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March 2, 2000 TV Episode Heppoko Jikken Animêshon Excel Saga

Studio
J.C. Staff, Victor Entertainment Inc.
Distributor
Selecta Vision S.L.

Synopsis

Excel works for Across, an organization bent on world domination to create a better society. She ain't exactly great at her job, but she definitely tries hard. And with her new partner from outer space, she ain't giving up. Meanwhile, three roommates get a job with a weird government agency, a foreign construction worker is forced to be the love slave to the embodiment of the universe (a vortex with slender, womanly arms), and a man with an Afro gets into all sorts of weird messes that remain unexplained. And this is only the tip of the iceberg to this hilariously twisted series!

Characters

Koshi Rikudo, Great Will of the Macrocosm, Pedro's Sexy Wife, Menchi, Ropponmatsu 1, Ropponmatsu 2, Il Palazzo, Toru Watanabe, Norikuni Iwata, Excel Excel, Hyatt, Pedro.
English Version: Misaki Matsuya, Sandora, Ropponmatsu 1, Ropponmatsu 2, Hyatt, Menchi, Pedro, Gojo Shioji, Norikuni Iwata, Gomez, That Man, Il Palazzo, Excel Excel, Nabeshin, Kabapu, Great Will of the Macrocosm, Pedro's Sexy Wife, Watanabe, Koshi Rikdo, Ugly Puchuus, Lead Puchuus, Admiral

Credits

Producing

Producer
Shigeru Kitayama
Executive Producers
John Ledford, Mark Williams

Animation

Animator
Satoshi Ishino
Animation Director
Akihiko Nishiyama

Voices

Voice
Wataru Takagi (Koshi Rikudo), Yûko Mizutani (Great Will of the Macrocosm, Pedro's Sexy Wife), Satomi Koorogi (Menchi, Ropponmatsu 2), Takehito Koyasu (Il Palazzo), Ryôtarô Okiayu (Toru Watanabe), Shotaro Morikubo (Norikuni Iwata), Satsuki Yukino (Ropponmatsu 1), Kotono Mitsuishi (Excel Excel), Omi Minami (Hyatt), Takashi Nagasako (Pedro)
English Version
Tiffany Grant (Misaki Matsuya, Sandora), Kelli Cousins (Ropponmatsu 1), Kira Vincent-Davis (Ropponmatsu 2), Monica Rial (Hyatt), Hilary Haag (Menchi), Rob Mungle (Pedro), Spike Spencer (Gojo Shioji), Mark Laskowski (Norikuni Iwata), Mike McRae (Gomez, That Man), Jason Douglas (Il Palazzo), Larissa Wolcott (Excel Excel), Brett Weaver (Nabeshin), Mike Kleinhenz (Kabapu), Kelly Manison (Great Will of the Macrocosm, Pedro's Sexy Wife), Jay Hickman (Watanabe), Paul Sidello (Koshi Rikdo), Mike Vance (Ugly Puchuus), John Swasey (Admiral), James Marshall, Allison Keith, Matt Greenfield, Dean Turner, Cynthia Martinez, Greg Stanley, John Gremillion, Illich Guardiola, Andy McAvin, Victor Carsrud, Ted Pfister, Randy Sparks, Emily Carter, Sheri Simms

Music

Music
Toshio Masuda
Opening Theme, "Ai (Chuuseishin)" ("Love [Loyalty]")
Excel*Girls
Ending Theme, "Menchi Aishou no Bolero" ("Menchi's Bolero of Sorrow")
Excel*Girls Featuring Satomi Koorogi
Dubbed Singers ("No Matter What We Do")
John Gremillion, Chris Patton, Mike Vance, Brett Weaver
Dubbed Singer ("Nabeshin's Song")
Brett Weaver

Crew

Character Designer
Satoshi Ishino
Sound Director
Hideyuki Tanaka
Art Director
Jun'ichi Higashi

Production notes

Based on an original manga by Rikado Koshi.

Director Shinichi Watanabe appears in a cameo, while the story includes assassination attempts on Koshi.

The theme song is barked by a dog with Japanese subtitles.

Although the final episode was not broadcast, it was included on the video release.

"Puni Puni Poemi," a two-episode video, was spun off from the series and distributed by ADV Films.

English titles: "Excel Saga," "Heppoko [Silly] Animation Excel Saga," "Quack Experimental Anime Excel Saga."