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Star Ocean EX (TV)



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Alternative title:
Звёздный океан Экс (Russian) 
スターオーシャンＥＸ (Japanese) 
光劍星傳 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
스타오션 EX (Korean) 
Genres: science fiction 
Objectionable content: Mild 
Plot Summary: Claude C. Kenni, a crewmember on the spaceship Calnus and son of the commander of the ship, is transported to Expel, a backwards planet with swords and magic. He teams up with Rena Lanford, who thinks he is the legendary Warrior of Light, and other characters to investigate the Sorcery Globe, a meteorite that has been causing problems all over the world. 
Ratings: 474 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 13 votes (sub:8, dub:5)
 Excellent: 31 votes (sub:20, dub:10, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 73 votes (sub:57, dub:13, ?:1, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Good: 130 votes (sub:93, dub:26, ?:3, raw:2, edit.dub:1, others:5
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Indonesian dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 110 votes (sub:76, dub:30, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 So-so: 43 votes (sub:33, dub:9, raw:1)
 Not really good: 21 votes (sub:15, dub:5, raw:1)
 Weak: 31 votes (sub:25, dub:4, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Bad: 13 votes (sub:10, dub:2, edit.dub:1)
 Awful: 8 votes (sub:7, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1134 s, rank: #1091 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.306 (Decent+), std. dev.: 1.9019, rank: #6676 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 6.226 (Decent+), rank: #6835 (of 10154) (seen all: 6.45 / seen some: 6.00 / won't finish: 3.98)
Bayesian estimate: 6.260 (Decent+), rank: #6180 (of 7635)
Running time: Half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 26 
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 2001-04-03 to 2001-09-25 
Opening Theme:
"To the light" by Amika Hattan 
Ending Theme:
"Hearts" by Saori Nishihata 
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 1
Comment:
Based loosely on the PSX RPG "Star Ocean 2: The Second Story", Disc 1. 
Reviews:
Star Ocean EX DVD 3 (Sep 14, 2005)
Star Ocean EX DVD 2 (Jun 12, 2005)
Star Ocean EX DVD 1 (Mar 24, 2005)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Star Ocean EX - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) 2018-05-29 (from $39.95)
DVD (Region 1)
    Star Ocean EX - The Inception (DVD 1) 2005-01-04 (from $19.99)
    Star Ocean EX - The Inception + Artbox (DVD 1) 2005-01-04 (from $19.95)
    Star Ocean EX - Dragon's Teeth (DVD 2) 2005-03-22 (from $6.20)
    Star Ocean EX - Magical Moonlit Flowers (DVD 3) 2005-05-24 (from $25.99)
    Star Ocean EX - Ruins and Hopes (DVD 4) 2005-07-19 (from $18.64)
    Star Ocean EX - El Continent (DVD 5) 2005-09-20 (from $149.00)
    Star Ocean EX - The Legendary Warrior (DVD 6) 2005-11-22 (from $26.86)
    Star Ocean EX - DVD Box Set (DVD 1-6) 2006-08-08 (from $80.49)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hiroshi Watanabe 
Series Composition:
Mayori Sekijima 
Script: Satoru Nishizono (7 episodes
eps 7-8, 12-13, 17-18, 22
) 
Screenplay:
Kenichi Araki (5 episodes
eps 5, 10, 16, 19, 23
) 
Kenichi Kanemaki  (8 episodes
eps 1, 3-4, 9, 14, 21, 24-25
) 
Mayori Sekijima (eps 2, 20, 26) 
Storyboard:
Junji Nishimura (8 episodes
eps 2, 4, 9, 14, 19, 21, 24-25
)Toshiya Niidome (4 episodes
eps 8, 12, 17, 22
)Yukihiro Matsushita (12 episodes
eps 1-7 odd, 10-11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 23, 26
) 
Episode Director:
Ryōki Kamitsubo (OP, ED; 6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25
)Shunji Yoshida (6 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 14, 19, 24
)Toshiya Niidome (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 17, 22
)Yukihiro Matsushita (5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 13, 18, 23
) 
Music: Motoi Sakuraba 
Character Design: Ayako Kurata 
Art Director: Shunichirō Yoshihara 
Animation Director: Ayako Kurata 
Character Conceptual Design: Mayumi Azuma 
Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta 
Director of Photography:
Yoshito Kuwa 
Executive producer:
Tetsuya Watanabe 
Producer:
Taihei Yamanishi 

