Hiwou War Chronicles | |
機巧奇傳 ヒヲウ戦記 (Karakuri Kiden Hiwō Senki) | |
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Genre | Mecha, Adventure |
Created by | Bones Shō Aikawa |
Manga | |
Written by | Shō Aikawa |
Illustrated by | Ichi Jinguuji |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Magazine Z |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1999 – 2001 |
Volumes | 4 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tetsurō Amino |
Produced by | Katsuhiko Gotō Mitsuyuki Yokohama Michiru Ōshima Shirō Sasaki Korefumi Seki Masahiko Minami |
Written by | Akihiko Inari Fuyunori Gobu Naruhisa Arakawa Shō Aikawa (screenwriter) Yutaka Nada |
Music by | Hiroshi Yamaguchi |
Studio | Bones |
Licensed by | |
Original network | NHK BS-2 |
English network | |
Original run | October 24, 2000 – May 1, 2001 |
Episodes | 26 |
Hiwou War Chronicles (Japanese: 機巧奇傳ヒヲウ戦記, Hepburn: Karakuri Kiden Hiwō Senki, lit. "Karakuri Amazing Legend Hiwou War Chronicles") is an anime series, and the first to be produced by Bones. The series was first aired on NHK BS-2 and ran for twenty six episodes, from October 24, 2000, 'til May 1, 2001. Created by Shō Aikawa and directed by Tetsurō Amino, the series' character designer and chief animation director was the late Hiroshi Ōsaka.
The series was subsequently aired by the anime television network Animax, who also aired it across its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia.[1]
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Story
The series is set within the Meiji period of Japan, following a small boy named Hiwou. The townspeople have lived simply, making "Clockwork Dolls" or "karakuri" for festivals. Hiwou's father left the family on a long trip, and their mother has since died. The children live with friends.
Their simple life vanishes when the "Wind Gang" appears, destroys the city with their own clockwork dolls, and captures its citizens. Hiwō and his siblings and friends, Shishi, Machi, Tetsu, Mayu, Sai, and baby Jyobu (who are exploring a cave at the time), escape unharmed and embark on a quest to save the town. They take with them Homura, a huge clockwork doll that functions like a giant robot.
Along the way, they are forced to use their clockwork dolls as weapons - something they were never supposed to do, according to Hiwō's father. Early in the series, they meet Arashi, a member of the Wind Gang, and Hana and Yuki, two samurai daughters who ended up traveling with the group.
Hiwō and his friends encounter a number of historical figures, before these people entered the history books during the Meiji Restoration.
Production
Staff
- Director: Tetsuro Amino
- Music: Hiroshi Yamaguchi
- Original creator: Shō Aikawa
- Character Design: Hajime Jinguji, Hiroshi Osaka
- Art director: Nobuto Sakamoto
- Mecha design: Junya Ishigaki
- Director of Photography: Youichi Ōgami
- Color Coordination: Kenji Chiba
- Historical Verification: Tetsunori Iwashita
- Main Animation Director: Hiroshi Osaka
- Sound director: Yasuo Uragami
- Animation Production: BONES
Cast
- Houko Kuwashima as Hiwō
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Machi
- Rikako Aikawa as Shishi
- Akiko Yajima as Mayu
- Haruna Ikezawa as Hana
- Omi Minami as Yuki
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Ryōma Sakamoto
- Nobuo Tobita as Sai
- Shinasichiro Miki as Arashi
- Yoko Teppouzuka as Tetsu
- Yuko Mizutani as Alexander
- Yūji Takada as Aka
- Masako Ebisu as Narrator
- Chisato Nakajima as Child (ep 2)
- Yukimasa Kishino as Gennosuke (ep 6)
Music
Opening theme
Hiwou no Theme(ヒヲウのテーマ) by Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Ending theme
CROSSROAD by Kumiko Endō
References
- ^ "Hiwow War Chronicles". Animax Asia. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
Subtitles
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_01_v2[Dual Audio][2e5189fd].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Koennen wir bald den Berg Fuji sehen?
Mit diesem Nebel ist das unmoeglich,
obwohl Fujiyama der schoenste Berg der Welt ist.
Our story begins in Japan, About 140 years ago.
To be more precise, it was the beginning of the industrial age.
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_02_v2[Dual Audio][ab14931c].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Oh, this is not a story about crows.
Do you know of the Konjaku Monogatari, a collection of old Japanese folktales?
Please ask somebody about it if you haven't, okay?
In this ancient folktale,
The oldest clockwork doll in Japan makes an appearance.
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_03[Dual Audio][bed029b2].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The incident outside the Sakurada gates.
One year and eight months,
before Hiwou and his friends set out on their journey,
the highest ranking power behind the Edo Shogunate,
the chief minister, Naosuke li, was suddenly attacked.
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_04[Dual Audio][30c6658b].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Will this turn into a war?
Are they coming after us?
I wonder if the officials are coping well.
July 1853,
Holding the letter from the American President Fillmore...
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_05[Dual Audio][609f21af].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Gennai Hiraga!
