"Chrono Crusade" (2003) TV series

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | History | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The whole country is going to the devil!

Plot:

The Roaring 20's a time of prosperity. Jazz is king, the Mob rules the streets, and Demons are running a mock...

Plot Keywords:

Mob | Christ Allegory | Train | Priest | Tragic Ending

Cast

Greg Ayres	...	Chrono (1 episode, 2003)
Victor Carsrud	...	Policeman, Additional Voices (1 episode, 2003)
Laura Chapman	...	Sister Kate Valentine (1 episode, 2003)
Mandy Clark	...	Sister Anna (1 episode, 2003)
Jason Douglas	...	Father Ewan Remington (1 episode, 2003)
Shannon Emerick	...	Sarah (1 episode, 2003)
Matt Greenfield	...	Demon Sounds (1 episode, 2003)
Jason Grundy	...	Demon Sounds (1 episode, 2003)
Hilary Haag	...	Sister Rosette Christopher (1 episode, 2003)
Akira Ishida	...	Chrono (1 episode, 2003)
Brittney Karbowski	...	Sister Anna (1 episode, 2003)
Tomoko Kawakami	...	Rosette (1 episode, 2003)
Yoshiko Sakakibara	...	Sister Kate (1 episode, 2003)
John Swasey	...	Edward 'The Elder' Hamilton (1 episode, 2003)
Gene Tognacci	...	Firechief (1 episode, 2003)
Jessica Boone	...	Azmaria Hendrick (1 episode, 2004)
Saeko Chiba	...	Azmaria (1 episode, 2004)
Luci Christian	...	Additional Voices / ... (1 episode, 2004)
Caroline Day	...	Ms. Jean (1 episode, 2004)
Melinda DeKay	...	Additional Voices / ... (1 episode, 2004)
Tyler Galindo	...	Billy (1 episode, 2004)
Tiffany Grant	...	Additional Voices / ... (1 episode, 2004)
Jay Hickman	...	Additional Voices / ... (1 episode, 2004)
Kelly Manison	...	Additional Voices / ... (1 episode, 2004)
Andy McAvin	...	Aion (1 episode, 2004)
Junko Minagawa	...	Joshua (1 episode, 2004)
Chris Patton	...	Joshua Christopher (1 episode, 2004)
Monica Rial	...	Florette 'Fiore' Harvenheit / ... (1 episode, 2004)
Kira Vincent-Davis	...	Additional Voices / ... (1 episode, 2004)
Michelle Maulsby	...	Sister Mary (1 episode)
Sasha Paysinger	...	Sister Claire (1 episode)

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Series Directed by
Toshiyuki Kato		(4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Noriaki Akitaya		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shigeru Morikawa		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hiroyuki Kanbe		(3 episodes, 2004)
Tatsuya Abe		(2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Katsuichi Nakayama		(2 episodes, 2004)
Kiyoko Sayama		(2 episodes, 2004)
Yuki Ukai		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Writing credits
Daisuke Moriyama		(24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Atsuhiro Tomioka		(14 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kelly Manison		(10 episodes, 2004)
Thomas M. Gonzales		(8 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kiyoko Yoshimura		(6 episodes, 2004)
Matt Greenfield		(5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Natsuko Takahashi		(3 episodes, 2004)

Series Produced by
Matt Greenfield	....	producer (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
John Ledford	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2003)
Mark Williams	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2003)
Jun Kato	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Satoshi Matsui	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Atsuya Takase	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Tsuneo Takechi	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Tsuyoshi Wakamatsu	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Hikaru Nanase		(24 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Cinematography by
Katsuaki Kamata		(24 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Production Design by
Yuki Ukai		(1 episode, 2004)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Satoshi Oseda	....	assistant director (1 episode, 2004)

Series Art Department
Toshiyuki Kato	....	storyboard artist (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tatsuya Abe	....	storyboard artist (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kiyoko Sayama	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2004)
Moon Seong Hye	....	digital paint: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Kim Soo Ja	....	background art: Team's Art (2 episodes, 2003)
Kim Soo Jin	....	digital paint: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Lee Sun Ju	....	digital paint: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Shigeru Morikawa	....	storyboard artist / storyboard artist: ending animation (2 episodes, 2003)
Yosuke Nanjo	....	2d design / 2d designer (2 episodes, 2003)
Youn-jong Pil	....	background art: Team's Art / background art: Teams Art (2 episodes, 2003)
Jo Seong Woo	....	digital paint: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Kim Young-Sook	....	background art: Team's Art / background art: Teams Art (2 episodes, 2003)
Hiroyuki Kanbe	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2004)

Series Sound Department
Cesar Inserny	....	sound designer (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Matt Greenfield	....	adr director (5 episodes, 2004)

Series Visual Effects by
Takashi Aoki	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tomofumi Fujita	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shinichi Igarashi	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Koji Iwamoto	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hirohito Kawakami	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tatsuya Kikuchi	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Yohei Konishi	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Katsutoshi Ohi	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Koji Sawada	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kenji Takehara	....	visual effects: Studio Twinkle (24 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Animation Department
Ryo Yonemoto	....	key animator / animation director (5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Koichi Motomura	....	animation director / key animator (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
Akiko Asaki	....	key animator / animation director (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Hiroyuki Kanbe	....	animation director / key animator (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shinichi Nozaki	....	key animator / animation director (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Koichiro Ueda	....	key animator / assistant animation director (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Takahiko Yoshida	....	animation director / key animator (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shin Mi En	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Kim Yong Hee	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Park Jin Hee	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Lee Hyen Mi	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Kim Young Min	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Byen Jin Sun	....	in-between animator: White Line (3 episodes, 2003)
Hisayuki Tabata	....	animation director / key animator (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jong Kyu Kim	....	in-between animator: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Hideo Maru	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2003)
Hiroshi Mimata	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2003)
Lee Sang Min	....	in-between animator: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Shigeru Morikawa	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2003)
Naoki Yamauchi	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2003)
Kim En Young	....	in-between animator: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Kyung Yun Young	....	in-between animator: White Line (2 episodes, 2003)
Keizo Ichikawa	....	animation director / key animator (2 episodes, 2004)
Satoru Kiyomaru	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2004)
Tetsuya Kumagai	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2004)
Kazuya Saito	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2004)

Series Music Department
Saeko Chiba	....	performer: end title song (2 episodes, 2003)
Aki Hata	....	performer: title theme (2 episodes, 2003)
Yuki Kajiura	....	composer: closing theme (2 episodes, 2003)
Noriyasu Uematsu	....	composer: opening theme (2 episodes, 2003)

Series Other crew
Matt Greenfield	....	adr director (14 episodes, 2004)

Production Companies

• Fuji TV
• Gonzo
• Gospel
• Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
• Klockworx Co., The[jp]

Distributors

• ADV Films (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• AXN (2009) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release) (on AXN Sci-Fi)
• Anime Network, The (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Fuji TV (2004) (Japan) (TV)
• Showtime Beyond (????) (USA) (TV)
• Showtime (????) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Studio Twinkle (visual effects)
• White Line (digital paint)

Other Companies

• ADV Films  licensed by
• Lantis  music production
• M.O.F.C.  DVD authoring and encoding
• Monkeyboy Studios  post-production
• Q-Tec  online editing
• Rakuonsya  sound effects production
• Studio Gong  recording studio
• T2 Studio  paint
• Team's Art Productions  background art
• White Line  in-between animation

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | UK:15 (some epiosodes) | New Zealand:PG | South Korea:12 (cut) | South Korea:15 | USA:TV-14 | Australia:PG

Company:

Fuji TV

Trivia:

Several of the Demon Noises we're made by crew members and the ADR director.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the beginning of episode 6, the location text which tells us this takes place in South Brooklyn NY reads, "Broklym" instead. Brooklyn is misspelled several times in subtitles.

Quotes:

Father Ewan Remington: I have no attachment to torn wings.

Nun with guns, how can you go wrong?

Well like my title suggests, this anime has a nun with guns. Correction numerous nuns with guns. Also this has nothing to do with the Chrono Trigger/Cross games. Heck it's nothing near it unless the new games feature a nun with a gun. Sorry just saying that phrase is fun because it's so unlikely. Also a note I have only watched the Japanese version so my review is only looking at that part of it. But that is the great thing about DVDs right? You can watch it in 2 languages! This is set in 1928 AD in the United States, mostly New York and San Fransisco are mentioned. But I was surprised enough that it was actually set in the States, a lot of anime isn't is all I am saying.

The main characters are Rosette Christopher and her (caddy) friend Chrno (Chrono depending on which version you are used to). Rosette is apart of the Magadalan order who battle demons that are terrorizing everything. But there is something that the public doesn't know about the Order and that is that there is a demon that is working in the Order. Of course this demon isn't bad, but he was and he is trying to atone for his sins.

Rosette is looking for her younger brother Joshua, so Rosette and Chrno are on a journey to find where her brother is. They meet interesting characters along the way well some are interesting and some are annoying as hell *cough* Azmaria *cough* Chrono Crusade is enjoyable but short considering it is only 24 episodes long. It has its funny parts but also its serious parts. I was crying so badly while watching the last 3 episodes one after another. It was a snowballing effect and really pulled at my heart strings.

I give Chrono Crusade a 3 and a half out of 5. I would give it a 4 but the problem with filler episodes when it's only 24 episodes is terrible. Overall story is nice, the background music is so fitting and the voicing apart from Azmaria's is nice to listen to.

So give this anime a try, if I didn't get you with my title then hopefully I convinced you with my review. And just one more push, I mean really how often are you able to watch something with a nun with guns anyways?