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Spirit of Wonder: Shounen Kagaku Club

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Main Title	Spirit of Wonder: Shounen Kagaku Club (a1957)
Official Title	en Spirit of Wonder: Scientific Boys Club
Official Title	ja Spirit of Wonder: 少年科學倶楽部
Type	OVA, 2 episodes
Year	25.01.2001 until 25.07.2001
Season	Winter 2000/01
Tags	[similar]
Resources	Wiki (en) Wiki (jp) Allcinema Anison Syoboi ANN (All)(S1-S3)
Rating	6.60 (357)
Average	6.91 (358)
Review Rating	N/A (0)
Added by	hidden on 2004-05-22 14:24
Edited by	hidden on 2016-08-29 14:45

Main Title	Spirit of Wonder: Shounen Kagaku Club (a1957)
Official Title	en Spirit of Wonder: Scientific Boys Club
Official Title	ja Spirit of Wonder: 少年科學倶楽部
Official Title	deverified Spirit of Wonder
Official Title	frverified Spirit of Wonder - Le club des scientifiques

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Hidaka Noriko	as	China
Suzumura Ken`ichi	as	Jack
Yuzuki Ryouka	as	Windy
Hazama Michio	as	Breckenridge
Hirose Masashi	as	Cooper
Hashi Takaya	as	Gordon
Shibamoto Hiroyuki	as	Jim
Fuchizaki Yuriko	as	Lily
Oka Kazuo	as	Shepherd

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Original Work:	Tsuruta Kenji
Direction:	Annou Takashi
Character Design:	Yanagida Yoshiaki
Animation Work:	Asia-dou

Brand new adventures await those who seek a new 'Spirit of Wonder'. As young boys, Cooper, Gordon, and Shepherd were enchanted by the theories of life on Mars published by Percival Lowell. Forming a group club called the "Scientific Boys Club" the trio will embark upon their long-time dream of traveling to Mars! And while the town of Bristol may be small, it's always exciting! What'll happen when the town's very own Miss China is shrunken to the size of a pea? Take a new voyage with three very special short stories "Shrinking of Miss China", "Planet of Miss China" and "Sake Cup of Miss China".

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Plan to Watch 54586h

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by manmohanth on 2011-03-26 15:15

It is Well Made and Certainly a must see for a anime fan, 70 minutes of entertainment and dreams, u certainly get attached to it

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China

female, physically strongIn comparison to the norm, someone who is physically strong possesses superior, sometimes even unnatural, physical strength. Said strength usually allows them to win fights, or at least to last longer; stronger people are also normally able to withstand harsh conditions more easily than the rest, and even do things as simple as carrying heavy weights around. This tag also applies when a race is stronger than others (think the Sayajin), as long as said weaker races are also a part of the cast.

voiced by: Hidaka Noriko

Jack

male

voiced by: Suzumura Ken`ichi

Windy

female, braidsBraids is a style of hair in which the hair is interweaved into locks. Braids can be displayed in various styles, such as twin braid tails or a braided hair hairband.

voiced by: Yuzuki Ryouka

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Breckenridge

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voiced by: Hazama Michio

Cooper

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voiced by: Hirose Masashi

Gordon

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voiced by: Hashi Takaya

Jim

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voiced by: Shibamoto Hiroyuki

Lily

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voiced by: Fuchizaki Yuriko

Shepherd

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voiced by: Oka Kazuo

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voiced by: Arimoto Kinryuu

カール

voiced by: Nishimura Tomomichi

サリバン

voiced by: Naka Yousuke

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Credit	Name	in Episodes	Comment
Original Work (原作)	Tsuruta Kenji
Direction (監督)	Annou Takashi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Yanagida Yoshiaki
Mechanical Design (メカニックデザイン)	Koyama Masahiro
Music Work (音楽制作)	Victor Entertainment
Music Work Assistance (音楽制作協力)	Imagine
Art Direction (美術監督)	Yoshihara Shun`ichirou
Layout Supervision (レイアウト監修)	Kawaguchi Hiroshi
Colour Design (色彩設定)	Suzuki Takako
Animation Work (アニメーション制作)	Asia-dou
Production (製作)	Bandai Visual

Script/Screenplay (脚本)	Annou Takashi
Storyboard (絵コンテ)	Annou Takashi
Episode Direction (演出)	Annou Takashi
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Sekine Masayuki
Animation Direction (作画監督)	Yanagida Yoshiaki

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Relation	Song	in Episodes	Rating	Credit	Staff	Comment
ending	Born to Dream	1	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	SCIENTIFIC BOYS CLUB
				Lyrics (作詞)	Watanabe Natsumi
				Music Composition (作曲)	Matsuo Hayato
				Music Arrangement (編曲)	Matsuo Hayato
	Touka Boukyou	2	N/A (0)	Vocals/Performed by (歌手)	Hidaka Noriko
				Lyrics (作詞)	Watanabe Natsumi
				Music Composition (作曲)	Matsuo Hayato
				Music Arrangement (編曲)	Matsuo Hayato

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EP	Title	Duration	Air Date	Action
1	Scientific Boys Club 1	35m	25.01.2001
2	Scientific Boys Club 2	35m	25.07.2001
S1	Shrinking of Miss China	15m	25.01.2001
S2	Planet of Miss China	20m	25.07.2001
S3	Sake Cup of Miss China	15m	23.01.2004
P1	Omake	1m

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