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Phi-Brain - Puzzle of God (TV)

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Alternative title:
Phi-Brain - Kami no Puzzle (Japanese)
ファイ・ブレイン 神のパズル (Japanese)
天才黃金腦~神之謎 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: comedy
Themes: school
Objectionable content: Mild
Copyright notice: ©SUNRISE/NHK•NEP
Plot Summary: Kaito Daimon is a brilliant 16-year-old teenager who loves to solve puzzles. He acquires an enigmatic item called the Armband of Orpheus that allows him to fully utilize his brain, but that consequentially drains him completely. Currently attending Root Academy as an honor student, he is invited by the school principal to confront a secret organization named POG that creates deadly Sage Puzzles to protect invaluable treasures and challenge the select few individuals capable of facing them. Given the title of Einstein, Kaito battles against the mysterious group in order to keep a promise he made as a kid while at the same time he heads towards the ultimate test: the Divine Puzzle.
Ratings: 295 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 10 votes (sub:9, dub:1)
 Excellent: 22 votes (sub:18, dub:4)
 Very good: 58 votes (sub:53, dub:5)
 Good: 81 votes (sub:70, dub:9, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Decent: 48 votes (sub:41, dub:3, others:4
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 So-so: 33 votes (sub:28, dub:3, others:2
1 Chinese mandarin subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Not really good: 13 votes (sub:12, dub:1)
 Weak: 19 votes (sub:18, dub:1)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Awful: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 729 s, rank: #1633 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.461 (Decent+), std. dev.: 1.9374, rank: #6153 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 6.423 (Decent+), rank: #6188 (of 10154) (seen all: 6.86 / seen some: 6.16 / won't finish: 4.26)
Bayesian estimate: 6.468 (Decent+), rank: #5553 (of 7635)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 25
Episode titles: We have 25
Vintage: 2011-10-02 to 2012-04-01
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"Brain Diver" by May'n
Ending Theme:
"Hologram" (ホログラム) by Natsumi Kiyoura
Trivia: We have 4
Review:
News: Show:
Trailer: Inu x Boku SS (Jun 20, 2013)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Phi-Brain: Puzzle of God - Season 1 Collection 1 (Blu-ray) 2013-03-26 (from $32.47)
    Phi-Brain: Puzzle of God - Season 1 Collection 2 (Blu-ray) 2013-05-28 (from $55.98)
DVD (Region 1)
    Phi-Brain: Puzzle of God - Season 1 Collection 1 (DVD) 2013-03-26 (from $29.99)
    Phi-Brain: Puzzle of God - Season 1 Collection 2 (DVD) 2013-05-28 (from $47.98)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Junichi Satō
Series Composition: Mayori Sekijima
Script:
Eizō Kobayashi (4 episodes
eps 6, 10, 15, 22
)

Mayori Sekijima (5 episodes
eps 1, 7, 13, 18, 24
)

Tatsuto Higuchi (6 episodes
eps 2, 5, 9, 16, 20, 25
)

Toshizo Nemoto (5 episodes
eps 11-12, 17, 21, 23
)

Yuuichi Nomura (4 episodes
eps 4, 8, 14, 19
)

Storyboard:
Atsushi Shigeta (4 episodes
eps 5, 11, 18, 25
)

Yoshihiro Takamoto (eps 17, 22)
Episode Director:
Atsushi Shigeta (4 episodes
eps 5, 11, 18, 25
)

Masakazu Amiya (4 episodes
eps 8, 14, 20, 23
)

Taro Kubo (ep 3)
Music: Akio Izutsu
Original Concept: Hajime Yatate
Character Design: Youhei Sasaki
Animation Director:
Atsushi Shigeta (4 episodes
eps 5, 11, 18, 25
)

Mieko Ogata (4 episodes
eps 3, 9, 16, 24
)

Yoshiaki Matsuda (5 episodes
eps 4, 7, 12, 17, 22
)

Youhei Sasaki (5 episodes
eps 1, 8, 15, 23, 25
)

Yuji Ito (eps 8, 15, 23)

3D Animation:
Kōki Ōta
Background Art:
Zhen Zhang
Color Key:
Yumi Fujiwara
Digital Paint:
Yuu Takahashi (Wish)
Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
In-Between Animation:
Yūsuke Suzuki (Wish)
In-Between Check:
Yukiko Okada
Key Animation:
Ayako Tanai (4 episodes
eps 3, 9, 16, 24
)

Chiaki Nakamura (6 episodes
eps 6, 14, 18, 20, 23, 25
)

Hirotaka Nii (4 episodes
eps 2, 13, 20, 25
)

Hiroyuki Kamura (4 episodes
eps 14-15, 20, 25
)

Kaoru Maehara (4 episodes
eps 3, 9, 16, 24
)

Keiko Fukumoto (4 episodes
eps 5, 8, 15, 21
)

Kōji Kase (8 episodes
eps 1, 5, 8, 11, 15, 18, 23, 25
)

