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The World God Only Knows: Tenri Arc (OAV)



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Alternative title:
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai Tenri-hen (Japanese) 
神のみぞ知るセカイ 天理編 (Japanese) 
Genres: supernatural 
Objectionable content: Mild 
Plot Summary: It is summer break and Keima intends to spend all his time on video games. An old acquaintance, the timid girl Tenri, comes back into the neighborhood - and apparently has a lost soul inside her. It is up to Keima and Elysia to unravel the secrets of her heart. 
Ratings: 377 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 33 votes (sub:27, dub:4, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Excellent: 60 votes (sub:53, raw:2, dub:2, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Very good: 122 votes (sub:104, dub:11, ?:1, raw:1, others:5
4 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Good: 110 votes (sub:91, dub:15, raw:1, others:3
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Decent: 34 votes (sub:30, dub:3, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 9 votes (sub:6, raw:1, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Weak: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Bad: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 663 s, rank: #1740 (of 9996)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.674 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.3654, rank: #1354 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.616 (Very good−), rank: #1379 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.62 / seen some: 7.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.611 (Very good−), rank: #1086 (of 7635)
Running time: half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 2 
Episode titles: We have 2
Vintage: 2012-10-18
Release dates: We have 2
Ending Theme:
"Hikari no Kiseki (ヒカリノキセキ)" by eyelis 
#2: "Mirai e no Tobira (未来への扉; Gateway to the Future)" by eyelis 
Trivia: We have 1
News:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 3-9 (May 5, 2015)
Section 23 Films Adds Patlabor Film, The World God Only Knows OVAs (Jan 22, 2015)
Press Release:
Section 23 Films Announces May Slate (Jan 22, 2015)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    The World God Only Knows - OVA Collection (Blu-ray) 2015-05-05 (from $129.99)
    The World God Only Knows - Ultimate Collection (Blu-ray) 2017-01-03 (from $399.99)
    The World God Only Knows - Ultimate Collection (Blu-ray) 2025-07-15 (from $66.40)
DVD (Region 1)
    The World God Only Knows - OVA Collection (DVD) 2015-05-05 (from $39.50)
    The World God Only Knows - Ultimate Collection (DVD) 2017-01-03 (from $435.00)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Satoshi Ōsedo 
Script: Hideyuki Kurata (ep 1) 
Storyboard: Satoshi Ōsedo (ep 1) 
Episode Director: Mitsutoshi Satō (ep 1) 
Music: Hayato Matsuo 
Original creator: Tamiki Wakaki 
Character Design: Akio Watanabe 
Art Director: Ayako Iwanaga 
Chief Animation Director: Takae Kawamura (ep 1) 
Animation Director:
Masami Kobayashi (ep 1) 
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami 
Director of Photography: Kazuhiro Yamada 
Producer:
Tomotaka Iida 

Animation producer:
Takashi Kochiyama 
Assistant producer: Kentarō Hattori 
Color design: Yuichi Kuboki 
Editing: Tomoki Nagasaka 
In-Between Animation: Konomi Satō (Wish; eps 1-2) 
Key Animation: Mikihiko Ando (eps 1-2) 
Photography: Yoshiyuki Anzai (ep 1) 
Planning: Nobumasa Sawabe 
Production producer: Akio Matsuda 
Prop Design: Chiyoko Sakamoto 
Sub-Character Design: Toshie Kawamura 
Supervision:
Masaki Nawata 
Theme Song Arrangement: Wataru Maeguchi 
Theme Song Composition:
Yugo Sasakura (ED1) 
Theme Song Lyrics:
Junya Urushino (ED1) 
Theme Song Performance: eyelis 
Hiro Shimono as Keima Katsuragi 
Kanae Itō as Elysia de Lute Ima 
Kaori Nazuka as Tenri Ayukawa/Diana 
Sanae Kobayashi as Keima Katsuragi (Young Keima) 

Megumi Toyoguchi as Nora 
Takuma Terashima as Ryo Asama 

Kentarō Yamazaki as
Loose Soul (ep 2) 
School Principal (ep 1) 
Miki Makiguchi as Keima's Teacher (ep 2) 
Miyu Matsuki as Tenri's Mother 
Ryōka Yuzuki as Mari Katsuragi 
Sakura Tange as Yotsuba Sugimoto (ep 1) 
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Manglobe 
Production:
Shogakukan 
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Christopher Ayres 
Translation: Tomoe Spencer 
ADR Script:
George Manley 
Executive producer:
John Ledford 
Producer:
David Del RioJohn Ledford 

Audio Engineer:
Jason Grundy 
BD Authoring: Joel McCray 
Menu Design:
Larry Koteff (Ultimate Collection) 
Mixing: Brent Marshall 
Packaging Design:
Larry Koteff (Ultimate Collection) 
Production:
Son Phan Le 
Production Assistant:
Shannon Reed 
Production Coordination: Janice Williams 
Production manager:
Son Phan Le (Ultimate Collection) 
Subtitling: Neal Barnes 
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch 
Chris Patton as Keima Katsuragi 
Juliet Simmons as Tenri Ayukawa/Diana 
Luci Christian as Elysia de Lute Ima 

Blake Shepard as Ryo Asama 
Chris Patton as Young Keima (ep 2) 
Maggie Flecknoe as Nora 

David Wald as
Loose Soul (ep 2) 
School Principal (ep 1) 
Nancy Novotny as Tenri's Mother 
Shelley Calene-Black as Mari Katsuragi 
Tiffany Terrell as
Keima's Teacher (ep 2) 
Yotsuba Sugimoto (ep 1) 

Allison Sumrall (ep 2) 
Annie Mai (ep 2) 
Brittany Deans (ep 2) 
David Matranga (ep 2) 
David Wald (ep 2) 
Johnny De La Cerda (ep 2) 
Katelyn Barr (ep 2) 
Leraldo Anzaldua (ep 2) 
Margaret McDonald (ep 2) 
Nancy Novotny (ep 2) 
Tiffany Terrell (ep 2) 
English companies
Distributor: Distribution Solutions (2025 release; United States and Canada) 
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE (Subtitled & Dubbed) 
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks 
Production: Sentai Studios (Ultimate Collection) 

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