Daimajin Kanon (TV 2010)

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Air date April 2 - October 1, 2010
Producer(s) Shinichiro Inoue et al.
Funded by Daimajin Kanon Production Committee
Production company DOGSUGAR
Channel(s) TV Tokyo
Genre(s) Fantasy, tokusatsu
Episodes 26
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Daimajin Kanon (大魔神カノン,   Daimajin Kanon) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama series funded by the Daimajin Kanon Production Committee—consisting of Kadokawa Shoten, Kadokawa Pictures, Omnibus Japan, TV Tokyo, DOGSUGAR, T.Y. Entertainment, Tablier & COSPA, Bandai, Bandai Namco Games, and NTT Docomo—and produced by DOGSUGAR. It aired on TV Tokyo from April 2 to October 1, 2010 for a total of 26 episodes. The series features the first appearance of Daimajin in nearly four and a half decades, though he is exclusively addressed as "Bujin."

Plot

Kanon Mikazaki is a young student who moves to Tokyo with the dream of becoming a singer, but is left heartbroken after her ambitious boyfriend betrays her by stealing a treasured family song and using it to propel himself to instant stardom. Falling into a deep depression, Kanon is suddenly approached by a spirit who reveals an unbelievable fate: that Kanon and her family song are the key to summoning an ancient guardian known as Bujin, whose presence is desperately needed to fight against a coming onslaught of demons. The problem is that the song is one of love and happiness, and the magic is only effective if Kanon sings with all of her heart.

And so Kanon, along with the aid of some eclectic guardian spirits, begins a slow journey to pull herself out of her depression and rediscover both her dream of becoming a singer and her faith in humanity. But time is running out, as the demonic hordes have begun to possess people to lay the groundwork for their main invasion, and only Bujin has the power to save the world.

Episodes

All of the episodes' Japanese titles are composed of two kanji which are together read as "Kanon."

No. Title Directed by Written by Air date
1 "Distant Song" Taro Sakamoto Shinji Oishi,
Ai Sumikawa
2010/04/02
2 "His Sound" 2010/04/09
3 "Warm Widow" Nobuhiro Suzumura 2010/04/16
4 "Indulgent Drink" 2010/04/23
5 "Rushed Favor" Atsushi Shimizu Naruhisa Arakawa 2010/04/30
6 "More Warmth" 2010/05/07
7 "Hidden Song" Taro Sakamoto Shinsuke Onishi 2010/05/14
8 "Swirling Sound" 2010/05/21
9 "Summer Sound" Yasuhiro Omine Miyuki Sekiguchi 2010/06/04
10 "No Work" Nobuhiro Suzumura Naruhisa Arakawa 2010/06/11
11 "Warm Regrets" 2010/06/18
12 "Of Obligation" Takuji Kitamura Shinji Oishi 2010/06/25
13 "Decoy Grudge" 2010/07/02
14 "Confused Sound" Taro Sakamoto Naruhisa Arakawa 2010/07/09
15 "Flower Sound" 2010/07/16
16 "Valued Sound" Nobuhiro Suzumura Shinsuke Onishi 2010/07/23
17 "Restrained Sound" 2010/07/30
18 "United Distance" Atsushi Shimizu Naruhisa Arakawa 2010/08/06
19 "Bold Warmth" 2010/08/13
20 "Dry Sound" Kei Era Shinsuke Onishi 2010/08/20
21 "Beautiful Sound" 2010/08/27
22 "Passing Warmth" Yasuhiro Omine Miyuki Sekiguchi 2010/09/03
23 "Ring Factor" Nobuhiro Suzumura Shinji Oishi 2010/09/10
24 "Colorful Hem" 2010/09/17
25 "Difficult Distance" Taro Sakamoto 2010/09/24
26 "Promised Sound" 2010/10/01

