Karneval (TV)
カーニヴァル (TV)
Armed with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue, Nai searches for a missing loved one. After a run-in with a pick-pocket named Gareki, the two find themselves snagged in a government set-up that leaves them both wanted criminals. Desperate and on the run, Nai and Gareki turn to the country’s most powerful defense organization—“Circus”—for help.
TV anime, 13 episodes, Spring 2013, Manglobe. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio Manglobe. Genres: Action, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi. Season: Spring 2013.
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Characters and voice cast
- Nai Muhinyi (无) - main character, voiced by Hiro Shimono (下野紘); English dub: Sean Michael Teague
- Gareki (花礫) - main character, voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya (神谷浩史); English dub: Greg Ayres
- Yogi (與儀) - main character, voiced by Mamoru Miyano (宮野真守); English dub: Christopher Bevins
- Tsukumo (ツクモ) - main character, voiced by Aya Endou (遠藤綾); English dub: Jad Saxton
- Hirato (平門) - supporting character, voiced by Daisuke Ono (小野大輔); English dub: Ian Sinclair
- Karoku Arumerita (嘉禄アルメリタ) - supporting character, voiced by Souichirou Hoshi (保志総一朗); English dub: Vic Mignogna
- Akari Dezalt (燭・デザルト) - supporting character, voiced by Daisuke Hirakawa (平川大輔); English dub: David Matranga
- Iva (イヴァ) - supporting character, voiced by Youko Honna (本名陽子); English dub: Jessica Cavanagh
- Tsukitachi (朔) - supporting character, voiced by Kouji Yusa (遊佐浩二); English dub: J. Michael Tatum
- Jiki (喰) - supporting character, voiced by Yuuichi Nakamura (中村悠一); English dub: Aaron Dismuke
- Kiichi (キイチ) - supporting character, voiced by Eri Kitamura (喜多村英梨); English dub: Alison Viktorin
- Erisyuka (エリシュカ) - supporting character, voiced by Satomi Satou (佐藤聡美); English dub: Tia Ballard
- Uro (黒白) - supporting character, voiced by Junichi Suwabe (諏訪部順一); English dub: Brandon Potter
- Tsubame (ツバメ) - supporting character, voiced by Sayuri Yahagi (矢作紗友里); English dub: Lindsay Seidel
- Kagiri (夏切) - supporting character, voiced by Toshiyuki Toyonaga (豊永利行); English dub: Tyson Rinehart
- Kiharu (麒春) - supporting character, voiced by Tomoaki Maeno (前野智昭); English dub: Jason Liebrecht
- Tsubaki (ツバキ) - supporting character, voiced by Youko Hikasa (日笠陽子); English dub: Caitlin Glass
- Yotaka (ヨタカ) - supporting character, voiced by Miyu Irino (入野自由); English dub: Jessie James Grelle
Staff
- Original Creator: Touya Mikanagi (御巫桃也)
- Director: Eiji Suganuma (菅沼栄治)
- Series Composition: Touko Machida (待田堂子)
- Music: Shirou Hamaguchi (浜口史郎)
- Music: Keiji Inai (井内啓二)
- Theme Song Performance (OP): GRANRODEO (グランロデオ)
- Theme Song Performance (ED): KAmiYU (カミユ )
- Storyboard (ep 9): Yasuto Nishikata (西片康人)
- Key Animation (eps 4, 7, 11): Tomoyo Sawada (澤田知世)
- Key Animation (ep 4): Jun Nakai (中井準)
- 2nd Key Animation (eps 1-2, 4): Tomoyo Sawada (澤田知世)
- 2nd Key Animation (ep 6): Kouhei Hashimoto (橋本航平)
- Theme Song Lyrics (ED1): Saori Kodama (こだまさおり)
- Unit Director (eps 2, 9): Yasuto Nishikata (西片康人)
Production: Bandai Visual, Manglobe (animation), Funimation, DAX Production, Ichijinsha, Lantis, Frontier Works.
Rankings on AniList: #81 highest rated 2013, #56 most popular 2013, #18 highest rated spring 2013, #11 most popular spring 2013.
AniList members score Karneval (TV) 66/100. On their lists: 1,495 watching, 19,833 completed, 14,950 planning to watch, 2,666 dropped; 471 favourites.
Related titles
- Karneval - OVA, 2012
- Karneval (TV) Specials - OVA, 2013
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Episodes
- Episode 1: Rainbow Colored Flower Fuse
- Episode 2: FORTUNE CAT
- Episode 3: ILLUSORY PICNIC
- Episode 4: EVENING SWALLOW
- Episode 5: CLOWN'S PRESCRIPTION
- Episode 6: WING OF SUNRISE
- Episode 7: THREE KNIGHTS AND
- Episode 8: SILVER BOX
- Episode 9: BLUE ROSE
- Episode 10: BEASTMASTER'S TEARS
- Episode 11: ICE-CREAM PARADE
- Episode 12: THE RAINBOW PROMISE
- Episode 13: KARNEVAL