Animation Check:
Megu Ōtsubo 
Art Coordinator: Akihiro Hirasawa 
Background Art:
Youichi Watanabe 
Cinematography:
Yuuka Hagiwara 
Color Coordination: Shinji Matsumoto 
Creative Director:
Shunji Yoshida 
Editing: Seiji Morita 
Ending Animation:
Miwa Ōshima 
Engineering Assistant: Mika Kamemoto 
In-Between Animation:
Hiroaki Tomita  (Studio DEEN; 21 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8-10, 12-15, 17-20, 22-26
)Yuichiro Hayashi (Studio DEEN; eps 9, 14) 
Key Animation:
Ayano Fujii (5 episodes
eps 10, 18, 20, 23, 25
)Hiromi Ishizuka (4 episodes
eps 4, 8, 13, 20
)Yuko Hirasawa 
Opening Animation:
Tomomi Kimura 
Production manager:
Shinichi Sasaki 
Recording engineer: Yasushi Nagura 
Sound Design:
Hidemitsu 
Sound Production Manager: Eri Shirosaki 
Special Effects: Shouichi Uehara 
Supervision: Yoshinori Yamagishi 
Theme Song Arrangement:
Kōji Makaino (ED) 
Theme Song Composition: Hiroaki Hayama (OP) 
Theme Song Lyrics: Kentaro (OP) 
Theme Song Performance:
Saori Nishihata (ED) 
TV Marketing: Junya Itou 
Hiro Yuuki as Claude C. Kenni 
Mayumi Iizuka as Rena Lanford 

Kanako Mitsuhashi as Leon 
Mami Kingetsu as Celine Jules 
Takayasu Usui as Gyoro 
Takehito Koyasu as Dias Flac 
Tomoe Hanba as Precis 
Tomokazu Seki as Ashton Anchors 
Tomoyuki Shimura as Ururun 
Yasunori Matsumoto as Bowman 

Chiaki Takahashi as Sophia 
Chie Nakamura as Eleanor's Mother 
Chihiro Suzuki as Azamgil 
Chinami Nishimura as Green Demon (ep 12) 
Daisuke Kishio as
Hooligan A, "Chin" 
Young man A (ep 2) 
Eiji Yanagisawa as Old priest (ep 21) 
Ema Kogure as Cecil 
Fumiko Orikasa as Westa 
Hikaru Midorikawa as Allen 
Hiroaki Miura as Cowherd (ep 2) 
Hirofumi Tanaka as Referee (ep 15) 
Hiroshi Yanaka as Ernest 
Hiroyuki Yoshino as Hooligan B, "Pea" 
Ikuya Sawaki as Ronikis J. Kenny 
Jōji Nakata as Demon Bird Zinae (eps 8, 26) 
Jun Hazumi as Harvest (eps 18-19) 
Katsuhiro Kitagawa as King Lacour 
Katsumi Chō as King Cross (ep 4) 
Kazuaki Itō as Gaizel (eps 14-16) 
Kazusa Murai as Housewife B (ep 2) 
Kazuya Nakai as Snakeman 
Kenichi Ogata as Regius 
Kenichi Ono as Cynne (eps 18-19) 
Kenji Hamada as
Hooligan C, "La" 
Middle-aged man A (ep 2) 
Kōichi Hasebe as Bandit A (ep 5) 
Kōji Yusa as Keith 
Kumi Yamakado as Woman A (ep 21) 
Masako Joh as Female Calnus crew A (eps 1, 24) 
Masanobu Kariya as
Bandit B (ep 5) 
Villager A (ep 6) 
Masato Amada as Teacher (ep 5) 
Masayo Kurata as Eleanor 
Megumi Matsumoto as Yuki 
Michihiro Ikemizu as Gamzy 
Miho Yamada as Female prophet (eps 25-26) 
Naoki Bandō as Shaizen (eps 14, 16) 
Naomi Wakabayashi as Claude (Young) 
Rica Matsumoto as Opera Vectra 
Sayaka Aida as Housewife C (ep 2) 
Sayaka Ōhara as Neene 
Sayoko Kawaguchi as Housewife A (ep 2) 
Takahiro Imamura as Crew C (ep 1) 
Takahiro Sakurai as Gabriel 
Tetsu Inada as Bisque 
Wahei Iida as Old man (ep 10) 
Yasuhiko Tokuyama as Crew B (ep 1) 
Yasuo Iwata as Elder Doyen (ep 5) 
Yukie Maeda as Woman B (ep 21) 
Japanese companies
Animation Direction: Studio Live (eps 14, 19) 
Animation Production: Studio DEEN 
Background Assistance: Biho Digital Works 
Backgrounds:
Baku Production (4 episodes
eps 11-12, 15, 21
) 
Bihou, Inc. (22 episodes
eps 1-10, 13-14, 16-20, 22-26
) 
Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production (ep 12) 
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo 
Cinematography:
Studio Twinkle  (24 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8-26
) 
Editing: Morita Editing Room 
In-Between Animation:
Tanto 
Key Animation:
Studio Angle (4 episodes
eps 13, 20, 23, 25
)Studio Liberty (eps 20, 24-25) 
Paint:
Studio Elle 
Photography Cooperation: Trans Arts Co. (eps 3, 7) 
Production:
TV Tokyo 
Production Cooperation: Artland (eps 11, 16, 21) 
Recording Studio: Studio Gong 
Sound Production: Rakuonsha 
Video Editing: Tokyo Laboratory 
English cast
English staff
Translation: Paul Baldwin 
Executive producer: Hideki 'Henry' Goto 
Producer: Michiko Powers 

