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Kaleido Star (TV)

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© JUNICHI SATO • HAL • GDH / Kaleido Stage • ADV FILMS


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Alternative title:
Kaleido Star: New Wings
カレイドスター (Japanese)
카레이도 스타 (Korean)
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Plot Summary: Sora, a young girl from Japan, comes to America in search of her dream. She wants, with all her heart, to be a member of the famous Kaleido Stage, a combination of musicals, acrobatics and magical effects. With the help of her friends, she struggles to make this dream come true.
User Ratings: 797 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 144 votes (sub:97, dub:36, raw:5, Spa.dub:3, edit.dub:1, Por.dub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Excellent: 208 votes (sub:149, dub:48, ?:2, raw:2, Spa.sub:2, Por.dub:1, edit.dub:1, Fre.sub:1, Spa.dub:1, Por.sub:1)
 Very good: 199 votes (sub:112, dub:67, Spa.dub:4, ?:4, Spa.sub:3, Ger.sub:2, Fre.sub:2, Tag.dub:2, raw:2, Por.dub:1)
 Good: 134 votes (sub:76, dub:44, Por.dub:4, Spa.dub:3, ?:3, edit.dub:2, Tag.dub:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Decent: 58 votes (sub:35, dub:18, Por.dub:2, Spa.dub:1, Swe.dub:1, ?:1)
 So-so: 14 votes (sub:9, dub:3, Spa.dub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Not really good: 16 votes (sub:6, dub:6, Por.dub:2, edit.dub:1, Tag.dub:1)
 Weak: 14 votes (sub:12, dub:1, edit.dub:1)
 Bad: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:1, Por.dub:1)
 Awful: 3 votes (dub:1, ?:1, sub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (dub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 1800 users, rank: #332
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.004 (Very good+.00), std. dev.: 1.7124, rank: #424
Weighted mean: 7.899 (Very good-.10), rank: #478 (seen all: 8.30 / seen some: 7.19 / won't finish: 4.79)
Bayesian estimate: 7.894 (Very good-.10), rank: #295
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 51
Episode titles: We have 51
Production cost: ¥18,000,000 (per episode)
Vintage:
2003-04-03 to 2004-03-27
2006-04-08 to 2006-07-02 (Philippines)
2006-10-30 (Brazil Boomerang 2nd run)
2007-01-06 (Boomerang Latin America)
2009-11-23 (Once TV Mexico)
Seasons:
1. Kaleido Star, 26 eps (2003-04-03 to 2003-09-25)
2. Kaleido Star: New Wings [Aratanaru Tsubasa], 25 eps (2003-10-04 to 2004-03-27)
Releases: We have 47
Opening Theme:
#1: "TAKE IT SHAKE IT" by Sugar (eps 1-13)
#2: "Yakusoku no basho e" by Chihiro Yonekura (eps 14-26)
#3: "Tattoo Kiss" by r.o.r/s (eps 27-51)
Ending Theme:
#1: "real Identity" by Sugar (eps 1-13)
#2: "Boku wa kokoni iru" by SOPHIA (eps 14-26)
#3: "Escape" by r.o.r/s (eps 27-50)
#4: "Yakusoku no basho e" by Chihiro Yonekura with Kaleido Stars (ep 51)
Links: We have 4
Trivia: We have 3
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Reviews:
    Kaleido Star New Wings DVD 1
    Kaleido Star DVD 1