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Taro Sakamoto, Nobuhiro Suzumura, Atsushi Shimizu, Yasuhiro Omine, Takuji Kitamura, Kei Era
  • Written by   Shinji Oishi, Ai Sumikawa, Naruhisa Arakawa, Shinsuke Onishi, Miyuki Sekiguchi
  • Series composition by   Shinji Oishi
  • Executive producer   Shinichiro Inoue
  • Produced by   Shigenori Takatera, Yoshikazu Beniya
  • Associate producer   Takeshi Kikuchi
  • Co-producers   Naoto Monma, Kei Era
  • Line producer   Kozo Ando
  • Music by   Toshihiko Sahashi
  • Theme song "Sing your heart out"
    • Performed by   Ryoko Moriyama
    • Lyrics by   Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Composed by   Toshihiko Sahashi
  • Ending themes "There's Good Weather Tomorrow" and "Walk Home"
    • Performed by   Lia
    • Lyrics by   Shoko Fujibayashi
    • Arranged and composed by   Toshihiko Sahashi
  • Cinematography by   Jiro Nomura
  • First assistant directors   Yasuhiro Omine et al.
  • Director of special effects   Toshio Miike
  • First assistant director of special effects   Yoshikazu Ishii
  • Visual effects supervisor   Kazuyori Kosaka

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

  • Yuka Rikuna   as   Kanon Misaki
  • Hidekazu Mashima   as   Taihei
  • Nao Nagasawa   as   Ikechiyo
  • Takashi Yamanaka   as   Tomosuke
  • Tsuyoshi Mori   as   Sawamori
  • Serina Ogawa   as   Hashitaka
  • Fuku Suzuki   as   Shota
  • Ken Maeda   as   Tamekichi
  • Nao Kinomoto   as   Yumonji
  • Shuhei Izumi   as   Kaenji
  • Sayuki Matsumoto   as   Kirinoha
  • Rie Shibata   as   Otaki
  • Hiroyuki Nagato   as   Juzo
  • Junko Minagawa   as   Buchinko (voice) / narrator (voice)
  • Nozomi Sasaki   as   Tamakko (voice) / Kazahana (voice)
  • Kiyoshi Kobayashi   as   Fukumatsu (voice)
  • Cho   as   Tobei (voice)
  • Nobuo Tanaka   as   Dokan (voice)
  • Seizo Kato   as   Gonbei (voice)
  • Tsunehisa Kamijo   as   Bujin (voice)
  • Naoki Taki   as   Kento Saeki / Ipadada
  • Enoku Shimegi   as   Kotaro Ushirone, guitarist for 0℃
  • Natsuna Watanabe   as   Saki Uehara, lead vocalist of 0℃
  • Keisuke Tarumi   as   Ikki, drummer for 0℃
  • Dai Yoshimi   as   Shinya, bassist of 0℃
  • Makoto Ito   as   Bujin / Taihei / Gonbei
  • Jinya Matsue   as   Sawamori
  • Hideki Sugiguchi   as   Tomosuke
  • Atae Oguchi   as   Hashitaka

Appearances

Monsters

  • Bujin
  • Ipadada
  • Taihei
  • Ikechiyo
  • Tomosuke
  • Sawamori
  • Hashitaka
  • Shota
  • Juzo
  • Otaki
  • Buchinko
  • Makakko
  • Kazahana
  • Fukumatsu
  • Tobei
  • Dokan
  • Tamekichi
  • Yumonji
  • Kaenji
  • Kirinoha
  • Gonbei

Weapons, vehicles, and races

  • Onbake

Video releases

Kadokawa DVDs (2010-11)

  • Region: 2
  • Audio: Japanese
  • Subtitles: Unknown
  • Special features: Cast interviews and 4-page booklets
  • Notes: Released in 12 volumes containing one disc each. Aside from Volume 4, each disc contains two episodes. Episode 22, a recap, was excluded from the show's DVD release.

Kadokawa Blu-rays (2010-11)

  • Region: A
  • Discs: 2 Blu-rays and 1 DVD per volume
  • Audio: Japanese
  • Subtitles: Unknown
  • Special features: Volume 1 includes a 256-page book, the original soundtrack on CD, and a DVD containing interviews, promotional footage, and behind-the-scenes footage. The bonus features of Volumes 2 and 3 are unknown.
  • Notes: Volume 1 contains episodes 1-9, Volume 2 contains episodes 10-19, and Volume 3 contains episodes 20-26.

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Video releases

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