List of Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi episodes

A DVD poster; near the top left corner is a logo that reads "GENEON", followed by a boy in samurai clothes and the volume number 01 in gray. In the foreground are four cheerful girls against a background of blue. Near the bottom, blue and red text outlined in white reads Asu no Yoichi!
The cover of the first Asu no Yoichi! DVD released by Geneon Entertainment on March 25, 2009

The episodes of Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi anime are based on the manga of the same name written by Yū Minamoto.[1] The episodes were directed by Rion Kujo and produced by Anime International Company.[2] The general animation director was Ishii Yumiko and Morishima Noriko was the character designer.[2] The screenplay was written by Hideyuki Kurata.[2] Composed by Kikuya Tomoki, the music was produced by Lantis with Jin Aketagawa as the sound director.[2] The plot follows the adventures of a teenage samurai named Yoichi Karasuma as he lives in with the Ikaruga family, after being ordered by his father, to live with them in order to learn more martial arts. As Yoichi struggles to live in the city and starts going to school, he meets students of the Saginomiya clan, martial art rivals to the Ikaruga family and their Ukiha Divine Wind Style Swordplay school of martial arts.

The anime's twelve episodes were broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System between January 8, 2009, and March 26, 2009.[3] The anime was broadcast on Sun Television from January 25, 2009, to March 2009.[4][5] Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting and BS-i both aired the first episode on January 29, 2009.[6] The series used two pieces of theme music. The first opening theme was "Egao no Riyuu" (笑顔の理由) by Meg Rock while its ending theme was "Life and proud" by Aki Misato.[7][8] Geneon Entertainment released the twelve Asu no Yoichi! episodes in six Region 2 DVD compilations from March 25, 2009, to August 21, 2009.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Asu no Yoichi! Romantic Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 31, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d スタッフ&キャスト [Staff & Cast] (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  3. ^ スト一り一 [Story] (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  4. ^ サンテレビ２００９年１月基本番組表 [Television Timetable for January 2009] (in Japanese). Sun Television. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  5. ^ サンテレビ２００９年３月基本番組表 [Television Timetable for March 2009] (in Japanese). Sun Television. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
  6. ^ 『明日のよいち！』アフレコ取材 [Asu no Yoichi! Dubbing Interview] (in Japanese). Geneon. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
  7. ^ Rion Kujo (January 8, 2009). "The Samurai Is Coming! (サムライ来る!)". Asu no Yoichi!. Episode 1. 1:09 minutes in. Tokyo Broadcasting System.
  8. ^ Rion Kujo (March 26, 2009). "Tomorrow's Yoichi! (あすの与一!)". Asu no Yoichi!. Episode 12. 23:19 minutes in. Tokyo Broadcasting System.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vol. 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vol. 6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).