Rail Wars!
レールウォーズ
The "dream railway paradise entertainment" story is set in a parallel world where Japan did not privatize its national railways. Naohito Takayama is an ordinary high school boy who dreams of a comfortable future working for the top-rated Japanese National Railways. He is assigned as a trainee in the Railways Security Force full of odd characters such as Sakurai, a troublemaker who hates men. On top of that, an extremist group called "RJ" plots to privatize the Japanese National Railways.
TV anime, 12 episodes, Summer 2014, Passione. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio Passione. Genres: Action, Ecchi, Romance. Season: Summer 2014.
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Characters and voice cast
- Aoi Sakurai (桜井あおい) - main character, voiced by Manami Numakura (沼倉愛美)
- Naoto Takayama (高山直人) - main character, voiced by Jun Fukuyama (福山潤)
- Haruka Koumi (小海はるか) - main character, voiced by Maaya Uchida (内田真礼)
- Shou Iwaizumi (岩泉翔) - main character, voiced by Satoshi Hino (日野聡)
- Noa Kashima (鹿島乃亜) - supporting character, voiced by Minori Chihara (茅原実里)
- Nana Iida (飯田 奈々) - supporting character, voiced by Yui Horie (堀江由衣)
- Bernina (ベルニナ) - supporting character, voiced by Hiromi Konno (今野宏美)
- Nami Jougasaki (城ヶ崎なみ) - supporting character, voiced by Marika Kouno (高野麻里佳)
- Kaori (カオリ) - supporting character, voiced by Marika Kouno (高野麻里佳)
- Yamada (山田) - supporting character, voiced by Hironori Saitou (斎藤寛仁)
- Junichi Wakayama (和歌山純一) - supporting character, voiced by Hironori Saitou (斎藤寛仁)
- Mari Sasshou (札沼まり) - supporting character, voiced by Hiromi Igarashi (五十嵐裕美)
- Osamu Oominato (大湊修) - supporting character, voiced by Hiroshi Naka (中博史)
- Tomomi Ooito (大糸友美) - supporting character, voiced by Reina Ueda (上田麗奈)
- Tetsuya Narita (成田哲也) - supporting character, voiced by Masuo Amada (天田益男)
- Alice Kuji (久慈ありす) - supporting character, voiced by Ayumi Fujimura (藤村歩)
- Hitomi Gonou (五能瞳) - supporting character, voiced by Mai Nakahara (中原麻衣)
Staff
- Original Story: Takumi Toyoda (豊田巧)
- Original Character Design: Vania600 (バーニア600)
- Director: Yoshifumi Sueda (末田宜史)
- Series Composition: Masashi Suzuki (鈴木雅詞)
- Character Design: Makoto Uno (うのまこと)
- Editing: Keisuke Yanagi (柳圭介)
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Gou (郷文裕貴)
- Music: Yoshiaki Fujisawa (藤澤慶昌)
- Theme Song Performance (OP): Minori Chihara (茅原実里)
- Episode Director (eps 2, 12): Tooru Kitahata (喜多幡徹)
- Episode Director (ep 12): Yoshifumi Sueda (末田宜史)
- Storyboard (ep 7): Tooru Kitahata (喜多幡徹)
- Storyboard (eps 3, 8, 10): Takeo Takahashi (高橋丈夫)
- Storyboard (eps 1, 2, 9): Yoshifumi Sueda (末田宜史)
Rankings on AniList: #67 most popular 2014, #30 highest rated summer 2014, #14 most popular summer 2014.
AniList members score Rail Wars! 59/100. On their lists: 2,424 watching, 26,164 completed, 15,210 planning to watch, 4,178 dropped; 305 favourites.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: Welcome to K4!
- Episode 2: Let Me Stay Like This for Just a Little While
- Episode 3: You Were Really Cool
- Episode 4: I Think I Might Like It
- Episode 5: Quit Staring
- Episode 6: I'll Protect You
- Episode 7: I Thought It Suited You
- Episode 8: I'll Deliver It
- Episode 9: Thank You
- Episode 10: Will You Keep This a Secret?
- Episode 11: I'll Go With You
- Episode 12: Everyone is Waiting