Casting Director: Randi Riediger 
Dialogue Editing:
Timur Kalyuzhnyy 
Production Coordination: Dennis Hrehoriac 
Production manager: Diana Gage 
Re-Recording Mixing: Mark Pinder 
Recording engineer: Timur Kalyuzhnyy 
Script Adaptation: Josh Byer 
Subtitle Coordinator: Warren Opheim 
Subtitle Script: Kevin McKeown 
Supervising Producer: Yukio Kusumoto 
Talent Coordination: Jo-Lynn Foo 
Video Post-Production:
Michael Hey 
Voice Direction: James Corrigall 
Matt Hill as Claude C. Kenni 
Nicole Bouma as Rena Lanford 

Alistair Abell as Dr. Bowman Jean 
Brent Miller as Dias Flac 
Gabe Khouth as Ashton Anchors 
Michael Dobson as Ururun 
Reece Thompson as Dr. Leon D.S. Geeste 
Tabitha St. Germain as Precis F. Newman 
Trevor Devall as Gyoro 
Venus Terzo as Celine Jules 

Alistair Abell as Announcer 
Andrew Toth as Keith 
Anna Cummer as Bridge Crew 
Brenna O'Brien as Sphere 
Brent Miller as Middle Bandit 
Brian Dobson as Snake Man 
Brian Drummond as
Amon Lau 
Bisque 
Soldier 
French Tickner as Gamzy 
Jenn Forgie as Elanor's Mother 
John Murphy as
Demon Bird Jean 
Villager 
John Novak as Commander Harvest 
Kirby Morrow as Allen 
Lalainia Lindbjerg as Green Demon 
Mark Gibbon as Shin 
Mark Oliver as Gabriel 
Matt Smith as
Bridge Crew 
Messenger 
Michael Adamthwaite as
Bridge Crew 
Chin 
Michael Dobson as
Barrel Owner 
King Lacour 
Villager 
Michael Kopsa as
King Cross 
Ronix J. Kenni 
Peter New as
Captain 
Pirate 
Villager 
Rebecca Shoichet as Yuki 
Reece Thompson as Claude (Young) 
Ron Halder as Regis 
Scott Logie as Azamgil 
Sylvia Zaradic as Westa 
Trevor Devall as
Ernest Raviede 
Mars Elder 
Mutineer 
Shaizen 
Small Bandit 
Valerie Sing Turner as Neene 
Venus Terzo as Prophetess 
Willow Johnson as Opera Vectra 

Gabe Khouth 
Kirby Morrow 
Matt Hill 
Matt Smith 
Michael Adamthwaite 
Michael Kopsa 
Nicole Bouma 
Rebecca Shoicet 
Ron Halder 
Scott Logie 
Sylvia Zaradic 
Trevor Devall 
Venus Terzo 
English companies
Casting: Interpacific Productions 
Internet Streaming:
Viewster (AT,BE,DK,FR,DE,IE,NL,NO,ES,SE,CH,UK) 
Licensed by:
Geneon Entertainment Inc.  (expired) 
Recording Studio: Ocean Studios 
Korean staff
Korean cast
(none)
Ji-Yeong Lee as Rena Lanford 
Yong-Sin Lee as Rena Lanford 

Chae-Eon Han as Leon D.S. Geeste 
Wo-I Son as Dias Flac 
Won-Hyeong Choi as Ashton Anchors 
Korean companies
Broadcaster: Tooniverse 
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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