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Medaka Box (TV)

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Alternative title:
めだかボックス (Japanese)
Genres: comedy
Themes: school
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Medaka Kurokami, a first year student at Hakoniwa Academy, excels at everything she does. She becomes the Student council president and along with her childhood friend, Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, she plans to solve all of the student body's problems that are submitted to a suggestion box, dubbed the "Medaka Box."
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Ratings: 646 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 16 votes (sub:13, dub:2, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Excellent: 62 votes (sub:52, dub:6, ?:1, others:3
3 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 132 votes (sub:104, dub:22, raw:1, others:5
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Good: 194 votes (sub:152, dub:35, others:7
4 Spanish subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Decent: 115 votes (sub:89, dub:15, ?:1, others:10
7 Spanish subtitled
1 Vietnamese subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 43 votes (sub:37, dub:4, ?:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Not really good: 25 votes (sub:23, dub:2)
 Weak: 22 votes (sub:20, raw:1, others:1
1 Chinese mandarin subtitled
)
 Bad: 21 votes (sub:15, dub:4, raw:1, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Awful: 9 votes (sub:7, dub:2)
 Worst ever: 7 votes (sub:7)
Seen in part or in whole by 1141 s, rank: #1086 (of 9997)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.585 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.9549, rank: #5703 (of 10155)
Weighted mean: 6.521 (Good−), rank: #5797 (of 10155) (seen all: 6.62 / seen some: 6.41 / won't finish: 3.88)
Bayesian estimate: 6.539 (Good−), rank: #5314 (of 7635)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2012-04-04
Opening Theme:
"HAPPY CRAZY BOX" by Minami Kuribayashi
Ending Theme:
"Ohanabatake ni Tsuretette" (お花畑に連れてって) by Aki Toyosaki
Review:
Medaka Box Episodes 1-6 Streaming (May 18, 2012)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Medaka Box - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2013-08-27 (from $67.73)
    Medaka Box - Season One & Two Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2016-06-07 (from $118.00)
    Medaka Box - Season One & Two Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2023-07-18 (from $33.49)
DVD (Region 1)
    Medaka Box - Complete Collection (DVD) 2013-08-27 (from $127.68)
    Medaka Box - Season One & Two Complete Collection (DVD) 2016-06-07 (from $79.94)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Shouji Saeki
Series Composition: Shouji Saeki
Script:
Shouji Saeki (eps 1-11)
Storyboard:
Shouji Saeki (OP; eps 1-2, 5, 12)
Episode Director:
Yūta Takamura (ep 10)
Unit Director:
Shouji Saeki (OP)
Music: Tatsuya Katō
Original Manga:
NisiOisin (story)
Character Design: Ikuo Kuwana
Art Director: Yukie Abe
Chief Animation Director: Sumie Kinoshita
Animation Director:
Yui Ushio (ep 6)
Art design: Kazushi Fujii
Sound Director: Jun Watanabe
Director of Photography: Yasuhiro Akamatsu
Producer:
Yoshiyuki Ito (Lantis)

2nd Key Animation:
Tōru Akiba (5 episodes
eps 1, 5, 8-9, 11
)
Yumi Haruki (Studio Victory; ep 2)
Animation: Ikuo Kuwana (ED)
Animation Supervisor: Mitsuhiro Narasaki (Wish; ep 6)
Assistant Animation Director:
Satoru Kiyomaru (ep 5)
Background Art:
Yuka Ohashi
CG:
Yōsuke Seto (Hanayome Office)
Chief Storyboard Artist: Hiroki Shinagawa
Color design: Harumi Takahoshi
Color Key:
Takako Uemura
Editing: Daisuke Hiraki
Eyecatch Animation: Hiroaki Tomita (ep 3)
Finish Animation:
Yūsuke Watanabe (Studio Elle)
Finish Check: Ayako Aihara
Finishing Supervision: Mitsuhiro Narasaki (Wish; ep 6)
In-Between Animation:
Yūsuke Tomita (SILVER LINK)
In-Between Check:
Yamato Ouchi
Key Animation:
Akira Yamashita (6 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5, 9, 11-12
)
Hisao Dendō (6 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5, 9, 11-12
)
Yūto Kaneko (OP; 6 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5, 9, 11-12
)
Photography:
Yukiko Nagase (GAINAX)
Photography Assistant:
Yūko Shintani (SILVER LINK)
Production Advancement:
Yūya Narasaki (ep 11)
Prop Animation Director: Chikai Okado (ep 10)
Sound Editor: Chokujou Takeda
Sound Effects: Hiroki Nozaki
Sound Mixing: Yoshio Obara
Special Effects: Satoshi Takezawa
Sub-Character Design:
Shūhei Handa (ep 8)
Theme Song Performance:
Minami Kuribayashi (OP)
Ai Kayano as Mogana Kikaijima
Aki Toyosaki as Medaka Kurokami
Daisuke Namikawa as Kouki Akune
Emiri Katō as Hansode Shiranui
Yūki Ono as Zenkichi Hitoyoshi