DVD
    Kaleido Star - Seasons 1-2 Collection DVD (Thinpak) (DVD) 2008-10-14 (from $50.99)
    Kaleido Star - Welcome to the Kaleido Stage! (DVD 1) 2004-05-11 (from $3.00)
    Kaleido Star - Welcome to the Kaleido Stage! + Artbox (DVD 1) 2004-05-11 (from $5.00)
    Kaleido Star - All Things Great & Small (DVD 2) 2004-06-22 (from $3.00)
    Kaleido Star - Great Expectations (DVD 3) 2004-08-03 (from $21.29)
    Kaleido Star - Fall From Grace (DVD 4) 2004-09-14
    Kaleido Star - Masquerade (DVD 5) 2004-10-26 (from $17.99)
    Kaleido Star - Reach for the Brass Ring! (DVD 6) 2004-12-07
    Kaleido Star - Complete Collection (DVD 1-6) 2005-11-01 (from $27.99)
    Kaleido Star: New Wings - Eclipse of the Star (DVD 1) 2006-01-17 (from $4.00)
    Kaleido Star: New Wings - Tale of Two Rivals (DVD 2) 2006-03-14 (from $4.00)
    Kaleido Star: New Wings - Better Angels of Our Nature (DVD 3) 2006-05-16 (from $4.00)
    Kaleido Star: New Wings - Return to the Rising Sun (DVD 4) 2006-07-18 (from $4.00)
    Kaleido Star: New Wings - Angel & Anathema (DVD 5) 2006-09-19 (from $4.00)
    Kaleido Star: New Wings - Kaleido Star is Born (DVD 6) 2006-11-07 (from $4.00)
    Kaleido Star: New Wings (DVD Box) 2007-09-04 (from $43.19)
Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director:
Junichi Sato
Tadashi Hiramatsu (OP)
Yoshimasa Hiraike (Season 2)

Series Composition: Reiko Yoshida

Scenario:
Miharu Hirami
Reiko Yoshida
Rika Nakase
Tsukasa Kajiro (Season 2)

Storyboard:
Junichi Sato
Kiyoko Sayama (eps 10, 12, 19)
Tadashi Hiramatsu (OP)
Yoshimasa Hiraike (eps 2, 29, 40)

Episode Director:
Daisuke Chikushi (31, 36, 42, 47, 50)
Junichi Sato (ep 1)
Kiyoko Sayama (ep 19)
Tatsufumi Tamagawa (4 episodes

eps 25, 32, 38, 46
)
Yoshimasa Hiraike (5 episodes
eps 2, 13, 18, 40, 50
)

Music: Mina Kubota

Original creator: Junichi Sato

Character Design:
Fumitoshi Oisaki
Hajime Watanabe

Art director: Junichiro Nishikawa

Chief Animation Director:
Fumitoshi Oisaki
Hajime Watanabe

Sound director: Yota Tsuruoka

Executive producer:
Ikki Hori
Shinichiro Ishikawa

Producer:
Shunji Namiki
Takeshi Sasamura
Yoshiyuki Furuya

3D CG Design:
Hiroaki Matsura
Kazuhira Tanaka

Animation producer:
Tetsuo Uchida
Yasushi Uchida

Animation Supervisor: Chikashi Kadekaru (ep 6)

Assistant director: Yoshimasa Hiraike

Associate producer:
Teruhisa Miyata
Touyou Ikeda

Collaborative Producer: G.P. Jeong

Color Coordination: Kunio Tsujita

Editing:
Bun Hida
Kengo Shigemura

Key Animation: Tadashi Hiramatsu

Production manager: Koji Kajita

Theme Song Performance:
Chihiro Yonekura (OP2)
R.o.r-s (OP3/ED3)
SOPHIA (ED2)
Sugar (OP1/ED1)

Visual Adviser: Koujirou Hayashi

Visual Coordinator: Takeo Ogiwara

 

Mai Nakahara as May Wong 

Ryou Hirohashi as Sora Naegino

Sayaka Ohara as Layla Hamilton

Takahiro Sakurai as Leon Oswald 

Akeno Watanabe as Anna Heart

Aya Hisakawa as Sarah Dupont

Chinami Nishimura as Mia Guillem

Etsuko Kozakura as Jonathan the Seal

Fumiko Orikasa as Marion

Hiro Shimono as Ken Robbins

Kaori Mizuhashi as Rosetta Passel

Keiji Fujiwara as Kalos Eido

Kotono Mitsuishi as Cathy Taymor

Susumu Chiba as Yuri Killian

Takehito Koyasu as Fool

Unshou Ishizuka as Policeman (Jerry)

