Spirit of Wonder

Spirit of Wonder (スピリットオブワンダー, Supiritto Obu Wandā) is a manga series authored by Kenji Tsuruta, originally serialized from 1986 in Kodansha's Morning seinen manga magazine, and later in Afternoon, until 1996.

It was later adapted into a one-episode OVA in 1992, entitled Chaina-san no Yūutsu (チャイナさんの憂鬱, lit. Melancholy of Chaina-san) (released in North America as Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring), animated by Ajia-do Animation Works and released by Toshiba-EMI. It was later followed in 2001 by a new OVA series, produced and released by Bandai Visual, which included two arcs, Shōnen Kagaku Kurabu (少年科學倶楽部, lit. Scientific Boys Club) and Chaina-san: Tanpenshū (チャイナさん 短編集, lit. Chaina-san: Short Stories) (released in North America as Spirit of Wonder: Miss China Short Stories—Shrinking of Miss China and Spirit of Wonder: Miss China Short Stories—Planet of Miss China). In 2004, Bandai Visual released a complete DVD box set release of the entire series in Japan, entitled WONDERBOX, which included the 2001 sequel it produced as well as the earlier 1992 episode. Bandai Visual also released an 11-minute short entitled Cup of China's; this short is only available in the WONDERBOX DVD box set release.

The complete OVA series has also been broadcast worldwide by the anime TV network Animax, including its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia.

The earlier OVA was released in North America by AnimEigo entitled Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring. The newer OVA series DVD was released in North America by Bandai Entertainment, entitled Spirit of Wonder it is also available in Australia from Madman Entertainment under the same name.

Staff

1992 OVA

Chaina-san no Yūutsu

Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring

• Chief Director, Storyboards: Mitsuru Hongō
• Music: Kōhei Tanaka
• Script: Mitsuru Shimada
• Character Design and Animation Director: Yoshiaki Yanagida

2001 OVA

Shōnen Kagaku Kurabu

Spirit of Wonder: Scientific Boys Club

Cast

• Windy: Ryoka Yuzuki, Tricia Dickson
• Jack: Kenichi Suzumura, Justin Gross
• Cooper: Masashi Hirose, William Frederick Knight, Brandon Burton as Young Cooper
• Gordon: Haji Takaya, Michael McConnohie, Kevin Derkash as Young Gordon
• Shepherd: Kazuo Oka, Arthur Roberts

Staff

• Chief Director, Screenplay, Storyboards, Episode Supervision: Takashi Annō
• Character Design and Animation Director: Yoshiaki Yanagida
• Music: Hayato Matsuo

Chaina-san Tanpenshū

Spirit of Wonder: Miss China Short Stories-Shrinking of Miss China

• Director, screenplay, storyboards and animation director, character design: Fujimori Masaya
• Director: Negishi Hiroki
• Art Director: Shun-ichiro Yoshihara
• Music Director: Kambayashi Meisato
• Music producer: Shiro Sasaki, Yuji Saito
• Music: Hayato Matsuo

Chaina-san Tanpenshū

Spirit of Wonder: Miss China Short Stories-Planet of Miss China

• Director, screenplay, storyboard, character design: Fujimori Masaya
• Director: Negishi Hiroki
• Art Director: Akihiro Hirasawa
• Music Director: Kambayashi Meisato
• Music producer: Shiro Sasaki, Yuji Saito
• Music: Hayato Matsuo

Cup of China's (Available only on Bandai Visual's WONDERBOX DVD box set release)

• Director, screenplay, storyboard, direction and animation director, character design: Fujimori Masaya
• Director: Negishi Hiroki
• Art Director: Akihiro Hirasawa
• Music Director: Kambayashi Meisato
• Music producer: Shiro Sasaki, Yuji Saito
• Music: Hayato Matsuo

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Bandai Visual "What's New" Official website
• MadMan Australian DVD newer OVA collection
• Spirit of Wonder (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • '1992 OVA (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • '2001 OVAs (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia