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Princess Nine (TV)

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©Kensei Date/Phoenix/NEP21


Alternative title:
Princess Nine - Kisaragijoshikou Yakyuubu (Japanese)
Princess Nine: Kisaragi Girls' High School Baseball Team
プリンセスナイン 如月女子高野球部 (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Keiko Himuro, Chairman of the Kisuragi School, puts together an all-girl baseball team led by Ryo Hayakawa, daughter of a legendary pitcher, in hopes of proving that girls can compete just as well as boys. Their goal: Koshien stadium, where only the best teams get the opportunity to play.
User Ratings: 384 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 24 votes (sub:12, dub:12)
 Excellent: 83 votes (dub:41, sub:40, edit.dub:1, raw:1)
 Very good: 116 votes (sub:62, dub:53, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Good: 98 votes (sub:56, dub:40, raw:2)
 Decent: 25 votes (sub:22, dub:3)
 So-so: 19 votes (sub:13, dub:4, ?:1, raw:1)
 Not really good: 7 votes (sub:4, dub:2, raw:1)
 Weak: 6 votes (sub:3, dub:3)
 Bad: 2 votes (?:1, dub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 755 users, rank: #1587 (of 9581)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.547 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.6371, rank: #1657 (of 9703)
Weighted mean: 7.505 (Very good−), rank: #1655 (of 9703) (seen all: 7.70 / seen some: 6.84 / won't finish: 4.19)
Bayesian estimate: 7.504 (Very good−), rank: #1371 (of 7285)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 1998-04-08 to 1998-10-14
Release dates: We have 28
Opening Theme:
"Princess Nine" by Miki Nagasawa and Mami Kingetsu
Ending Theme:
"PASSIONATE DAYS" by Miki Nagasawa & Mami Kingetsu
Links: We have 3
Trivia: We have 1
Reviews:
Princess Nine (Oct 17, 2004)
Princess Nine DVD 2 (Aug 5, 2002)
Princess Nine DVD 1 (Jan 1, 1970)
News: Show:
ADV Mini Releases (Apr 16, 2004)
AnimeNEXT 2003 (Oct 22, 2003)
More CDs, From Animetrax (May 7, 2003)
Otakon 2002: ADV Panel (Jul 29, 2002)
AX 2002: ADV Panel (Jul 10, 2002)
Weekly Releases (Mar 26, 2002)
Ohayocon 2003 announced (Jan 29, 2002)
Release Dates (Nov 14, 2001)
New Release Dates (Nov 7, 2001)
Metreon Anime Festival (Oct 9, 2001)
ADV Cancelations (Sep 12, 2001)
ACen 2001: ADV Films (May 11, 2001)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Princess Nine - Complete Collection (DVD) 2014-04-01 (from $51.22)
    Princess Nine - First Inning (DVD 1) 2001-10-23 (from $9.99)
    Princess Nine - Double Header (DVD 2) 2002-01-08 (from $24.97)
    Princess Nine - Triple Play (DVD 3) 2002-03-26 (from $2.89)
    Princess Nine - Strike Zone (DVD 4) 2002-05-28 (from $17.99)
    Princess Nine - Bases Loaded (DVD 5) 2002-07-09 (from $6.00)
    Princess Nine - Grand Slam (DVD 6) 2002-10-08 (from $5.84)
    Princess Nine - Complete Collection (DVD 1-6) 2004-01-13
    Princess Nine - Hayakawa Ryo, Age 15 [AniMini] (Dub.DVD 1) 2004-06-15 (from $69.99)
Soundtrack
    Princess Nine - Original Soundtrack (OST 1) 2003-08-26
    Princess Nine - Original Soundtrack (OST 2) 2003-09-30 (from $6.14)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki
Series Composition: Hiro Maruyama
Screenplay:
Hiro Maruyama (18 episodes
eps 1-5, 7-8, 10-12, 16-19, 21-22, 24, 26
)

Hiroaki Kitajima (ep 9)
Takao Kawaguchi (7 episodes
eps 6, 13-15, 20, 23, 25
)

