Innocent Venus

Innocent Venus
イノセント・ヴィーナスInosento Vīnasu
Genre	Drama, Mecha, Dystopian

Innocent Venus

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Innocent Venus (イノセント・ヴィーナス Inosento Vīnasu) is a post-apocalyptic science fiction anime TV series which began broadcasting on the WOWOW network in Japan on July 26, 2006 at midnight. The series makes use of some 3D cel-shaded animation, which achieves a more "hand drawn" look than traditional 3D animation. At Anime Boston 2007, ADV Films had announced they have licensed for the show. On July 11, 2008 ADV Announced that it was discontinuing print of the DVDs.

Plot

After the world population and economy is devastated by simultaneous hyper-hurricanes, many different factions and fledgling nations appear. In Japan, an elite class called Logos appears, controlling special zones in the country which have most of the wealth and resources. The Logos exercise control over the Levinas, the lower class which struggles day to day in order to stay alive. The Levinas are restricted from entering the special zones, causing tension which creates a resistance group which fights back against the Logos.

With the tagline "A Near Future Late-Shogunate Action Animation", the story draws analogies with 19th Century Japan at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate period, just before the Boshin War.

Jō and Jin escape from Phantom, an elite military group which is used to control the Levinas. When they escape, they take a young girl named Sana with them. The series follows them as they work to avoid being caught by Phantom and the regular military forces of the Logos.

Characters

Main article: List of Innocent Venus characters

Characters	Seiyū (Japanese)	Voice actor (English)
Sana Nobuto	Kaori Nazuka	Jessica Boone
Jō Katsuragi	Kenji Nojima	Chris Patton
Jin Tsurasawa	Takahiro Sakurai	Vic Mignogna
Toraji Shiba	Hideo Ishikawa	Illich Guardiola
Gora	Naoki Yanagi	Greg Ayres
Maximus Drake	Tōru Ōkawa	John Swasey
Renī Vikuro	Megumi Toyoguchi	Monica Rial
Steve	Kenta Miyake	John Gremillion
Qing Lang	Jun Fukuyama	Nomed Kaerf
Kyōshirō	Shintarō Ōhata	Josh Grelle
Riki	Riichi Nishimoto	Christopher Ayres

Episodes

Ep#	Title	Original air date
01	Hell "Naraku" (奈落)	2006-07-26	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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02	Madness "Koyuki" (凶気)	2006-08-02	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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03	Pirates "Wakou" (倭寇)	2006-08-09	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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04	Invasion "Shuurai" (襲来)	2006-08-16	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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05	Combo "Rendan" (連弾)	2006-08-23	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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06	Rampage "Bousou" (暴走)	2006-09-13	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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07	Strategy "Sakubou" (策謀)	2006-09-20	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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08	Forfeit "Soushitsu" (喪失)	2006-09-27	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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09	Aid "Kyuusai" (救済)	2006-10-04	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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10	Decision "Ketsui" (決意)	2006-10-11	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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11	Beauty "Bijin" (美神)	2006-10-18	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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12	The World "Sekai" (世界)	2006-10-25	{{{FirstEngAirDate}}}
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Staff

• Director: Jun Kawagoe
• Series Organization: Shinsuke Ōnishi
• Original Character Design: Shō Kōya
• Character Design: Hideki Nagamachi
• Mechanical Design: Hiroshi Ogawa
• Art Design: Jirō Kōno, Minoru Yasuhara
• Art Director: Katsuhiro Haji
• Color Design: Kōchi Usui
• Cinematography Director: Megumi Saitō
• 3D Director: Yūichi Gotō
• Editor: Masaki Sakamoto
• Audio Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
• Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
• Sound Production: Half H•P Studio
• Music: Tomohisa Ishikawa
• Music Production: Lantis
• Animation Production: Brains Base
• Produced by Bandai Visual

Music

• Opening Theme

Noble Roar by Yōsei Teikoku

• Ending Theme

Brand New Reason by Fleet

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Innocent Venus (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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