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Inferno

November 22, 1998 TV Episode Gasaraki

Studio
Sunrise Inc., Bandai Visual Co., TV Osaka, Yomiuri Advertising
Distributor
ADV Films

Synopsis

For a thousand years, the Gowa family has secretly manipulated the fate of Japan, first through political intrigue, and now through the manufacture of a frightening new weapons system. In a world in which giant robots are real, however, the most powerful weapon of all lurks within a human mind. Combining the hard edge of modern military thrillers with the frightening reality of tomorrow's super-science, "Gasaraki"'s multi-layered story and unique blend of apocalyptic carnage and surreal mysticism promise that the world of Japanese animation will never be the same!

Characters

Yushiro, Miharu, Daizaburou Gowa, Kazukiyo Gowa, Kiyotsugu Gowa, Kyoharu Gowa, Misuzu Gowa, Rin Ataka.
English Version: Yushiro, Miharu, Daizaburo Gowa, Yukino Gowa, Kazukiyo Gowa, Kiyotsugu Gowa, Kiyoharu Gowa, Misuzu Gowa, Tamotsu Hayakawa, Rin Ataka, Takuma Tokudaiji, Kahoru Kaburagi, Sunao Murai, Yoshitake Gowa, Akihiro Hirakawa, Kiyoma Yonetani, Secretary, Empress, Symbol Pilot, Old Wife, Belgistan Soldiers, Tank Crew, Kiou Watanabe, News Director, Operative, Mrs. Lee, Man In Suit, Old Husband, Prime Minister, Reporter, Einyo, F/Phantom, Journalist, Kuwajima, Meth, Nozomi Takayama, Regent, Gowa Operator, Jun, Monk, Watanabe Clan, Battalion Executive Officer, Cameraman, Helicopter Pilot, SF Commander, USSF Commander, General Krause, General Okawa, Takeharu Gowa, Tatsumi Wakisaka, Master Sorachi, Minister Of Justice, News Anchor, Officer, Staff Exec, Battalion Commander, CC Operator, Crew, Lee, Secretary Of Commerce, U.S. President, Won, Kei Nishida, U.S. Fake Control, Newscasters

Credits

Directing

Director
Ryosuke Takahashi
Assistant Director
Goro Taniguchi

Producing

Producer
Matt Greenfield (English Version)
Executive Producer (English Version)
John Ledford

Writing

Writer
Toru Nozaki, Chiaki Konaka (3 Episodes)

Animation

Animator
Tatsuya Suzuki, Takuya Suzuki
Opening Animation
Shuko Murase, Satoru Shigeta, Shinji Takeuchi, Yôichi Ueda, Tôru Yoshida
Ending Animation
Tsukasa Dokite
Animation Director
Keiichi Watanabe
Animation Directors (Opening Animation)
Hideki Okamoto, Takuya Suzuki, Tatsuya Suzuki
Animation Director (Ending Animation)
Tsukasa Dokite
Mechanical Animation Director
Satoru Shigeta

Voices

Voice
Nobuyuki Hiyama (Yushiro), Mami Kingetsu (Miharu), Takehiro Koyama (Daizaburou Gowa), Yuji Takada (Kazukiyo Gowa), Shô Hayami (Kiyotsugu Gowa), Isshin Chiba (Kyoharu Gowa), Satomi Koorogi (Misuzu Gowa), Minami Takayama (Rin Ataka)
English Version
Chris Patton (Yushiro), Monica Rial (Miharu), Ted Pfister (Daizaburo Gowa), Laura Chapman (Yukino Gowa), Andy McAvin (Kazukiyo Gowa), Jason Douglas (Kiyotsugu Gowa), Brett Weaver (Kiyoharu Gowa), Hilary Haag (Misuzu Gowa), John Gremillion (Tamotsu Hayakawa), Kelly Manison (Rin Ataka), Kevin Charles (Takuma Tokudaiji), Heather Bryson (Kahoru Kaburagi), Jennifer K. Earhart (Sunao Murai)

Music

Music
Kuniaki Haishima
Singer ("Love Song")
Tomoko Tane

Editing

Editor
David Grundy (English Version)

Crew

Design
Shuko Murase, Shinji Aramaki, Yutaka Izubuchi, Atsushi Yamagata
Mechanical Designers
Shinji Aramaki, Yutaka Izubuchi
Character Design (Main Characters)
Shuko Murase
Art Direction
Shigemi Ikeda
Storyboard Artists (Opening Animation)
Shinji Aramaki, Satoru Shigeta
Storyboard Artist (Ending Animation)
Tsukasa Dokite
Sound Director
Yasuo Uragami

Companies and other credits

  • English Version: John Swasey (Yoshitake Gowa, Kei Nishida, Jay Hickman (Akihiro Hirakawa), C. Markham Anderson (Kiyoma Yonetani), Sue Ulu (Secretary), Robert Anderson (U.S. Fake Control), Christine M. Auten (Empress,…

Production notes

The script incorporated contemporary Gulf War events and news reports with the names changed.