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Gate Keepers (TV)

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Alternative title:
Gatekeepers
Хранители врат (Russian)
ゲートキーパーズ (Japanese)
捍衛者 (Chinese (Taiwan))
게이트 키퍼즈 (Korean)
Themes: superpowers
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: It is Tokyo, 1969. Earth is under the attack of the "Invaders." Fortunately, though, the public is unaware of this. But to the secret orginazation, A.E.G.I.S, the threat is very real, and it is up them to stop this invasion. One day on his route to high school, Ukiya Shun observes a battle between a young girl and a group of Invaders. He ends up helping her and discovers that, much like the girl, he possesses the ability to generate a "gate" of special power that only a few other people are gifted with. As a result, Ukiya then joins A.E.G.I.S in an effort to recruit other Gate Keepers and protect the city, all while doing his best not to imitate his late father, whom he dispises.
User Ratings: 632 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 24 votes (sub:19, dub:5)
 Excellent: 61 votes (sub:45, dub:15, raw:1)
 Very good: 157 votes (sub:110, dub:37, raw:4, ?:2, others:4
4 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 190 votes (sub:119, dub:64, raw:3, ?:1, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Decent: 101 votes (sub:76, dub:21, others:4
3 French subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 So-so: 45 votes (sub:31, dub:13, ?:1)
 Not really good: 26 votes (sub:18, dub:7, ?:1)
 Weak: 17 votes (sub:9, dub:5, ?:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Bad: 7 votes (dub:4, sub:3)
 Awful: 4 votes (dub:2, sub:1, ?:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 1603 users, rank: #774 (of 9508)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.929 (Good), std. dev.: 1.6496, rank: #4184 (of 9647)
Weighted mean: 6.844 (Good), rank: #4308 (of 9647) (seen all: 7.03 / seen some: 6.34 / won't finish: 4.67)
Bayesian estimate: 6.857 (Good), rank: #3930 (of 7263)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 24
Episode titles: We have 24
Vintage:
2000-04-03 to 2000-09-18
2006-10-10 to 2006-11-10 (France)
Release dates: We have 9
Opening Theme:
"Asu no Egao no Tame ni (For the Smiles of Tomorrow)" by Yumi Matsuzawa (eps 7-23)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Asu no Egao no Tame ni (Special Version)" by Yumi Matsuzawa (eps 1-6,24)
#2: "Kyou Kara Ashita E" by Yumi Matsuzawa (eps 7-23)
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 1
Reviews:
Gate Keepers DVD 7 (Jan 22, 2003)
Gate Keepers DVD 5 (Nov 11, 2002)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Gate Keepers - Open the Gate! (DVD 1) 2001-09-25 (from $4.95)
    Gate Keepers - Open the Gate! [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 1) 2004-01-06 (from $8.99)
    Gate Keepers - Open the Gate! [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 1) 2004-12-28 (from $7.92)
    Gate Keepers - New Fighters (DVD 2) 2001-11-13 (from $33.99)
    Gate Keepers - New Fighters [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 2) 2004-03-09 (from $23.49)
    Gate Keepers - Infiltration (DVD 3) 2002-01-15 (from $23.94)
    Gate Keepers - Infiltration [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 3) 2004-05-11 (from $4.38)
    Gate Keepers - The New Threat (DVD 4) 2002-03-12 (from $2.99)
    Gate Keepers - The New Threat [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 4) 2004-07-13 (from $11.05)
    Gate Keepers - To The Rescue! (DVD 5) 2002-05-14 (from $29.99)
    Gate Keepers - To the Rescue! [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 5) 2004-09-14 (from $4.99)
    Gate Keepers - Discovery! (DVD 6) 2002-07-09 (from $6.00)
    Gate Keepers - Discovery! [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 6) 2004-11-09 (from $4.98)
    Gate Keepers - The Shadow (DVD 7) 2002-09-10 (from $20.00)
    Gate Keepers - The Shadow [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 7) 2005-01-04 (from $5.89)
    Gate Keepers - For Tomorrow! (DVD 8) 2002-11-12 (from $19.91)
    Gate Keepers - For Tomorrow! [Geneon Signature Series] (DVD 8) 2005-03-01 (from $3.74)
    Gate Keepers - Brick Set (DVD 1-10) 2007-04-17
VHS
    Gate Keepers - Open the Gate! (Dub.VHS 1) 2001-09-25 (from $5.49)
    Gate Keepers - New Fighters (Dub.VHS 2) 2001-11-13
    Gate Keepers - Infiltration (Dub.VHS 3) 2002-01-15
    Gate Keepers - The New Threat (Dub.VHS 4) 2002-03-12
    Gate Keepers - To The Rescue! (Dub.VHS 5) 2002-05-14
    Gate Keepers - Discovery! (Dub.VHS 6) 2002-07-09
    Gate Keepers - The Shadow (Dub.VHS 7) 2002-09-10
    Gate Keepers - For Tomorrow! (Dub.VHS 8) 2002-11-12

