Sakura Tsuushin

Sakura Tsuushin cover
Format
OVA
Episodes
12
Episode Duration
22 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
5-21-1997
End Date
10-22-1997
Season
spring 1997
Average Score
5.7
Mean Score
5.8
Studios
Shaft
Producers
ADV Films Kitty Film
Source
manga
Genres
Comedy Drama Ecchi Romance Slice of Life

A Keio University (one of the top three colleges in Japan) exam candidate, Touma Inaba, is interrupted when a cute young girl, Urara Kasuga, arrives at his hotel room door. She later turns out to be his cousin who he barely remembers from his childhood. Urara, who had felt something special for him (an other-than-cousinly-love), invites Touma to live with her since he has no place to stay other than the hotel room. Before taking the test, Touma meets Meiko Yotsuba, a beautiful, sophisticated woman also trying to get into Keio. Meiko gets into Keio but Touma does not, due to a cold Urara had given him shortly before. Although he did not make it, he pretends he does to earn the respect of Meiko. Touma is caught up in a love triangle with Urara and Meiko, while struggling to keep Meiko believing he's really a Keio student and still be there for Urara at the same time.

Characters

Touma Inaba

Touma Inaba

main

Mitsuaki Madono

Japanese

Mitsuaki Madono
Urara Kasuga

Urara Kasuga

main

Kyouko Hikami

Japanese

Kyouko Hikami
Meiko Yotsuba

Meiko Yotsuba

supporting

Mako Hyoudou

Japanese

Mako Hyoudou
Komi Natsuki

Komi Natsuki

supporting

Rumi Kasahara

Japanese

Rumi Kasahara

Staff

U-jin

U-jin

Original Creator

Kunitoshi Okajima

Kunitoshi Okajima

Director

Kenji Terada

Kenji Terada

Series Composition

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Character Design

Youko Mihashi

Youko Mihashi

Color Design

Tsuguo Ozawa

Tsuguo Ozawa

Director of Photography

Recommendations

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Touma Inaba

Touma Inaba

main

Mitsuaki Madono

Japanese

Mitsuaki Madono
Urara Kasuga

Urara Kasuga

main

Kyouko Hikami

Japanese

Kyouko Hikami
Meiko Yotsuba

Meiko Yotsuba

supporting

Mako Hyoudou

Japanese

Mako Hyoudou
Komi Natsuki

Komi Natsuki

supporting

Rumi Kasahara

Japanese

Rumi Kasahara
U-jin

U-jin

Original Creator

Kunitoshi Okajima

Kunitoshi Okajima

Director

Kenji Terada

Kenji Terada

Series Composition

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Character Design

Youko Mihashi

Youko Mihashi

Color Design

Tsuguo Ozawa

Tsuguo Ozawa

Director of Photography

Haruhiko Kuriyagawa

Haruhiko Kuriyagawa

Editing

Junichi Uematsu

Junichi Uematsu

Editing

Yasunori Honda

Yasunori Honda

Sound Director

Junichi Sasaki

Junichi Sasaki

Sound Effects

Mitsuo Hagita

Mitsuo Hagita

Music

Nari Kanbayashi

Nari Kanbayashi

Music Director

Hideaki Kaneko

Hideaki Kaneko

Music Producer

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Chief Animation Director

Hiroshi Tabata

Hiroshi Tabata

Planning

Charles Campbell

Charles Campbell

ADR Producer (English)

Shouji Muronaga

Shouji Muronaga

Producer

Tooru Taga

Tooru Taga

Producer

Hiroshi Wakao

Hiroshi Wakao

Producer

Kenji Terada

Kenji Terada

Script (eps 1-12)

Charles Campbell

Charles Campbell

ADR Director (English)

John Ledford

John Ledford

ADR Executive Producer (English)

Gary Lipkowitz

Gary Lipkowitz

ADR Producer (English)

Lowell Bartholomee

Lowell Bartholomee

ADR Producer (English)

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