Saint October

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Saint October

Saint Octobe logo
セイントオクトーバー
(Seinto Okutōbā)
Genre Magical girl, Mystery, Parody
TV anime
Director Masafumi Satō
Studio Konami Digital Entertainment, Studio Comet
Network Chiba TV
Original run January 4, 2007June 28, 2007
Episodes 26
Manga
Author Kiira~☆
Publisher Flag of Japan Mag Garden
Serialized in Flag of Japan Monthly Comic Blade
Original run August 2006

Saint October (セイントオクトーバー Seinto Okutōbā?) is a Japanese anime television series created by Konami Digital Entertainment and animated by Studio Comet. It was also adapted into a manga series by mangaka Kiira~☆, which was serialized in the Japanese magazine Monthly Comic Blade published by Mag Garden in August 2006. The anime series premiered on Chiba TV on January 4, 2007 in Japan. The series revolves around three young girls who work for a detective agency who one day receive magical powers from a mysterious boy. The series' portrayal of magic makes extensive use of tarot symbolism.

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[edit] Plot

Saint October concerns a group of three girls and the detective agency they work for called the Kuroki Detective Agency (黒木探偵社 Kuroki Tanteisha?) in Alkana City (アルカナシティ Arukana Shiti?). The story begins during a case to catch a mysterious masked kidnapper who has been kidnapping young boys for a strange man he answers to as his boss and leader. Kotono is a young girl and a member of the agency, who, due to her young age, is working harder during this case. One night after returning home late alone, Kotono runs into a young boy who's crying alone. With no where else to take him, Kotono brings him back to her home at Joshuna's church where it is discovered that he has amnesia and cannot remember even his own name. While there, Natsuki Shirafuji, Kotono's friend and fellow detective, arrives to add further information to the kidnapping case. Suddenly, the masked kidnapped appears and successfully kidnaps the boy, but Kotono chases after him and gets the boy back after a short scuttle. Just when all looks lost, the boy uses a magical power to bestow unto Kotono a similar power in order to defeat the kidnapper. After she won, he reveals that he has remembered what his name is: Juan. Now the focus has turned to who is the kidnapper's boss who has been pursuing Juan.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Protagonists

Kotono Hayama (葉山 小十乃 Hayama Kotono?) Voiced by: Azusa Kataoka
Kotono is a young, usually cheerful, girl working for the Kuroki Detectice Agency. As a child, she was abandoned near a church with no memories of who she was or where she came from. The church's priest, Joshua, took her in as his own daughter.
Natsuki Shirafuji (白藤 菜月 Shirafuji Natsuki?) Voiced by: Yukari Fukui
Natsuki is Kotono's good friend of equal age and fellow member of the agency.
Misaki Hijiri (聖 三咲 Hijiri Misaki?) Voiced by: Yu Kobayashi
Joshua (ヨシュア Yoshua?) Voiced by: Yuuki Ono
Joshua is a priest who is a member of the detective agency and Kotono's foster father after she was left at his church. Despite Kotono insisting he is merely her foster father, he thinks of himself as her real father.
Kōshirō Kuroki (黒木 功士朗 Kuroki Kōshirō?) Voiced by: Naru Kawamoto
Kōshirō is head of the Kuroki Dectective Agency though is often bogged down by work and doesn't get much respect from his fellow colleagues.
Juan (ユアン Yuan?) Voiced by: Masami Suzuki
Juan is a young boy who has amnesia. He initially gave Kotono her magical powers.
Artista (アルティスタ Arutisuta?) Voiced by: Yumiko Hosono
Eddie Tsukahara (エディ塚原 Edii Tsukahara?) Voiced by: Hitoshi Hibu

[edit] Antagonists

Kurtz (クルツ Kurutu?) Voiced by: Kenjirō Tsuda
Ash (アッシュ Asshu?) Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu
Esmeralda (エスメラルダ?) Voicied by:Erika

[edit] Others

Richard (リチャード Richaado?) Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama
Ryōhei Mikado (帝 猟兵 Ryōhei Mikado?) Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga

[edit] Adaptations

[edit] Anime

The Saint October anime series, created by Konami Digital Entertainment, first aired in Japan on January 4, 2007 on Chiba TV and is set to contain 26 episodes. The first DVD will go on sale on March 21, 2007.