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Junichi Satō
Director: Koichi Chigira
Series Composition: Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Script:
Aya Matsui (5 episodes
eps 3, 6, 12, 16, 20
)

Hideki Mitsui (4 episodes
eps 4, 7, 10, 15
)

Hiroshi Yamaguchi (14 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 8-9, 13-14, 17-19, 21-24
)

Kei Sadayama (ep 11)
Storyboard:
Junichi Satō (5 episodes
eps 1, 9, 17, 21, 23
)

Kamo Hamaru (eps 5, 8)
Keiji Gotō (ep 20)
Koichi Chigira (4 episodes
eps 2, 12, 21, 24
)

Masahiko Otsuka (ep 3)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 22, 26
)

Episode Director:
Akio Sakai (ep 5)
Hirotoshi Takaya (ep 2)
Keiji Gotō (ep 20)
Masahiro Hosoda (eps 3, 9, 17)
Shintaro Inokawa (ep 1)
Music: Kōhei Tanaka
Original Manga: Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Character Design: Keiji Gotō
Art Director: Masanori Kikuchi
Chief Animation Director: Keiji Gotō
Animation Director:
Keiji Gotō (OP, ED; eps 12, 20, 24)
Manabu Fukazawa (eps 2, 11, 14)
Megumi Kadonosono (eps 13, 20, 23)
Yūichi Tanaka (ep 1)
Animation: Keiji Gotō (eps 12, 24)
Assistant producer: Touyou Ikeda
Background Art:
Aki Chiba (Bihou)
Keita Sakai (Bihou)
Nami Kataoka (Bihou)
Naoko Yamada (Bihou)
Riko Shinohara (Bihou)
Shin Okui (Bihou; eps 20, 24)
Takashi Shigezawa (Bihou)
Tomoko Aomi (Bihou)
Youichi Watanabe (Bihou)
Yūsuke Takeda (Bihou; ep 24)
Color Coordination: Kinsei Nakamura
Editing:
Keiko Mizuta (Seyama Henshushitsu)
Megumi Uchida (Seyama Henshushitsu)
Mutsumi Takemiya (Seyama Henshushitsu)
Takeshi Seyama (Seyama Henshushitsu)
In-Between Animation: Takahiro Ono (eps 21, 23)
Key Animation:
Akemi Yoshida (ep 19)
Akihiro Okuzawa (ep 18)
Akiko Ikeda (eps 4, 10, 16)
Akira Kano (ep 13)
Akira Takata (Zero-G Room; ep 17)
Asako Inayoshi (Nakamura Production; eps 3, 7, 9)
Atsushi Aono (ep 6)
Atsushi Yoshida (eps 5, 8)
Daisuke Kusakari (4 episodes
eps 11, 15, 21, 24
)

Emiko Hirama (Telecom Animation Film; ep 17)
Emiko Kataoka (eps 20, 23)
Etsushi Mori (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 24
)

Fumitoshi Oizaki (eps 13, 24)
Hajime Yoshida (ep 6)
Haruo Sotozaki (ep 1)
Hatsue Nakayama (eps 7, 15, 20)
Hideaki Isa (Synergy Japan; ep 17)
Hideaki Matsuoka (ep 13)
Hideki Hashimoto (ep 13)
Hideki Shibuya (4 episodes
eps 3, 9, 15, 23
)

Hideo Maru (ep 3)
Hideo Nakamura (Nakamura Production; ep 11)
Hideyuki Kataoka (5 episodes
eps 1, 7, 13, 20, 24
)

Hiroaki Kawaguchi (Tama Production; eps 11, 15)
Hiromi Yokoyama (eps 14, 18)
Hiroyoshi Iida (Nakamura Production; eps 2, 13)
Hiroyuki Hashimoto (ep 3)
Hiroyuki Koizumi (ep 15)
Hiroyuki Ogura (Nakamura Production; eps 11, 20, 23)
Hiroyuki Takahashi (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 16, 22
)

Hiroyuki Tanji (ep 21)
Hisao Muramatsu (ep 6)
Hisashi Saito (ep 2)
Hitoshi Kamata (4 episodes
eps 3, 9, 15, 23
)

Hitoshi Koga (ep 12)
Ichiro Hattori (eps 17, 20, 23)
Jun Fujiwara (ep 3)
Jun Shibata (ep 6)
Junko Komatsuzaki (Nakamura Production; ep 23)
Junko Matsushita (eps 1, 13, 21)
Junko Watanabe (ep 19)
Katsuhisa Yamamoto (eps 2, 7, 12)
Kazuhiko Ishii (eps 8, 14)
Kazuhiro Itakura (Nakamura Production; eps 3, 7)
Kazuhiro Takamura (eps 12, 21)
Kazumasa Orii (Tama Production; eps 11, 15)
Kazumi Ikeda (eps 16, 22)
Kazuo Inoue (ep 14)
Kazuo Sakai (8 episodes
eps 3, 9, 13, 15, 19-20, 23-24
)

Kei Tsuchiya (ep 19)
Keiichi Ishida (eps 4, 10, 16)
Keiichi Ishikura (ep 2)
Keiji Gotō (OP; eps 12, 20, 24)
Keiko Motoya (ep 11)
Keizou Ichikawa (ep 11)
Ken Ōtsuka (eps 2, 14)
Kenichirō Katsura (ep 5)
Kenichiro Ogata (ep 19)
Kenji Kuroyanagi (eps 11, 21, 24)
Kenji Matsuoka (eps 14, 18)
Kimiko Tamai (eps 14, 18)
Koichi Hatsumi (ep 21)
Kōichi Usami (ep 23)
Kōji Iwai (ep 15)
Kōji Kataoka (eps 3, 15, 21)
Kumiko Ōta (ep 11)
Mamoru Abiko (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 19, 23
)

Manabu Imura (ep 3)
Mari Nakatani (ep 21)
Mariko Aoki (ep 12)
Mariko Emori (ep 6)
Mariko Ueno (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 16, 22
)

Masaaki Sakurai (ep 6)
Masahiro Emoto (ep 1)
Masakazu Kawazoe (eps 1, 12)
Masakazu Okada (ep 13)
Masanori Aoyama (ep 18)
Masashi Ishihama (ep 1)
Masato Kato (ep 5)
Masaya Makita (eps 16, 22)
Masaya Tsuruta (ep 14)
Masumi Hoshino (Nakamura Production; 4 episodes
eps 7, 9, 11, 20
)

