Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne

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Kamikaze Kaitō Jeane
Cover of volume 1 of the original Japanese publication
神風怪盗ジャンヌ (Kamikaze Kaitō Jannu)
Genre	Kaitō, Magical Girl, Romance
Manga
Author	Arina Tanemura
Publisher	Shueisha
English publisher	CMX Manga
Other publishers: Haksan Publish Planeta DeAgostini Egmont Manga & Anime Egmont Kärnan Egmont Egmont M&C Comics Planet Manga
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Ribon Magazine
Original run	February 1998 – July 2000
Volumes	7
TV anime
Director	Atsunobu Umezawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Network	TV Asahi RTL II K3
Original run	February 13, 1999 – January 29, 2000
Episodes	44
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Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne (神風怪盗ジャンヌ, Kamikaze Kaitō Jannu^?) is a fantasy shōjo manga by Arina Tanemura. It was initially called Phantom-Thief Jeanne by its North American licensor, CMX Manga, before the title was changed to Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne; the anime adaptation is called Jeanne, the Kamikaze Thief on the Toei Animation English language website. The story is about the adventures of a high school girl, Maron Kusakabe, who is the reincarnation of Jeanne D'Arc and transforms into a magical girl phantom thief to collect the scattered pieces of God captured by Demons in works of art.^[1]

The manga was published by Shueisha in Ribon between February 1998 and July 2000, and collected in seven volumes. The series was adapated by Toei Animation as a 44-episode anime television series that was broadcast on TV Asahi from February 1999 to January 2000.

The series was re-issued by Shueisha in 2007, with all chapters fitting into only 6 volumes, instead of the original 7; all volumes had new covers.

Contents 1 Plot 1.1 Adaptation 2 Characters 3 Media 3.1 Manga 3.2 Anime 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot

Shortly before the year 2000, 16-year-old high-school gymnast Maron Kusakabe is visited by the angel Finn Fish, who gives her a task. God's power is scattered across the Earth, and if He does not gather enough by the turn of the millenium, He will die. To block Him, the Devil has sent out agents to gather His power, which is the beauty in human hearts, in the form of chess pieces. With Finn's assistance, Maron transforms into the reincarnation of Jeanne D'Arc in order to hunt Demons hidden within works of art.

When Maron defeats a Demon, the artwork disappears, and to the outside world it is as if she has stolen it, and she becomes known as a kaitō ("phantom-thief"). Maron's best friend is Miyako, the daughter of a police detective in charge of Jeanne's case.

As the series progresses, Maron and Miyako fall in love with new classmate Chiaki, who is also secretly a demon hunter, Kaitō Sinbad. Chiaki at first "fakes" falling in love to get closer to Maron, knowing Maron is Jeanne. Later he falls in love truthfully after realizing that Maron's worth the effort, even if she does "hate" him. Maron, on the other hand, is confused and does not know what "love" means because her parents abandoned her when she was around ten years old because they were having problems getting along, so no one taught her. As a result, she does not know how to respond to Chiaki's advances. Eventually, she realizes that Chiaki is not a bad guy after all. She is deeply hurt, however, when she learns that Chiaki is her rival, Sinbad, and that he only went after her because he knew she was Jeanne.

[edit] Adaptation

The manga relates in detail Finn Fish's background, expounding on Finn's relationships with other angels and the events that led to her becoming Maron's partner. This backstory of the angels is not shown in the anime.

[edit] Characters

Maron Kusakabe (日下部 まろん, Kusakabe Maron^?) / "Kaito Jeanne" (怪盗 ジャンヌ, Kaitō Jannu^?)

The protagonist of the series, Maron appears to be an ordinary 16-year-old high school student who is gifted in rhythmic gymnastics. At the start of the series, she receives a mission from God to seal away the Demons who steal the beauty in human hearts, and through a hair ribbon given to her by the angel Finn, she transforms into her alter ego Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne (literally, "divine wind phantom thief Jeanne"), the reincarnation of Jeanne D'Arc. As Jeanne, she captures Demons that hide inside objects of great beauty such as works of art by sticking them with her pushpin and shouting "Checkmate!", thus turning them into white chess pieces. Maron is depicted as a lonely young woman who hides her feelings behind a warm smile. She lives alone, her parents having left her for their jobs when she was young, and the first contact she has from them in years is a phone call informing her that they are a divorcing. Maron is very close to the family of her best friend and neighbor Miyako. When she first meets Chiaki, she dislikes him, but falls in love with him as the series progresses. At the end of the series or manga, Maron marries Chiaki and they have a daughter named Natsuki, who is a reincarnation of Finn.

