Yoshimune
吉宗
| Genres: Comedy, Historical | |
| Themes: Historical | |
| Studios: AIC Spirits, Ginga Ya, Gonzino | |
| Rating: 5.87 / 10 | |
| Rank: #10840 | |
| Popularity: #14743 | |
| Users Listed: 975 | |
| Users Scored: 240 | |
| NSFW: No | |
| Last Updated: 11/17/2010 | |
| Aired: April 6, 2006 – September 14, 2006 (Spring) | |
| Type: tv | |
| Source: other | |
| Age Rating: PG | |
| Episodes: 24 |
Synopsis:
Set against the backdrop of a late Edo period Japan, *Yoshimune* presents a subtly unsettling world where historical aesthetics blend with anachronistic technology. Daily life unfolds with familiar customs – samurai, farmers, and stylish citizens coexist – yet beneath the surface lies a jarring reality. Modern conveniences like mobile phones and motorcycles are commonplace, interwoven with traditional elements such as kimonos and candlelit settings. This parallel existence creates a unique atmosphere of quiet juxtaposition; a sense of the familiar rendered strangely alien. The series explores themes of cultural continuity and societal adaptation within an environment where past and present realities unexpectedly converge, inviting viewers to contemplate the nature of progress and tradition in a world perpetually caught between eras.
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Characters:
- Yoshimune (Main) - Voice Actors: Hiyama, Nobuyuki
- Hime (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iwao, Junko
Staff:
- Hasegawa, Yasuo (Producer)
- Okiura, Taito (Producer)
- Sato, Hiroaki (Director, Script, Storyboard, Series Composition)
- Shioya, Yoku (Sound Director)
- Mori, Yoshihiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
- Nishimura, Hiroaki (Episode Director)
- Sakata, Osamu (Episode Director, Animation Director)
- Yamamoto, Yasutaka (Episode Director, Storyboard)
- Yamauchi, Tomio (Episode Director)
- Yamazaki, Shigeru (Episode Director)
- Yano, Atsushi (Episode Director)
- Hasegawa, Nahoko (Script)
- Kimura, Ryuuichi (Storyboard)
- Kobayashi, Ichizou (Storyboard)
- Mochizuki, Tomomi (Storyboard)
- Terasawa, Shinsuke (Storyboard)
- Nakagawa, Shoko (Theme Song Performance)
- Hamamori, Toshihiro (Animation Director)
- Hirose, Kiyoshi (Editing)
- Horiuchi, Hiroyuki (Chief Animation Director, Character Design, Animation Director)
- Ikeda, Shigemi (Art Director)
- Kitaoka, Tadashi (Director of Photography)
- Kobayashi, Katsutoshi (Animation Director)
- Lee, Mi-yeong (Key Animation)
- Mishima, Akinori (Editing)
- Miyake, Yuuichirou (Animation Director)
- Murakami, Naoki (Animation Director)
- Oogawara, Haruo (Animation Director)
- Saiki, Yasuhiro (Animation Director)
- Saitou, Masakazu (Animation Director)
- Sakurai, Kunihiko (Key Animation)
- Satou, Naoko (Color Design)
- Takahoko, Makoto (Animation Director)