Storyboard:
Hiroshi Hara (5 episodes
eps 10, 13, 15, 22, 25
)

Kazuyoshi Katayama (ep 20)
Naoto Hashimoto (ep 11)
Ryo Tomoki (ep 4)
Shinichiro Aoki (eps 6, 16)
Susumu Ishizaki (4 episodes
eps 9, 14, 19, 24
)

Takashi Kobayashi (eps 5, 23)
Tomomi Mochizuki (5 episodes
eps 1, 8, 17, 21, 26
)

Yasunori Urata (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 18
)

Yukio Nishimoto (ep 3)
Episode Director:
Atsushi Yano (ep 22)
Hiroshi Hara (ep 15)
Kaoru Suzuki (5 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 18, 23
)

Kōji Yoshikawa (ep 10)
Naoto Hashimoto (eps 3, 11)
Senhou Yoshioka (ep 20)
Shinichiro Aoki (eps 6, 16, 21)
Shinya Hanai (eps 5, 25)
Susumu Ishizaki (4 episodes
eps 9, 14, 19, 24
)

Tomomi Mochizuki (ep 26)
Yasunori Urata (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 8, 13, 17
)

Original creator: Kensei Date
Original Character Design: Akihiko Yamashita
Character Design: Yoshimi Hashimoto
Art Director: Hiroshi Katō
Animation Director:
Akihiko Yamashita (ED)
Akio Kawamura (7 episodes
eps 3, 6, 11-12, 16, 21, 24
)

Hiroshi Kawaguchi (ep 22)
Kenichi Imaizumi (4 episodes
eps 5, 15, 20, 25
)

Kōji Matsuyama (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 18
)

Masaya Fujimori (ep 24)
Mitsumasa Kimura (eps 14, 19)
Nobuhiro Okasako (eps 4, 9)
Yasunori Urata 
Yoshimi Hashimoto (4 episodes
eps 1, 13, 17, 26
)

Yu Kaido (ep 10)
Yūichi Tanaka (eps 8, 23)
Art design:
Hiroshi Katō (eps 1-3)
Yoshinori Shiozawa (eps 1-3)
Director of Photography: Yoshiaki Yasuhara
Executive producer: Yasuhito Yamaki
Producer:
Katsuhiko Goto (NEP 21 [NHK])

Assistant Director:
Kobun Shizuno
Yasunori Urata
Associate producer: Tateo Haraya
Background Art:
Chieko Nesaki (Bihou)
Hironori Ishikawa (Cosmos Arts)
Jun Okabe
Masanobu Nomura (Bihou)
Tatsuya Kushida
Tomonori Katō (Bihou)
Yugo Hanamatsu (Bihou)
Yuji Sawai (Cosmos Arts)
Eyecatch: Miho Shimogasa
In-Between Animation: Masayoshi Tanaka (ep 10)
Insert Song Arrangement: Masamichi Amano ("Wings", "Dream Stadium")
Insert Song Composition: Masamichi Amano ("Wings"; "Dream Stadium")
Insert Song Lyrics: Kensei Date ("Wings"; ep 3)
Insert Song Performance:
Ayako Kawasumi ("Kaseki no Machi de")
Mami Kingetsu ("Dream Stadium")
Sachiko Hanaki ("Wings")
Key Animation:
Akihiko Yamashita (OP; ep 17)
Akiko Nishio (ep 2)
Dai Nishino (ep 3)
Daisuke Kusakari (eps 2-3)
Dan Kongōji (OP; super high school swing ep 26; 5 episodes
eps 7, 10, 13, 20, 26
)

Eiji Suzuki (ep 3)
Hiroshi Kugimiya (ED)
Hiroyoshi Iida (5 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 18, 23
)

Hiroyuki Uchida (ep 2)
Jun Shibata (ep 2)
Kazuhisa Okada (ep 2)
Kazuo Hayashi (ep 3)
Kazuya Morimae (Angle; eps 1-2)
Kazuya Saitō (OP; 5 episodes
eps 1, 8, 13, 17, 26
)