Jeanne's weapons include her Checkmate pin, which she summons from a small demon-detecting device called Petit Claire, her gymnastic ribbon that can slice through anything if whipped, a fan used to deflect attacks, rebound ball. In the manga, she also uses a sword, which can be used to checkmate Demons. In the anime, she can use her gymnastic ribbon to checkmate Demons, and also has a Rebound Ball, which is like a rubber yo-yo that can stick to almost anything. Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima

Chiaki Nagoya (名古屋稚空, Nagoya Chiaki^?) / "Kaito Sinbad" (怪盗 シンドバッド, Kaitō Shindobaddo^?)

Chiaki is a 16-year-old high school student in Maron's and Miyako's class, who lives next-door to them. Like Maron, Chiaki also has an alter ego as Kaito Sinbad, who can also seal demons using pins except the chess pieces are black. Chiaki was given the power to become a kaitō by Access Time. In the manga, it is not explained how they met. In the anime, when Finn Fish was kidnapped by the Devil, Access was unable to help her until he met a young man, Chiaki, who could see him, and he gave Chiaki the bandanna or headband that lets him transform into Kaito Sinbad. Initially, Chiaki appears to be just a womanizer who gets in Maron's way as he tries to seduce her, in both her identities. As the series progresses, however, Chiaki falls in love with Maron. Chiaki lives alone, having run away from home because he does not get along with his father and stepmother. His mother died when Chiaki was about 5. His father kept getting married to women, just so Chiaki could have a mother. Eventually, Maron convinces him to talk with his parents and reconcile with them.

As Kaitō Sinbad, Chiaki uses pins and daggers in the manga, but a tri-headed boomerang-like weapon in the anime. Later in the anime, Sinbad also traps Demons using a special string. Unlike Jeanne, Sinbad is able to conjure several pins at once. As Sinbad, he initially wears a piece of cloth over his mouth to hide his identity from Maron, but stops wearing it after she discovers it. Voiced by: Susumu Chiba

Finn Fish (フィン·フィッシュ, Fin Fisshu^?)

Finn Fish is the semi-angel (jun-tenshi) who helps Maron detect demons and gave her the power to transform into Kaito Jeanne. As the series progresses, it is shown that Finn is actually a fallen angel manipulating Maron to gather the chess pieces for the Devil. In the manga volume 5, Finn is the angelic incarnation of a girl named Natsuki who had been killed by her brother, Sagami. When she met Sagami as an angel, before the series began, she he died when he cut her hair, releasing her power, for which she was tried in heaven for murder but was saved from annihilation by the Devil in return for her becoming his servant. It is later explained (in volume 7) that she sided with the Devil in order to meet Access again. In the anime, Finn is kidnapped by the Devil, who brainwashes her but then wipes her memory and turns her back into a semi-angel so that Maron would not be suspicious. She is brought back to her true self by Maron in episode 44.

At the end of the series, Finn sacrifies herself so that Maron survives the battle with the Devil. When she dies, Access gives her his earring, and when Chiaki and Maron's daughter Natsuki is born, she holds the earring in her hand. Voiced by: Kumiko Nishihara

Access Time (アクセス·タイム, Akusesu Taimu^?)

Access Time is the dark angel (kuro-tenshi) who helps Chiaki detect demons and gave him the power to transform into Kaitō Sinbad. He is depicted as being in love with Finn despite teasing her a lot, and he works hard to become a full angel so he could be reincarnated with her. Access becomes a semi-angel (jun-tenshi) in volume 6 of the manga, whereupon he gives his holy power to Finn so she could be a full angel, thus turning back into a dark angel. In the manga, Access is reborn as Miyako and Yamato's son Shinji, and when he sees Natsuki with the earring that he gave her as Finn died, he proposes to her on the spot. Voiced by: Akiko Yajima

Miyako Todaiji (東大寺 都, Tōdaiji Miyako^?)

