Arjuna | |
地球少女アルジュナ (Chikyū Shōjo Arujuna) | |
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Created by | Shōji Kawamori |
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Directed by | Shōji Kawamori |
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Music by | Yoko Kanno |
Studio | Satelight |
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Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | January 9, 2001 – March 27, 2001 |
Episodes | 12 + DVD Special |
Arjuna (地球少女アルジュナ, Chikyū Shōjo Arujuna, lit. "Earth Maiden Arjuna") is a Japanese anime television series created by Shoji Kawamori. The series follows Juna Ariyoshi, a high school girl chosen to be the "Avatar of Time" and entrusted with saving the dying Earth. Arjuna aired for 12 episodes on TV Tokyo from January to March 2001. The DVD release ("Arjuna: Director's Cut") featured remastered video and sound, and a previously unbroadcast "Chapter 9".
This is a magical girl anime. Make no mistake about it. I mean, where else can you find a being with a luminous pink body, flaming hair and a blob of blue flame floating in front of her forehead?
This series is captivating in its philosophical plot and also its sheer uniqueness.
The ecologically themed sci-fi Arjuna will be anamorphic widescreen and both track with be 5.1.