Karas (2005)
Karas (2005)


Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Soko Wada
Otoha (voice)

Asuka Shibuya
Hinaru (voice)

Kasumi Suzuki
Yurine (voice)

Hitomi Nabatame
Homura (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai
Houshun'in Ekou (voice)

Tetsuo Goto
Minoru Sagisaka (voice)

Saeko Chiba
Sagizaka Yoshiko (voice)

Kiyoyuki Yanada
Suiko (voice)

Mai Nakahara
Chizuru (voice)

Rokuro Naya
Chief (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara
Nue (voice)

Hiroshi Okuda
Editor

Keiichi Sato
Series Director / Storyboard Artist / Director / Series Director / Animation Director

Jin Aketagawa
Sound Director

Shin Yoshida
Series Composition / Writer / Series Composition

Yoshihiro Ike
Original Music Composer

Tetsuya Nishio
Opening/Ending Animation

Kazuyoshi Katayama
Storyboard Artist

Akihiko Yamashita
Storyboard Artist

Masahiko Matsuyama
Assistant Director

Kenji Nakamura
Director

Hiroshi Yamazaki
Director

Kiyotaka Suzuki
Assistant Director

Shuhei Arita
Key Animation

Chuichi Iguchi
Key Animation

Takayuki Chiba
Key Animation

Kazuhiro Miwa
Key Animation

Takashi Hashimoto
Key Animation

Takamitsu Kondou
Key Animation

Hideaki Isa
Key Animation

Ken Ootsuka
Key Animation

Misao Abe
Key Animation

Atsushi Osakai
Key Animation

Fuminori Kizaki
Key Animation

Haruko Iizuka
Key Animation

Masayuki Sato
Key Animation

Tokuyuki Matsutake
Key Animation

Jimmy Stone
Key Animation

Naoki Takahashi
Key Animation

Lee Si-eun
Key Animation

Toshinori Watanabe
Key Animation

Hirofumi Masuda
Key Animation

Mami Tezuka
Key Animation

Ryotaro Makihara
Key Animation

Masaaki Sakurai
Key Animation

Shigeo Akahori
Key Animation

Hiroyuki Ogura
Key Animation

Futoshi Higashide
Key Animation

Tatsuo Yamada
Key Animation

Takenori Tsukuma
Key Animation

Rumi Abe
Key Animation

Takahiro Chiba
Animation Director

Shuji Tanaka
Key Animation

Shigeki Kuhara
Animation Director

Koichi Hatsumi
Animation Director

Takashi Igari
Key Animation
Media.




Details.
Release DateMarch 25, 2005
Original Name鴉 -KARAS-
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
Running Time30m
Content RatingTV-MA
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Karas (Japanese: 鴉-KARAS-, Hepburn: Karasu, lit. The Crow) is a Japanese six-part original video animation series produced by Tatsunoko Production to commemorate the studio's 40th anniversary. Each Karas episode was first televised in Japan as a pay-per-view program from March 25, 2005, to August 3, 2007, before being released onto DVDs. Manga Entertainment compiled and released these episodes as two feature length, direct-to-DVD films for the English market.
Karas tells the story of Yousuke Otoha, a former yakuza, living in a fictional version of Shinjuku, Tokyo populated by humans and yōkai (Japanese spirits). He is one of the titular karas, humans appointed as superpowered agents of the land. Able to transform into a car, an aircraft, and an armored crusader; the skilled swordsman is to stop his corrupt predecessor, Eko, from taking over Tokyo. Supporting characters such as Eko's former henchman, Nue; the yōkai; and Homura, the karas of another city, help Otoha in his quest. A concurrent side story focuses on humans affected by Eko's scheme.
Karas won the Best Original Video at the 2006 Tokyo Anime Award competition, and most reviewers were impressed with the images produced by fusing 2D and 3D art techniques. The story presents themes on the conflicts between cultural traditions and modern society, and the relationship between people. Reviewers, however, found its presentation was too confusing to follow; several of them felt it worsened the show by detracting from the strength of its art.