Telepathy Shoujo Ran

Synopsis:

Episodes:

• Episode 1: Ran, Telepathy! Searching the Town (Aired: 06/21/2008)
• Episode 2: Ran, Run! Searching the Town (Aired: 06/28/2008)
• Episode 3: Ran, Jump! Searching the Town (Aired: 07/05/2008)
• Episode 4: Ran, The Flowers Call: From the Darkness of a Whisper (Aired: 07/12/2008)
• Episode 5: Ran, Calling the Wind: From the Darkness of a Whisper (Aired: 07/19/2008)
• ... and 21 more episodes

Characters:

• Ayase, Rui (Main) - Voice Actors: Shimowada, Hiroki
• Isozaki, Ran (Main) - Voice Actors: Katou, Emiri
• Naha, Midori (Main) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Kana
• Isozaki, Ronpei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horiuchi, Kenyuu
• Isozaki, Reina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okamura, Akemi
• Isozaki, Rin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seki, Tomokazu

Staff:

• Miyamoto, Hideaki (Producer)
• Oozora, Masaki (Director, Storyboard)
• Asami, Matsuo (Episode Director)
• Matsuura, Johei (Episode Director)
• Mikamoto, Yasumi (Episode Director)
• Noshitani, Mitsutaka (Episode Director)
• Shimizu, Akira (Episode Director)
• Suzuki, Takaaki (Episode Director)
• Tonokatsu, Hideki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Koyama, Tomoko (Script)
• Nakamura, Makoto (Script, Series Composition)
• Honda, Yasuyuki (Storyboard)
• Shibuichi, Setsuko (Storyboard)
• Chara (Theme Song Performance)
• Nakamura, Taichi (Theme Song Arrangement)
• Asano, Atsuko (Original Creator)
• Fukami, Sawa (Key Animation)
• Hachizaki, Kenji (Character Design, Chief Animation Director)
• Hattori, Ichirou (Animation Director)
• Hirabayashi, Takashi (Key Animation)
• Hoshina, Yasuo (Key Animation)
• Ike, Yoshihiro (Music)
• Ito, Michihiro (Sound Effects)
• Kagiyama, Ako (Key Animation)
• Kataoka, Emiko (Key Animation)
• Kawasaki, Miho (Key Animation)
• Kim, Hae-sook (Key Animation)
• Kitayama, Shuuichi (Key Animation)
• Kobayashi, Yukari (Animation Director)
• Komatsu, Kanae (Key Animation)
• Masui, Ippei (Animation Director)
• Matsushita, Kiyoshi (Key Animation)
• Miyanishi, Tamako (Key Animation)
• Morita, Seiji (Editing)
• Nishida, Miyako (Key Animation)
• Noda, Yasuyuki (Key Animation)
• Oda, Taeko (Key Animation)
• Sakamaki, Sadahiko (Animation Director)
• Sano, Eri (Key Animation)
• Sasaki, Akemi (Director of Photography)
• Senbo, Ryousuke (Key Animation)
• Shimada, Hideaki (Chief Animation Director)
• Shimizu, Yoshiko (Key Animation)
• Suzuki, Masaru (Key Animation)
• Suzuki, Shinichi (Animation Director)
• Takahashi, Shinya (Key Animation)
• Takeuchi, Yukari (Key Animation)
• Tazawa, Ushio (Key Animation, Original Character Design)
• Uetake, Yasuhiko (Key Animation)
• Yamazaki, Teruhiko (Animation Director)

Reviews:

• User Skadi (Score: 7/10):
  Telepathy Shoujo Ran is a series that had intrigued me for a while but I had always made excuses not to start it. Because of my interest in it, I did come in with a certain level of expectation and while it certainly is on a whole a pretty solid show the ride was a bit uneven. The overall story in Telepathy is both the best and worst part of the series. While there really isn’t an overriding plot, the general theme is pretty interesting and in many ways unique from most anime of this kind. The story centers on Ran, a seeminglynormal middle school student who suddenly finds herself able to read minds and possessing other strange powers. In a turn that is a bit different from most series, the plot focuses more on the feelings of fear and isolation of being different from everyone else and how people's impressions of you would change if they found out. While the story is generally light-hearted and upbeat, this theme permeates the entire anime and is the basis for most of the stories. At times the drama is pretty intense, particularly when it comes to Ran's friend Midori who shares her powers. The conflict between the two of them and the development of their characters (particularly Midori) as the series progresses is without a doubt the best part of the entire show.nnHowever it’s not all good. As I mentioned, the series is uneven and that is due mostly to the story. While the beginning portions of the show are extremely interesting as well as portions later on that have to do with Midori's character development, too much of it feels a bit too much like mindless fluffy filler. Many of the stories are monster/freak of the week fare and the only thing that makes them interesting at all is Midori's antics. Though of all the series faults the one that annoyed me the most was the eco-rant and violence in the last story arc of the series. While I have no problem with message stories, this came across as a lecture and really was inappropriate. Though the overall ending seemed to tie things together, I really hate feeling like I am being preached to.nnBy far, the characters make this series worth watching. As a lead, Ran is pretty typical. She is an earnest and idealistic girl we are used to seeing in anime. She is a bit vanilla but despite that she is going to be the one most people will be able to relate to. Shockingly she is surprisingly normal (despite her telepathic powers) and unlike a lot of anime characters she actually has a normal home life free of perverted brothers and fathers or dead or missing parents completely. It's kind of a shame that I seem to have to point out normalcy when it actually occurs in anime given how rare normal is. But I think it’s refreshing to see a family like this instead of using it…
• User Archaeon (Score: 7/10):
  Jinkies! I have to admit that I was rather surprised by Telepathy Shoujo Ran, as I expected something along the lines of Mokke or Mushishi, and instead I was immersed in a supernatural anime version of Scooby Doo (minus the annoying dog - thankfully!). Telepathy Shoujo Ran started life as a series of light novels by Asano Atsuko that were collectively entitled Telepath Shoujo Ran Jiken Note (or Telepthathy Girl Ran Incident Notes). The series was popular enough for a manga adaptation to be made by Ida Toshitsugu which were serialized in Shounen Sirius magazine. The manga was well received by audiences, which encouraged theproduction of a 26 episode anime series which was by NHK.nnThe anime version of Telpathy Shoujo Ran is essentially a slice of life, supernatural cum mystery series. The story begins with Isozaki Ran, a young girl who has just begun junior high school. She is a rather upbeat and energetic girl who is a member of the track and field club, and is in love with her childhood friend Ayase Rui. One day she suddenly hears a voice which simply says "Found You!", and it's from here that her adventures begin.nnThe owner of the voice is Naha Midori, a girl the same age as Ran, who transfers to Ran and Rui's school as she wishes to test Ran's powers. Midori is very clearly hostile towards Ran and Rui, and pretty much everyone else, at the start of the show, but she is pulled along by events in the same way that Ran is until the two become firm friends.nnThe series is actually rather well animated, and the characters are designed to be individuals rather than posessing a generic face and body (unlike so many other shows). The scenery is very well envisioned, as are the various dreamscapes and ethereal planes that appear in the show. A nice touch that was added to the anime was the ability to distinguish whether Ran or Midori was in a heightened emotional state by the change in their aura when using their powers.nnSound for the series was also well done, epsecially Midori's attempts to hide her usage of Kanji in everyday conversation. The VAs did rather well with their respective characters, and managed to make them sound like individuals on the whole. nnThe OP is a nice mellow J-rock track sung by a breathy voiced songstress (if anyone knows the name of the song then let me know). The ED is a more typical J-rock ballad featuring Rui running along a beach towards Ran.nnOn the whole, the characters in the anime were rather well done. The main characters of Ran, Rui and Midori, along with Ran's older brother Rin to a certain degree, form the core of all of the stories in the series. There is a certain amount of development given to both Ran and Midori, as they are the two most omportant characters, however I felt that both Rui and Rin needed more development by the end of…
• User animedreamer (Score: 8/10):
  Many people have overlooked or dismissed this anime. At first glance it seems rather bland. It's pleasant and cute. It has no sex to speak of. There's nothing most people would find offensive about it, even for their children to watch. In fact, what it is, is the perfect anime for young girls before they are ready for young adult material, but after they are children. I'm no expert in defining what age watches or reads what these days, so I am not going to give specific ages. The basis of my opinion is that it hastwo cute girls (not the moe cute type, the real girl cute type); a genial, somewhat nerdy older brother, who is not a great catch in the looks department but is very nice; and a male friend who is cute as someone in the junior high age range is, in the same way that the girls are cute. There are many comedic moments, and the main story is that of discovering that there are other people that will accept the person you are, even if you were rejected in the past. The individual episodes or story arcs are occult or horror mysteries, not terribly gruesome, but just like a ghost story kids will tell at a slumber party or around a campfire to amuse each other. There are even hints of romance among the main characters, without much overt demonstration of it. The general mood is one of light-heartedness, with the reminder that there are serious issues to be confronted in growing up. nnThe opening and closing animations are very attractive to young girls just discovering hanging out with friends, going shopping, or trying on clothes; the closing sequence is a bit romantic. The musical styles of the opening and closing songs are a bit unusual but have a more modern and original pop style than is usually seen in anime. All in all I recommend it highly for young girls especially, but I think other people can enjoy it too.
• ... and 1 more reviews

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