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Animation Runner Kuromi (OAV)

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Alternative title:
Animation Seisaku Shinkō Kuromi-chan (Japanese)
アニメーション制作進行くろみちゃん (Japanese)
Genres: slice of life
Themes: animators
Objectionable content: Significant
Copyright notice: ©2001 Akitaroh Daichi / Hajime Watanabe / Yumeta Co., Ltd.
Plot Summary: After being inspired by the fictional anime, "Luis Monde III", Mikiko "Kuromi" Oguro goes to animation school and and finally lands the job of her dreams at Studio Petit. Upon arriving, she meets the head of production. Unfortunately for her, he dies soon after meeting her and es his position unto her. Now that she's head of production of "Time Journeys", it's up to her to rally up the lazy animators and finish the second episode in a week.
Ratings: 546 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 15 votes (sub:9, dub:6)
 Excellent: 74 votes (sub:44, dub:27, raw:1, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 166 votes (sub:103, dub:57, ?:2, raw:1, others:3
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Good: 172 votes (sub:94, dub:62, raw:5, ?:2, others:9
3 French subtitled
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Swedish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Decent: 80 votes (sub:51, dub:25, raw:1, others:3
1 German dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Swedish subtitled
)
 So-so: 25 votes (sub:13, dub:8, others:4
2 Swedish subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Not really good: 2 votes (dub:2)
 Weak: 9 votes (sub:6, dub:3)
 Bad: 2 votes (dub:2)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1034 s, rank: #1189 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.311 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.3432, rank: #2639 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.296 (Good+), rank: #2494 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.32 / seen some: 5.81)
Bayesian estimate: 7.300 (Good+), rank: #2230 (of 7635)
Running time: 40 minutes
Number of episodes: 1
Vintage:
2001
2007-09-08 (Sweden)
Release dates: We have 1
Ending Theme:
"Hidamari no Machi de" by Kaori Asou
Trivia: We have 1
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DVD (Region 1)
    Animation Runner Kuromi - [Collector's Series] (DVD) 2003-09-09 (from $34.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Akitarō Daichi
Script: Tou Nagatsuki
Storyboard: Akitarō Daichi
Character Design: Hajime Watanabe
Art Director: Chikako Shibata
Animation Director: Hajime Watanabe
Executive producer: Satoshi Yamaguchi

Animation Check: Akemi Morita
Assistant Director: Harumi Tamano
Background Art:
Tomie Akiho
Color design: Yukiko Ario
Digital Paint:
Yuriko Taniguchi (Production I.G)
Editing Assistant: Kumiko Sakamoto (Jay Film)
In-Between Animation:
Yukinobu Yamada (Doga Kobo)
Key Animation:
Takashi Mukouda (Doga Kobo)
Photography:
Takahiro Honma
Photography Assistant:
Yuichiro Umagi (Tokyo Kids)
Production Runner:
Yukari Hitano (assistant)
Recording Assistant: Akihiro Yamada
Recording Director: Yasunori Ebina
Sound Effects: Mitsuru Kageyama (Fizz Sound)
Sound Production:
Tetsu Hirata
Special Effects: Asami Yamashita
Theme Song Performance: Kaori Asou
Kaori Asou as Mikiko "Kuromi-chan" Ohguro

Akemi Okamura as
Aoi Fukami
Ken
Akitarō Daichi as Doshin
Eiji Itō as
Mizuho Tanonaka
Professor
Kazuya Ichijō as
Go
Nonki Hayama
Seiichiro Haryu
Koji Ichii as Surfer 
Kōji Ishii as
President
Surfer
Masahito Yabe as Masato Oppama
Mayumi Misawa as Mai Horaguchi
Mieko Ichikawa as Battobi
Reiko Yasuhara as Hamako Shihonmatsu
Rika Komatsu as
Announcer
Yuri
Yoshiaki Matsumoto as Hassako Hozumi
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Yumeta Company
Audio Production: Dax International
Backgrounds: Studio Kanon
Digital Paint:
Production I.G
DVD Distribution:
Yumeta Company (R2 DVD Catalog No.: YMTB-1101)
In-Between Animation:
Studio Sign
Key Animation: Dōga Kōbō
Original story: Yumeta Company
Photography Assistance:
Tokyo Kids
Planner: Yumeta Company
Producer: Yumeta Company
Recording Studio: Studio Uni
VTR Editing: Q-Tec
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Arlen Tarlofsky
Translation: Kevin McKeown
Executive producer: John O'Donnell
ADR Recording Engineer: Jim Regan
ADR Script Adaptation: Arlen Tarlofsky
Associate producer: Tom Wayland
Dubbing Coordination: Ross Lefko
Dubbing Supervision: Tom Wayland
DVD Coordination: Ross Lefko
DVD Executive Producer: John O'Donnell
DVD Producer: Stephanie Shalofsky
DVD Special Features:
Tim Werenko
DVD-ROM Designer: Mike Chin
Special Thanks To:
Mitsuru Uehira
Lisa Ortiz as Mikiko "Kuromi" Oguro

Suzy Prue as Hamako Shihonmatsu

Alvaro J. Gonzalez as President
Angora Deb as
Aoi Fukami
Battobi
Carolee Goodgold as
Announcer
Yuri
Dan Green as Sheiichiro Haryu
Eric Schussler as Surfer
Eric Stuart as Mizuho Tanonaka
Jack Lingo as Nonki Hayama
Rachael Lillis as Mai Horaguchi
Scott Cargle as Masato Oppama
Scott Gargle as Masato Oppama 
Wayne Grayson as Hassaku Hozumi
English companies
Broadcaster: Anime Selects
Digital : Direct2Drive
Distributor: U.S. Manga Corps
DVD Premastering & Menu Design: Resolution Productions
Internet Streaming: Anime News Network (2010)
Licensed by: Central Park Media
Recording Studio: Mercury Productions
Subtitles: Captions, Inc.
French staff
French cast
Adaptation: Emmanuel Pettini
Geneviève Doang as Mikiko Oguro ("Kuromi")

Damien Da Silva as Hassaku Hozumi
Nadine Bellion as Hamako Shionmatsu

Alexandre Coadour as
Producteur
Seiichiro Hariu
Surfeur
Arnaud Laurent as
"Time Journeys"
Animateur
Bruno Meyere as Mizuho Tanonaka
Christèle Billault as Mai Horaguchi
Fanny Bloc as
Battobi
Yuri
Pierre Bigot as patron
Sae Cibot as Speakerine
Sophie Legrand as Aoi Fukami
Thomas Guitard as Nonki Hayama
Yann Guillemot as
Masato Oppama
Réalisateur
French companies
Broadcaster: Nolife (from June 2007)
Distributor: Yatta !! Video
Dubbing: WanTake
German staff
German cast
Producer: Ekkehard Holzer

Additional Dialogue Director:
René Dawn-Claude (Matchville Studios Cologne)
ADR Engineer: Dustin Aßmuteit
Dialogue Director: Marco Konar (Dudelstudio Hamburg)
Mixing & Mastering Engineer: Dustin Aßmuteit
Theme Song Lyrics: Marco Konar
Theme Song Performance: Annett Perka (ED 'Kein Weg zu weit')
Annett Perka as Mikiko "Kuromi" Oguro

Birte Baumgardt as Battobi
Dustin Aßmuteit as Hassaku Hozumi
Fabienne Franken as Hamako Shihonmatsu
Leslie Keane as Aoi Fukami
Mark O'Conner as Seiichiro Haryu
Petra Glunz-Grosch as Mai Horaguchi
René Dawn-Claude as Mizuho Tanonaka

Klaus Dittmann as Präsident
Mark O'Conner as Masato Oppama
Matheus Dudek as Nonki Hayama

German companies
Additional Dubbing: Matchville Studios
Distributor: Anime House
Dubbing: Dudelstudio
Theme Song Production: Dudelstudio

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