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Saikano

Saikano

Alternative Titles

Saishuu Heiki Kanojo: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 2, 2002 to Sep 24, 2002
Duration: 25 min. per episode
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 7.711 (scored by 4406 users)
Ranked: #4452
Popularity: #198
Members: 7,793
Favorites: 139
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top anime page.

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Synopsis

Shuuji and Chise are third year student at a high school in Hokkaido. The shy Chise is finally confessing to Shuuji, and finally two of them are starting to exchange diary awkwardly.One day, Shuuji tried to escape from a sudden enemy air raid on Sapporo. While desperately escaping from the air raid, Shuuji saw a scene that he could not forget for his life. He saw Chise, with a huge weapon looking as if it was part of her hand, shooting the enemy fighters down one by one. Apparently, Chise is the ultimate weapon with destructive power which is important for the war. (Source: AniDB)

Related Anime

Adaptation: SaiKano
Side story: Saikano: Another Love Song

Characters & Voice Actors

Chise
Chise
Main
Orikasa, Fumiko
Japanese
Orikasa, Fumiko
Shuji
Shuji
Main
Ishimoda, Shirou
Japanese
Ishimoda, Shirou
Sawaya, Ricardo
Brazilian
Sawaya, Ricardo
Akemi
Akemi
Main
Liberatori, Perla
Italian
Liberatori, Perla
Sugimoto, Yuu
Japanese
Sugimoto, Yuu
Atsushi
Atsushi
Supporting
Shiratori, Tetsu
Japanese
Shiratori, Tetsu

Staff

Kuroda, Kazuya
Key Animation
Takahashi, Shin
Original Creator
Miratsu, Takeo
Music

Recommendations

While Iriya has a much lighter tone through the first few eps, they both share a similar premise and similarly heart-wrenching developments.
reportRecommended by _ETERNAL
Trust me. If you liked Saikano, you will love AIR,
reportRecommended by Ned-suki

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Overall 6
Story 6
Animation 8
Sound 5
Character 6
Enjoyment 6
Sep 19, 200813 of 13 episodes seen
Saikano has all of the best intentions for a tragic romance, and it sets its story up really well. And that, dear readers, is where all of my positive remarks end for this emotion-milker.

I do not fault those of you who call this one of the most moving anime out there. Far from it, it's full of emotion. But there is such a thing as pacing and this is where the anime conks out. Saikano's story is so diligent in making sure it's viewers never forget that unspeakable tragedy is inevi... read more
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Overall 9
Story 9
Animation 8
Sound 8
Character 9
Enjoyment 9
Oct 31, 200713 of 13 episodes seen
Title: Saikano , short for Saishu Heiki Kanojo (My Girlfriend, The Ultimate Weapon)

Manga, Movie, Anime: Saikano was originally a manga authored by Shin Takahashi, and ran in the Shogakukan publication Big Comic Spirits from May 30th, 2000 to December 25th, 2001. It totals at seven collected volumes. It has been released Stateside by Viz, and the final volume was released January 3rd, 2006.

A live-action movie was released January... read more
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Overall 9
Story 9
Animation 8
Sound 9
Character 8
Enjoyment 10
Feb 13, 200813 of 13 episodes seen
There's no 9.5 option when you come to reviewing, so I guess that a 9 will have to do. Ok, I discovered this anime purely by accident - don't you just love it when that happens? Anyway, a recent purchase and I couldn't wait to watch it. For those who don't know anything about Saikano - the story is essentially a love story, albeit a very tragic one. The anime focuses on the lives of Shuji and Chise, two high school students in Hokkaido who have recently became a couple. However, the happine... read more
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Opening Theme

"Koisuru Kimochi" by Yuria Yato (eps 2-12)

Ending Theme

"Sayonara" by Yuria Yato

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