Mayumi Hidaka (eps 10, 16)
Michiko Igarashi (ep 6)
Michinori Chiba (eps 2, 21)
Minako Ito (Nakamura Production; eps 2, 13)
Minoru Kouno (eps 5, 14, 18)
Motoki Yagi (ep 5)
Naoki Arakawa (eps 3, 9)
Naoki Takahashi (Tama Production; ep 11)
Natsuko Suzuki (Zero-G Room; ep 17)
Noboru Jitsuhara (eps 2, 12, 21)
Nobuhiro Watanabe (Studio Jungle Gym; ep 7)
Nobuyuki Hata (Synergy Japan; ep 17)
Osamu Horiuchi (eps 1, 12, 20)
Osamu Kurosawa (eps 8, 18)
Reiko Kudo (ep 6)
Rika Mishima (ep 13)
Ryūta Nakahara (Zero-G Room; ep 17)
Satoru Minowa (ep 9)
Satoshi Inoue (Angle; 6 episodes
eps 1, 7, 12, 15, 21, 24
)

Setsuko Unno (ep 22)
Shigeki Awai (ep 11)
Shinichi Miyamae (ep 6)
Shinichi Takahashi (ep 3)
Shinobu Mōri (Telecom Animation Film; ep 17)
Shinobu Yoshioka (eps 16, 22)
Shōichi Masuo (5 episodes
eps 1, 11, 13, 21, 24
)

Shōji Endō (ep 12)
Shoji Sasai (ep 4)
Sugako Yamazaki (Tama Production; ep 11)
Taeko Oda (ep 23)
Taichi Nakaguma (eps 13, 15, 19)
Takaaki Fukuyo (ep 2)
Takaaki Wada (ep 1)
Takahiro Hosoki (ep 12)
Takahiro Miura (eps 5, 14, 18)
Takashi Hashimoto (ep 5)
Takashi Maruyama (eps 1, 7, 12)
Takashi Uchida (ep 6)
Takayuki Noguchi (4 episodes
eps 5, 8, 14, 18
)

Takeo Takahashi (eps 5, 13)
Takeo Tominaga (Nakamura Production; eps 19-20, 23)
Takeshi Itou (eps 1, 24)
Takeshi Ōkoshi (Zero-G Room; ep 17)
Tatsuro Nagai (ep 23)
Tomohiro Kawahara (ep 24)
Tomomi Mizuno (4 episodes
eps 3, 13, 20, 24
)

Tomoshige Inayoshi (Nakamura Production; 5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 9, 19-20
)

Tomoyasu Kurashima (eps 5, 18)
Tomoyuki Abe (Zero-G Room; ep 17)
Toru Matsuoka (eps 14, 18)
Toshihiko Shimada (eps 2, 13, 20)
Tsuguru Fukuda (Nakamura Production; eps 19-20)
Tsutomu Ohshiro (ep 13)
Tsutomu Shibutani (Nakamura Production; eps 9, 11)
Tsuyoshi Kimura (ep 23)
Wataru Hirasawa (ep 22)
Yasuko Miyazaki (5 episodes
eps 12, 15, 19, 21, 24
)

Yasunori Yamaguchi (Studio Jungle Gym; ep 7)
Yasushi Shingō (ep 7)
Yasuzō Iino (ep 6)
Yoko Hoshino (Tama Production; ep 15)
Yōko Ono (Tama Production; eps 11, 15)
Yoshihiro Sugai (ep 12)
Yoshihiro Taniguchi (eps 11, 15, 19)
Yoshikazu Sato (Zero-G Room; ep 17)
Yoshinobu Ando (5 episodes
eps 6-7, 13, 21, 24
)

Yuichi Kurosawa (Studio Boomerang; eps 11, 17)
Yūichi Tanaka (ep 24)
Yūji Miyashita (eps 5, 14)
Yukiko Ishibashi (ep 8)
Yukio Okano (ep 1)
Yumiko Ishii (eps 4, 10, 16)
Layout Supervisor: Keiji Gotō (ep 24)
Music producer: Takashi Watanabe
Photography: Toshikatsu Tokoro (T Nishimura; ep 1)
Recording: Yasushi Nagura
Sound Effect Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Sound Manager: Yoshimi Sugiyama
System Editing: Kengo Shigemura
Theme Song Arrangement: Yasunori Iwasaki (OP, ED)
Theme Song Composition: Kōhei Tanaka (OP, ED)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Junichi Satō (OP)
Koichi Chigira (ED)
Theme Song Performance: Yumi Matsuzawa
Ayako Kawasumi as Ruriko Ikusawa
Takahiro Sakurai as Shun Ukiya