[edit] Episodes

Ep# Title Original air date
01/26 "Loli Born! A Girl Becomes Super Goth-Loli!"
(ロリ誕生!少女が超ゴスロリに!) 
January 4, 2007
A masked man has been kidnapping young boys for an unknown purpose and the Kuroki Detective Agency is hot on the case. Kotono meets a young boy named Juan who is mysteriously connected to the whole ordeal. 
02/26 "Loli Surprised! The Rumored Beauty Super Invades!"
(ロリ吃驚(びっくり)!噂の美女が超襲来!) 
January 11, 2007
Firena, a washed up TV personality with breast implants, has been enlisted by Company Reverse to attempt to kidnap Juan, but is ultimately stopped by Kotono. 
03/26 "Loli United Battle! Even the Young Lady Super Transforms!"
(ロリ共闘!お嬢様だって超変身!) 
January 18, 2007
 
04/26 "Loli Troubled! The Vampire from the Super Daytime!"
(ロリ迷惑!超昼間から吸血鬼!) 
January 25, 2007
 
05/26 "Loli Rematch! Elrock's Super Revenge!"
(ロリ再戦!エルロックの超リベンジ!) 
February 1, 2007
 
06/26 "Loli Formation! The Super Detective Squad of Gothic Girls!"
(ロリ結成!ゴスな少女の超探偵団!) 
February 8, 2007
 
07/26 "Loli Suspicion! Joshua, His Super Hidden Love.."
(ロリ疑惑!ヨシュア、超秘められたその愛・・) 
February 15, 2007
 
08/26 "Lolis Devotion! Why? The Super Bowling with You!"
(ロリ熱投!何故なの?あなたとの超ボーリング!) 
February 22, 2007
 
09/26 "Loli Infiltration! At That Moment, the Super Big Thing on TV!"
(ロリ潜入!その時、TVに映った超大物が!) 
March 1, 2007
 
10/26 "Loli First Love! My Super Heart Reaches You!"
(ロリ初恋!あなたに届け超マイハート!) 
March 8, 2007
 
11/26 "Loli Suspicion! Joshua, His Super Hidden Love!"
(ロリ激突!女の意地が超ごっつんこ!) 
March 15, 2007
 
12/26 "Loli Pure Love! Sophia's Love Super Shines.."
(ロリ純愛!ソフィアの愛は超輝いて・・) 
March 22, 2007
 
13/26 (ロリ慟哭!悩んで迷って、超乙女!!)  March 29, 2007
 
14/26 (ロリ復讐!あたちのうらみを超くらえでち!!)  April 5, 2007
 
15/26 (ロリ昔日!記憶のあなたに超会うために…)  April 12, 2007
 
16/26 (ロリ桃色!フォーリンラブに超ホーミータイトでち!)  April 19, 2007
 
17/26 (ロリ抹殺!山で遭難超二人きり!)  April 26, 2007
 
18/26 (ロリ救出!お嬢の決意が超マグマ!)  May 3, 2007
 
19/26 (ロリ水着!波に消えた超片思い…)  May 10, 2007
 
20/26 (ロリ救急!友情?同情?過剰に超看病!)  May 17, 2007
 
21/26 (ロリ帰国!世界よ、われに超ひざまづけ!)  May 24, 2007
 
22/26 (ロリ公開!超NAZO・NAZOな私のヒミツ!)  May 31, 2007
 
23/26 (ロリ窮地!いつの間にやら超敵だらけ!)  June 7, 2007
 
24/26 (ロリ激怒! 愛を奪還、超突入!)  June 14, 2007
 
25/26 (ロリ激戦! 信じて見つめて超正義!)  June 21, 2007
 
26/26 (ロリ決着! めくるめくあなたと超運命!)  June 28, 2007
 

[edit] Theme songs

Opening theme
"Wheel of fortune" by Azusa Kataoka, Yukari Fukui and Yu Kobayashi
Ending Theme 1
"Michi naru Basho e" by Yukari Fukui(Ep 1-10, 12-13)
Ending Theme 2
"Sora no Kotoba" by Yu Kobayashi(Ep 14-25)
Ending Theme 3
"Melow Stereo" by Azusa Kataoka, Yukari Fukui and Yu Kobayashi(Ep 26)

[edit] Manga

The Saint October manga adaptation was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade in August 2006, published by Mag Garden. It is illustrated by Kiira~☆.

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