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H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~ (TV)

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Alternative title:
H2O 赤砂印記 (Chinese (Taiwan))
에이치투오 ~풋프린츠 인 더 샌드~ (Korean)
Genres: supernatural
Themes: harem
Plot Summary: Takuma Hirose, a blind young male high school student, though the cause for his blindness is undetermined. After his mother died an unexpected death, it left a deep emotional scar on him, which caused him to become very lonely and reserved. Due to this, Takuma move from the city out into a rural area and Takuma is enrolled into a new high school. At his new school, he meets several new girls, though three of whom he gets to know the most out of anyone else. They are, the firm and obstinate Hayami Kohinata, the kind and obliging Hinata Kagura, and the cheerful and mysterious Otoha. As Takuma interacts with these girls, his medical condition gradually begins to heal.
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Ratings: 1047 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 113 votes (sub:103, dub:6, ?:1, raw:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Excellent: 182 votes (sub:172, dub:3, ?:1, others:6
4 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Very good: 236 votes (sub:218, dub:5, raw:1, others:12
5 Spanish subtitled
3 Portuguese subtitled
2 Russian dubbed
1 Vietnamese subtitled
1 German subtitled
)
 Good: 230 votes (sub:214, dub:6, raw:2, others:8
5 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Decent: 133 votes (sub:125, dub:3, raw:1, others:4
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 So-so: 62 votes (sub:58, dub:2, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 32 votes (sub:29, dub:2, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 30 votes (sub:27, dub:2, ?:1)
 Bad: 15 votes (sub:15)
 Awful: 10 votes (sub:10)
 Worst ever: 4 votes (sub:3, raw:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1932 s, rank: #613 (of 9997)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.289 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.9481, rank: #2699 (of 10155)
Weighted mean: 7.079 (Good), rank: #3317 (of 10155) (seen all: 7.26 / seen some: 5.33 / won't finish: 4.19)
Bayesian estimate: 7.084 (Good), rank: #3119 (of 7635)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2008-01-03 to 2008-03-20
Release dates: We have 6
Opening Theme:
"Katayoku no Icarus" (片翼のイカロス) by Yui Sakakibara
Ending Theme:
"Kazahane" (カザハネ) by Haruka Shimotsuki
#2: "FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND" by monet (ep 12)
Insert song:
"life" by Haruka Shimotsuki (ep 12)
"Magical O TO HA" by Mia Naruse (ep 8)
Trivia: We have 3
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hideki Tachibana
Series Composition: Jukki Hanada
Script:
Jukki Hanada (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 9, 11-12
)

Toshizo Nemoto (eps 3, 5, 7, 10)
Storyboard:
Tetsuya Endō (eps 3, 9)
Episode Director:
Yasutaka Yamamoto (ep 3)
Unit Director: Hideki Tachibana (OP, ED)
Music: Junpei Fujita (Elements Garden)
Character Design: Atsushi Okuda
Art Director: Kazuhiro Takahashi
Chief Animation Director:
Toya Shibamata (eps 4-10 even)
Animation Director:
Yukiko Ibe (eps 4, 8)
Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera
Director of Photography: Nobuo Kimura
Executive producer:
Tsuyoshi Natsuno (NTT Docomo)

2nd Key Animation:
Yukimi Isozaki (Wombat; ep 11)
3D CG:
Jumi Lee (Cyan; 6 episodes
eps 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Masashi Kamiki (Cyan; eps 4-6)
Art Setting Assistant: Hiroaki Tomari
Assistant Animation Director:
Yoshito Miki (ep 12)
Background Art:
Akinou Kojima (Jack; 8 episodes
eps 1-7 odd, 8, 10-12
)

Kiyomi Kohara (Jack; 7 episodes
eps 1, 3-5, 8, 11-12
)

Kumiko Inoue (Jack; 5 episodes
eps 4, 6, 8-9, 12
)

Yasuaki Muto (Jack; 9 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10-12
)

Yasuyuki Inaba (Jack; eps 1, 5)
C.Attaphong: Keisuke Nakamura (T2studio)
CG:
Kazuko Koyanagi (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Naomi Wada (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Shinya Oda (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Yumi Morita (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Color Check:
Yukiko Tadano (ep 7)
Color design: Hideo Kamiya
Color setting:
Yukiko Tadano (ep 7)
Cooperation:
Tetsushi Suzuki (Broccoli)
Editing: Jun Takuma
Editing Assistant: Dai Shiitari (Actas Editing Room)
Finish Animation:
Yumi Motoyanagi (Trans Arts; ep 3)
Guest Design: Yukiko Ibe (ep 4)
In-Between Animation:
Kanako Hiroo (ZEXCS; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 11-12
)

Mai Ookubo (ZEXCS; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 11-12
)

Marina Sato (ZEXCS; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 11-12
)

Shōta Yoshida (ZEXCS; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 11-12
)

Yuuta Takanami (Seigasha; eps 1, 4, 12)
In-Between Check:
Hiroshi Kameyama (Wombat; 7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 8, 11-12
)

