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Kujibiki Unbalance (TV)



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Alternative title:
Kujian 
Kujibiki Unbalance - The Second Term 
くじびき♥アンバランス (Japanese) 
不平衡♥抽籤 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
Genres: science fiction 
Plot Summary: Once a year prestigious Rikkyouin High School has a lottery to determine the next year's Student Council hip. On their first day of school Chihiro Enomoto wins the presidency while his childhood friend Tokino Akiyama picks the vice-president's ticket. There is one catch though, they must first a one year apprenticeship under the current Student Council and any failure to perform the tasks assigned, however minor, will result in immediate expulsion from the school. 
Ratings: 248 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:1, raw:1)
 Excellent: 13 votes (sub:7, dub:5, raw:1)
 Very good: 43 votes (sub:22, dub:19, raw:1, others:1
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Good: 69 votes (sub:43, dub:21, ?:1, raw:1, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Decent: 51 votes (sub:28, dub:17, raw:3, ?:1, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 29 votes (sub:24, dub:4, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 11 votes (sub:9, dub:2)
 Weak: 15 votes (sub:11, dub:2, raw:1, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Bad: 9 votes (sub:8, dub:1)
 Awful: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 3 votes (sub:3)
Seen in part or in whole by 593 s, rank: #1905 (of 9997)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.149 (Decent), std. dev.: 1.9255, rank: #7138 (of 10155)
Weighted mean: 6.129 (Decent), rank: #7136 (of 10155) (seen all: 6.38 / seen some: 5.20 / won't finish: 3.07)
Bayesian estimate: 6.196 (Decent+), rank: #6319 (of 7635)
Number of episodes: 12 
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2006-10-06 to 2006-12-22 
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"Ai" by Saori Atsumi 
Ending Theme:
"Harmonies*" by Ai Nonaka & Ami Koshimizu 
Trivia: We have 1
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 2
Reviews:
Kujibiki Unbalance DVD 1 (May 12, 2008)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Kujibiki Unbalance - No Need for Chihiro (DVD 1) 2008-04-29 (from $2.34)
    Kujibiki Unbalance - No Need for Chihiro + Artbox (DVD 1) 2008-04-29 (from $9.49)
    Kujibiki Unbalance - Love Rikkyouin (DVD 2) 2008-06-24 (from $9.95)
    Kujibiki Unbalance - The Melancholy of Ritsuko Kettenkrad (DVD 3) 2008-08-26 (from $9.99)
    Kujibiki Unbalance - Box Set (DVD 1-3) 2008-11-11 (from $17.99)
    Kujibiki Unbalance - The Complete Collection (DVD 1-3) 2009-11-17 (from $39.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima 
Series Composition: Michiko Yokote 
Script:
Yuichi Kadota (ep 9) 
Storyboard:
Yoshitaka Fujimoto (eps 8, 10) 
Episode Director:
Yang Gun Fei (ep 10) 
Music: Tomoki Hasegawa 
Original creator: Shimoku Kio 
Original Character Design:
Kengou YagumoShimoku Kio 
Character Design: Yoshiaki Yanagida 
Art Director: Shin Okui 
Chief Animation Director: Yoshiaki Yanagida 
Animation Director:
Yuki Nishioka (ep 12) 
Art design: Hiroshi Izumi 
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa 
Director of Photography: Kazuhiro Sasaki 
Producer:
Takaya Ibira  (Toshiba Entertainment) 

2nd Key Animation:
Yomogi Ohkoshi (ep 7) 
Assistant Chief Animation Director: Yuki Nishioka (eps 6-12) 
Assistant producer: Yuto Arakawa (Ajiado) 
Associate producer: Atsushi Yamamori (Media Factory) 
Background Art:
Yayoi Okashiwa (Studio Easter; 7 episodes
eps 1-3, 7-9, 12
)
Yuri Hamatani (Studio Easter; eps 5-12) 
Casting Cooperation: Wataru Matsuoka 
Color Check:
Yukiharu Obata (ep 11) 
Color design: Miyoko Ichinose 
Color setting:
Yukiharu Obata (ep 11) 
Cooperation:
Yoshimi Nakajima (Big Shot) 
Editing:
Yuri Tamura 
Finish Animation:
Toshiko Nakajima (Ajiado; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 12
)
Yukari Abiko (studio FLAG; eps 3, 6, 10) 
In-Between Animation:
Kei Ohara (Ajiado; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 12
)
Naoko Harada (Ajiado; 5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 9, 12
)
Tokunori Shimizu (Ajiado; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 12
)
Yasuko Tada (Ajiado; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 12
)
Yōhei Saitō (Ajiado; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 12
)
Yuka Katsuro (Ajiado; 5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 9, 12
)
Yumi Iwatani (Ajiado; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 12
)
 
In-Between Check:
Minako Nagasawa (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 12
)
Yoji Egawa (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 12
)
 
Key Animation:
Yuriko Ikehara (eps 3, 6, 10) 
Music producer: Kenichiro Tsutsumi 
Online Editor: Masahiro Onoue (Data Art) 
Photography:
Chikara Ōkawa (Ace Creation; 5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8, 10-11
)
Hiroyuki Matsuzawa (Ace Creation; 5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8, 10-11
)
Kazuhiro Sasaki (Ajiado; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 7, 9, 12
)
Keiko Takada (Ace Creation; 5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8, 10-11
)
Kōhei Yamamoto (Ace Creation; 5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8, 10-11
)
Nori Nakamura (Ajiado; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 7, 9, 12
)
Satoshi Niiyama (Ajiado; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 7, 9, 12
)
Shingo Kobayashi (Ace Creation; 5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8, 10-11
)
Takanobu Arihara (Ace Creation; 5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8, 10-11
)
Takenori Deguchi (Ace Creation; 5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8, 10-11
)
Tatsuya Miguchi (Ace Creation; 5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8, 10-11
)
Teppei Kondō (Ajiado; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 7, 9, 12
)
Yoshimi Takahashi (Ace Creation; 5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8, 10-11
)
 
Planning:
Kazuaki Morijiri (GENCO) 
Planning Cooperation:
Shohei Yoshida (Monthly Afternoon Editing Room) 
Production Advancement:
Shingo Chiba (ep 7) 
Production Cooperation: Seiji Suzuki (S-Wood) 
Production Desk: Tatsuya Yamaguchi 
Production manager: Takurō Hatakeyama (GENCO) 
Prop Design:
Kōichi Ōhata 
Publicity:
Yukari Oobayashi (KIDS Station) 
Recording: Michiya Arakawa 
Recording Adjustment: Ayumu Anzai 
Sound Effects: Katsuhiro Nakano (Sound Box) 
Sound Production Manager: Takatoshi Hamano 
Special Effects: Toshio Hasegawa (MARIX; eps 3, 6, 10) 
Theme Song Arrangement:
Masanori Takumi (ED) 
Theme Song Composition:
Tomoki Kikuya (ED) 
Theme Song Lyrics:
Saori Kodama (ED) 
Theme Song Performance:
Saori Atsumi (OP) 
Ai Nonaka as Tokino Akiyama 
Ami Koshimizu as Ritsuko Kübel Kettenkrad 
Fujiko Takimoto as Chihiro Enomoto 

Eri Nakao as Izumi Tachibana 
Kazuko Kojima as Koyuki Asagiri 
Kumiko Nishihara as Renko Kamishakujii 
Masayo Kurata as Komaki Asagiri 
Reiko Takagi as Risa Humvee 
Shintarō Asanuma as Mugio Rokuhara 
Yukana as Kasumi Kisaragi 
Yūko Gotō as Kaoruko Yamada 
Yūko Sasamoto as Shinobu Enomoto 

Akiko as Girl Delinquent (ep 3) 
Eri Nakao as Koyuki's Teacher (ep 6) 
Masato Amada as School's Newspaper President (ep 6) 
Nomico as Anone Kobukuro (ep 6) 
Shinji Kawada as Yuuya Kaburagi (ep 3) 
Tadashi Miyazawa as Fernandez 
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Studio Flag (eps 3, 6) 
Animation Production:
Ajiado 
Background Cooperation: Kusanagi (6 episodes
eps 4-5, 7, 9-10, 12
)
 
Backgrounds: Studio Easter 
Broadcaster:
Tokyo MX (2006-10-12) 
Finish Animation:
Wuxi Maliang Animation (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 12
)
 
In-Between Animation:
Wuxi Maliang Animation (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 12
)
 
Key Animation:
Wish (ep 10) 
Music Production: Lantis 
Offline Editing: Morita Editing Room 
Photography: Ace Creation (5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 8, 10-11
)
 
Planning Cooperation: Afternoon 
Production:
Toshiba Entertainment 
Production Cooperation:
Studio Rong (ep 8) 
Recording Studio: Procen Studio 
Sound Production: Magic Capsule 
special effects: Marix (eps 3, 6, 10) 
English cast
English staff
Director: Bill Timoney 
Art Director: Christopher Mantovi 
Translation:
Yuki Urakawa 
Executive producer: John Sirabella 

Acquisition Liaison:
Yoko Hayama 
Adaptation: Bill Timoney 
ADR Recording: Joe Digiorgi 
DVD Author: Dave Beinlich 
Editing:
Joe Digiorgi 
Mixing: Joe Digiorgi 
Post-Production Coordinator: William Hellfire 
Post-Production Supervision: Christian Moran 
Print Manager: Christopher Mantovi 
Production Supervision:
Sean Molyneaux 
Proofing: Frank Pannone 
Special Thanks To: Bill Timoney 
Subtitling:
Robby Huang 
Translation Manager: Nagisa Wada 
Anna Morrow as Ritsuko Kübel Kettenkrad 
Rich McNanna as Chihiro Enomoto 
Veronica Taylor as Tokino Akiyama 

Angora Deb as Renko Kamishakunjii 
Anthony Salerno as Mugio Rokuhara  (ep 2) 
Dana Halsted as Risa Humvee 
Georgette Reilly as
Izumi Tachibana 
Shinobu Enomoto 
Kenneth Robert Marlo as Mugio Rokuhara (eps 6, 11-12) 
Lisa Ortiz as Kaoruko Yamada 
Mandy Bonhomme as Komaki Asagiri 
Michele Knotz as Koyuki Asagiri 
Rachael Lillis as Kasumi Kisaragi 

Anna Morrow as Chihiro's Mom  (ep 4) 
Anthony Salerno as Yuuya Kaburaki  (ep 3) 
Bill Rogers as Soichiro Tanaka 
Bill Timoney as Harunobu Madarame 
Bob Senkewicz as Renko's Father (ep 5) 
Carol Jacobanis as Saki Kasukabe 
Ed Paul as
Manabu Kuchiki 
Masahiko Oribe (ep 8) 
Kenneth Robert Marlo as Rebel (ep 2) 
Mandy Bonhomme as Girl Delinquent (ep 3) 
Michael Perreca as
Kanji Sasahara 
Newspaper Chief (ep 6) 
Rachael Lillis as Kanaka Ohno 
Rome Elliot as
Mitsunori Kugayama 
Ritsuko's Father (ep 8) 

English companies
ADR Production: Headline Sound Studios 
Distributor: AnimeWorks 
Licensed by: Media Blasters 
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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