Miyako is Maron's classmate and best friend, who lives across the hall from Maron. Miyako's parents are detectives, and Miyako is always trying to catch Jeanne. In the manga, Miyako knows that Maron is Jeanne and says that she tries to catch Jeanne so she could make a mistake and release her, with the excuse that she was just a minor. In the anime, Miyako does not know that Maron is Jeanne until the end of the series; she creates complex and rather dangerous plots to catch Jeanne, causing Jeanne a lot of trouble. Miyako is depicted as stubborn, unafraid to fight, and with a fierce temper that she loses when Jeanne escapes. Miyako is in love with her classmate Chiaki but gives up on him because he is more interested in Maron. When Yamato confesses to her, she initially believes he is joking and ignores him. In the manga, at the end of the series, she marries Yamato and has a son named Shinji, the reincarnation of Access. Voiced by: Naoko Matsui

Yamato Minazuki (水無月 大和, Minazuki Yamato^?)

Yamato is a classmate of Maron, Chiaki, and Miyako. Yamato is depicted as a shy young man with a big crush on Maron. He is the class president, though the other students do not respect him because of his gentle, unassuming nature. His innocence and pure heart makes it easy for Demons to possess him. Later in the series, he joins Miyako in trying to catch Sinbad. Though he still has a crush on Maron, Miyako catches his attention, and in the manga, he confesses that he likes her. In response, she gets angry and pushes him into a lake, thinking he was making fun of her. At the end of the series, however, he marries Miyako. Voiced by: Naozumi Takahashi

Noin Claude

Noin is a Demon who disguises himself as the history teacher in Maron's class, Hijiri Shikaido. Five hundred years ago, he was Noin Claude, a knight who assisted the original Jeanne d'Arc. In the manga, he became a Demon when his present-day self traveled into the past with Maron and caused a Demon to possess his past self. In the anime, he became a Demon after God did not save Jeanne d'Arc from burning at the stake, for which he cursed God and surrendered his soul to the Devil. He falls in love with Maron and tries to rape her, knowing that she can only transform as a virgin. In the manga, he vows to love Jeanne's next reincarnated form. In the end of the anime, he dies protecting Maron and rises up to Heaven to join Jeanne d'Arc. In the manga, he has a pet dragon named Silk who is devoted to him despite his harsh treatment. Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi

Myst (ミスト, Misuto^?)

Myst, who only appears in the anime, is a Demon sent to kill Maron. She is depicted as being more powerful than Noin, who is a human who became a Demon, because she is a pure-bred demon. Myst uses a candy box to hold other Demons, who can only be defeated by Maron's gymnastics ribbon. She is defeated by Maron, aided by Noin, but when Maron sees her broken and bruised form, she takes pity on Myst and returns her candy box. Voiced by: Wakana Yamazaki

[edit] Media

[edit] Manga

Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne was published in Japan by Shueisha in Ribon Magazine in 30 chapters between February 1998 and July 2000, and collected in seven tankōbon volumes. Starting in July 2007, the series was reprinted kanzenban format in six volumes. It is licenced in North America by CMX Manga, in South Korea by Haksan Publish, in Indonesia by M&C Comics, in Spain by Planeta DeAgostini, in Italy by Planet Manga, and in Germany, Sweden, Poland, and Finland by Egmont Publishing.^[2]

#	Japan		North America
	Release date	ISBN	Release date	ISBN
1	September 1998[3]	ISBN 978-4-08-856100-4	October 26, 2005[4]	ISBN 978-1-4012-0555-3
2	January 1999[3]	ISBN 978-4-08-856120-2	January 25, 2006[5]	ISBN 978-1-4012-0556-0
3	May 1999[3]	ISBN 978-4-08-856142-4	April 26, 2006[6]	ISBN 978-1-4012-0557-7
4	September 1999[3]	ISBN 978-4-08-856163-9	July 26, 2006[7]	ISBN 978-1-4012-0558-4
5	February 2000[3]	ISBN 978-4-08-856189-9	September 27, 2006[8]	ISBN 978-1-4012-0559-1
6	June 2000[3]	ISBN 978-4-08-856211-7	November 15, 2006[9]	ISBN 978-1-4012-0842-4
7	August 2000[3]	ISBN 978-4-08-856221-6	January 17, 2007[10]	ISBN 978-1-4012-0843-1

