Twilight Q
| Twilight Q | |
|
Twilight Q DVD cover (Region 2). | |
| トワイライトＱ (Towairaito Kyū) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery, Paranormal, Science fiction |
| Original video animation | |
| Time Knot: Reflection | |
| Directed by | Tomomi Mochizuki |
| Studio | Ajia-do Animation Works |
| Licensed by | Network Frontier |
| Released | 1987-02-28 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Mystery Article File 538 | |
| Directed by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | Network Frontier |
| Released | 1987-08-28 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
Twilight Q (トワイライトQ Towairaito Kyū) is an anime OVA series released in Japan in 1987 by Network Frontier (now Bandai Visual). The series is similar to The Twilight Zone in content and presentation.[1] It was aired in Japan on the anime television network Animax on August 5, 2007.[2]
Story
The first part, Time Knot: Reflection (時の結び目 Reflection Toki no Musubime Rifurekushon), has two girls at a beach where one of them finds an old camera. She develops the film and finds out that she's in some of the pictures, despite not remembering the pictures being taken. She then finds out the camera is a model not yet released.
The second part, Mystery Article File 538 (迷宮物件 File538 Meikyū Bukken Fairu Go San Hachi), follows a detective investigating the mysterious disappearances of airplanes, and his investigation into a father and daughter.
Cast
Part 1
- Mayumi: Mako Hyōdō
- Kiwako: Miina Tominaga
- Uemura: Masahiro Anzai
- Hirata: Yasuyuki Hirata
- Dad: Natsuo Tokuhiro
- Mom: Kumiko Takizawa
- Teacher: Rokurō Naya
Part 2
- Man: Tetsuya Kaji
- Young Girl: Mako Hyōdō
- Radio Announcer: Shigeru Chiba
Sources:[3]
Staff
Part 1
- Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
- Original Story, Screenplay: Kazunori Itō
- Character Design: Akemi Takada
- Animation Director: Masako Gotō
- Art Director: Shichirō Kobayashi
- Audio Director: Shigeharu Shiba
- Music: Kenji Kawai
- Production: Ajia-do Animation Works
Part 2
- Original Story, Screenplay, Director: Mamoru Oshii
- Producer: Shin Unosawa, Makoto Kubo
- Character Design: Katsuya Kondō
- Animation Director: Shinji Ōtsuka
- Art Director: Hiromasa Ogura
- Camera Director: Seiichi Morishita
- Audio Director: Shigeharu Shiba
- Music: Kenji Kawai
- Key Animation: Kitarō Kōsaka, Katsuya Kondō, Makiko Futaki, Toshio Kawaguchi, Shinji Ōtsuka, Masaaki Endō
- Production: Network Frontier Jigyōbu, Studio Deen
Sources:[3]
References
- ↑ "Twilight Q". Anime-Planet. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
- ↑ "ANIMAX アニメ見るならアニマックス：新番組" (in Japanese). Animax. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 トワイライトＱ (in Japanese). Bandai Visual. 2004-02-25. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
- ↑ Shelton, Andrew (2001-03-26). "Twilight Q". Anime Meta=Review. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
External links
- Anime Meta-Review
- (Japanese) Bandai Visual