Clockwork Fighters Hiwō's War

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Clockwork Fighters Hiwō's War
機巧奇傳　ヒヲウ戦記 (Karakuri Kiden Hiwō Senki)
Genre	Mecha, Adventure
TV anime
Director	Tetsuro Amino
Studio	BONES
Network	NHK BS-2 Animax
Original run	24 October 2000 – 1 May 2001
Episodes	26^[1]

Clockwork Fighters Hiwō's War (機巧奇傳　ヒヲウ戦記, Karakuri Kiden Hiwō Senki^?) is an anime series produced in 2000 by Studio BONES.

The series was first broadcast on NHK BS-2 and ran for twenty six episodes, each twenty five minutes long, from 24th October 2000 to 1 May 2001.

1 Plot
2 Production
- 2.1 Staff
- 2.2 Cast
3 Music
- 3.1 Opening theme
- 3.2 Ending theme
4 Dubbing
5 Trivia
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Plot

This is a story of a young boy from a small town, set in the Meiji Restoration period of Japan. The townspeople have lived simply, making "Clockwork Dolls" or "karakuri" for festivals. Hiwō's father left the family on a long trip, and their mother has since passed away. The children live with friends.

Their simple life vanishes when the "Wind Gang" appears, destroys the city with their own clockwork dolls, and captures its citizens. Hiwō and his siblings and friends, Shishi, Machi, Tetsu, Mayu, Sai, and baby Jyobu (who are exploring a cave at the time), escape unharmed and embark on a quest to save the town. They take with them Homura, a huge clockwork doll that functions like a giant robot.

Along the way, they are forced to use their clockwork dolls as weapons - something they were never supposed to do, according to Hiwō's father. Early in the series, they meet Arashi, a member of the Wind Gang, and Hana and Yuki, two samurai daughters who ended up traveling with the group.

Hiwō and his friends encounter a number of historical figures, before these people entered the history books during the Meiji Restoration.

[edit] Production

[edit] Staff

Director: Tetsuro Amino
Music: Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Original creator: Noboru Aikawa
Character Design: Hajime Jinguji, Hiroshi Osaka
Art director: Nobuto Sakamoto
Mecha design: Junya Ishigaki
Director of Photography: Youichi Ōgami
Color Coordination: Kenji Chiba
Historical Verification: Tetsunori Iwashita
Main Animation Director: Hiroshi Osaka
Sound director: Yasuo Uragami
Production: BONES

[edit] Cast

Houko Kuwashima - Hiwō
Kaori Mizuhashi - Machi
Rikako Aikawa - Shishi
Akiko Yajima - Mayu
Haruna Ikezawa - Hana
Omi Minami - Yuki
Kazuhiko Inoue - Ryōma Sakamoto
Nobuo Tobita - Sai
Miki Shinichiro - Arashi
Yoko Teppouzuka - Tetsu
Yuko Mizutani - Alexander
Yūji Takada - Aka
Masako Ebisu - Narrator
Chisato Nakajima - Child (ep 2)
Yukimasa Kishino - Gennosuke (ep 6)

[edit] Music

[edit] Opening theme

Hiwou no Theme (ヒヲウのテーマ, ^?) by Hiroshi Yamaguchi

[edit] Ending theme

CROSSROAD by Kumiko Endō^[2]

[edit] Dubbing

The series was dubbed into English by Odex, a studio from Singapore. Voice talent includes students from international schools in Singapore as well as professional voice actors.

The dubbing was led by Paul Pistore and Feng Leng, directors of Odex. The show was released in the U.S. from 2006-2008.

The cable and satellite television network Animax has broadcast the show on respective networks across Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Asia, translating and dubbing the series into English and other languages.