[edit] Anime

Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne was adapted Toei Animation as a 44-episode anime television series that was broadcast on TV Asahi from February 13, 1999 to January 29, 2000. The series was directed by Atsunobu Umezawa with music by Michiaki Kato, and starred Houko Kuwashima as Maron Kusakabe/"Kaito Jeanne". The opening themes are "Piece of Love" by Shazna for episodes 1–27 and "Dive into Shine" by Lastier for episodes 28–44, and the ending themes are "Haruka..." (ハルカ...^?) by Pierrot for episodes 1–27 and "Till The End" by Hibiki for episodes 28–44.^[11][12]

The anime is licensed in Spain by Arait Multimedia, which has produced both Spanish and Catalan dubs, where it was broadcast on K3. It is licensed in Germany by Anime-Virtual, where it was broadcast on RTL II.^[12]

#	Title[13]	Original airdate[13][14]
1	"The Angel with a Notice Card" "Kaitō wa Yokokujō to Tomo ni" (怪盗は予告状とともに)	February 13, 1999
2	"The Target Is Family Bond!" "Target wa Oyako no Kizuna!?" (標的(ターゲット)は親子の絆!?)	February 20, 1999
3	"An Encircling Net! The Whole Student Body Is the Enemy" "Hōimō! Teki wa Zenkōseito" (包囲網!敵は全校生徒)	February 27, 1999
4	"A Thief's Job Saves a Company, Too?" "Dorobu Shigoto wa Kigyō mo Sukuu?" (泥棒仕事は企業も救う!?)	March 6, 1999
5	"Emergency at the Airport!" "Airport Hijōkeikai!" (エアポート非常警戒!)	March 13, 1999
6	"The Partner in Crime Is a Mysterious Old Woman?" "Aibou wa Nazo no Obaachan?" (相棒は謎のおばあちゃん)	March 20, 1999
7	"Father-Daughter Detective Team! The Final Gamble" "Oyako keiji! Saigo no kake" (親子刑事!最後の賭け)	March 27, 1999
8	"Steal the Melody of Love!" "Ai no Melody wo Nusume!" (愛のメロデｲを盗め!)	April 3, 1999
9	"The Heartless Checkmate" "Hijō no Checkmate" (非情のチェックメイト)	April 10, 1999
10	"The Masked Man! What Is His True Identity?" "Kamen no otoko! Honmono wa Dare da" (仮面の男!本物は誰だ?)	April 17, 1999
11	"Ah, the Beautiful Heart of an Officer" "Aa, Utsukushiki Keimi no Kokoro" (ああ、美しき刑事の心)	April 24, 1999
12	"The Pin Is Mightier Than the Sword!" "Pin wa Ken Yori mo Tsuyoshi!" (ピンは剣よりも強し!)	May 1, 1999
13	"The Angel of Hearts, with a Memory Loss Plant" "Wasurenagusa no Heart Dorobou" (忘れな草のハート泥棒)	May 8, 1999
14	"A Wedding Dress Is the Target" "Target wa Wedding Dress" (ターゲットはウェディングドレス花嫁衣裳)	May 15, 1999
15	"Shocking Confession of Love in the Amusement Park!" "Yūenchi no Shōgeki Kokuhaku!" (遊園地の衝撃告白!)	May 22, 1999
16	"A First Kiss Illuminated by Moonlight!" "First Kiss wa Gekkō ni Kagayaku!" (ファースト初キスは月光に輝く!)	May 29, 1999
17	"Sudden Intimacy! Love's Tempestuous Arrival" "Kyuu Sekkin! Koi Hurricane Jouriku" (急接近!恋のハリケーン台風上陸)	June 5, 1999
18	"The Angel Attacks Friendship's Medal" "Akuma ga Osou Yūjō no Kunshō" (悪魔が襲う友情の勲章)	June 12, 1999
19	"Seal! Evidence of Fatherly Love" "Fūin! Chichi no Ai no Shōmei" (封印!父の愛のあかし証明)	June 19, 1999
