Cast & Crew

Directed by

Masaaki Yuasa

Writing Credits

Reiko Yoshida
(written by) &
Masaaki Yuasa
(written by)
Stephanie Sheh
(English version)
Bennett Abara
(English version) (as Amanda Céline Miller)

Cast

Kanon Tani
Lu
Shôta Shimoda
Kai
Minako Kotobuki
Yuho
Sôma Saitô
Kunio
Shin'ichi Shinohara
Lu's Father
Ken'ichi Suzumura
Teruo
Shizuka Itou
Isaki
Takayuki Sugô
Chairman
Chô
President
Yutaka Aoyama
Granny Octopus
Mutsumi Sasaki
Chief Priest of Shrine
Shingo Horii
Homeroom Teacher
Tomoyuki Shimura
Fuguda
Ryûji Mizuno
Nodoguro
Takaaki Seki
Kameda
Riki Kagami
Kujirai
Atsuyoshi Miyazaki
Shiira
Reo Hirabayashi
Chile Grandpa
Mayumi Shintani
Merdog
Daigo Naito
Esojima
Nobuyuki Hayakawa
Higesoridai
Sôichi Abe
Mitsuryô seinen
J. David Brimmer
Lu's Father
Tyler Bunch
Homeroom Teacher
Christine Marie Cabanos
Lu
Michael Deaner
Additional Voices
Noelle DePaula
Additional Voices
Daniel J. Edwards
Additional Voices
Akira Emoto
Grandfather
Brandon Engman
Kunio
Doug Erholtz
Esojima
Erin Fitzgerald
Additional Voices
Barbara Goodson
Granny Octopus
Wayne Grayson
Kujirai
Jason Griffith
Additional Voices
Catie Harvey
Additional Voices
Kyle Hebert
Fuguda
Tokuyoshi Kawashima
(voice)
Steve Kramer
Grandfather
Yoshiyuki Matsuura
Mitsuryô seinen
Dave B. Mitchell
Kameda
Joe Ochman
President
Lisa Ortiz
Additional Voices
Mike Pollock
Nodoguro
Steve Prince
Chief Priest of Shrine
Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld
Isaki / Merpuppy (voice)
Michael Allan Schneider
Additional Voices
Erica Schroeder
Additional Voices
Stephanie Sheh
Yuho
Jason Simon
Shiira
Michael Sinterniklaas
Kai
Michael Sorich
Chairman
Doug Stone
Additional Voices
David Vincent
Young Grandpa
Ezra Weisz
Teruo

Produced by

Akihiro Arai
executive producer
Eric Beckman
producer: English version
Eunyoung Choi
animation producer
Junnosuke Itô
producer
David Jesteadt
producer: English version
Yuka Okayasu
producer
Stephanie Sheh
producer: English version
Kenji Shimizu
executive producer
Michael Sinterniklaas
producer: English version
Kôji Yamamoto
chief producer
Masaaki Yuasa
executive producer
Keiji Ôta
executive producer

Music by

Takatsugu Muramatsu

Cinematography by

Batiste Perron

Editing by

Ayako Tan

Casting By

Stephanie Sheh
(english version)

Art Direction by

Hiroshi Ôno

Sound Department

Toshiyuki Asakawa
recording assistant
Gary Coppola
re-recording mixer: English version
Takumi Doi
recording assistant
Takuya Hasegawa
sound editor: SOUND BOX
Takeshi Imaizumi
recording assistant
Eriko Kimura
audio supervisor
Shizuo Kurahashi
foley artist: SOUND BOX
Katsuhiro Nakano
sound edit mixer: SOUND BOX
Daiki Ogawa
foley editor: SOUND BOX
Michael Allan Schneider
recording engineer (english version) (as Michael Schneider)
Michael Sinterniklaas
sound mixer: English version
Kazutoshi Yamamoto
recordist

Animation Department

Yuho Akagami
background artist: Studio Fuga
Chôta Akatsuki
flash animator (as Chota Akatsuki)
Katsushi Aoki
background artist
Masatsugu Arakawa
key animator
Lucille Briand
color coordinator
Abel Gongora
Flash animation chief
Hitomi Haga
background artist: Studio Lagurus
Kunihiko Hamada
key animator
Takayuki Hamada
key animator
Shinji Hashimoto
key animator
Cédric Herole
key animator (as Cedric Herole)
Junko Ina
background artist: Studio Lagurus
Namiko Ishidate
key animator: Studio Colorido
Nobutaka Itô
animation director (as Nobutake Itô) / character designer (as Nobutake Itô) / key animator (as Nobutake Itô)
Shiori Iwahara
background artist: Studio Lagurus
Tatsunari Karube
flash animator
Mitsuhiro Kawamura
digital imaging coordinator
Tomomi Kawatsuma
key animator
Touma Kimura
flash animator
Eri Kinoshita
flash animator
Naruyo Kiriyama
assistant background supervisor
Emi Kitahara
background artist: Studio Fuga
Ayumi Kurashima
key animator
Juan Manuel Laguna
Flash animation chief
Kanako Maru
key animator
Yûko Matsui
key animator
Mikiko Matsumoto
background artist: Studio Fuga
Mari Motohashi
flash animator
Izumi Murakami
key animator
Masanao Murayama
key animator: Studio Colorido
Tsuyoshi Nakatani
background artist: Studio Lagurus
Yôko Nemu
original character designer
Tomoyuki Niho
key animator
Tomoyo Nishida
key animation: in cooperation with
Shôko Nishigaki
key animation: in cooperation with (as Shoko Nishigaki)
Chie Nishihara
key animator
Karin Noguchi
flash animator
Katsu Nozaki
background artist: Studio Lagurus
Maiko Ochiai
key animator: Studio Colorido
Nobutoshi Ogura
key animator
Yasumi Ogura
key animation: in cooperation with
Junya Otake
flash animator
Batiste Perron
digital imaging supervisor
Hisako Saitô
background artist (as Hisako Saitou)
Takuya Saitô
key animator
Hokuto Sakiyama
key animator
Yuki Satô
key animator: Studio Colorido (as Yuki Sato)
Izumi Seguchi
key animator
Hiroshi Shimizu
key animator
Kanchi Suzuki
key animator
Shunsuke Suzuki
background artist: Studio Fuga
Alice Tiroille
Flash paint artist
Fumiyuki Uehara
flash animator
Shin'ichi Uehara
background artist: Studio Lagurus (as Shinichi Uehara)
Alexandre Ulmann
key animator
Satoru Utsunomiya
key animator
Jamie Vickers
key animator
Washio
key animator
Akira Yamakawa
background artist: Studio Lagurus
Shin'ya Ôhira
key animator
Hiroshi Ôno
background artist: Studio Fuga (as Hiroshi Ohno)
Kumiko Ôno
background artist: Studio Fuga
Tôya Ôshima
key animator (as Toya Oshima)

Additional Crew

Stephanie Sheh
ADR voice director: English version
Michael Sinterniklaas
ADR voice director: English version
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