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Accel World (TV)

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Alternative title:
アクセル・ワールド (Japanese)
加速世界 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: tournament
Objectionable content: Mild 
Plot Summary: In 2046, people can access a virtual network known as the Neurolinker via their cellphone terminals. A perpetual victim of bullying, middle school student Haruyuki spends his time absorbed in games in a corner of his local network. One day he is approached by the most famous girl in his school, Kuroyukihime (Black Snow Princess). She gives him a strange program called Brain Burst that has the power to "accelerate the world."
Ratings: 1492 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 126 votes (sub:98, dub:19, raw:3, ?:1, others:5
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Vietnamese subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 French dubbed
)
 Excellent: 330 votes (sub:275, dub:38, edit.dub:1, ?:1, others:15
8 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 Vietnamese subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Very good: 402 votes (sub:327, dub:48, raw:3, ?:2, others:22
10 Spanish subtitled
3 Portuguese subtitled
2 German subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Arabic subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 +
1 Indonesian subtitled
)
 Good: 291 votes (sub:238, dub:37, ?:2, raw:1, others:13
5 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 French subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Decent: 152 votes (sub:129, dub:19, edit.dub:1, raw:1, others:2
1 Chinese(Mandarin) subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 66 votes (sub:55, dub:7, raw:2, others:2
1 Chinese mandarin subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Not really good: 41 votes (sub:35, dub:3, raw:1, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 40 votes (sub:33, dub:5, raw:1, others:1
1 Slovak subtitled subtitled
)
 Bad: 16 votes (sub:15, dub:1)
 Awful: 15 votes (sub:13, dub:2)
 Worst ever: 13 votes (sub:12, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 2986 s, rank: #363 (of 9996)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.410 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.9386, rank: #2235 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.296 (Good+), rank: #2493 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.45 / seen some: 6.94 / won't finish: 4.18)
Bayesian estimate: 7.298 (Good+), rank: #2236 (of 7635)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 24
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage:
2012-04-06
2013 (Animax Asia)
Release dates: We have 3
Opening Theme:
"Chase the world" by May'n
#2: "Burst the Gravity" by Altima
Ending Theme:
"→unfinished→" by KOTOKO
#2: "Unite." by Sachika Misawa
Trivia: We have 6
Review:
Accel World Blu-Ray (Dec 4, 2013)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Accel World - Set 01 (Blu-ray) 2013-11-26 (from $27.04)
    Accel World - Set 02 (Blu-ray) 2014-03-11 (from $23.10)
Blu-ray (Region B)
    Accel World - Part 1 [AU] (Blu-ray) 2014-05-07
    Accel World - Part 2 [AU] (Blu-ray) 2014-06-04
    Accel World - Part 1 [UK] (Blu-ray) 2014-06-09 (from $26.53)
    Accel World - Part 2 [UK] (Blu-ray) 2014-07-21 (from $89.00)
    Accel World - Complete Collection [AU] (Blu-ray) 2015-05-06
DVD (Region 1)
    Accel World - Set 01 (DVD) 2013-11-26 (from $20.83)
    Accel World - Set 02 (DVD) 2014-03-11 (from $20.83)
DVD (Region 2)
    Accel World - Part 1 (DVD) 2014-06-09
    Accel World - Part 2 (DVD) 2014-07-21
    Accel World - Complete Collection (DVD) 2015-08-10
DVD (Region 4)
    Accel World - Part 1 (DVD) 2014-04-02
    Accel World - Part 2 (DVD) 2014-06-04
    Accel World - Complete Collection (DVD) 2015-05-06

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Masakazu Obara
Series Composition: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Script:
Hiroyuki Yoshino (12 episodes
eps 1-5, 12, 16, 18-19, 22-24
)

Noboru Kimura (4 episodes
eps 10-11, 15, 17
)

Storyboard:
Hiroshi Ikehata (4 episodes
eps 11, 15, 22-23
)

Takahiko Kyōgoku (5 episodes
eps 2, 5, 7, 12, 17
)

Yuuji Kumazawa (ep 6)
Episode Director:
Hiroshi Ikehata (4 episodes
eps 5, 11, 17, 23
)

Tsuyoshi Tobita (4 episodes
eps 6, 9, 14, 21
)

Yasuhiro Geshi (eps 7, 16, 22)
Unit Director:
Kunihiro Mori (OP; ED)
Music:
onoken
Original creator:
Reki Kawahara (light novel)
Original Character Design: HIMA
Character Design: Yukiko Aikei
Art Director:
Takafumi Nishima
Chief Animation Director:
Eri Ogawa (10 episodes
eps 3-4, 6, 9-10, 13-14, 18, 20-21
)

Yukiko Aikei (eps 1-24)
Animation Director:
Hirotaka Tokuda (mechanical; 4 episodes
eps 12, 17, 19, 23
)

Yousuke Kabashima (mechanical; OP 1-2; ED1; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 8, 14, 19, 24
)

Yumenosuke Tokuda (ep 4)
Mechanical design:
Takumi Sakura
Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka
Cgi Director: Masafumi Suzuki
Director of Photography: Atsushi Satō
Executive producer:
Takashi Watanabe
2D Composite:
Yutaka Kurosawa (J.C. Staff)
2nd Key Animation:
Daijirō Ichieda (4 episodes
eps 2, 19, 23-24
)

Emi Matsunaga (Asahi Production; 6 episodes
eps 3, 13-14, 18, 20-21
)

Masateru Inada (Asahi Production; 4 episodes
eps 3, 6, 14, 18
)

Satoshi Miyoshi (Nakamura Production; 5 episodes
eps 4, 6, 10, 13, 21
)

Taeko Mitsuhashi (Nakamura Production; 4 episodes
eps 4, 6, 10, 13
)

Tomoe Kikuchi (Nakamura Production; 5 episodes
eps 4, 6, 10, 13, 21
)

Toshihiro Kawakami (6 episodes
eps 4, 6, 10, 13-14, 18
)

Yūki Ikumi (Asahi Production; 9 episodes
eps 3-4, 6, 9-10, 13-14, 18, 20
)

Yuya Tsukada (Studio Mark; ep 13)
3D CG:
Takayuki Miyakoda (Orange)
Action Director: Yousuke Kabashima
Assistant Animation Director:
Junko Matsushita (character; 5 episodes
eps 6, 9, 14, 18, 21
)

Kazuma Kikuchi (mechanical; 6 episodes
eps 16-17, 19-22
)

Yousuke Kabashima (mechanical; ep 11)
Assistant Character Design: Hiroyuki Aigamo
Assistant Chief Animation Director:
Mineko Ueda (7 episodes
eps 6, 9-10, 13-14, 18, 21
)

Shinsuke Yanagi (eps 13, 18)
Associate producer:
Tomoyuki Tsuchiya
Background Art:
Yusuke Mizuno (Studio Easter)
CG Producer: Eiji Inomoto
Chief Mechanical Animation Director: Yousuke Kabashima (ep 17)
Color design: Sayoko Yokoyama
Color Key:
Kazumi Hasegawa (10 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 11-12, 15, 17, 19, 23-24
)

Yuki Yoshioka
Digital Paint:
Kazumi Hasegawa (Studio Toys; 11 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 8, 11-12, 15, 17, 19, 23-24
)

Yukiko Hida (Studio Toys)
Duel Avatar Design: Yousuke Kabashima
Editing: Daisuke Imai
Effects:
Yutaka Kurosawa (J.C. Staff)
In-Between Animation:
Yūtarō Takehashi (Artland)
In-Between Check:
Yukiko Okada
Key Animation:
Akira Matsunaga (Asahi Production; 4 episodes
eps 8, 17, 23-24
)

Ayu Imoto (4 episodes
eps 3, 6, 10, 18
)

Daisuke Takemoto (4 episodes
eps 1, 11, 15, 24
)

Hiroaki Shimizu (6 episodes
eps 3-4, 6, 9, 13, 20
)

Hiromi Nakagawa (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 8, 17, 23-24
)

Hiroshi Tatezaki (6 episodes
eps 6, 9-10, 13, 18, 20
)

Hirotaka Tokuda (OP 1-2; 6 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 11-12, 24
)

Junko Matsushita (5 episodes
eps 3-4, 13, 18, 20
)

Kazuhiko Abe (4 episodes
eps 3, 9, 13, 20
)

Kazuma Kikuchi (4 episodes
eps 8, 15, 19, 24
)

Kōichi Takai (5 episodes
eps 1, 8, 15, 19, 24
)

Kozue Horanai (5 episodes
eps 4, 6, 13, 18, 20
)

Mieko Seki (4 episodes
eps 2, 8, 15, 24
)

Momoko Kawai (OP 1-2; 5 episodes
eps 8, 14, 17, 23-24
)

Nozomu Abe (OP 1-2; 9 episodes
eps 2, 8, 11-12, 15, 17, 19, 23-24
)

Ryou Kodama (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 15, 19, 24
)