20	"The Day Courage and Hope Were Broken" "Genki ni Yūki ga Kowareta Hi" (元気に勇気が壊れた日)	June 26, 1999
21	"Miyako, Attacking Love and Friendship!" "Miyako, Koi to Yūjō o Utsu!" (都、恋と友情を撃つ!)	July 3, 1999
22	"Dive! Double Kaito Death" "Dive! W(double) Kaitō shisu" (ダイブ!W(ダブル)怪盗死す)	July 10, 1999
23	"Checkmate! The Magical Blue Butterfly" "Sogeki (Checkmate)! Mashō no Aoi Chō (Blue Morpho)" (狙撃(チェックメイト)!魔性の青い蝶(ブルーモルフォ))	July 17, 1999
24	"Luxury Cruise Monkey Panic" "Gōka Kyakusen Monkey Sōdō (Panic)" (豪華客船モンキー騒動(パニック))	August 7, 1999
25	"Ghost Story! Haunted Summer School" "Kaidan! Yūrei Gakkō no Natsu" (怪談!幽霊学校の夏)	August 14, 1999
26	"Infiltrate! Karakuri Ninja Castle" "Sennyū! Karakuri Ninja Shiro" (潜入!カラクリ忍者城)	August 21, 1999
27	"A Tearful Parting-Angel Finn" "Namida no Owakare Tenshi Fin" (涙のお別れ 天使フィン)	September 11, 1999
28	"Advent of the Angel! New Transformation" "Akuma Kōrin! Shin Henshin no Toki" (悪魔降臨!新変身の時)	September 18, 1999
29	"Totally Beautiful! The Mysterious Angel Appears" "Chō Bikei! Nazo no Sensei Tōjō" (超美形!謎の先生登場)	September 25, 1999
30	"Defender, Burning with Renewed Spirit" "Genki Fukkatsu de Moeru Toushi" (元気復活で燃える闘志)	October 2, 1999
31	"Kaito Is Doing a Commercial!?" "Kaitō Tsui ni CM Shutsuen!?" (怪盗ついにCM出演!?)	October 9, 1999
32	"Kaito Jeanne Elimination Order!" "Kaitō Jeanne Massatsu Shirei!!" (怪盗ジャンヌ抹殺指令!!)	October 23, 1999
33	"Sinbad the Liar!" "Usotsuki Sindbad!!" (嘘つきシンドバッド!!)	October 30, 1999
34	"Confession of Separation! I'm Not Going to Trust Anyone!" "Betsuri Sengen! Mou Daremo Shinjinai!!" (別離宣言!もう誰も信じない!!)	November 6, 1999
35	"Jeanne: Revival of the Power of Love!" "Jeanne Fukkatsu no Love Power!" (ジャンヌ復活のLOVEパワー!)	November 13, 1999
36	"Is a Thief an Ally or a Cop!?" "Dorobō wa Keiji no Mikata ka!?" (泥棒は刑事の味方か!?)	November 20, 1999
37	"A Boy with a Demon's Heart" "Akuma no Shinzō o Motsu Shōnen" (悪魔の心臓を持つ少年)	November 27, 1999
38	"Decision!? Checkmate of Sorrow" "Ketsudan!? Kanashimi no Fūin" (決断!?悲しみのチェックメイト封印)	December 4, 1999
39	"Only One Wish! To Father and Mother" "Negai wa Hitotsu! Chichi to Haha ni" (願いは一つ!父と母に)	December 11, 1999
40	"Evil Transformation! Myst's Assault" "Jaaku henshin! Mist mōkō" (邪悪変身!ミスト猛攻)	December 18, 1999
41	"Reunion with Finn! Dramatic Nightmare" "Saikai Fin!! Gekiba Akumu" (再会フィン!!劇的悪夢)	January 8, 2000
42	"Kaito, Surpass Space and Time!" "Kaitō, Jikū o Koeru!!" (怪盗、時空を越える!!)	January 15, 2000
43	"Friendship Destroyed!? Final Battle at the Evil Castle of Ice" "Yuujō Hōkai!? Mahyō Kessen" (友情崩壊!?魔氷城決戦)	January 22, 2000
44	"You, Become God's Wind!" "Nanji! Kamikaze to Nare!" (汝、神風となれ)	January 29, 2000

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official CMX manga site
• Official Toei Animation anime site (Japanese)
• Kamikaze Kaitō Jeanne (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia