Saikano(TV show/series, 2002)

Name: Saikano
Genre: Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, War & Politics
Released: 2002
Rating: 3.8

Original title: "最終兵器彼女" (Japanese/JA)

25min per episode | Genres: Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, War & Politics

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 13 episodes

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 38 votes)

Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. (最終兵器彼女, Saishū Heiki Kanojo), also known as She, the Ultimate Weapon, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 1999 to October 2001, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Gonzo aired from July to September 2002. A two-episode side-story original video animation (OVA) by Studio Fantasia was released in 2005. A live-action film adaptation premiered in January 2006. Both the manga and the anime series were licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. The anime was later licensed in 2014 by Sentai Filmworks and released under the title She, the Ultimate Weapon. ()

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About Saikano

Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. is a manga, anime, and OVA series by Shin Takahashi, creator of Iihito and Kimi no Kakera. Saikano was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine. A live-action movie adaptation was released in Japan on January 28, 2006 with Aki Maeda starring as Chise. The Saikano manga and anime series has been licensed and is being distributed by Viz Media in English in North America. The anime series is distributed in the UK by Manga Entertainment. Although the city is not mentioned by name in the series, many of the locations used in Saikano can by all probability be found in Otaru-shi, west of Sapporo. The train station, "Hell Hill", the Asahi Observation Hill, the view over the harbor, and the school all have similar looking counterparts in the city of Otaru.

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Saikano Seasons and Episodes

07/02/2002Season 1 - 13 episodes

#0Making Of

#1 | 07/02/2002We Fall in Love

Shuji and Chise have recently begun dating, but Shuji is a bit doubtful about his decision. However, they manage to patch things up and give their newfound love another chance. When Shuji goes to the Sapporo mall with his friends, a group of unnamed bombers attack the city. Injured, Shuji tries to get up only to discover Chise's darkest secret...

#2 | 07/09/2002I'm Growing...

#3 | 07/16/2002Together, Alone

#4 | 07/23/2002Fuyumi

#5 | 07/30/2002Liar...

Tetsu follows Chise command, unflinchingly pointing his rifle directly at Chise's head, but stops after she voices her desire to live. In school, Chise senses an earthquake and Shuji desperately takes her outside the classroom so she can transform in secret. When the military helicopter picks her up, Shuji shouts to Chise to meet him tonight at the observatory.

#6 | 08/06/2002Classmates

Chise decides that they'd be better off as regular classmates, when she finds out that Shuji was once again in Fuyumi's house, breaking his promise to her. Atsushi reveals that he wants to join the military to protect the girl he loves, Akemi.

#7 | 08/13/2002What I Want to Protect

#8 | 08/20/2002Everyone's Changing

#9 | 08/27/2002Akemi

Chise didn't have maintenance for at least two days, and her physical condition has grown worse. Satomi begs Shuji to come to Akemi's room because she has been fatally injured...

#10 | 09/03/2002And Then...

Chise holds Tetsu as he slowly dies. Akemi's father gives away party materials, and the school starts to prepare for a Summer festival, but the military wants to cancel it. Chise comes back with Shuji, and the pair happily run off together.

#11 | 09/10/2002A Time for Us

#12 | 09/17/2002Love Song

Chise has lost her ability to speak and her mental and physical condition has deteriorated gravely. Shuji desperately calls for Kawahara to take her back and save her, but he warns Shuji that Chise will never be the same again. Shuji discovers Chise's exchange diary, and in it there's one simple request for him: To go back to the place where they first kissed.

#13 | 09/24/2002And We Will Love

08/05/2005Specials - 2 episodes

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.gonzo.co.jp

Production country: Japan

Derivative works/Adaptions: "Saikano" (find it on Amazon), "Saikano: Another Love Song" (find it on Amazon), "Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet" (movie, 2006)

Made by: Gonzo

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 12 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 07/02/2002

Last episode released on: 09/24/2002

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"最终兵器女友"

"L'arme ultime"

"Saishuu Heiki Kanojo"

"Saishuuheiki Kanojo"

"Saishuuheiki Kanojo: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet"

"She, the Ultimate Weapon"

Keywords: saikano, conflict, based on manga, military, romance, secret weapon, anime, school, murder, super weapon

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