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Ai Monogatari: 9 Love Stories

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Main Title	Ai Monogatari: 9 Love Stories (a3354)
Official Title	ja 愛物語 9 Love Stories
Type	OVA
Year	02.04.1993
Season	Spring 1993
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Rating	6.73 (266)
Average	6.61 (268)
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Main Title	Ai Monogatari: 9 Love Stories (a3354)
Official Title	ja 愛物語 9 Love Stories
Synonym	9 Love Stories, 9 історій кохання, 9 قصص حب

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Original Work:	Kawaguchi Kaiji
Direction:	Suzuki Iku
Character Design:	Yanagida Yoshiaki
Work:	Animate Film

An OVA based on the work of Kawaguchi Kaiji consisting of nine independent stories, each animated by a different director. With Beatles music involved, somewhere.

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Explanation by vladimirvy on Tuesday, 03.04.2012 07:35 6h495j

Seinen slice of life, with realistic artwork and emotions.

Ningen Kousaten

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by tessachan on 2012-01-28 15:09

Not all of the stories are great, but just because of that you shouldn't hold back from trying this one. It's has some really nice romance stories; especially for those of you who want more from a plot than the sudden girlfriend/boyfriend appearance.

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Credit	Name	Comment
Original Work (原作)	Kawaguchi Kaiji
Music Producer (音楽プロデューサー)	Ooba Tatsuo
Music Work (音楽制作)	NYXインターナショナル
Sound Direction (音響監督)	Matsuura Noriyoshi
Sound Work (音響制作)	Gen
Sound Effects (効果)	Itou Katsumi
Editing (編集)	Jay Film
	Kakesu Shuuichi	Jay Film (ジェイ・フィルム)
	Seki Kazuhiko	Jay Film (ジェイ・フィルム)
Producer (プロデューサー)	Sawanobori Masaki
Producer (プロデューサー)	Shibahara Yasushi
Production Generalisation (制作プロデューサー)	Hasegawa Hiroshi
	Ikeguchi Kazuhiko
	Katou Nagateru
Planning (企画)	Fujiwara Masamichi
Planning Assistance (企画協力)	Studio Hard
Work Assistance (制作協力)	Studio Deen
Work (制作)	Animate Film
Production (製作)	Toho
Publication (著作)	Toho

Story 1: Dakishimetai (抱きしめたい) 1a3w3j

Direction (監督)	Mochizuki Tomomi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Aoshima Katsumi
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Aoshima Katsumi
Key Animation (原画)	Aoshima Katsumi

Story 2: HERO 4j3y26

Direction (監督)	Morimoto Kouji
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Kiyoyama Shigetaka
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Morimoto Kouji
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Kiyoyama Shigetaka
Key Animation (原画)	Andou Masahiro
	Gotou Takahiro
	Morohashi Shinji
	Nishimura Satoshi
	Tanabe Osamu
	Yuuki Akihiro

Story 3: Yoru o Buttobase (夜をぶっとばせ) 18336f

Direction (監督)	Hamatsu Mamoru
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Murase Shuukou
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Murase Shuukou
Key Animation (原画)	Murase Shuukou

Story 4: Jikan yo Tomare (時間よ止まれ) 1y364x

Direction (監督)	Hamasaki Hiroshi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Hamasaki Hiroshi
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Hamasaki Hiroshi
Key Animation (原画)	Hamasaki Hiroshi
	Kaiya Toshihisa
	Tsubata Yoshiaki
	Yuasa Masaaki

Story 5: Uragiri no Machikado (裏切りの街角) 64nr

Direction (監督)	Mochizuki Tomomi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Yanagida Yoshiaki
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Nishimura Hiroyuki
Key Animation (原画)	Kaiya Toshihisa
	Kawaguchi Hiroshi
	Shibata Akihiro

Story 6: Ai Sazu ni wa Irarenai (愛さずにいられない) 5u6rr

Direction (監督)	Oomori Hidetoshi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Oomori Hidetoshi
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Oomori Hidetoshi
Key Animation (原画)	Oomori Hidetoshi

Story 7: Ano Hi ni Kaeritai (あの日に帰りたい) 4u4y64

Direction (監督)	Annou Takashi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Tobe Atsuo
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Tobe Atsuo
Key Animation (原画)	Tobe Atsuo

Story 8: Tomadou Pelican (とまどうペリカン) 5x3y2x

Direction (監督)	Sawai Kouji
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Tokura Norimoto
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Tokura Norimoto
Key Animation (原画)	Fujikawa Futoshi
Key Animation (原画)	Tokura Norimoto

Story 9: White Christmas (ホワイトクリスマス) 22n44

Direction (監督)	Suzuki Iku
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Kannan Masaaki
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Kannan Masaaki
Key Animation (原画)	Kannan Masaaki

Title (タイトル)	Maki Pro
Film Processing (現像)	Tokyo Genzousho
Recording (録音)	Tsuruta Keisuke
Recording Studio (録音スタジオ)	Gen
Publicity Producer (宣伝プロデューサー)	Yuta Satoshi
Publicity Producer (宣伝プロデューサー)	吹野美佐子

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insert song	Ai Sazu ni Irarenai	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	バニー・ハル
			Lyrics (作詞)	Don Gibson
			Music Composition (作曲)	Don Gibson
			Music Arrangement (編曲)	Yamaguchi Eiji
	Ano Hi ni Kaeritai	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	チャリート
			Lyrics (作詞)	Arai Yumi
			Music Composition (作曲)	Arai Yumi
			Music Arrangement (編曲)	Matsutouya Masataka
			English Translation (英訳詞)	PENNY
	Dakishimetai	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	The Beatles
			Lyrics (作詞)	John Lennon
			Music Composition (作曲)	Paul McCartney
	Hero: Hero ni Naru Toki, Sore wa Ima	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	Kai Band
			Lyrics (作詞)	Kai Yoshihiro
			Music Composition (作曲)	Kai Yoshihiro
	Jikan yo Tomare	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (唄)	比山貴咏志
			Lyrics (作詞)	Yamakawa Keisuke
			Music Composition (作曲)	Yazawa Eikichi
	Tomadou Pelican	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	川畑義才
			Lyrics (作詞)	Inoue Yousui
			Music Composition (作曲)	Inoue Yousui
			Music Arrangement (編曲)	Katou Michiaki
	Uragiri no Machikado	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	Kai Band
			Lyrics (作詞)	Kai Yoshihiro
			Music Composition (作曲)	Kai Yoshihiro
	White Christmas	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	Bing Crosby
			Lyrics (作詞)	アービング・バーリン
			Music Composition (作曲)	アービング・バーリン
	Yoru o Buttobase	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	ビリー・ヘブンフィールド
			Lyrics (作詞)	ミック・ジャガー
			Music Composition (作曲)	ミック・ジャガー

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1	Part 1 of 2	50m	02.04.1993
2	Part 2 of 2	45m	02.04.1993

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