Elf Princess Rane

Elf Princess Rane
妖精姫レーン (Yōsei Hime Rēn)
Genre	Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Original video animation
Directed by	Akitaro Daichi
Produced by	Masao Mochizuki Akira Takano
Written by	Taishi Yamazaki
Music by	Harukichi Yamamoto
Studio	Dangun Pictures
Released	October 27, 1995 – January 26, 1996
Episodes	2

Elf Princess Rane (妖精姫レーン, Yōsei Hime Rēn), also known as Fairy Princess Ren, is an anime OVA directed by Akitaro Daichi. It was released on VHS and DVD in North America by Media Blasters. The North American release contains a preview for a third OVA episode that was never produced; it's listed as an "evil preview."

Plot

Gou has vowed to find the legendary treasure of Salamander. Searching for it he meets Rane, a fairy, who is looking for the four treasures of Heart. Gou's childhood friend Mari is frustrated with Gou running after treasures, but befriends with another fairy Lean. Gou and Rane's treasure hunt messes with a secret project led by Mari's father. It turns out Salamander isn't what Gou thought it was in the first place...

Characters

Gou Takarada (宝田 ゴウ, Takarada Gou)

Mari Yumenokata (夢乃館 真理, Yumenokata Mari)

Rane Chepanikorus (レーン・ツェパニコーラス, Rēn Chepanikōrasu)

Leen Kyami Kuunyo (リーン・キャミ・クーニョ, Rīn Kyami Kūnyo)

Haruki Takarada (宝田 春姫, Takarada Haruki)

Natsuki Takarada (宝田 夏姫, Takarada Natsuki)

Miyuki Takarada (宝田 冬姫, Takarada Miyuki)

Takuma Zenshuuin (全集院 タクマ, Zenshuuin Takuma)

Manzou Yumenokata (夢乃館 万蔵, Yumenokata Manzou)

Konishi (小西, Konishi)

Voice cast

Cast

Character		Actor
		Japanese	English
Principal cast
Gou Takarada		Kouichi Yamadera	Shane Callahan
Mari Yumenokata		Satomi Koorogi	Juliet Cesario
Rane Chepanikorus		Miki Takahashi	Pamela Weidner
Leen Kyami Kuunyo		Aya Hisakawa	Izzy Burger-Welsh
Haruki Takarada		Rie Iwatsubo	Tamara Burnham-Mercer
Natsuki Takarada
Miyuki Takarada
Takuma Zenshuuin		Ryou Horikawa	Michael Brady
Manzou Yumenokata		Tetsuo Komura	Rob Zapple
Konishi		Kouji Ishii	Chuck Denson, Jr.
Episodic cast
1	Priest		Michael S. Way
	Art Teacher		Scott Simpson
	Manager		Ed Wagenseller
	Staff Lady	Mami Suzuki	Amy Church
	Agent		Daniel Richani
2	Gou's Mom	Junko Shimakata	Sara Seidman-Vance
	Cameraman	Akitarou Daichi	Scott Bailey
	Welcome Women		Natsumi Ueki
	Welcome Men		Scott Simpson (as Keiichi Morisato)
	Staff Girl	Kaori Asoh	Billie Toney
	Red Phoenix	Shocker OH!NO (grunts)	(n/a)

Episodes

#	Title	Director
1	お宝コケたらみなコケた When the Treasure is Screwed Up, Everything is Screwed Up! A Recklessness Treasure Boy
2	お風呂が空を飛んでいた The Phoenix Takes to the Sky. A Burst Birthday in a Hot Spring

External links

• Elf Princess Rane (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Review by ANN
• Review by T.H.E.M. Anime
• Review by Mania.com
• Review by The Anime Critic