Sato Tominaga (5 episodes
eps 3-4, 6, 13, 18
)

Satoshi Fujioka (OP2; 7 episodes
eps 3-4, 9, 13-14, 18, 21
)

Satoshi Horisawa (4 episodes
eps 1, 8, 12, 24
)

Shigemi Aoyagi (5 episodes
eps 4, 9-10, 18, 21
)

Shinichi Tōkairin (5 episodes
eps 13-14, 18, 20-21
)

Takashi Tsuda (4 episodes
eps 1, 8, 15, 24
)

Takayuki Kitagawa (4 episodes
eps 5, 11, 17, 23
)

Takenori Tsukuma (OP2; 9 episodes
eps 9, 12-13, 18-21, 23-24
)

Tomokazu Tokoro (5 episodes
eps 6, 9-10, 13, 20
)

Tōru Yoshida (OP2; 7 episodes
eps 6, 10, 13, 18-20, 24
)

Toshiaki Iino (4 episodes
eps 1, 12, 23-24
)

Toshihiko Araki (4 episodes
eps 12, 17, 19, 24
)

Yuka Kuroda (OP2; 6 episodes
eps 5, 11, 17, 19, 23-24
)

Yukihiro Kobayashi (5 episodes
eps 6, 10, 13, 18, 21
)

Yuzuhito Haten (OP2)
Layout Supervision: Mitsuru Sōma (ep 22)
Main Animator:
Nozomu Abe
Monitor Graphics: Yoshihide Mukai
Monitor Graphics Assistance: Kenzō Nagaoka
Music Performance:
Yumiko Itoi (Clarinet)
Production Advancement:
Ken'ichirō Takahashi (4 episodes
eps 1, 8, 12, 17
)

Satoshi Nishino (4 episodes
eps 5, 11, 15, 23
)

Yuichi Sakurai (4 episodes
eps 3, 9, 14, 21
)

Production Business: Minako Uchiyama
Production Cooperation:
Yoshimi Nakajima (Qwaras)
Production Desk: Takuya Kitamura
Publicity:
Yasuyuki Yaguchi
Recording: Satoshi Yano
Recording Assistant: Shizuka Nagano
Set Design:
Yukie Inose
Setting Production: Ayako Kōno
Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
Sound Production: Yoshimi Sugiyama
Special Effects: Tomomi Ishihara (Albion)
Theme Song Arrangement:
Satoshi Yaginuma (ED)
Theme Song Composition:
Satoshi Yaginuma (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics:
KOTOKO (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Sachika Misawa (ED 2)
Video Editing:
Yōhei Yamamoto
Aki Toyosaki as Chiyuri Kurashima/Lime Bell (16 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-8, 10, 13-15, 17, 20, 22-24
)
Sachika Misawa as Kuroyukihime/Black Lotus (eps 1-20, 23-24)
Shintarō Asanuma as Takumu Mayuzumi/Cyan Pile (21 episodes
eps 1-15, 17, 20-24
)
Yūki Kaji as Haruyuki Arita/Silver Crow (eps 1-18, 20-24)

Aya Endō as Fūko Kurasaki/Sky Raker (5 episodes
eps 15-17, 20, 24
)
Ayako Kawasumi as Blood Leopard (eps 21-22, 24)
Haruka Tomatsu as Megumi Wakamiya (8 episodes
eps 1-3, 6, 17-19, 24
)
Kenichi Suzumura as Ash Roller (eps 1-3, 15-16)
Rina Hidaka as Yuniko Kōzuki/Scarlet Rain (7 episodes
eps 8-12, 21, 24
)
Sanae Kobayashi as Seiji Nōmi/Dusk Taker (8 episodes
eps 13-15, 17, 20, 22-24
)

Aki Nakajima as Student avatar A (ep 1)
Akira Ishida as Yellow Radio (eps 11-12)
Ami Naitō as Girl B (ep 14)
Ayumi Yonemaru as Takumu's mother (ep 7)
Chado Horii as Takagi (eps 13-14)
Eiji Miyashita as
Advisor (ep 6)
Announcer (ep 14)
Avatar A (eps 2, 5)
Boy 2 (ep 17)
Customer B (ep 22)
Doctor (ep 4)
Drill avatar (ep 11)
Sand Duct (ep 7)
Sugeno (eps 13, 20, 24)
Yūya Kamioka (ep 1)
Harumi Sakurai as Nickel Doll (ep 7)
Hiroaki Tajiri as Saxe Lauder (ep 11)
Isshin Chiba as Araya (ep 1)
Kana Ueda as Aqua Current (eps 6-7)
Kanako Kondou as Manganese Blade (ep 6)
Kaori Mizuhashi as Purple Thorn (ep 11)
Kazunari Tanaka as
Enemy A (ep 6)
Enemy avatar B (ep 8)
Sniper (ep 12)
Kengo Kawanishi as Avatar C (ep 2)
Kenichi Mine as Customer A (ep 22)
Kenjirō Tsuda as Red Rider (ep 11)
Kenta Miyake as Enemy B (ep 6)
Kōtarō Nishiyama as Boy 1 (ep 17)
Machiko Toyoshima as Enemy avatar A (ep 8)
Mari Hagai as Saya Arita (eps 1, 8, 12)
Masakazu Nishida as Ishio (eps 20, 24)
Mikako Takahashi as Chrome Disaster (ep 12)
Minami Tsuda as Michiru Mita (ep 4)
Misato Fukuen as Cobalt Blade (ep 6)
Narumi Beppu as
Accessory store clerk (eps 18-19)
Avatar B (eps 2, 5)
Female Araya (ep 13)
Fumiko Fudeno (ep 4)
Girl (ep 9)
Girl A (ep 14)
Kendo club girl A (ep 6)
Maid (ep 22)
Nobuo Tobita as Black Vise (eps 23-24)
Nobuyuki Hiyama as Sulfur Pot (ep 19)
Reki Kawahara as Tin Writer (TV version; eps 2, 5)
Rie Yamaguchi as Student avatar B (ep 1)
Ryūsaku Chijiwa as Generator avatar (ep 11)
Satoshi Hino as Rust Jigsaw (ep 22)
Shinnosuke Tachibana as Magnet avatar (ep 11)
Shuuhei Iwase as Judge (ep 13)
Takahiro Sakurai as Blue Knight (ep 6)
Takaya Kuroda as Tin Writer (Blu-ray/DVD version; eps 2, 5)
Tamaki Nakanishi as Ruka Asato/Lagoon Dolphin (eps 18-19)
Tarusuke Shingaki as Crimson Kingbolt (eps 18-19)
Tomoko Nakamura as Nurse (ep 4)
Yoshihisa Kawahara as Match Maker (eps 21-22)
Yuko Gibu as Mana Itosu/Coral Merrow (eps 18-19)
Yūta Odagaki as Araya's underling A (ep 1)
Japanese companies
2D Composite: J.C. Staff
2nd Key Animation:
xenron
Animation Production: Sunrise
Background Assistance: Korea Easter Studio (eps 1-2)
Backgrounds:
Kusanagi (7 episodes
eps 4, 8-9, 13-16
)

Studio Loft
Broadcaster:
Tokyo MX (2012-04-06)
CG: Orange
Digital Paint:
Xuyang Animation
Effects: J.C. Staff
In-Between Animation:
Xuyang Animation
Internet Streaming:
Warner Bros.
Key Animation:
Studio Liberty (ep 7)
Main Title Design: 10GAUGE
Music Production:
Warner Bros.
Offline Editing: Jay Film
Opening Theme Production: Flying Dog
Production:
Warner Bros.
Production Assistance:
Asahi Production (8 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9-10, 13, 18, 20-21
)

Recording Studio: studio2010:
Sound Production: Rakuonsha
Video Editing: Tokyo Laboratory
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Kristi Reed
ADR Script: Kristi Reed
Executive producer: Ken Sasaki
Producer:
Kaeko Sakamoto (Bang Zoom!)

Assistant producer: Mio Moroe
Audio Production Assistant:
Jimmy Sudekum (eps 1-16)
Blu-Ray Authoring: Justin Sevakis (uncredited)
Blu-Ray Compression: Justin Sevakis (uncredited)
Casting Director: Mami Okada
Co-Producer:
Tokio Inoue (Viz Media)
Dialogue Editing: Ricardo Watson
DVD Authoring: Justin Sevakis (uncredited)
DVD Compression: Justin Sevakis (uncredited)
Engineering Assistant:
Nicholas Friedmann
Post-Production Coordination:
Victor Sgroi
Post-Production Manager: Pamela Holcomb
Production Assistant:
Samantha Duncan (eps 1-16)
Production Coordination:
Ryo Shibata
Production manager: Megumi Kunisada
Production Supervision:
Julie McDonald
Re-Recording Mixing: Patrick Rodman
Recording engineer: Ricardo Watson
Sound Supervision: Patrick Rodman
Spotting: Emily Nicolas
Erik Scott Kimerer as Haruyuki Arita/Silver Crow
Kira Buckland as Kuroyukihime/Black Lotus
Lucien Dodge as Takumu Mayuzumi/Cyan Pile
Michelle T. Hsieh as Chiyuri Kurashima/Lime Bell

Amanda C. Miller as
Megumi Wakamiya
Seiji Nomi/Dusk Taker
Ben Diskin as Ash Roller
Erika Harlacher as Blood Leopard (eps 21-22, 24)
Johanna Luis as Fuko Kurosaki/Sky Raker
Sarah Anne Williams as Yuniko Kōzuki/Scarlet Rain

Amanda C. Miller as
Announcer (ep 4)
Chrome Disaster (ep 12)
Cobalt Blade (ep 6)
Saya Arita (eps 1, 8, 12)
Ben Diskin as Referee (ep 13)
Christine Marie Cabanos as Ruka Asato/Lagoon Dolphin (eps 18-19)
Cristina Vee as Mana Itosu/Coral Merrow (eps 18-19)
Derek Stephen Prince as Sulfur Pot (ep 19)
Erika Harlacher as Michiru Mita (ep 4)
Jason Wishnov as
Boy A (ep 17)
Ishio (ep 20)
Spectator B (ep 22)
Jessica Straus as Girl (ep 9)
Jessica Strauss as Purple Thorn (ep 11)
Johanna Luis as Maid (ep 22)
Kaiji Tang as Blue Knight (ep 6)
Keith Silverstein as Red Rider (ep 11)
Kyle Hebert as
Araya (ep 1)
Buriki Rider (eps 2, 5)
Doctor (ep 4)
Dynamo Avatar (ep 11)
Sand Duct (ep 7)
Lauren Landa as
Avatar B (eps 2, 5)
Fumiko Fudeno (ep 4)
Mangan Blade (ep 6)
Student Avatar A (ep 1)
Matthew Mercer as Black Vice (eps 23-24)
Natalie Hoover as
Child (ep 3)
Nurse (ep 4)
Student Avatar B (ep 1)
Sean Chiplock as
Avatar A (eps 2, 5)
Boy B (ep 17)
Rust Jigsaw (ep 22)
Spectator A (ep 22)
Student (ep 4)
Sugeno (eps 13, 20, 24)
Yuya Kamioka (ep 1)
Steve Kramer as Matchmaker (eps 21-22)
Todd Stone as Crimson Knightbolt (eps 18-19)
Trinity Lee as Aqua Current (eps 6-7)
Vic Mignogna as Yellow Radio (eps 11-12)
Victor Sgroi as Magnet Avatar (ep 11)

English companies
ADR Production: Bang Zoom! Entertainment
Broadcaster:
Neon Alley
Distributor:
Warner Home Video (United States and Canada)
Internet Streaming:
Tubi TV
Licensed by: Viz Media
French cast
French staff
Dubbing Director: Julien Dutel
Translation: Xavier Fleury (22 episodes
eps 3-23, 24 Wakanim
)


Adaptation: Julien Dutel
Delphine Saroli as Noire-Neige
Marc Wilhelm as Takumu Mayusumi
Michaël Maino as Haruyuki Arita
Sandra Vandroux as Chiyuri Kurashima

Angelique Heller as Megumi Wakamiya
Julien Dutel as Ash Roller
Justine Hostekint as Yuniko Kozuki
Laurent Pasquier as Seiji Nômi
Sarah Cornibert as Sky Raker

Amandine Longeac as
Blood Leopard
Mana Itosu
Dany Benedito as
Aqua Current
Ruka Asato
Julien Dutel as
Araya
Crimson Kingbolt
Laurent Pasquier as Yellow Radio
French companies
Broadcaster:
Wakanim
Distributor: Black Box
German staff
German cast
ADR Director: Renée Eigendorff

Casting: Bettina Reichel
Jan Makino as Haruyuki Arita/Silver Crow
Laurine Betz as Chiyuri Kurashima/Lime Bell
Mareile Moeller as Kuroyukihime//Black Lotus
Maximilian Artajo as Takumu Mayuzumi/Cyan Pile

Eva Thärichen as Yuniko Kouzuki/Scarlet Rain
Lisa Braun as Megumi Wakamiya
Raul Richter as Ash Roller

Angelina Geisler as Nickel Doll (ep 7)
Bastian Sierich as Araya (ep 1)
Lisa Braun as Mana Itosu/Coral Merrow (eps 18-19)
Olivia Büschken as Akira Himi/Aqua Current (eps 6-7)

German companies
Distributor: Kazé
Internet Streaming: Anime on Demand
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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