Manabu Yasumoto (Angle; ep 1)
Mariko Aoki (ep 2)
Masaki Tamakoshi (ep 4)
Masako Gotō (OP)
Masami Nagata (Studio Mark; ep 1)
Masaru Suda (eps 2-3)
Masatoshi Fukuyama (ep 3)
Naoki Aisaka (Studio Mark; ep 1)
Nobutake Ito (OP)
Shigeru Uchihara (eps 2-3)
Tokuyuki Matsutake (ep 8)
Tōru Yoshida (Lightning Ball eps 14, 17, 23, 26; eps 7, 12, 26)
Toshiharu Matsuno (ep 1)
Yoshiharu Fukushima (ep 4)
Yūichi Nakazawa (eps 17, 23)
Yūichi Tanaka (OP)
Yutaka Imai (ep 3)
Music Artist: Masamichi Amano
Negative Editing: Yasuhiro Yoshikawa
Orchestra Conductor: Masamichi Amano
Planning: Yasuhito Yamaki
Production producer: Shinichi Omata
Recording: Osamu Ichikawa
Sound Effect Director: Tomohiro Yoshida
Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi
Special Effects:
Kō Yamamoto (17 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 7-10, 12, 15, 17-20, 23-26
)

Takahiro Fukuda (eps 17-18)
Takashi Maekawa (eps 4, 14)
Toyohiko Sakakibara (7 episodes
eps 3, 6, 11, 13, 16, 21-22
)

Theme Song Composition: Masamichi Amano (OP, ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: SHOUYOU (OP, ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Mami Kingetsu (OP, ED)
Miki Nagasawa (OP, ED)
Akiko Yajima as Koharu Hotta
Ayako Kawasumi as Yuki Azuma
Kokoro Shindō as Mao Daidouji
Kyōko Hikami as Seira Morimura
Mami Kingetsu as Izumi Himuro
Mayumi Iizuka as Youko Tokashiki
Miki Nagasawa as Ryou Hayakawa
Naomi Nagasawa as Hikaru Yoshimoto
Rumi Kasahara as Kanako Mita
Taeko Kawata as Nene Mouri

Kōji Ishii as Shinsaku Kido
Naoki Tatsuta as Principal Mita
Takehito Koyasu as Hiroki Takasugi
Tetsuya Iwanaga as Seishirou Natsume
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Keiko Himuro

Akiko Yajima as Seira's mother
Ayako Kawasumi as Miho Nishikori
Kazuhiko Inoue as Hidehiko Hayakawa
Keiichi Sonobe as
Coach Yodobashi
Rinkai Dai Chairman
Seira's Father
Tanba
Yuzo Hotta
Ken Shiroyama as NHBSA President
Kokoro Shindō as Kyoka Houjo
Kouji Sonobe as Rinkai Dai Chairman
Masamichi Ōta as Ishimaru
Naoki Tatsuta as Matsu
Rumi Kasahara as Tomoko Saotome
Shinichirō Miki as
Konuki
Sakurai
Shige
Shinpo Shiba as Kisaragi Boys Catcher
Sumi Shimamoto as Shino Hayakawa
Susumu Chiba as Umpire
Takeshi Watabe as Zenjiro
Tomohisa Asō as
Kojima
Sebastian
Tatsu
Yanagida
Yoshio Kawai as Meio Coach
Yuzuru Fujimoto as Konosuki takasugi
Japanese companies
Animation Production:
Big Bang
Mushi Production (ep 4)
Phoenix Entertainment (eps 2-3)
Broadcaster: NHK
Effects: Sound Box
Finish Animation:
Artland (ep 24)
FAI International (4 episodes
eps 14, 17-18, 23
)

Hana Production (eps 1-2)
HeeWon Entertainment (ep 3)
Mushi Production (ep 14)
Studio CATS (ep 14)
Studio OM (ep 18)
Wooin Production (eps 1-2)
In-Between Animation:
Big Bang (eps 1-2)
FAI International (4 episodes
eps 14, 17-18, 23
)