Ai Nonaka as Younger Sister

Akane Omae as
Andy
Annie

Akira Kosaka as
Barbara
Cast
Girl A
Tim

Asami Imai as Female Customer

Bin Shimada as Lecturer

Chiaki Takahashi as Female Customer

Chiemi Chiba as Lucy

Eizou Tsuda as Hamilton

Emi Shinohara as Midori Naegino

Eri Miyajima as Alice

Eriko Hirata as Interviewer (ep 24)

Etsuko Kozakura as
Bonnie
Rabbit Character (ep 1)
Yume Naegino

Hidenari Ugaki as
Chikara Naegino
Tsuyoshi Naegino

Hideyuki Hori as Mike Abbott

Hiromi Hirata as Ben (ep 33)

Ikuji Nose as Reporter

Ikuo Nishikawa as Ventriloquist

Junichi Sugawara as
Jean Benigni
Official

Junichi Suwabe as Ian (ep 12)

KAORI as Milo

Kappei Yamaguchi as Master Linn

Katsumi Suzuki as Ben Robbins

Kazunari Tanaka as Cameraman

Kazuo Oka as Producer (ep 22)

Ken Yamaguchi as Mr. Lin

Kenichi Mochizuki as Billy

Kenichi Suzumura as Dio

Kiyotaka Furushima as Animal Character (ep 1)

Kouji Ishii as Jack Baron

Kujira as Police Officer (ep 1)

Masao Harada as Man A

Masashi Hirose as Screen Director (ep 22)

Mayumi Yanagisawa as
Elena
Emma
Female Doctor
Hanna
Kate
Reporter

Megumi Toyoguchi as Manami

Michiru Sato as
Animal Character (ep 1)
Cast
Cherry
Chris
Couple
Crown
Man
Operator
Staff (ep 5)

Miromi Hirata as Bern

Misato Fukuen as Sayaka

Mitsuo Senda as Kenneth

Miyuki Sawashiro as Sophie Oswald

Nami Okamoto as
Child (ep 3)
Girl B
Jean

Nana Yamaguchi as Merille

Naoki Makishima as Thief (ep 1)

Naoya Uchida as Andy Low

Niina Kumagaya as Dominique

Nobuyuki Kobushi as Reporter

Reiko Omori as Julie

Rica Fukami as Donna Walker

Risa Hayamizu as
Girl
Yuri Killian (young)

Ryouka Shima as
Boy
Cabin Crew
Cast (ep 4)
Cast #2 (ep 5)
Child (ep 3)
Claire
Couple
Flight Attendant (ep 1)
Maid
Maria
Miki
Mila
Younger Sister

Sanae Kobayashi as Agent

Satoshi Tsuruoka as Attendant (ep 23)

Sayaka Aoki as Child

Sayori Ishizuka as Female Customer

Seiji Sasaki as Puck

Shizuka Itou as Maggie

Tadahisa Saizen as Investor (ep 24)

Takahiro Fujimoto as Chef A

Takashi Nagasako as Investor (eps 24, 26)

Takayuki Kondou as MC

Takayuki Sakazume as Mute

Takeharu Onishi as Arlon Brass

Takeshi Watabe as Alain Rubel

Tomohiro Nishimura as Simon Park

Tomohisa Asou as Director

Tomokazu Sugita as Z Leader (ep 22)

Tomomichi Nishimura as Helmsman

Toshihide Tsuchiya as Director

Toshitsugu Takashina as Tank

Tsuyoshi Takishita as Cameraman

Unshou Ishizuka as Boris

Yasuhiko Tokuyama as Heron

Yoshino Ohtori as Old Woman

Youhei Oobayashi as Lune

Youko Matsuoka as Sherryl

Yu Abiru as Charlotte

Yuki Kyoui as Mother

Yuki Matsuda as Agent

Yukitoshi Hori as Marine Park Owner

Yuko Kato as Anna's Mom (Julia)

