Arcade Gamer Fubuki | |
![]() Cover of the manga's 2002 rerelease | |
アーケードゲーマーふぶき (Ākēdo Gēmā Fubuki) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Mine Yoshizaki |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Magazine |
Monthly Famitsu Wave Famitsu Bros. |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 1998 – 2002 |
Volumes | 6 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Yūji Mutō |
Produced by |
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Written by | Ryōta Yamaguchi |
Music by | Ryūichi Katsumata |
Studio | Shaft |
Released | February 25, 2002 – January 25, 2003 |
Episodes | 4 |
Original video animation | |
Special | |
Directed by | Mine Yoshizaki |
Produced by |
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Written by | Mine Yoshizaki |
Music by | Ryūichi Katsumata |
Studio | Shaft |
Released | March 28, 2003 |
Runtime | 6 minutes |
Arcade Gamer Fubuki ( Japanese: アーケードゲーマーふぶき, Hepburn: Ākēdo Gēmā Fubuki) is a Japanese manga series by Mine Yoshizaki. It was adapted into an anime series animated by Shaft and released directly on video. The first episode aired on television prior to the release of the first video. [1] The series was licensed in English by Central Park Media, distributed under the U.S. Manga Corps label. [2]
The series is set in 1984 and stars Fubuki Sakuragasaki, a gamer whose "passion panties" give her special gaming powers. She has a winged magical girl form, and she has a sword while in this form. The series has homages to Pac-Man, Virtua Fighter, and other games like Sonic the Hedgehog and Klonoa. [1]
Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy, authors of The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, stated that the series began as a gag anime but became "a preachy family fable too long-winded to sustain its jokes". [1] Clements and McCarthy wrote that the series "inherits the mantle of Game Center Arashi". [1]
Arcade Gamer Fubuki was directed by Yūji Mutō at Shaft, was written by Ryōta Yamaguchi, has animation character designs by Hideyuki Morioka, and features music composed by Ryūichi Katsumata. Mutō wrote the scripts for all of the episodes with the exception of the special, which was written by the manga's creator: Mine Yoshizaki. Two episodes were produced with assistance from other studios: episode 2 at A.C.G.T, [3] and episode 3 at M.S.C. [4]
Character | Japanese | English |
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Fubuki Sakuragasaki (桜ヶ咲ふぶき, Sakuragasaki Fubuki) | Sakura Nogawa | Veronica Taylor |
Hanako Kokobunji (国分寺花子, Kokubunji Hanako) | Kaori Shimizu | Jessica Calvello |
Chizuru Jyumonji (十文字ちづる, Jūmonji Chizuru) | Yū Asakawa | Lisa Ortiz |
Miss Alka (ミス・アルカ, Misu Aruka) | Satsuki Yukino | Sharon Becker |
Melody Honey (メロディー・ハニー, Merodī Hanī) | Megumi Toyoguchi | Shannon Conley |
Sanpeita (三平太, Sanpeita) | Masaki Yamamoto | Jamie McGonnigal |
Mr. Mystery (謎の人, Nazo no Hito) | Tōru Furuya | Brad Bradford |
Arashi Ishino (石野あらし, Ishino Arashi) | Shinnosuke Furumoto | |
Gulassic Leader (ギュラシック団首領, Gyurashikku-dan shuryō) | Hiroshi Fujioka | Dan Green |
MC | Yasunori Matsumoto | Tom Wayland |
Referee (レフェリー, Referī) | Takashi Matsuyama | Eric Laing |
Masao | Shinpachi Tsuji | Bob Orlikoff |
Ruriko Sakuragasaki (桜ヶ咲ルリ子, Sakuragasaki Ruriko) | Michiko Neya | Rebecca Honig |
Narrator | Kōji Yusa | Dan Green |
No. | Title | Directed by [a] | Storyboarded by [a] | Animation director [a] | Original air date |
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1 | "Fubuki Bakutan" Transliteration: "Fubuki Bakutan" ( Japanese: ふぶき爆誕) | Toshinori Narita | Yūji Mutō | Hideyuki Morioka Yoshiaki Itou Takehiro Hamatsu | February 25, 2002 |
2 | "Stolen Passion Panty" Transliteration: "Nusumareta PP" ( Japanese: 盗まれたPP) | Toshinori Narita | Yūji Mutō | Hideyuki Morioka (chief) Masahiro Andou | April 25, 2002 |
3 | "Final Game! My Dad Is an Emperor!?" Transliteration: "Kesshou! Otou-chan wa Teiou!?" ( Japanese: 決勝! 父ちゃんは帝王!?) | Itsurou Kawasaki | Akihiro Enomoto | Hideyuki Morioka (chief) Kanami Sekiguchi | August 25, 2002 |
4 | "A Reunion That Transcends Time" Transliteration: "Jikuu wo Koeta Souguu" ( Japanese: 時空を越えた遭遇) | Yūji Mutō Toshimasa Suzuki | Yūji Mutō | Hideyuki Morioka Yoshiaki Itou Yuuichi Nakazawa | January 25, 2003 |
Special | "Paradise Beyond the Wall" Transliteration: "Kabe no Mukou no Paradise" ( Japanese: カベノ ムコウノ パラダイス) | Hideyuki Morioka | Mine Yoshizaki | Hideyuki Morioka | March 28, 2003 |
Arcade Gamer Fubuki | |
![]() Cover of the manga's 2002 rerelease | |
アーケードゲーマーふぶき (Ākēdo Gēmā Fubuki) | |
---|---|
Manga | |
Written by | Mine Yoshizaki |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Magazine |
Monthly Famitsu Wave Famitsu Bros. |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 1998 – 2002 |
Volumes | 6 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Yūji Mutō |
Produced by |
|
Written by | Ryōta Yamaguchi |
Music by | Ryūichi Katsumata |
Studio | Shaft |
Released | February 25, 2002 – January 25, 2003 |
Episodes | 4 |
Original video animation | |
Special | |
Directed by | Mine Yoshizaki |
Produced by |
|
Written by | Mine Yoshizaki |
Music by | Ryūichi Katsumata |
Studio | Shaft |
Released | March 28, 2003 |
Runtime | 6 minutes |
Arcade Gamer Fubuki ( Japanese: アーケードゲーマーふぶき, Hepburn: Ākēdo Gēmā Fubuki) is a Japanese manga series by Mine Yoshizaki. It was adapted into an anime series animated by Shaft and released directly on video. The first episode aired on television prior to the release of the first video. [1] The series was licensed in English by Central Park Media, distributed under the U.S. Manga Corps label. [2]
The series is set in 1984 and stars Fubuki Sakuragasaki, a gamer whose "passion panties" give her special gaming powers. She has a winged magical girl form, and she has a sword while in this form. The series has homages to Pac-Man, Virtua Fighter, and other games like Sonic the Hedgehog and Klonoa. [1]
Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy, authors of The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, stated that the series began as a gag anime but became "a preachy family fable too long-winded to sustain its jokes". [1] Clements and McCarthy wrote that the series "inherits the mantle of Game Center Arashi". [1]
Arcade Gamer Fubuki was directed by Yūji Mutō at Shaft, was written by Ryōta Yamaguchi, has animation character designs by Hideyuki Morioka, and features music composed by Ryūichi Katsumata. Mutō wrote the scripts for all of the episodes with the exception of the special, which was written by the manga's creator: Mine Yoshizaki. Two episodes were produced with assistance from other studios: episode 2 at A.C.G.T, [3] and episode 3 at M.S.C. [4]
Character | Japanese | English |
---|---|---|
Fubuki Sakuragasaki (桜ヶ咲ふぶき, Sakuragasaki Fubuki) | Sakura Nogawa | Veronica Taylor |
Hanako Kokobunji (国分寺花子, Kokubunji Hanako) | Kaori Shimizu | Jessica Calvello |
Chizuru Jyumonji (十文字ちづる, Jūmonji Chizuru) | Yū Asakawa | Lisa Ortiz |
Miss Alka (ミス・アルカ, Misu Aruka) | Satsuki Yukino | Sharon Becker |
Melody Honey (メロディー・ハニー, Merodī Hanī) | Megumi Toyoguchi | Shannon Conley |
Sanpeita (三平太, Sanpeita) | Masaki Yamamoto | Jamie McGonnigal |
Mr. Mystery (謎の人, Nazo no Hito) | Tōru Furuya | Brad Bradford |
Arashi Ishino (石野あらし, Ishino Arashi) | Shinnosuke Furumoto | |
Gulassic Leader (ギュラシック団首領, Gyurashikku-dan shuryō) | Hiroshi Fujioka | Dan Green |
MC | Yasunori Matsumoto | Tom Wayland |
Referee (レフェリー, Referī) | Takashi Matsuyama | Eric Laing |
Masao | Shinpachi Tsuji | Bob Orlikoff |
Ruriko Sakuragasaki (桜ヶ咲ルリ子, Sakuragasaki Ruriko) | Michiko Neya | Rebecca Honig |
Narrator | Kōji Yusa | Dan Green |
No. | Title | Directed by [a] | Storyboarded by [a] | Animation director [a] | Original air date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Fubuki Bakutan" Transliteration: "Fubuki Bakutan" ( Japanese: ふぶき爆誕) | Toshinori Narita | Yūji Mutō | Hideyuki Morioka Yoshiaki Itou Takehiro Hamatsu | February 25, 2002 |
2 | "Stolen Passion Panty" Transliteration: "Nusumareta PP" ( Japanese: 盗まれたPP) | Toshinori Narita | Yūji Mutō | Hideyuki Morioka (chief) Masahiro Andou | April 25, 2002 |
3 | "Final Game! My Dad Is an Emperor!?" Transliteration: "Kesshou! Otou-chan wa Teiou!?" ( Japanese: 決勝! 父ちゃんは帝王!?) | Itsurou Kawasaki | Akihiro Enomoto | Hideyuki Morioka (chief) Kanami Sekiguchi | August 25, 2002 |
4 | "A Reunion That Transcends Time" Transliteration: "Jikuu wo Koeta Souguu" ( Japanese: 時空を越えた遭遇) | Yūji Mutō Toshimasa Suzuki | Yūji Mutō | Hideyuki Morioka Yoshiaki Itou Yuuichi Nakazawa | January 25, 2003 |
Special | "Paradise Beyond the Wall" Transliteration: "Kabe no Mukou no Paradise" ( Japanese: カベノ ムコウノ パラダイス) | Hideyuki Morioka | Mine Yoshizaki | Hideyuki Morioka | March 28, 2003 |