Innocent Venus
| Innocent Venus | |
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| Genre | Drama, Science fiction, mecha, Dystopian |
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| Directed by | Jun Kawagoe |
| Studio | Brains Base |
Innocent Venus (イノセント・ヴィーナス, Inosento Vīnasu) is a post-apocalyptic science fiction anime TV series which began broadcasting on the WOWOW network in Japan on July 26, 2006, midnight 0:00hr. The series makes use of some 3D cel-shaded animation, which achieves a more "hand drawn" look than traditional 3D animation. It has been licensed for R1 North American release by ADV Films.
Plot
After the world population and economy is devastated by simultaneous hyper-huricanes, many different factions and fledgling nations appear. In Japan, an elite class called Logos appears, controlling special zones in the country which have most of the wealth and resources. The Logos exercise control over the Levinas, the lower class which struggles day to day in order to stay alive. The Levinas are restricted from entering the special zones, causing tension which creates a resistance group which fights back against the Logos.
With the tagline "A Near Future Late-Shogunate Action Animation", the story draws analogies with 19th Century Japan at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate period, just before the Boshin War.
Jō and Jin escape from Phantom, an elite military group which is used to control the Levinas. When they escape, they take a young girl named Sana with them. The series follows them as they work to avoid being caught by Phantom and the regular military forces of the Logos.
Cast
- Jō Katsuragi: Kenji Nojima
- Jin Tsurasawa: Takahiro Sakurai
- Sana Nobuto: Kaori Nazuka
- Toraji Shiba: Hideo Ishikawa
- Gora: Naoki Yanagi
- Maximus Drake: Tōru Ōkawa
- Renī Vikuro: Megumi Toyoguchi
- Steve: Kenta Miyake
- Qing Lang: Jun Fukuyama
- Kyōshirō: Shintarō Ōhata
- Riki: Riichi Nishimoto
Staff
- Director: Jun Kawagoe
- Series Organization: Shinsuke Ōnishi
- Original Character Design: Shō Kōya
- Character Design: Hideki Nagamachi
- Mechanical Design: Hiroshi Ogawa
- Art Design: Jirō Kōno, Minoru Yasuhara
- Art Director: Katsuhiro Haji
- Color Design: Kōchi Usui
- Cinematography Director: Megumi Saitō
- 3D Director: Yūichi Gotō
- Editor: Masaki Sakamoto
- Audio Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
- Sound Production: Half H•P Studio
- Music: Tomohisa Ishikawa
- Music Production: Lantis
- Animation Production: Brains Base
- Produced by Bandai Visual
Music
- Opening Theme
Noble Roar by Yousei Teikoku
- Ending Theme
Brand New Reason by Fleet