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Main Title	Kick-Heart (a9493)
Official Title	ja KICK-HEART
Official Title	en Kick-Heart
Type	OVA
Year	26.05.2013
Season	Spring 2013
Tags	[similar]
Resources	Kickstarter Official website Wiki (en) Wiki (jp) Amazon Allcinema ANN IMDB MAL
Rating	4.79 (665)
Average	5.86 (668)
Review Rating	7.16 (1)
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Main Title	Kick-Heart (a9493)
Official Title	ja KICK-HEART
Official Title	en Kick-Heart
Synonym	キックハート, キック・ハート

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Kanuka Mitsuaki	as	Boss
Matsumoto Shinobu	as	Devil Chicken
Takagi Wataru	as	Father
Honda Takako	as	Juliet
Suzuki Tatsuhisa	as	Maki Romeo
Nitta Makiko	as	Sister
Satou Miyuki	as	Vacuum Fat

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Direction:	Yuasa Masaaki
Character Design:	Mihara Michio
Music:	Oorutaichi
Animation Work:	Production I.G

Kick-Heart is a love story between Romeo, a successful pro-wrestler, and Juliet, a nun who lives a secret double-life as a female pro-wrestler. Romeo's secret is that he enjoys taking a beating in the ring, while Juliet feels invigorated when facing her opponents as a wrestler. When the two meet in the ring, the fireworks fly. Their story is set in the colourful backdrop of the professional wrestling world. Will Juliet reveal her true identity to the one she loves? Will Romeo be able to share his secret to the world?

Note: This production was funded by people donating money via Kickstarter

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Explanation by Cuan on Saturday, 03.08.2013 10:10 4k5z65

Boxer/wrestler falling in love with a nun.

Ichi Pound no Fukuin

OVA, 1988, 5.41 (336), 6.17 (338)

Approval: 50.00% (8 votes)

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by Xaaron on 2014-11-19 16:48

for animation lovers, the kind that love animation more as an means of expression rather than a merchandising vehicle.

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by NinesmileSs on 2014-04-20 06:56

Lovable. Yet, I dont think it needs any description.

recommended

by 8day on 2013-11-17 20:05

Two words: Yuasa Masaaki. If you like Kaiba etc., then you should also like this one.

must see

by M4dness on 2013-08-24 01:07

This is the most absurd, illogical and funniest short I've ever watched! :D A must see: it's only 12 minutes! ;)

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by megafat on 2018-08-04 02:24

Rating: 7.16

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Japan can come up with some weird and wonderful things. This is a country where people can pre-order their Christmas dinner months in advance from KFC, have hotels with rooms that are slightly larger than coffins, and have mascots for literally everything, such as bottled water, train lines, and even prisons. And it's not like the west doesn't have it's fair share of weirdness either, just take a look at wrestling. Throughout the history of wrestling, there have been wrestlers such as Doink the Clown, Xanta Claus, who is an evil Santa Claus, and Perry Saturn, a man who fell in love with a mop that had a face on it. So naturally there would be some crossover. A demonstration of this is Kick-Heart.

Kick-heart came out in 2013 and is a short film produced by Production I.G. It was fully funded on Kickstarter and was the first anime to be fully funded by crowdfunding and open up the doors to many other anime projects. I was screened at several festivals and first aired on television on Toonami.

The short film has some pretty good talent behind it. The director is Masaaki Yuasa, the person who created Mind Game (2005) , Kemonozume (2006), Kaiba (2008), and Tatami Galaxy (2010), and he went on to direct Ping Pong (2014) shortly after this. So there is a reason to be interested in seeing this short.

It's a love story between two people that have a secret to hide, one a pro-wrestler and the other a nun. There isn't much of a story to Kick-Heart beyond it's initial premise since it's about 12 minutes long, and i don't want to spoil much of it so you can see it for yourself. It really doesn't need to be more complicated than it is.

The short brings you in with it's animation style, and thankfully, it has plenty of style. It shows off it's animation talents proudly. It's animation is fast and energetic, and suits the concept very well.

Unsurprisingly, this has a cult following. Surprisingly though, it got an English fandub while the fans were waiting for the official English dub to get released. Whether it's worth listening to is up to you, but i imagine if you like something on the weirder side like Kick-Heart, the fandub might up your alley.

Kick-Heart is worth checking out for those who like the unusual side of anime that comes out of Japan. It definitely has a great weird energy to it and a unique style, but it's not for everyone, so you have been warned.. It's only 12 minutes, so you can watch it on your lunch break or if you're waiting for something and you need to the time.

