Daimajin Kanon

Daimajin Kanon (大魔神カノン) is a Japanese tokusatsu television drama produced by Kadokawa Pictures and broadcast on TV Tokyo.[1] The series premiered on April 2, 2010. The series retells the story of the original Daimajin film in a modern Japanese setting. Planned to run for 26 episodes, the series was prefaced by a manga by Seijuro Mizu in Young Ace magazine. Writing for the series is shared by Shinji Ōishi and Naruhisa Arakawa.

Daimajin Kanon
Genre	Fantasy, Tokusatsu
Written by	Shinji Ōishi Ai Sumikawa Naruhisa Arakawa Shinsuke Ōnishi Miyuki Sekiguchi
Directed by	Taro Sakamoto Nobuhiro Suzumura Atsushi Shimizu Takashi Miike
Starring	Yuka Rikuna Hidekazu Mashima Nao Nagasawa Takashi Yamanaka Tsuyoshi Mori Serina Ogawa Fuku Suzuki Ken Maeda Nao Kinomoto Shūhei Izumi Sayuki Matsumoto Rie Shibata Hiroyuki Nagato
Voices of	Junko Minagawa Nozomi Sasaki Kiyoshi Kobayashi Chō Nobuo Tanaka Tsunehiko Kamijō
Narrated by	Junko Minagawa
Opening theme	"Sing Your Heart Out" by Ryoko Moriyama
Ending theme	"Ashita Tenki ni Naare" & "Aruite Kaerou" by Lia
Composer(s)	Toshihiko Sahashi
Country of origin	Japan
Original language(s)	Japanese
No. of episodes	26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Seiichiro Inoue
Producer(s)	Shigenori Takatera
Release
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original release	April 2 (2010-04-02) – October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)
Chronology
Related shows	Daimajin
External links
Website

Episodes

Each episode of the series has its own unique kanji, but they are all read as "Kanon".

1. Distant Song (歌遠) - April 2, 2010
2. His Sound (彼音) - April 9, 2010
3. Warm Widow (寡温) - April 16, 2010
4. Indulgent Drink (過飲) - April 23, 2010
5. Rushed Favor (苛恩) - April 30, 2010
6. More Warmth (加温) - May 7, 2010
7. Hidden Song (歌隠) - May 14, 2010
8. Swirling Sound (渦音) - May 21, 2010
9. Summer Sound (夏音) - June 4, 2010
10. No Work (稼無) - June 11, 2010
11. Warm Regrets (憾温) - June 18, 2010
12. Of Obligation (化恩) - June 25, 2010
13. Decoy Grudge (囮怨) - July 2, 2010
14. Confused Sound (霞音) - July 9, 2010
15. Flower Sound (華音) - July 16, 2010
16. Valued Sound (価音) - July 23, 2010
17. Restrained Sound (枷音) - July 30, 2010
18. United Distance (叶遠) - August 6, 2010
19. Bold Warmth (敢温) - August 13, 2010
20. Dry Sound (枯音) - August 20, 2010
21. Beautiful Sound (佳音) - August 27, 2010
22. Passing Warmth (貫温) - September 3, 2010
23. Ring Factor (環因) - September 10, 2010
24. Colorful Hem (果縁) - September 17, 2010
25. Difficult Distance (彼遠) - September 24, 2010
26. Promised Song (歌恩) - October 1, 2010

Cast

• Kanon Mikazaki (巫崎 カノン, Mikazaki Kanon): Yuka Rikuna (里久鳴 祐果, Rikuna Yuka)
• Taihei (タイヘイ): Hidekazu Mashima (眞島 秀和, Mashima Hidekazu)
• Ikechiyo (イケチヨ): Nao Nagasawa (長澤 奈央, Nagasawa Nao)
• Tomosuke (トモスケ): Takashi Yamanaka (山中 崇, Yamanaka Takashi)
• Sawamori (サワモリ): Tsuyoshi Mori (森 豪士, Mori Tsuyoshi)
• Hashitaka (ハシタカ): Serina Ogawa (小川 瀬里奈, Ogawa Serina)
• Shota (ショウタ, Shōta): Fuku Suzuki (鈴木 福, Suzuki Fuku)
• Tamekichi (タメキチ): Ken Maeda (前田 健, Maeda Ken)
• Yumonji (ユモンジ): Nao Kinomoto (木野本 直, Kinomoto Nao)
• Kaenji (カエンジ): Shūhei Izumi (和泉 宗兵, Izumi Shūhei)
• Kirinoha (キリノハ): Sayuki Matsumoto (松本 さゆき, Matsumoto Sayuki)
• Otaki (オタキ): Rie Shibata (柴田 理恵, Shibata Rie)
• Jūzō (ジュウゾウ): Hiroyuki Nagato (長門 裕之, Nagato Hiroyuki)
• Buchinko (ブチンコ, Voice) & Narration: Junko Minagawa (皆川 純子, Minagawa Junko)
• Tamakko (タマッコ, Voice) & Kazahana (カザハナ, Voice): Nozomi Sasaki (ささき のぞみ, Sasaki Nozomi)
• Fukamatsu (フクマツ, Voice): Kiyoshi Kobayashi (小林 清志, Kobayashi Kiyoshi)
• Tōbee (トウベエ, Voice): Chō (チョー)
• Dōkan (ドウカン, Voice): Nobuo Tanaka (田中 信夫, Tanaka Nobuo)
• Bujin-sama (ブジンサマ, Voice): Tsunehiko Kamijō (上條 恒彦, Kamijō Tsunehiko)
• Ipadada (イパダダ): Naoki Taki (滝 直希, Taki Naoki)
• Kotaro Ushirone (後根 幸太郎, Ushirone Kōtarō): Enoku Shimegi (標 永久, Shimegi Enoku)
• Saki Uehara (上原 サキ, Uehara Saki): Natsuna (夏菜)
• Ikki (イッキ): Keisuke Tarumi (夛留見 啓助, Tarumi Keisuke)
• Shinya (シンヤ, Shin'ya): Dai Yoshimi (好美 大, Yoshimi Dai)

Theme songs

All songs were written by Shoko Fujibayashi and composed by Toshihiko Sahashi.

Opening theme

• "Sing your heart out"
  • Artist: Ryoko Moriyama

Ending themes

Both songs performed by Lia

• "Ashita Tenki ni Naare" (あした天気になぁれ, "Tomorrow the Weather Will Change")
  • Episodes: 1-13
• "Aruite Kaerou" (歩いて帰ろう, "Walk Back Home")
  • Episodes: 14-25

References

1. "大魔神大復活♪　『大魔神カノン』絶賛放送中です". 2010-04-07. Archived from the original on 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-14.

External links

• Official website
• Official TV Tokyo website