Madoya Hoshino (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 11, 13, 15
)

Masaki Hiraoka (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 11, 14, 25
)

Masako Kawai (4 episodes
eps 2, 8, 14, 21
)

Masao Matsushita (4 episodes
eps 3, 9, 16, 24
)

Michio Satō (4 episodes
eps 3, 9, 16, 24
)

Miho Fujita (5 episodes
eps 4, 7, 12, 17, 22
)

Miyuki Sasagawa (5 episodes
eps 8, 15, 18, 23, 25
)

Satomi Watabe (4 episodes
eps 13, 15, 18, 20
)

Shinji Abe (4 episodes
eps 1, 6, 15, 21
)

Shinji Matsuda (5 episodes
eps 4, 7, 12, 17, 22
)

Shinya Kameyama (6 episodes
eps 2, 8, 13, 16, 20, 25
)

Shirō Tamaki (5 episodes
eps 2, 7, 14, 21, 25
)

Tomoyuki Ōshita (6 episodes
eps 6, 13, 16, 21, 24-25
)

Toshiyuki Yoshioka (4 episodes
eps 15, 20, 23, 25
)

Yoshitaka Sato (5 episodes
eps 5, 8, 13, 21, 25
)

Yūko Fujii (eps 6, 15, 21)
Music Performance:
Tomoyuki Asakawa (Harp)
Orchestra Conductor: Koji Haishima
Photography:
Yōichi Ōgami
Production manager:
Noriko Hashimoto (4 episodes
eps 5, 11, 15, 18
)

Takaaki Matsudaira (4 episodes
eps 4, 7, 12, 17
)

Tomoaki Urasawa (eps 1, 6)
Puzzle Design: Kuniyoshi Gouchi
Recording: Sōshi Shiihara
Sound Effects:
Yasuno Satō
Special Effects:
Kumiko Taniguchi
Theme Song Performance:
Natsumi Kiyoura (ED)
Jun Fukuyama as Gammon Sakanoue
Shintarō Asanuma as Kaito Daimon

Akira Ishida as Sōji Jikukawa
Chiwa Saitō as
Kaito Daimon (young)
Maze
Daisuke Kishio as Yuuichi Aizawa
Ikkyū Juku as Count Pythagoras
Kaori Shimizu as Nonoha Itou
Keiji Fujiwara as Baron Kaidō
Kenta Miyake as Funga
Kishō Taniyama as Diceman
Kōki Miyata as Cubic G
Mai Goto as Airi Mizutani
Mamoru Miyano as Bishop
Masahito Yabe as Naoki Takeda
Rina Satō as Tamaki Chieno
Satsuki Yukino as Ana Gram
Takahiro Sakurai as Rook Banjo Crossfield
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Herbert Müller

Arthur Lounsbery as Male Student
Atsushi Yamada as Male Student A (ep 12)
Ayako Kawasumi as Madoka (ep 7)
Ayako Kuwasumi as Madoka (ep 7) 
Ayana Taketatsu as Miharu Sakanoue
Chado Horii as Male Student
Haruo Satō as Executive (ep 15)
Hironori Kondō as Man in black 2 (ep 10)
Hiroshi Yanaka as City Planner (Giver) (ep 3)
Hisao Egawa as Cafeteria Oyaji
Kayō Maeda as Shop assistant (ep 8)
Kazusa Murai as Shizuka Daimon (ep 17)
Kensuke Nishi as Manager (ep 10)
Mai Itō as Receptionist (ep 3)
Mammoth Nishio as Male Student B (ep 12)
Mari Yokoo as Laura (ep 4)
Marie Miyake as Kindergarten child 1 (ep 7)
Masayuki Tanaka as Announcer (ep 9)
Megumi Nakajima as Elena Himekawa
Momoko Saito as
Boy (eps 9, 21)
Female Student
Narumi Beppu as Female Student D
Natsumi Takamori as Kindergarten child 2 (ep 7)
Nobutoshi Canna as Crush (ep 2)
Noriko Aoki as Dwarf 1 (ep 9)
Rina Satō as Rook Banjo Crossfield (young)
Ryōta Takeuchi as
Man in black 1 (ep 10)
Man in Suit (ep 8)
Satoshi Ogawa as Kindergarten child 3 (ep 7)
Shiori Mikami as Shop Assistant (ep 24)
Sho Kubo as AD (ep 11)
Takaya Hashi as Sebastian (ep 4)
Takehito Koyasu as Boy X 
Tomohisa Asō as Genius Okudera (ep 1) 
Toshihide Tsuchiya as Akira Daimon (ep 17)
Yasuhiko Kawazu as Kitao Michiumi (ep 8)
Yukana as Demon's High Priestess (ep 6)
Yumiko Fujita as Dwarf 2 (ep 9)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Sunrise
Backgrounds: Green
Broadcaster: NHK
Digital Paint:
Wish
In-Between Animation:
Wish
Production:
Sunrise
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Kyle Jones
Translation: Javier Lopez
ADR Script:
Kyle Jones
Executive producer:
John Ledford

Assistant Director:
Joey Goubeaud
BD Authoring: David Williams
DVD Authoring: Neal Barnes
Graphics: Larry Koteff
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Menu Design: Larry Koteff
Mixing: Bryan Leach
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Production Assistant:
Neal Barnes
Production manager: Joey Goubeaud
Sound Design: Bryan Leach
Sound Engineer:
Stanley Thomas (eps 1-13)
Spotting:
Josh Grelle (eps 14-25)
Subtitle Script & Timing: Janice Williams
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch
Christopher Patton as Gammon Sakanoue
David Wald as Kaito Daimon

Blake Shepard as Soji Jikukawa
Brittney Karbowski as Anna Gram
Carli Mosier as Tamaki Chieno
Clint Bickham as Naoki Takeda
Cynthia Martinez as Airi Mizutani
Eric Opella as Diceman
Greg Ayres as Rook Banjo Crossfield
Illich Guardiola as Hebert Müller
Jay Hickman as Baron Kaido
John Gremillion as Bishop
Kyle Jones as Yuichi Aizawa
Luci Christian as Nanoha Itou
Shannon Emerick as Cubik Galois
Shelley Calene-Black as Elena Himekawa

Allison Sumrall as Girl A (eps 1, 6-7, 12)
Brittney Karbowski as
Fat Kid (ep 7)
Girl B (5 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 9, 12
)

Girl Y (ep 7)
Student (eps 1-2, 7, 9)
Carli Mosier as
Burger Flipper (ep 24)
Clerk (ep 24)
Crab Waitress (ep 8)
Dumb Girl (ep 20)
Girl C (eps 1, 7, 9)
Hot Girl (ep 20)
Rook Banjo Crossfield (Young)
Student (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 9, 20
)

Worker Bee (ep 24)
Christopher Ayres as
Crew A (ep 11)
Dwarves (ep 9)
Manager (ep 10)
Clint Bickham as
Audience Problems (ep 18)
Blubbering Fan (ep 19)
Rat Monster (ep 11)
Student (ep 20)
Cynthia Martinez as
Blubbering Fan (ep 19)
Whimpy Kid (ep 7)
Eric Opella as
Assistant (ep 10)
Battle Flunkies (ep 11)
Boy D (ep 1)
Crowd (ep 10)
H.K. Kahng as
Jin Makata
Youngster X
Haley Gatewood as
Girly Kid (ep 7)
Student (eps 1-2, 7, 9)
Jason Grundy as
Audience B.S. (ep 18)
POG Dude (ep 24)
John Gremillion as Announcer (ep 9)
John Swasey as
Audience Butthole (ep 18)
Count Pythagoras
Genius Okudera (eps 1, 8)
Sebastian (ep 4)
Jon Duckworth as
Boy C (ep 1)
Male Student 3 (ep 11)
Onlooker A (ep 10)
Student C (ep 12)
Kyle Jones as
Adult A (ep 11)
Akira Daimon (ep 17)
Audience Crybaby (ep 18)
Battle Flunkies (ep 11)
Big Bad Guy (ep 11)
Blubbering Fan (ep 19)
Boy B (eps 1, 12)
Counter Staff (ep 8)
Crew C (ep 11)
Crew D (ep 11)
Crowd (ep 10)
Guard B (ep 10)
Male Student 2 (eps 9, 11)
Man in Black A (eps 10, 15)
Mysterious Suit Man (ep 8)
Onlooker B (ep 10)
Student (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 9, 20
)

Student B (ep 12)
Urban (ep 3)
Lidia Porto as Laura (ep 4)
Lillian Jones as
Crybaby Kid (ep 7)
Poor Little Kid (ep 9)
Luci Christian as Receptionist (ep 3)
Maggie Flecknoe as Miharu Sakanoue
Mark X Laskowski as
Adult B (ep 11)
Awesome Kid (ep 10)
Boy A (eps 1, 12)
Clash (ep 2)
Crew B (ep 11)
Guard A (ep 10)
Ishimura Man (ep 7)
Male Student 1 (eps 9, 11)
Man (ep 9)
Man in Black B (ep 10)
Manager (ep 8)
Pops
Ref (ep 7)
Student (eps 1-2, 7)
Student A (ep 12)
Meaghan Avocado as Shizuka Daimon 
Meaghan Avocato as
Shizuka Daimon (ep 17)
Young Kaito
Nancy Novotny as
Girl Student 1 (eps 9, 11)
Girl X (ep 7)
Waitress (ep 8)
Samuel Jones as Glasses Kid (ep 7)
Sierra Jones as
Girl D (eps 1, 9)
Girl Student 2 (ep 11)
English companies
Distributor: Section23 Films (North America)
Internet Streaming:
The Anime Network (simulcast)
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks
Production: Seraphim Digital
Korean staff
Korean cast
(none)
Doh-hyeong Nam as Souji Jikugawa
Korean companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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