Hanoka

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| genre = Military, Sci-fi

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{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = tv series

| director = Aruji Morino

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| studio = Fanworks, RAMS

| network = Kids Station

| first = August 7, 2006

| last = October 23, 2006

| episodes = 12

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{{nihongo|Hanoka|〜葉ノ香〜|Hanokō}} is a 12-episode anime created by RAMS and Fanworks. Directed by Aruzi Morino, it was broadcast in Japan on Kids Station between August 7, 2006, and October 23, 2006. It is the first non-comedy focused anime television series entirely created with Adobe Flash animation.

The opening theme of the anime is "Dual Love on the planet ~Hanoka~" by Sakura Nogawa.

On October 4, 2006, Lantis released a maxi single for the anime's opening theme, "Dual Love on the planet ~Hanoka~". It was sung by Sakura Nogawa. The song was composed by Hironobu Kageyama.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=LACM-4290|title=Dual love on the planet - Ha no Ka |publisher=cdjapan.co.jp|accessdate=2009-03-21}}

On September and October 2008, 2 DVD volumes were released in Japan. This release is notable for including a Director's cut which includes new scenes, replaced dialogue and inclusion of prologue and epilogue.

Story

On planet Tokinea, a huge war between the humans and the indigenous alien species, The Star Inhabitant (星の民, was raging. Humans were overpowered by The Star Inhabitants' power to control nature and came to the conclusion to produce a bionic human weapon named the Majin (lit. Demon God, Bionic Demigod). The 7th Majin, Majin No. 7, was also ordered to roll out to the battlefield. In the battlefield, she meets a male child soldier, Yuuri, and teams up with him.

Characters

{{nihongo|Hanoko|葉ノ香|Hanokō}} {{Anime voice|Sakura Nogawa}}
{{nihongo|Yūri Kaminoza|ユウリ·カミノザ|Kaminoza Yūri}} {{Anime voice|Momoko Saito}}
{{nihongo|Kokōtō|コクトウ|Kokōtō}} {{Anime voice|Yoshifumi Ooe}}
{{nihongo|Kaori Harusaki|カオリ·ハルサキ|Harusaki Kaori}} {{Anime voice|Tomoe Oumi}}
{{nihongo|Mika Kisaragi|ミカ·キサラギ|Kisaragi Mika}} {{Anime voice|Yoshino Nanjō}}

Episode listing

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| EpisodeNumber = 1

| Title = Battleground

| TranslitTitle = Ikusa no Chi

| NativeTitle = 戦の地

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|8|7}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = Demon

| TranslitTitle = Mashin

| NativeTitle = 魔神

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|8|14}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Setting Off

| TranslitTitle = Tabidachi

| NativeTitle = 旅立ち

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|8|21}}

| LineColor =

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Hope

| TranslitTitle = Kibō

| NativeTitle = 希望

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|8|28}}

| LineColor =

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = Silence

| TranslitTitle = Seijaku

| NativeTitle = 静寂

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|9|4}}

| LineColor =

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = Name

| TranslitTitle = Namae

| NativeTitle = 名前

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|9|11}}

| LineColor =

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = Enemy

| TranslitTitle = Ada

| NativeTitle = 仇

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|9|18}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = Parting

| TranslitTitle = Wakare

| NativeTitle = 別れ

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|9|25}}

| LineColor =

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 9

| Title = The Two

| TranslitTitle = Futari

| NativeTitle = 二人

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|2}}

| LineColor =

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 10

| Title = Sky

| TranslitTitle = Sora

| NativeTitle = 空

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|9}}

| LineColor =

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 11

| Title = Destruction

| TranslitTitle = Hametsu

| NativeTitle = 破滅

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|16}}

| LineColor =

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 12

| Title = King of the Stars

| TranslitTitle = Hoshi no Ou

| NativeTitle = 星の王

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|10|23}}

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References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070101151132/http://www.rams.jp/hanoka/ Official RAMS Hanoka website] {{in lang|ja}}
{{anime News Network|anime|6786}}

Category:Anime series

Category:Science fiction anime and manga

Category:Anime with original screenplays