Ami Koshimizu as Fue Yobuko
Asuka Ōgame as Ariake (2nd year)
Ayuru Ōhashi as Harigane Onigase
Daichi Endō as Boxing Club Member (ep 3)
Eri Nakao as Yatsushiro (3rd year; eps 4, 8)
Hideto Nitta as Disciplinary Committee A (ep 9)
Hiroaki Tajiri as Borzoi (ep 2)
Hiroki Shimowada as Yūbaru (1st year; ep 7)
Hiroo Sasaki as Yufuin (ep 1)
Hiroyuki Yoshino as Tanegashima (2nd year)
Kana Oomuro as Girls' Judo Club Member (ep 5)
Katsuyuki Konishi as Moji (3rd Year; ep 1)
Kazutaka Ishii as Judo Club Member (ep 4)
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Hyūga (1st year; eps 1, 3)
Kentarō Yamazaki as Male Student (ep 5)
Kiyoshi Katsunuma as Oudo Miyakonojou (ep 12)
Kōji Takeda as Usa (eps 1, 8)
Kōsuke Gotō as Imari (ep 1)
Mai Kadowaki as Tanzaku Aso (3rd year)
Makoto Yasumura as Yakushima (3rd year)
Manabu Sakamaki as Nakatsu (ep 1)
Masato Kokubun as Judo Club Member (ep 4)
Masumi Asano as Isahaya
Minako Kotobuki as Nekomi Nabeshima (3rd year)
Motomu Kiyokawa as Hanokiwa Academy Chief Director (ep 11)
Naoki Koshida as Tosu (ep 1)
Romi Park as Myouri Unzen
Ryōsuke Morita as Male Student (ep 9)
Ryūichi Kijima as Money (ep 8)
Satowa Tanaka as Akizuki (ep 2)
Sayuri Hara as Girls' Judo Club Member (ep 5)
Shintarō Ōhata as Jonan (eps 3-4)
Shunya Hiruma as Judo Club Member (ep 4)
Takahiro Fujiwara as Wood (ep 8)
Takahiro Miyake as Boxing Club Member (ep 3)
Tōru Nara as Kanoya (2nd year; eps 3, 8)
Tōru Sakurai as Male Student (ep 5)
Yōhei Ōbayashi as Student (ep 3)
Yoshiki Nakajima as Orchestra Club Member (ep 9)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Orchestra Club Member (ep 9)
Yū Kobayashi as Miri Natayama (ep 12)
Yuka Iguchi as Sasae Mochibaru (ep 12)
Yūta Odagaki as Ureshino (ep 1)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Yuhodo
Animation Production: GAINAX
Backgrounds:
ZERO
Broadcaster:
TV Tokyo (2012-04-04)
CG Works: Hanayome Office
Finish Animation:
Zhuo Yue Animation
In-Between Animation:
Zhuo Yue Animation
Key Animation:
Wish (ep 12)
Music Production: Lantis
Photography: GAINAX
Photography Assistance:
Tatsunoko Photography Dept.
Production:
TV Tokyo
Production Assistance:
Wish (ep 6)
Production Cooperation: Overlap
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Steven Foster
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Producer: John Ledford (2016 release)

ADR Spotting: Josh Grelle
Audio Engineer:
Stanley Thomas
BD Authoring: David Williams
DVD Authoring: Neal Barnes
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Menu Design: Larry Koteff
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Production Assistant:
Kayla King
Production Coordination: Janice Williams (2016 release)
Production manager:
Luke Patterson (2016 release)
Sound Design & Mix: Bryan Leach
Subtitle Editor: Laura Wyrick
Subtitle Script & Timing: Christopher Williams
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch
Andrew Love as Zenkichi Hitoyoshi
Hilary Haag as Hansode Shiranui
Maggie Flecknoe as Mogana Kikaijima
Shelley Calene-Black as Medaka Kurokami
Tyler Galindo as Kouki Akune

Brittney Karbowski as Ariake (uncredited)
David Matranga as
Hakama Shiranui (uncredited; ep 11)
Yakushima (uncredited)
Dylan Godwin as Tanegashima (uncredited)
Elizabeth Bunch as Fue Yobuko (uncredited)
Greg Ayres as Unzen Myouri
Jay Hickman as Oudo Miyakonojou (uncredited; ep 12)
Laurel Schroeder as Miri Natayama (uncredited; ep 12)
Luci Christian as Harigane Onigase
Margaret McDonald as Tanzaku Aso (uncredited)
Mike Yager as Kanoya (uncredited)
Monica Rial as Nekomi Nabeshima
Rozie Curtis as Isahaya (uncredited)

Anthony Hunter
Ben Warner
Brittney Karbowski
David Matranga
David Wald
Dylan Godwin
Elizabeth Bunch
Greg Ayres
Joshua Sheltz
Laurel Schroeder
Luci Christian
Meg McDonald
Mike Yager
Monica Rial
Parke Fech
Rachel Logue
Robert L. Meek
Ross Bautsch
Rozie Curtis
English companies
Distributor:
Section23 Films (North America)
Internet Streaming:
Viewster (AT,BE,DK,FR,DE,IE,LU,NL,NO,ES,SE,CH,UK)
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks
Production: Seraphim Digital

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