Yuka Tabe (eps 3, 9)
Insert Song Arrangement:
Junpei Fujita (Elements Garden; eps 8, 12)
Insert Song Composition:
Junpei Fujita (Elements Garden; ep 8)
Insert Song Lyrics:
Kanoko (eps 4, 8)
Insert Song Performance:
Yui Sakakibara (ep 4)
Key Animation:
Yuuki Sasaki (ep 11)
Line Producer: Kazuyoshi Ozawa
Music producer: Sayaka Konno
Original Illustrations:
Tsukinon
Photography:
Anna Torii (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Ayu Yomogihata (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Ayumi Sōda (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Kaori Kawashima (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Kaoru Nagasawa (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Kumiko Imazu (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Mai Uematsu (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Yuka Nakatani (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Yuri Shimizu (Pierrot D.A.R.; 8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Planning: Takeshi Yasuda (Kadokawa Shoten)
Planning Cooperation:
Yoshiki Omichi (Comp Ace Editorial Dept.)
Post Production:
Tomo Ishii (Sony PCL; 8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-7, 9-10, 12
)

Production:
Yuka Harada (NTT Docomo)
Production Advancement:
Yuuichi Satou (eps 2, 8)
Production Desk: Tetsuya Koiso
Production producer: Kazunori Hashimoto
Prop Design: Yoshinori Iwanaga
Publicity:
Yuuko Sugie
Setting Production: Chiaki Umigami
Sound Editing: Akane Yamago
Sound Effects: Daisuke Jinbo
Sound Mixing: Kenji Hoshino
Sound Producer: Tōru Nakano
Sound Production Manager: Kanako Shimazaki
Special Effects: Naomasa Fukuda
Special Thanks To: Hiromi Sakurai (ep 12)
Theme Song Arrangement:
Pixel Bee (ED2)
Theme Song Composition:
Pixel Bee (ED2)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Noriyasu Agematsu (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Yui Sakakibara (OP)
Ami Koshimizu as Takuma Hirose
Harumi Sakurai as Hayami Kohinata
Mia Naruse as
Hinata Kagura (ep 7)
Otoha
Ryōko Tanaka as
Hinata Kagura (eps 1-6)
Hotaru Kagura (eps 7-12)

Katsumi Chō as Hinata/Hotaru's grandfather
Mio Yasuda as Yui Tabata
Yasuhiko Kawazu as Teruo Hozumi
Yōko Honda as Maki Kumon
Yui Sakakibara as Hamaji Yakumo

Chikara Ōsaka as Villager (ep 7)
Emiri Katō as Yukiji Yakumo
Kana Uetake as Usagi (eps 5, 7, 9-11)
Mari Toudou as Aiko (eps 7, 10-11)
Masanori Takeda as Carpenter (ep 4)
Mitsuhiro Sakamaki as Villager (ep 7)
Naoko Seto as Emi (eps 6-7)
Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Villager (ep 7)
Rina Satō as Sensei
Sayaka Narita as Izumi
Takuma Suzuki as
Doctor (ep 12)
Father B (eps 9-11)
Tetsuya Kakihara as Henchman B
Tōko Aoyama as Yui's Grandmother (ep 6)
Tsubasa Takanohashi as Male Student (ep 2)
Youto Kazama as Henchman A
Yuuko Oomura as Kokoro (eps 8-9, 11)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Studio Wombat (eps 2, 8, 11)
3DCGI: Cyan (6 episodes
eps 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Animation Production: ZEXCS
Background Art:
Studio Jack
Broadcaster:
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2008-01-09)
Color Check: Pierrot DAR (eps 2, 4, 8, 12)
Cooperation:
Ondo Otowa Dancers
Finish Animation:
NARA Animation (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7-8, 11-12
)

Seong Bo Yang Haeng (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 11-12
)

Wish (ep 3)
In-Between Animation:
NARA Animation (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 7-8, 11-12
)

Seong Bo Yang Haeng (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 11-12
)

Studio Wombat (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 8, 11-12
)

ZEXCS (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 6, 11-12
)

Key Animation:
Wish (eps 5, 10)
Key Animation Cooperation:
Seigasha (ep 6)
Music Production: Broccoli
Original Creator: Makura
Photography:
Pierrot DAR (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8, 10, 12
)

Trans Arts Co. (eps 3, 7, 9, 11)
Planning Cooperation:
Kadokawa Game Group
Post Production: Sony PCL
Production:
ZEXCS
Production Cooperation:
Trans Arts Co. (eps 3, 9)
Recording Studio: HALF H·P STUDIO
Serialized In: Comp Ace (Kadokawa Comics Ace)
Sound Production: HALF H·P STUDIO
English cast
English staff
Translation: Adam Lensenmayer

Subtitle Editor: Laura Wyrick
(none)
English companies
Internet Streaming: Crunchyroll (subtitled version)
Licensed by:
Kadokawa Pictures USA (Unreleased; Expired)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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