Hana Production (eps 1-2)
HeeWon Entertainment (ep 3)
Kagura (eps 1-2)
Lee Productions (eps 1-2)
Mushi Production (ep 18)
Studio DEEN (eps 1-2)
Uni Animation (eps 1-2)
White Line (eps 1-2)
Wooin Production (eps 1-2)
Key Animation:
Studio Angle (ep 1)
Studio Mark (ep 1)
Music Production: Columbia Music Entertainment
Original Title Effects: Bihou, Inc.
Production Cooperation:
Artland (ep 23)
Big Bang (eps 17-18)
FAI International (eps 2, 4, 14)
Mushi Production (ep 14)
Recording Studio: Toei Audio Visual Art Center
Sound Production: Arts Production
Video Editing: TOVIC
English cast
English staff
Director: Matt Greenfield
ADR Director: Matt Greenfield
Script: Matt Greenfield
Art Director: Ruby Halipoto
Translation: Sakie Gantz
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Mark Williams (Complete Collection)
Sharon Papa
Shawne Kleckner (Right Stuf)
Producer:
Kris Gero (Right Stuf)
Matt Greenfield

Additional Translation: Shoko Oono
Creative Director:
Chris Hawley (Complete Collection)
David Del Rio (Complete Collection)
DVD Coordination: Janice Williams
DVD Graphics: Fumiko Chino
DVD Menu Design: Greg Hillsman (Right Stuf)
Editing:
Gerald Brewer (vol 4-5)
Joey Goubeaud (vol 1-5)
Patrick Givens (vol 6)
Robbie Stevens (vol 2)
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Packaging Design:
Andy Orjuela (Vol. 1-6)
Fumiko Chino (Vol. 1-6, Complete Collection)
Greg Hillsman (Right Stuf)
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Production Assistant:
Akiko Yoshii (vol 1)
Andrew Kent
Maki Nagano
Miyuki Kamiya (vol 2-6)
Recording engineer:
Cesar Inserny (vol 4-6)
Christopher Bourque (vol 1-4)
Wade Shemwell (vol 2-5)
Sound Design:
Christopher Bourque (vol 5)
Paul Killam (vol 1-4,6)
Subtitle Script:
Janice Williams (vol 1)
Shoko Oono (vol 2-6)
Subtitle Timing: Feng Xiong
Title Logo Animation: Fumiko Chino
Aninda Praptiningtyas as Kanako Mita
Cynthia Martinez as Hikaru Yoshimoto
Hilary Haag as Ryo Hayakawa
Jennifer K. Earhart as Nene Mori
Kelli Cousins as Seira Morimura
Kira as Koharu Hotta
Margeaux Baulch as Yuki Azuma
Monica Rial as Izumi Himuro
Shelley Calene-Black as Mao Daidoji
Tiffany Grant as Yoko Tokashiki

Andy McAvin as Shinsaku Kido
Chris Patton as Seishiro Natsume
John Gremillion as Vice-Principal Kodanuki
John Swasey as Principal Mita
Kelly Manison as Keiko Himuro
Vic Mignogna as Hiroki Takasugi

Allison Norman as Judo Girl (ep 6)
Andrew Klimko as
Baseball Thug (ep 1)
Big Bad Boy (ep 4)
Yano (eps 22-23)
Bob Biggerstaff as Newscaster (ep 15)
Brett Weaver as Ishimaru (eps 13-14)
Christine M. Auten as Shino Hayakawa
Elizabeth Bannor as
Kisaragi Girl (ep 19)
Kyoka Houjo
Yuki's Temmate (ep 22)
Emily Carter as
Maki (ep 4)
Mrs. Ayanokoji
Nurse (ep 17)
Seira's Mother (ep 4)
Fumiko Chino as Judo Girl (ep 6)
Greg Stanley as Meio Player (ep 10)
Illich Guardiola as
Bad Boy 1 (ep 4)
Hori Manager (ep 22)
Meio Player (ep 10)
NHSBA Director (ep 11)
Reporter (ep 11)
Ruffian (ep 7)
Ruffian A (ep 16)
Tennis Player 1 (ep 3)
Jason Douglas as
Male Newscaster (ep 11)
Muto (ep 15)
Reporter (ep 1)
Reporter A (ep 10)
Jay Hickman as
Choir Leader (ep 4)
Kisaragi Boys Teammate (ep 13)
Reporter B (ep 10)
Sakurai
Jenny Strader as
Female PA Member (ep 18)
Kisaragi Girl (ep 19)
Miho Nishikiori
Waitress (ep 1)
Yuki's Temmate (ep 22)
John Gremillion as
Chief Umpire (4 episodes
eps 13-14, 25-26
)

Hidehiko Hayakawa
John Kaiser as Yanagida (eps 10-13)
John Swasey as Baseball Announcer (ep 1)
Kevin Charles as
Announcer (ep 18)
NHSBA Director (ep 11)
Reporter (ep 18)
Seira's Father (ep 4)
TV Announcer (ep 1)
Kevin Corn as
Boy (ep 18)
Hiroki (Young; ep 19)
Sakurai (Young)
Kurt Stoll as
Meio Player
Rinkai Dai Manager (eps 13-14)
Mandy Clark as Yuki's Temmate (ep 22)
Mandy Clarke as Fifi (ep 22)
Marcy Bannor as
Jr. High Principal (ep 4)
Nosey Neighbor (ep 4)
Marcy Rae as Camp Super (eps 20-21)
Margeaux Baulch as Koki (ep 4)
Mark X Laskowski as
Bad Boy 3 (ep 4)
Reporter (ep 11)
Rinkai Dai Catcher (ep 13)
Ruffian (ep 7)
Ruffian B (ep 16)
Tanba (ep 23)
Tennis Player 2
Matt Greenfield as
Catcher (ep 19)
First Base Umpire (ep 10)
Manjiro
NHSBA Director
Reporter (ep 1)
Taxi Driver (ep 17)
Tennis Coach (eps 7-8)
Mike Kleinhenz as
Baseball Thug (ep 1)
Doctor (ep 17)
Home Plate Umpire (ep 10)
NHSBA Director
Suzaku (ep 23)
Mike Vance as
Chief Umpire (ep 23)
Coach Yodobashi (ep 13)
Mr. Kusunoki
NHSBA Director (ep 11)
Yuzo Hotta
Nathan Segrest as Meio Player (ep 10)
Paul Sidello as NHS Baseball Assoc. President
Phil Ross as
Konosuke Takasugi
Zenjiro (ep 5)
Ralph Ehntholt as Secretary Yanagida (eps 1-9)
Randy Sparks as
Bad Boy 2 (ep 4)
Boy's Pitcher (eps 25-26)
Rick Peeples as
Coach (ep 19)
Matsu
Sebastian (ep 19)
Rob Mungle as
Drunk (ep 17)
Rinkai Dai Staff (ep 11)
Shige
Robert Anderson as Hori Runner (ep 23)
Shelton Alsup as Rinkai Dai High Chairman (ep 11)
Sheri Sims as
Female Newscaster (ep 11)
Girl (ep 18)
Kisaragi Girl (ep 19)
Tomoko Saotome
Yuki's Temmate (ep 22)
Tamara Roombs as Judo Girl (ep 6)
Ted Pfister as
Hashimoto (ep 15)
Meio Coach (ep 10)
Tatsu
Tiffany Grant as Rumi (ep 4)
Todd Greenfield as
Meio Player (ep 10)
Reporter (ep 11)
Victor Carsrud as
Drawing Official (ep 22)
Kojima
Manager (ep 19)
NHSBA Director (ep 11)
Reporter (eps 1, 11)
Taxi Driver (ep 16)
Yama (eps 25-26)

English companies
Broadcaster: The Anime Network
Distributor: Lucky Penny Entertainment (2013)
DVD Authoring: M.O.F.C.
Internet Streaming:
Crunchyroll
FUNimation Entertainment (via Nozomi Entertainment)
RetroCrush
Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
The Right Stuf International (2013)
Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios
Recording Studio: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors
Soundtrack: AnimeTrax
French staff
French companies
(none)
Distributor: Déclic Images
French cast
(none)

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