Chinami Nishimura as Fen Feilin
Etsuko Kozakura as Meguro Kanetake (Megane)
Kikuko Inoue as Jun Sanders
Mayumi Iizuka as Reiko Asagiri
Miki Nagasawa as Keiko Ochiai
Naoko Takano as Kaoru Konoe 
Takehito Koyasu as Banba Choutarou

Chiemi Chiba as Saemi Ukiya
Fumihiko Tachiki as Assistant Commander
Hidekatsu Shibata as Devil count
Hiroko Konishi as Misao Sakimori
Hiroshi Naka as
Matsuda
Tetsuo Ikusawa
Houko Kuwashima as Mami Ryuukawa
Jin Yamanoi as Teacher
Junko Iwao as Francine Aryumage
Kaneto Shiozawa as Yasutaka Fukuoka
Kinryuu Arimoto as Tokiwatari Tetsuya (Shirei)
Mamiko Noto as Shun Ukiya (child)
Masami Suzuki as Yukino Houjou
Norio Wakamoto as Itoi (ep 15)
Rei Sakuma as Youko Ono
Rikako Aikawa as
Megumi Kurogane
Mieko Ikusawa
Ryouka Shima as Yasue Okamori
Sawa Ishige as Satoko Takanashi
Shinichirō Miki as Jim Skylark
Shōzō Iizuka as Machine general
Tomokazu Seki as Reiji Kageyama
Yuka Nishiguchi as Girl C (ep 21)
Yuko Sasamoto as Ayako Isagai
Yuriko Hishimi as Kazuko Ukiya
Japanese companies
Animation: GONZO
Art Setting: Kusanagi
Associate Animation Production:
Buyuu (ep 7)
Digimation
IMAGIN (5 episodes
eps 5, 8, 11, 17-18
)

JEC-E (ep 19)
Kyoto Animation (4 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 22
)

Studio Fantasia (ep 6)
Trans Arts Co. (ep 3)
Backgrounds:
Bihou, Inc.
BJCF
Digimation
DR Movie
E&G Films
Kusanagi (4 episodes
eps 7, 12, 15, 17
)

Broadcaster: WOWOW
Key Animation:
ANIK (ep 18)
Nakamura Production (10 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19-21, 23
)

Studio Angle (ep 21)
Studio Boomerang (eps 11, 17)
Studio Jungle Gym (ep 7)
Studio Wanpack (ep 22)
Synergy Japan (ep 17)
Tama Production (eps 11, 15)
Telecom Animation Film (ep 17)
Tokyo Animation Center
Zero-G (ep 17)
Music Production: Pony Canyon
Music Production Cooperation: IMAGINE
Online Editing: Q-Tec
Original story: GONZO
Planning: GONZO
Production:
GONZO
Media Factory
Sound Production: Rakuonsha
English cast
English staff
Translation: Anna Exter
ADR Script: Quint Lancaster
Executive producer: Hideki 'Henry' Goto
DVD Engineer: Joe Torcello
Production Coordination:
Kei Onishi
Osamu Maseba
Subtitle Timing: Anna Exter
Mitchell Ray as Shun Ukiya
Wendee Lee as Ruriko Ikusawa

Jane Alan as Ms. Shimamura, Phone Message
Johnny Yong Bosch as Reiji Kageyama
Julie Pickering as Reiko Asagiri
Kirk Thornton as Chotaro "Big Boss" Banba
Lia Sargent as Yukino Hojo
Lynn Fischer as Keiko Ochiai
Melissa Charles as Specs
Melissa Williamson as Jun Thunders
Michelle Ruff as Kaoru Konoe
Ruby Marlowe as Fen Fei-Ling

