''Masamune Datenicle'' is a Japanese
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
series produced through the cooperation of the anime studio
Gaina and the city of
Date, Fukushima
is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,625 in 22,843 households and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Geography
Date occupies the eastern half of the F ...
. It is one of a number of anime produced by Gaina in promotion of
Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miya ...
. Otherwise known as ''Masamune Date ni Kuru'' (), the anime references not only the word "chronicle" in its title, but also the Japanese phrase "come to Date."
Plot
The series follows a young
Date Masamune as he prepares for his first battle. Upon praying at the Date family shrine, Masamune is met by a dragon deity that bestows him with a jewel granting him the power to summon former leaders of the Date Clan to help him on his journey.
Characters
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Ayumu Murase
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with the agency VIMS.
Biography
Murase was born in the United States, but grew up in Aichi, Japan. He lived in Aichi until graduating from high school, after which he attended university in Kyoto Prefecture ...
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Yūsuke Kobayashi
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Sōichirō Hoshi
is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Arts Vision. Some of his major anime roles include Son Goku in '' Saiyuki'', Kira Yamato in '' Gundam Seed'', '' Gundam Seed Destiny'', Kazuki Fuuchouin in ''GetBackers'', Masaru Daimon in ...
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Sarah Emi Birdcutt
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Toshiyuki Morikawa
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator and singer who is the head of Axlone, a voice acting company he founded in April 2011. His name is also sometimes mistranslated as Tomoyuki Morikawa. In 2003, he and Fumihiko Tachiki formed the band "2Hearts", ...
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Naomi Shindō
is a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production. She is best known for her voice roles as Shizuru Fujino ('' Mai-hime'') (as well as her alternate universe counterpart, Shizuru Viola in ''Mai-Otome''), Jane Diethel in Shaman King, ...
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Rikako Yamaguchi
is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo. She is affiliated with Sun Music Production.
Filmography
Anime television
*''Red Garden'' (2006), Mary, Mireille
*''Penguindrum'' (2011), Female fan 1, Passenger A, Librarian, Girl, Boy
*'' Chitose Get Y ...
*, voiced by:
Toshiki Masuda
is a Japanese voice actor and singer previously affiliated with Space Craft Group. He became a freelancer in August 2018. He joined the record label Toy's Factory in November 2018 as a voice actor and solo singer.
Biography
Masuda was born on Ma ...
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Kaito Ishikawa
is a Japanese voice actor. He is affiliated with Stay Luck. He voiced Nero in ''Devil May Cry'', Genos in ''One Punch Man'', Tenya Iida in ''My Hero Academia'' and Tobio Kageyama in ''Haikyu!!''.
Biography
Ishikawa performed in a production o ...
*, voiced by:
Yūichirō Umehara
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KENN
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Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
is a Japanese voice actor from Hokkaido affiliated with the talent agency I'm Enterprise. Honored at the 6th Seiyu Awards for Best New Actor in 2012 and the 10th Seiyu Awards for Best Lead Actor in 2016, he is best known for being the voice of K ...
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Daiki Yamashita
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Arts Vision. He is best known for voicing the character Izuku Midoriya in the popular shonen anime ''My Hero Academia''. He won the ''Best Male Newcomer'' award at the 8th Seiyu Awards.
Filmography
Ani ...
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Yūma Uchida
is a Japanese voice actor and singer who works for Intention. His big roles have included Yuuma Kousaka in ''Gundam Build Fighters Try'', Nagisa Kiryū in '' Classroom Crisis'', Megumi Fushiguro in '' Jujutsu Kaisen'', Eishirō Yabuki in ''The ...
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Reception
''Masamune Datenicle'' was included in the 2019 edition of the 88 Japanese Anime Spots by the anime tourism association.
References
External links
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Cultural depictions of Date Masamune