Kaginado
Ja kanjiかぎなど
CreatorKey
Kaginado
tv series
DirectorKazuya Sakamoto
Writer
  • Takashi Aoshima (chief)
  • Kai
  • Tohya Okano
StudioLiden Films Kyoto Studio
NetworkTokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, ux, HAB, abn, HTB, BS Nittele, AT-X
FirstOctober 13, 2021
LastJune 29, 2022
Episodes24
Episode list
  1. Episode list

Kaginado (かぎなど, Key, etc.) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Liden Films Kyoto Studio. The series aired from October to December 2021. A second season aired from April to June 2022.

Synopsis

It is a crossover series featuring chibi renditions of characters from franchises by Key including Kanon, Air, Clannad, Little Busters!, Rewrite, and others.[1]

Characters

See also: Kanon characters, Air characters, Clannad characters, Planetarian characters, Little Busters! characters and Rewrite characters
CharacterJapanese voice actor[2]
Kanon
Yūichi AizawaTomokazu Sugita
Ayu TsukimiyaYui Horie
Nayuki MinaseMariko Kouda
Makoto SawatariMayumi Iizuka
Shiori MisakaAkemi Satō
Mai KawasumiYukari Tamura
Kaori MisakaAyako Kawasumi
Sayuri KurataAsami Sanada
Mishio AmanoMaaya Sakamoto
Jun KitagawaTomokazu Seki
Akiko MinaseYūko Minaguchi
Air
Yukito KunisakiDaisuke Ono
Misuzu KamioAsami Sanada
Kano KirishimaSara Takeda
Minagi TōnoRyoka Yuzuki
Haruko KamioAya Hisakawa
MichiruYukari Tamura
KannaChinami Nishimura
RyūyaNobutoshi Canna
UrahaKikuko Inoue
Clannad
Tomoya OkazakiYūichi Nakamura
Nagisa FurukawaMai Nakahara
Ushio OkazakiSatomi Kōrogi
Kyō FujibayashiRyō Hirohashi
Ryō FujibayashiAkemi Kanda
Tomoyo SakagamiHouko Kuwashima
Fūko IbukiAi Nonaka
Kotomi IchinoseMamiko Noto
Yukine MiyazawaAtsuko Enomoto
Yōhei SunoharaDaisuke Sakaguchi
Akio FurukawaRyotaro Okiayu
Sanae FurukawaKikuko Inoue
Kouko IbukiYūko Minaguchi
Naoyuki OkazakiHiroshi Naka
Mei SunoharaYukari Tamura
Yuusuke YoshinoHikaru Midorikawa
Kappei HiiragiRyoko Shiraishi
Misae SagaraSatsuki Yukino
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet
Yumemi HoshinoKeiko Suzuki
The JunkerDaisuke Ono
Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life
Takafumi SakagamiKeiko Suzuki
KanakoKeiko Suzuki
Little Busters!
Riki NaoeYui Horie
Rin NatsumeTomoe Tamiyasu
Kyōsuke NatsumeHikaru Midorikawa
Masato InoharaNobutoshi Canna
Kengo MiyazawaYūsei Oda
Komari KamikitaNatsumi Yanase
Haruka SaigusaKeiko Suzuki
Kudryavka NōmiNaomi Wakabayashi
Yuiko KurugayaRyōko Tanaka
Mio NishizonoShiho Kawaragi
Kanata FutakiKeiko Suzuki
Sasami SasasegawaSora Tokui
Saya TokidoHarumi Sakurai
Angel Beats!
Yuzuru OtonashiHiroshi Kamiya
Yuri NakamuraHarumi Sakurai
Kanade TachibanaKana Hanazawa
Hideki HinataRyōhei Kimura
Ayato NaoiMegumi Ogata
YuiEri Kitamura
TakamatsuTakahiro Mizushima
NodaShun Takagi
Eri ShiinaFūko Saitō
YusaYui Makino
FujimakiYūki Masuda
TKMichael Rivas
MatsushitaEiichirō Tokumoto
OoyamaYumiko Kobayashi
TakeyamaMitsuhiro Ichiki
Masami IwasawaMiyuki Sawashiro
HisakoChie Matsuura
Miyuki IrieKana Asumi
Shiori SekineEmiri Kato
Rewrite
Kotarō TennōjiMasakazu Morita
Kotori KanbeChiwa Saito
Chihaya ŌtoriSaya Shinomiya
Touka Nishikujou
Sakuya Ōtori
Akane SenriEri Kitamura
Shizuru NakatsuKeiko Suzuki
Lucia KonohanaRisa Asaki
KagariKana Hanazawa
Haruhiko YoshinoJun'ichi Yanagida

Production and release

On November 26, 2019, Key teased on Twitter that it had eight projects in the works for its 21st anniversary.[3][4] On April 19, 2021, Key held an online event announcing that Kaginado, a crossover anime based on characters from various Key franchises, was in production for an October 2021 release.[1] On September 24, 2021, the official website for Kaginado revealed the staff and cast for the anime.[5] The announcement also revealed that Kazuya Sakamoto would be directing the series at Liden Films Kyoto Studio, with Takashi Aoshima being the chief writer alongside Kai and Tohya Okano as writers.[5] Additionally, the voice actors from prior Key anime reprise their roles, with Asami Sanada voicing Misuzu Kamio due to the death of the original voice actor Tomoko Kawakami in 2011.[6] In Japan, the series aired from October 13 to December 29, 2021, on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, ux, HAB, abn, HTB, BS4, and AT-X.[5] A second season aired from April 13 to June 29, 2022.[7][8] The series is streaming internationally on Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hidive, Wakanim, Aniplus, bilibili, and Muse Asia.[5] The ending theme song is "Chiisana Kiseki" (ちいさなキセキ) by Lia.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Key's 1st Crossover TV Anime Series Kaginado Premieres in October". Anime News Network. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Staff/Cast". Kaginado Official Website. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 29, 2019). "Key Hints at New Projects for 21st Anniversary". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Key (November 26, 2019). "『planetarian-雪圏球-』のOVA化クラウドファンディングを皮切りに姿を見せた、Key NEXT 21ST プロジェクト。 徐々に明かされていく８つのコンテンツをお楽しみに。 ▼公式サイト▼ http://key.visualarts.gr.jp ▼planetarian-雪圏球-CF▼ https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/202824". No. 1199164992068603904. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 24, 2021). "Key's 1st Crossover TV Anime Kaginado Reveals Cast, Staff, October 12 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "About the Change of Misuzu Kamio's Cast". Kaginado Official Website. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 28, 2021). "Key's 1st Crossover TV Anime Kaginado Gets 2nd Season in April". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Loo, Egan (April 1, 2022). "Key's 2nd Kaginado Crossover Anime Season Announces More Cast, April 12 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "STAFF/CAST(スタッフ/キャスト)" (in Japanese). Kaginado official website. Visual Arts (company). Retrieved November 5, 2021.