List of Rewrite episodes
The Rewrite anime television series is based on the visual novel of the same name by the Japanese visual novel brand Key. The episodes are produced by the animation studio 8-Bit and are directed by Tensho.[1] The screenplay is written by Takashi Aoshima and Tatsuya Takahashi with Romeo Tanaka and Kai credited with collaborating on the composition and scripts.[2] The series features character design by Masayuki Nonaka who based the designs on Itaru Hinoue's original concepts.[1] The story follows the life of Kotarou Tennouji, a high school student with superhuman abilities who investigates supernatural mysteries with five girls from his school in the fictional city of Kazamatsuri. This ultimately leads him into the middle of a conflict between familiar summoners and superhumans with the fate of the world at stake.
The first 13 episodes of the 24-episode series aired between July 2 and September 24, 2016 on the BS-11, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV and Tokyo MX television networks in Japan.[3] It aired at later dates on MBS and AT-X.[4] The latter 11 episodes aired from January 14 to March 25, 2017, which adapts the Moon and Terra routes from the visual novel.[5] The series was also streamed by Crunchyroll with English subtitles.[6] The series was released on 13 DVD and Blu-ray compilation volumes between September 28, 2016 and September 27, 2017 by Aniplex.[7]
The anime series makes use of seven main pieces of theme music: four opening themes and three ending themes. The first opening theme is "Philosophyz (TV animation ver.)" and the first ending theme is "Sasayaka na Hajimari (TV animation ver.)" (ささやかなはじまり 〜TV animation ver.〜), both sung by Runa Mizutani of NanosizeMir. Both songs are remixes of theme songs featured in the original Rewrite visual novel and its fan disc Rewrite Harvest festa!. The second opening theme is "End of the World" by Anri Kumaki and the second ending theme is "Word of Dawn" by Aoi Tada. The third opening theme is "Tabi" (旅), an instrumental piece composed by Jun Maeda. The fourth opening theme is "Last Desire" sung by Maon Kurosaki and the third ending theme is "Instincts" by Mizutani.
Eight additional ending themes include "Koibumi" (恋文) by Nagi Yanagi used in episode four, "Sunbright" (サンブライト) by Ayaka Kitazawa used in episode five, "Itsuwaranai Kimi e" (偽らない君へ) by Yanagi used in episode 10, "Yami no Kanata e" (闇の彼方へ) by Mizutani used in episode 13, "Daisy Memory" composed by Maiko Iuchi used in episode 14, "A Seed Leaf" composed by Iuchi used in episode 15, "Watari no Uta" (渡りの詩) sung by Tada used in episode 16, and "Canoe" sung by Tada used in episode 24. Three songs are also used as insert songs: "Innocence Eye" sung by Mizutani in episode 15, "Rewrite" by Psychic Lover in episode 16, and "Philosophyz" sung by Mizutani in episode 24. The rest of the soundtrack for the anime series is sampled from the Rewrite Original Soundtrack and Feast.
Episode list
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References
- ^ a b "Rewrite TV Anime Slated for Summer 2016". Anime News Network. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Staff・Cast | TVアニメ「Rewrite」公式サイト" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "Rewrite Anime to Have 13 Episodes, 4th Home Video Release to Include PC Game". Anime News Network. June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Onair | TVアニメ「Rewrite」公式サイト" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "Rewrite TV Anime Gets 2nd Season Next January". Anime News Network. September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Rewrite TV Anime". Anime News Network. June 28, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "Blu-ray/DVD" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved June 25, 2016.