Daimajin Kanon (TV 2010)
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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 |
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| 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
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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.
Gallery
Video releases
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 1
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 2
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 3
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 4
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 5
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 6
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 7
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 8
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 9
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 10
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 11
Daimajin Kanon DVD Volume 12
Daimajin Kanon Blu-ray Volume 1
Daimajin Kanon Blu-ray Volume 2
External links
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