Yuko Sasamoto as Older Brother

Yumiko Tasaki as
Cast
Female Customer
Girl C

Yuriko Yamaguchi as Cynthia

Yuu Asakawa as Pamela

Yuu Sugimoto as Annu

Yuuko Satou as Julia

Japanese companies 

Animation:
G&G; Entertainment
Gonzo

Broadcaster:
AT-X
TV Tokyo

Co-Production:
ADV Films
G&G; Entertainment
Production I.G

Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll (subtitled version)

Music Production:
HoriPro
Starchild Records

Planning:
G.D.H.
Hal Film Maker

Production:
HoriPro
Medianet
TV Tokyo

English staff 
English cast 

ADR Director:
Kyle Jones (Pilot Dub)
Sandra Krasa

Translation:
Ikuko Overbeck
Sarah Alys Lindholm (eps. 41-)

ADR Script:
Feng Xiong
Kathleen Moynihan
Monica Rial (as Dorothy Garrett)
Thomas Martin Gonzales (eps 32-39)

Executive producer:
John Ledford
Mark Williams

Producer:
Kyle Jones
Sandra Krasa

Casting: Kyle Jones

Creative Director:
Chris Hawley
David Del Rio

DVD Coordination:
Janice Williams
Mariela Ortiz

DVD Menu Design:
Bill Newton
Hiroko Fukumori
Roberto Garcia

DVD Producer:
David Williams
Thomas Meerbott

Editing:
Bill Newton
Neil O'Sullivan

Graphic Design: Hiroko Fukumori

Graphics:
Bill Newton
Hiroko Fukumori

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

Mix:
Bryan Leach
Wade Shemwell

Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas

Production Assistant:
Carole Pavlik
Maki Nagano
Marta Bechtol
Miyuki Kamiya
Paul Mericle
Robert Marchand
Sara Muir

Recording engineer:
Adam Jones
Afshar Kharat
Henry Rogers
Jason Grundy
Jon Duckworth
Matt Wittmeyer
Michael Callahan
Richard Stanford
Stan Thomas

Recorgin Engineer: Stanley Thomas

Senior Translator:
Sarah Alys Lindholm (eps. 32-)
Shoko Oono (eps 1-31)

Sound Design:
Bryan Leach
Wade Shemwell

Subtitle Script & Timing: Dwayne Jones

Subtitle Timing: Feng Xiong

Subtitling: Feng Xiong

 

Cynthia Martinez as Sora Naegino

Hilary Haag as May Wong

Mike MacRae as Leon Oswald

Sandra Krasa as Layla Hamilton

Serena Varghese as Rosetta Passel

Emily Carter-Essex as Hanna

Illich Guardiola as Yuri Killian

James Faulkner as Policeman

Jay Hickman as The Fool

John Swasey as Ken Robbins

Kim-Ly Nguyen as Marion

Kira Vincent-Davis as Anna Heart

Luci Christian as Sarah Dupont

Nancy Novotny as Mia Guillem

Rick Burford as Kalos Eido

Shannon Emerick as Cathy Taymor

Tiffany Grant as Jonathan the Seal

Adam Jones as Cast (ep 25)

Andy McAvin as Ben Robbins

Blake Shepard as
Assistant Director (eps 48, 50)
MC (ep 39)
Performer (ep 39)
René (ep 45)
Reporter (ep 47)

Chris Ayres as Mr. Patrova

Chris Patton as
Dio
Screen Director (ep 22)

Christina Cady as Milo (ep 14)

Christine Auten as
Interviewer (ep 24)
Jeanne (eps 21-22)
Midori Naegino
News Correspondent (ep 15)
Secretary (ep 23)

Cynthia Ann Feaster as
Clair
Pamela (ep 14)

David Born as Ventriloquist (ep 11)

Eric Opella as
Cast (ep 18)
Jean
News Correspondent (ep 15)

George Manley as
Herron (King Herod)
Marine Park Owner

Greg Ayres as Andy

Heath Behmer as
Cameraman (ep 21)
Z Leader (ep 22)

