Hamelin no Violin Hiki: The Movie

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Violinist of Hameln

Japanese: ハーメルンのバイオリン弾き

Information

Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 20, 1996

Producers: Shochiku, Pony Canyon

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Nippon Animation

Source: Manga

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Duration: 30 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.36¹ (scored by 1,287 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #7941²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #10485

Members: 2,999

Favorites: 5

Resources

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Synopsis

While on their quest to stop the Demon King, the violinist Hamel, the pianist Raiel, the magess Flute and the female warrior Sizer stop in a small kingdom and destroy a rampaging monster. While giving the four a heroes' welcome, the king and queen explain that their daughter has been kidnapped by a monster living in a nearby castle. They agree to go and rescue the hostage princess and defeat the monster. However, the enemy's castle is heavily guarded...

(Source: ANN)

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Characters & Voice Actors

Hamel

Main

Yao, Kazuki
Japanese

Sizer

Main

Sakuma, Rei
Japanese

Raiel

Main

Seki, Toshihiko
Japanese

Flute

Main

Yokoyama, Chisa
Japanese

More staff

Staff

Imanishi, Takashi

Director, Screenplay

Hayase, Hiroyuki

Sound Director

Ikuko

Theme Song Performance

Takeuchi, Nobuyuki

Key Animation

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Opening Theme

"Mae wo Muite Arukou (前を向いて歩こう)" by KUKO

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Ending Theme

"Ame Nochi Hallelujah: Taiyou ni Nage Kiss (雨のちハレルヤ～太陽に投げkiss～)" by Yokoyama Hot Sisters

Reviews

Jun 4, 2010

helenstar

Recommended

The Violinist of Hameln movie takes after the manga instead of the anime. Keeping its light hearted, slap-stick comedy that the tv series sorely lacked made it more enjoyable for a fan of the manga. The main tribute that the Hameln series has to offer is its great classic music scores, which the main character Hamel provides to suit his own needs (as per usual and as much to Flute's dismay).
The art work it directly linked to that from the manga, and seems to flow better then it did in the tv series (meaning less still frames and more movement and action).
Though a bit ...