Michiko & Hatchin

Also known as Michiko to Hatchin

ミチコとハッチン

After escaping from prison, the criminal Michiko rescues an abused girl known as Hatchin. The two are about as opposite as they come, but their fates become intertwined through the connection of a man from both their pasts. On the run from the police and Hatchin's abusive foster parents, the unlikely duo set out to find this man and ultimately discover their freedom.

TV anime, 22 episodes, Fall 2008, Manglobe. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio Manglobe. Genres: Action, Adventure. Season: Fall 2008.

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Characters and voice cast

• Hana Morenos (ハッチン) - main character, voiced by Suzuka Oogo (大後寿々花); English dub: Jad Saxton
• Michiko Malandro (ミチコ・マランドロ) - main character, voiced by Youko Maki (真木よう子); English dub: Monica Rial
• Atsuko Jackson (アツコ・ジャキソン) - main character, voiced by Maki Sakai (坂井真紀); English dub: Sametria Ewunes
• Hiroshi Morenos (ヒロシ・モレーノス) - supporting character, voiced by Kanji Tsuda (津田寛治); English dub: Christopher Bevins
• Pepê Lima (ペペ・リマ) - supporting character, voiced by Shie Kohinata (小日向しえ); English dub: Caitlin Glass
• Pedro Belenbauza Yamada (ペドロ) - supporting character, voiced by Takeshi Wakamatsu (若松武史); English dub: Philip Weber
• Joanna Belenbauza Yamada (ジョアンナ) - supporting character, voiced by Eri Fuse (布施絵理 ); English dub: Cynthia Cranz
• Maria Belenbauza Yamada (マリア・ベレンバウザー・山田) - supporting character, voiced by Megumi Ikeda (池田愛); English dub: Leah Clark
• Gabriel Belenbauza Yamada (ガブリエル・ベレンバウザー・山田) - supporting character, voiced by Shouma Yashiro (矢代奨馬); English dub: Alison Viktorin
• Lulu Lima (ルルリマ) - supporting character, voiced by Megumi Yamaguchi (山口愛); English dub: Brittney Karbowski
• Tony (トニー) - supporting character, voiced by Tsuyoshi Koyama (小山剛志)
• Anastacia (アナスタシア) - supporting character, voiced by Gara Takashima (高島雅羅); English dub: Anastasia Muñoz
• Bruno (ブルーノ) - supporting character, voiced by Yukiya Kitamura (北村有起哉); English dub: Chuck Huber
• Rita Ozzetti (リタ・オゼッチ) - supporting character, voiced by Sayaka Yoshino (吉野紗香); English dub: Brina Palencia
• Vasily Nabokov - supporting character, voiced by Tomekichi Himuka (日向とめ吉); English dub: Jerry Jewell
• Kirill Chapek (キリル役) - supporting character, voiced by Kendo Kobayashi (ケンドーコバヤシ); English dub: Robert McCollum
• Sasha (サーシャ) - supporting character, voiced by Risa Shimizu (清水理沙); English dub: Jamie Marchi
• Zelia Bastos - supporting character, voiced by Taiko Shinbashi (新橋耐子); English dub: Laurie Steele

Staff

• Director: Sayo Yamamoto (山本沙代)
• Series Composition: Takashi Ujita (宇治田隆史)
• Character Design: Hiroshi Shimizu (清水洋)
• Title Logo Design: Ryouta Shinogi (志野木良太)
• Art Director: Seiki Tamura (田村せいき)
• Color Design: Izumi Hirose (広瀬いづみ)
• Color Design Assistance: Takahiro Mogi (茂木孝浩)
• Director of Photography: Kazuhiro Yamada (山田和弘)
• Editing: Tomoki Nagasaka (長坂智樹)
• Sound Director: Kazuya Tanaka (たなかかずや)
• Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi (倉橋静男)
• Sound Effects Assistance: Sachiko Nishi (西佐知子)
• Music: Alexandre Kassin
• Music Selection: Shinichirou Watanabe (渡辺信一郎)

Production: Manglobe (animation), Media Factory, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Shouchiku, Fuji TV, Yomiko Advertising.

Rankings on AniList: #19 highest rated 2008, #15 most popular 2008, #9 highest rated fall 2008, #6 most popular fall 2008.

AniList members score Michiko & Hatchin 76/100. On their lists: 3,382 watching, 17,245 completed, 38,041 planning to watch, 1,734 dropped; 1,459 favourites.

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Episodes

1. Episode 1: Farewell, Cruel Paradise!
2. Episode 2: The Brown Sugar Outlaw
3. Episode 3: Like a Frantic Pinball
4. Episode 4: Stray Cat Milky Way
5. Episode 5: The Saudade of Fools, Part 1
6. Episode 6: The Saudade of Fools, Part 2
7. Episode 7: The Rain that Falls in Monotone
8. Episode 8: Black Noise and a Dope Game
9. Episode 9: The Chocolate Girl in Love
10. Episode 10: The Carnival of Hyenas
11. Episode 11: Starting Line Downpour
12. Episode 12: Purgatory: 108°C Telepathy
13. Episode 13: Goldfish of the Marsh
14. Episode 14: The Daredevil Explosive Runner
15. Episode 15: Graffiti in Vain
16. Episode 16: Etude of Crimson Inconstancy
17. Episode 17: Buckets of Blood! Opera that Stirs the Heart
18. Episode 18: The Fool's Ballistic Samba
19. Episode 19: Nettlesome Light-Blocking Butterfly
20. Episode 20: Rendezvous of Extermination
21. Episode 21: Last Waltz Blooming Out of Season
22. Episode 22: Run As You Are