James Faulkner as Boat Captain (ep 13)

Jason Douglas as
Chikara Naegino
Kenneth
Producer (ep 22)

Jessica Boone as
Cast (ep 18)
Julie
Sophie Oswald
Younger Sister (ep 21)

Jovan Jackson as Andy Row (ep 15)

Kaytha Coker as Donna Walker

Kelly Manison as
Agent (ep 7)
Anna's Mom (ep 11)
Elena
Maid
Mother (ep 3)
Mrs. Patrova
New Correspondent (ep 15)
Secretary (ep 17)

Kim-Ly Nguyen as Yume Naegino (ep 51)

Lindsay Phend as Manami

Luci Christian as Kate

Lydia Porto as Sheryl Robbins

Mark X. Laskowski as
Announcer
Attendant (eps 20-21)
Bodyguard (ep 18)
Cast (eps 16-18)
Employee (ep 23)
Instructor Male (ep 2)
Investor (ep 24)
Little Mermaid Director (ep 10)
Pack (ep 14)
TV Reporter (ep 21)

Marty Fleck as
Investor (eps 24, 26)
Restaurant Owner (ep 20)
Tank (ep 14)

Mike Kleinhenz as Hamilton

Rob Mungle as Jack Barron

Robin Terry as Meryl

Sasha Paysinger as
Luci Robbins
Mila (ep 14)

Shelley Calene-Black as Anne (ep 30)

Tammie Letroise as Dominique (ep 14)

Tiffany Grant as
Charlotte
Elder Brother (ep 21)

TJP as
Arabian Nights Director (ep 13)
Ballet Instructor
Cast (ep 25)
Director (ep 26)
Simon Park

Vic Mignogna as
Arlon Brass
Ian (ep 12)
Investor (ep 24)
Master Linn (ep 9)

Bubba Callahan

Chris Ayres

Julia Gandara

Kayla Durham

Mariela Ortiz

Miguel F. Gandara

Susan O. Koozin

English companies 

ADR Production: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors

Broadcaster: The Anime Network

Distributor: Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia/New Zealand)

DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.

Licensed by: ADV Films


Korean staff 
(none)
Korean cast 

Seo-young Kim as Sora Naegino

Korean companies 
(none)
French staff 
French cast 

ADR Director: Vincent Violette

Adaptation: Vincent Violette

Theme Song Performance:
Anaïs Nyl (OPs 1 & 3)
Valérie Uzan ("Un endroit pour s'envoler")

 

Delphine Rivière as Sora Naegino

Marianne Leroux as Layla Hamilton

Celia Charpentier as Miya Guillem

Estelle Simon as Anna Heart

Fabrice Fara as Ken Robbins

Frederic Popovic as Kalos Eido

Martial Leminoux as Yuri Killian

Philippe Bonnaud as Fool

Vincent Violette as le policier Jerry

Bernard Demory as Père de Sora

Catherine Desplaces as Kate

Delphine Liez as
Cantatrice
Marion

Eric Etcheverry as Jack Baron

Eric Peter as Mr Pak

Magali Barney as Pamela

Véronique Uzureau as Charlotte

Vincent Violette as Mr Hamilton

Gilbert Levy

Yann Pichon

French companies 

ADR Production: Studio Lincoln

Distributor: Déclic Images

Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 

Dubbing Director: Héctor Estrada

Mix: Andrés Ocampo Posada

 

Mónica Valencia as Layla Hamilton

Shirley Marulanda as Sora Naegino

Alejandra Ramírez as Mia Guillem

Carlos Villegas as Fool

Wolfang Galindo as Ken Robbins

Claudia Chavarro as May Wong (eps 29-51)

Eleazar Osorio as Mr. Policeman

Harold Leal as Kalos Eido

Klaudia Kotte as Anna Heart

Leonardo Salas as Yuri Killian

Luzgeyle Poveda as May Wong ( eps 1 - 28)

Marta Rincón as Sarah Dupont

Orlando Arenas as Leon Oswald

Renata Vargas as Rosetta Passel

Ricardo Saldarriaga as Hamilton

Rocio Bermúdez as Marion

Tirza Pacheco as Kathy

Valerie Bertagnini as Charlotte

Ximena Medina as Jonathan

Spanish companies 

Broadcaster:
Canal Once (IPN) (Mexico)
Cartoon Network (Latin America minus Colombia)
Cartoon Network L.A.
ETC...TV
Megavision (Chile)
OnceTV (Mexico)

Distributor: Televix (Latin America)

Dubbing: Provideo S.A. (Colombia)


Italian staff 

Dubbing Director: Monica Pariante

Script: Nicola Bartolini Carrassi

Translation: Nicola Bartolini Carrassi

Executive producer: Nicola Bartolini Carrassi

Dialogue:
Nicola Bartolini Carrassi
Stefania de Peppe

Mix:
Enzo Caterino
Oliver Gambarini
Roberto Baldan

Publisher: Nicola Bartolini Carrassi

Italian cast 

Cinzia Massironi as Layla Hamilton

Jolanda Granato as Sora Naegino

Debora Morese as Marion

Emanuela Pacotto as Mia Guillem

Marcello Cortese as Fool

Patrizio Prata as Yuri Killian

Renata Bertolas as Sally Dupont

Renato Novara as Ken Robbins

Stefania de Peppe as Anna Heart

Stefano Albertini as Kalos Eido

Monica Pariante as Julia , madre di Anna

Nicola Bartolini Carrassi as as Russian Dance Teacher

Italian companies 

Distributor: Mediafilm

Dubbing: Dream&Dream; (Milano)

Tagalog staff 
Tagalog cast 
(none)
 

Dada Carlos as May Wong

Hazel Hernan as Sora Naegino

Rowena Raganit as Layla Hamilton

Fourth Lee as Ken Robbins

Michiko Azarcon as
Mia Guillem
Sarah Dupont

Rowena Raganit as Anna Heart

Bon Reyes as
Leon Oswald
Yuri Killian

Michiko Azarcon as
Kate
Kathy

Vincent Gutierrez as Fool

Tagalog companies 

Broadcaster:
QTV (GMA Network) (April 8, 2006)
QTV Channel 11 (Official)

Dubbing: Telesuccess Productions, Inc.

Portuguese staff 
Portuguese cast 

Dubbing Director: Gilmara Sanches

Theme Song Performance: Sarah Regina (OP and ED)

 

Dado Monteiro as Leon Osvaldo (Leon Oswald)

Gilmara Sanches as Layla Jamilton (Layla Hamilton)

Márcia Regina as Sora

Tatiane Keplermaier as May Wong

Denise Reis as Sarah Dupont

Fábio Lucindo as Ken Robbins

Gilmara Sanches as Jonathan, a Foca

Isabel Cristina de Sá as Anna Heart

Lene Bastos as Rosseta Passel

Luiz Laffey as Carlos Eido (Kalos)

Priscila Concépcion as Mia Guillem

Raquel Marinho as Cathy Taymor

Sidney Lilla as Jerry, o Policial

Adriana Pissardini as Layla

Cassius Romero as Pai da Sora

Denise Reis as Sarah

Fábio Lucindo as Ken

Fátima Noya as Sophie

Isabel Cristina de Sá as Anna

Lene Bastos as Rosseta

Letícia Quinto as May

Luiz Laffey as Carlos

Márcio Araújo as Fool

Priscila Concépcion as Mia

Raquel Marinho as Catty e Empresária

Rosana Beltrane as Layla

Portuguese companies 

Broadcaster:
Boomerang Brasil
Cartoon Network L.A. (Brasil)

Distributor: Swen Entretenimentos (free tv)

Dubbing Studio: Centauro

DVD Distribution: Imagem Filmes


Swedish staff 
(none)
Swedish companies 

Broadcaster: SVT Barnkanalen

Swedish cast 
(none)
 
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