 24, 2004 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Friday at 01:55 (JST)

Synopsis:

Jun Sakurada, a withdrawn young man burdened by past school experiences, finds his isolated existence irrevocably altered by the arrival of a mysterious wind-up doll. This is Shinku, one of the Rozen Maidens – a collection of automatons created by the enigmatic dollmaker Rozen. Shinku and her sisters are engaged in a contest known as the Alice Game, requiring a human partner to determine which doll will become "Alice," a girl deemed worthy of their creator's attention.

As more dolls enter Jun’s home, he is drawn into a world of intricate rules and competitive relationships. The narrative explores themes of companionship, identity, and the blurred lines between artificiality and genuine emotion. The series unfolds with a focus on character dynamics within a uniquely structured environment, hinting at deeper mysteries surrounding both the Rozen Maidens' origins and the forces arrayed against them.

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Episodes:

  • Episode 1: Rozen Maiden (Aired: 10/08/2004)
  • Episode 2: Hinaichigo (Aired: 10/15/2004)
  • Episode 3: Suigintou (Aired: 10/22/2004)
  • Episode 4: Suiseiseki (Aired: 10/29/2004)
  • Episode 5: The Stairway (Aired: 11/05/2004)
  • ... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

  • Hinaichigo (Main) - Voice Actors: Lynn, Sherry, Nogawa, Sakura, Lee, Yong Sin, Kuraoka, Rubina, Wegnez, Béatrice
  • Sakurada, Jun (Main) - Voice Actors: Sanada, Asami, Marshall, Mona, Hollwitz, Fabian, O, In Seong, Janssen, Thierry
  • Shinku (Main) - Voice Actors: Sawashiro, Miyuki, Lee, Mela, Aflalo, Esther, Lee, Seon, Helm, Luise
  • Souseiseki (Main) - Voice Actors: Taylor, Julie Ann, Morinaga, Rika, Lehmann, Dascha, Yun, Mi Na, Landresse, Sophie
  • Suigintou (Main) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Rie, Strassman, Karen, Koschny, Maria, Tefnin, Claire, Yang, Jeong Hwa, Frippiat, Géraldine
  • Suiseiseki (Main) - Voice Actors: Kuwatani, Natsuko, Forstadt, Rebecca, Bierstedt, Marie, Boquet, Cathy, Wu, Jeong Sin
  • Detective Kun-Kun (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Schaale, Gerald, Tsukui, Kyousei, Silverstein, Keith, Donnay, Patrick
  • Kashiwaba, Tomoe (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Kurata, Masayo, Kaps, Susanne, Jeong, Hye Ok
  • Sakurada, Nori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Rikimaru, Noriko, Hugo, Uschi, Kwan, Jennie, Mun, Seon hui, Fyon, Véronique
  • Shibasaki, Matsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Ootori, Yoshino
  • Shibasaki, Motoharu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishikawa, Ikuo, Seymour, Kevin, Siebenschuh, Joachim, Bevilacqua, Alessandro

Staff:

  • Kananiwa, Kozue (Producer)
  • Nakamura, Shinichi (Producer)
  • Matsuo, Kou (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Shimazaki, Nanako (Director)
  • Takahashi, Takeo (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
  • Yoshimoto, Tsuyoshi (Director)
  • Tsuruoka, Youta (Sound Director)
  • Asaka, Morio (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Ikeda, Shigetaka (Episode Director)
  • Kawamura, Kenichi (Episode Director)
  • Kobayashi, Tomoki (Episode Director)
  • Matsuda, Kiyoshi (Episode Director, Key Animation)
  • Mizumoto, Hazuki (Episode Director)
  • Oota, Masahiko (Episode Director)
  • Hanada, Jukki (Script, Series Composition)
  • Okada, Mari (Script)
  • Tamai, Tsuyoshi (Script)
  • Oohashi, Yoshimitsu (Storyboard)
  • Sakurabi, Katsushi (Storyboard)
  • Sato, Toshiharu (Storyboard, Key Animation)
  • Shimazu, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
  • Shishido, Jun (Storyboard, Key Animation)
  • ALI PROJECT (Theme Song Performance)
  • Katakura, Mikiya (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
  • Shimotsuki, Haruka (Theme Song Performance)
  • Takarano, Arika (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics)
  • myu (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
  • Abe, Tatsuya (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Abe, Junko (Key Animation)
  • Akiya, Yukie (Key Animation)
  • Basecqz, Julie (ADR Director)
  • Choi, Eun-yeong (In-Between Animation)
  • David, Alex Von (ADR Director)
  • Fudesaka, Akimi (Key Animation)
  • Fukuda, Noriyuki (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Honda, Takeshi (Key Animation)
  • Honda, Keiichi (Key Animation)
  • Huh, Seung Ki (Key Animation)
  • Iizuka, Youko (Key Animation)
  • Ikeuchi, Naoko (Key Animation)
  • Ishida, Kana (Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
  • Ishii, Kumi (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
  • Jang, Min-ho (Key Animation)
  • Jinguuji, Takashi (2nd Key Animation)
  • Jo, Young-rae (Key Animation)
  • Kai, Yasuyuki (Key Animation)
  • Kamogawa, Takahiro (Key Animation)
  • Katsuragi, An (Key Animation)
  • Kawakubo, Keiji (Key Animation)
  • Kikuchi, Toshihiro (Animation Director)
  • ... and 43 more staff

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