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female, wrestlingWrestling is a fight between two people without weapons, in which each person tries to beat their opponent. Wrestlers use clinching, holding, locking, and leverage. It resembles ritual fighting as it avoids things that will likely lead to serious injury. It is similar to military hand-to-hand combat or self-defence systems.

voiced by: Honda Takako

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male, wristbandWristbands are encircling strips worn on the wrist, made from a variety of materials depending on the purpose. The term can be used to refer to the bracelet-like band of a wristwatch, to the cuff or other part of a sleeve that covers the wrist, or to decorative or functional bands worn on the wrist for other reasons, such as lanyards.

voiced by: Suzuki Tatsuhisa

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Boss

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voiced by: Kanuka Mitsuaki

Devil Chicken

male, wrestlingWrestling is a fight between two people without weapons, in which each person tries to beat their opponent. Wrestlers use clinching, holding, locking, and leverage. It resembles ritual fighting as it avoids things that will likely lead to serious injury. It is similar to military hand-to-hand combat or self-defence systems.

voiced by: Matsumoto Shinobu

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voiced by: Takagi Wataru

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female, young adultSomeone is generally considered a young adult if they are between 20 to 40 years old.

voiced by: Honda Takako

Maki Romeo

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voiced by: Suzuki Tatsuhisa

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female, nunA nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

voiced by: Nitta Makiko

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Credit	Name	Comment
Original Story (オリジナルストーリー)	Production I.G
Original Story (オリジナルストーリー)	Yuasa Masaaki
Direction (監督)	Yuasa Masaaki
Supervision (監修)	Oshii Mamoru
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Mihara Michio
Music (音楽)	Oorutaichi
Sound Direction (音響監督)	Oorutaichi
Sound Producer (音響プロデューサー)	Koizumi Kisuke
Sound Production (音響製作)	Jinnan Studio
Editing (編集)	Hamauzu Taeko
Colour Design (色彩設計)	Watanabe Youko
Colour Coordinator (カラーコーディネイト)	Choi Eun-Yeong
Photographic Direction (撮影監督)	Tanaka Kouji
Executive Producer (エグゼクティブプロデューサー)	Ishikawa Mitsuhisa
Producer (プロデューサー)	Justin Leach
Producer (プロデューサー)	Terakawa Hidekazu
Animation Work (アニメーション制作)	Production I.G

Animation Direction (作画監督)	Mihara Michio
Animation (作画)	Choi Eun-Yeong
	Mihara Michio
	Yuasa Masaaki
In-Between Animation Check (動画チェック)	Sakai Reiko
In-Between Animation (動画)	A-Line
	Aizu Satsuki
	Asahi Production
	Diomedea
	Doga Kobo
	Hiraiwa Satoshi
	Inoue Yoshiko
	Kikuchi Shougo	Tatsunoko Production
	Kinoshita Mika
	Kobashi Hiroyuki
	Kojima Tomoyuki	Tatsunoko Production
	Ogino Miki	Studio Muu
	Oh! Production
	Ookoshi Takeshi	Tatsunoko Production
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	Rising Force
	Saitou Yuka
	Sakai Reiko
	Satou Chiharu
	Shirai Takana	Studio 4°C
	Shiroki Hitomi	Studio 4°C; given as "Hitomi Shiroki"
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	Studio 4C
	Studio MAT
	Studio Muu
	Sugita Marumi
	Taguchi Yumiko	Studio 4°C
	Taikan Anime
	Takahashi Hatsumi
	Takemoto Nonoko	Tatsunoko Production
	Tatsunoko Production
	Yamazaki Sayo	Studio Muu
	Yoshiyama Yuu	Studio Muu
Finishing/Clean-up Check (仕上チェック)	Matsubara Shinji
Finishing/Clean-up (仕上)	Arisawa Noriko
	Fujita Erika
	Fujita Yuuko
	Kitani Tomomi
	Matsubara Shinji
	Noda Sayoko
	Okada Yuri
	Sakai Narumi
	Satou Kumiko
	Shimokawa Mariko
	Studio Road
	Takeda Yuka
	Watanabe Natsumi
Art (美術)	Aymeric Kevin
Photography (撮影)	Furukawa Fumio
	Matsumoto Sachiko
	Sakuma Miki
Photography Manager (撮影管理)	Takagi Hironori
Sound Design (サウンドデザイン)	Inada Yuusuke
Sound Mixing Engineer (MAエンジニア)	Sunaoshi Tomohiro
Special Thanks (スペシャルサンクス)	Kickstarter

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