Saikano 2002
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. is a manga, anime, and OVA series by Shin Takahashi, creator of Iihito and Kimi no Kakera. Saikano was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine. A live-action movie adaptation was released in Japan on January 28, 2006 with Aki Maeda starring as Chise. The Saikano manga and anime series has been licensed and is being distributed by Viz Media in English in North America. The anime series is distributed in the UK by Manga Entertainment. Although the city is not mentioned by name in the series, many of the locations used in Saikano can by all probability be found in Otaru-shi, west of Sapporo. The train station, "Hell Hill", the Asahi Observation Hill, the view over the harbor, and the school all have similar looking counterparts in the city of Otaru.
- Released: 2002-07-02
- Runtime: 25 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics
- Stars: Miki Ito, Shin-ichiro Miki, Shirô Ishimoda, Fumiko Orikasa, Yuu Sugimoto
- Director: Hisashi Kagawa, Itaru Era, Keiichiro Miyoshi, Naoko Takahashi, Makoto Moriwaki
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1. We Fall in Love 2002-07-02
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2. I'm Growing... 2002-07-09
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3. Together, Alone 2002-07-16
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5. Liar... 2002-07-30
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6. Classmates 2002-08-06
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7. What I Want to Protect 2002-08-13
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8. Everyone's Changing 2002-08-20
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10. And Then... 2002-09-03
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11. A Time for Us 2002-09-10
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12. Love Song 2002-09-17
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13. And We Will Love 2002-09-24