Abe Lasser as Kaiser Kikai
Bambi Darro as
Barako Ogawa
Dorm Student
Barbara Goodson as Kazuko Ukiya
Bo Williams as Train Passenger
Bob Johnson as Ooka Captain
Bodean Chubb as
Hippie with Yellow Shirt (ep 19)
Invader Voice
Ruriko's Father
Yasutaka Fukuoka
Catherine Luciani as Youko Ono
Christy Mathewson as
Gang Leader
Student
Dave Mallow as OP Narrator
David Lelyveld as Yuji Mitsuoka
David Lucas as Jim Skylark
Debbie Rothstein as Student
Doug Erholtz as
Hippie (ep 19)
Sailor
Emily Brown as Student
Gil Starberry as Yam Vendor
Ian Hawk as Hideki
Jackson Daniels as Mr. Nishiya
James Lyon as Commander
James Penrod as Fiancé
James Price as Commander
Jessica Gee as Ruriko's Mother
Joe Romersa as Hippie
Julie Maddalena as Kazu
Katie Ashley as Saemi Ukiya
Kermit Beachwood as Creditor
Kim Mai Nguyen as Student
Marie Downing as
Dorm Student
Yasue Okamori
Michelle Ruff as Elementary Student
Midge Mayes as Mother
Milt Jamin as Baron Akamasu
Mona Marshall as Young Shun
Naomi Jones as Nosey Neighbor (18)
Pajama Lee as Megumi Kurogane
Patricia Ja Lee as Misao Sakimori
Peter Doyle as Train Announcer
Peter Lee as Pit Crewman
Richard Barnes as Baron Akamasu
Richard Plantagenet as Mr. Matsuda
Russel Thor as Grandfahter
Steve Cannon as Teenage Commander
Steve Kramer as Rescue Worker
Susan Myers as Teacher
Tara Jayne as Classmate
Tony Oliver as Guitar Hippie
Zan as Satoko Takanashi

English companies
Broadcaster: AXN Asia (SE Asia)
DVD Authoring: SpeeDVD
DVD Menu Design: Nightjar, LLC
Licensed by:
Geneon Entertainment Inc. (Expired)
Packaging Design: Jason71.com
Recording Facility: Magnitude 8 Post
Subtitle Timing: ZRO Limit Productions
Subtitles: Captions, Inc.
Translating: ZRO Limit Productions
French staff
French cast
Adeline Moreau as Kaoru
Antoine Nouel as Commandant
Benjamin Pascal as
Binoclard
Kanetake Meguro
Benoit Du Pac as Reiji Kageyama
Delphine Liez as
Misao
Yukino Houjo
Eric Laugérias as Conte De L'enfer
Eric Missoffe as Tetsuo Ikusawa
Jérome Keen as
General Fukuaku
Itoi
Mecha général
Karine Pinoteau as Reiko Asagiri
Marie Millet as Ruriko Ikusawa
Maud Heywang as Guest
Olivia Dutron as Kozuka
Olivier Podesta as Shun Ukiya
Romain Altché as Guest
Sacha Supera as Keiko
Sasha Supera as Keiko Ochiai
Thierry Mercier as Chôtarô Bamba
Vincent Ribeira as Guest
Vincent Ribeiro as Jim Skylark
Yannick Debain as
Assistant du commandant
Guest

French companies
Broadcaster:
AB 1 (from 10 February 2008)
AB 3 (from 9 July 2007)
Mangas (from 10 October 2006)
NT1 (from 12 December 2006)
Distributor: KAZÉ
Tagalog staff
Tagalog cast
(none)
Sherwin Revestir as Ruriko Ikusawa

Noel Escondo as megane
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster:
ABS-CBN
HERO TV
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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