That murderous electrical weapon, hand it over now!
Murderous?
Why you!
Speak!
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_06_v2[Dual Audio][9ece2879].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
On July 8th, 1853,
Commodore Perry first landed in Japan.
The Shogunate opened up the small fishing village
of Yokohama to be used as a port by Perry's fleet.
With the port's opening, many other countries began visiting Japan.
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_07_v2[Dual Audio][97ab35a6].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
When we speak of the warring states,
castles and feudal lords immediately come to mind.
And of course, the ninjas.
In the year 1600, during the battle of Sekigahara...
Hanzo, anything new to report?
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_08_v2[Dual Audio][81c7ea81].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Three years and ten months into the Bunkyu era,
about 2 years after Hiwou and the rest set out on their journey.
The Tokugawa Shogunate had set up a naval base in Kobe...
...for the training of new naval personnel.
The man responsible for making this possible...
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_09[Dual Audio][145eddca].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Third year of the Bunkyu era.
A little over a year after Hiwou and the others set out on their journey.
This is the Shintoku Temple in Mibu Village, Kyoto.
Among the westerners, the most arrogant ones are the English!
Gathered here were three hundred ronin samurai,
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_10[Dual Audio][c1b36937].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
While Japan was in upheaval due to their...
"Revere the Emperor, Oust the Westerners" movement...
Their neighboring nation China,
then known as "Qing", was also in chaos.
A major uprising called...
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_11[Dual Audio][57c95118].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Just to refresh your memory,
this is the incident outside the Sakurada Gates,
about one and a half years before Hiwou set out on his journey.
Hold it there!
Hold it right there!
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_12[Dual Audio][36602644].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
In January of the 7th year of the Kaei period,
close to the transition into the Ansei Period.
In the Teramachi district of Kyoto,
a steam-powered clockwork doll play is being performed.
This all happened one year after Hiwou was born.
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_13[Dual Audio][df2757ac].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The southernmost area of Kyushu,
presently known as Kagoshima Prefecture,
used to be called the State of Satsuma-Oosumi...
...and was ruled by the Shimazu Clan for generations.
Even though it's located furthest away from Edo, they opened...
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_14[Dual Audio][3708401e].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The Tengu Sword,
it's said to be a double-edged sword...
...with a blade that's ten feet long.
The sword is kept in a temple in Mt. Kurama, where it got its name.
Mt. Kumara?
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_15[Dual Audio][614b6500].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
The year 1866, Keio Second Year.
The Shogunate has started issuing overseas travel permits...
...to all those who apply for it.
It has become possible for students...
...and businessmen to go abroad for development.
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_16[Dual Audio][a0906c92].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Machines walking upright as easily as human beings.
To an engineer, this was an almost impossible dream.
But there were still researchers...
...who continued to challenge this problem.
It won't work! It won't walk no matter what I do!
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_17[Dual Audio][9c547ca6].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
In the 7th year of the Kae period,
a big earthquake hit the Tokai region of Japan.
At that time, the Diana, a ship...
...belonging to the Russian Imperial Navy,
had a call at the Shimoda port of Izu.
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_18[Dual Audio][44c93de2].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Around the time that Hiwou and the others...
...were traveling towards Shingetsu,
there were some Japanese who were traveling in Europe.
To prepare for amending the treaty terms,
the Shogunate sent people out to travel to Europe,
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_19[Dual Audio][ac918ef7].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
You're under arrest! Under arrest!
Mouse Kid, you're under arrest!
Jirokichi, the Mouse Kid.
He's a thief 40 years back from the time of this story.
In 10 years, he'd sneaked into 99 samurai houses 122 times,
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_20[Dual Audio][48a9ce49].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
In April of the 1st year of Man-En.
Yes, it's the same year as the Sakurada Gate Incident.
This is the Mitsurugi Castle of the Shingetsu Clan.
You're such fools! Why did you participate...
...in the assassination of Lord li without any orders?!
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_21[Dual Audio][ce4908de].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
This is an inn in Kyoto, which still exists today.
In April of the 2nd year of Bunkyu...
...2 months after Hiwou fought the Wind Gang in Shingetsu.
Please wait a minute, Kiyokawa.
Mr. Maki, it is best that we leave this place as soon as possible!
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_22[Dual Audio][e7732b14].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
I guess the Shogunate is trying to misinform people.
No one in my Ronin Squad is as unscrupulous as that.
And, this slightly drunk man you've seen is Hachiro Kiyokawa.
As we've seen so far till now,
he tried to form a military force by recruiting unemployed samurais...
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_23[Dual Audio][d5467d5f].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Have you heard about the proposal from Ryoma Sakamoto of Tosa?
Yes, you mean his idea that we pro-Emperor activists,
should settle in the land of Edo as pioneers...
...and wait there for our times to come?
Sakamoto is naive!
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_24[Dual Audio][8c635611].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
Hey, Kokichi!
Why do you always want to fly in the sky?
I guess...
Hey, why is that?
Well, tell me why a pigeon flies then.
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_25[Dual Audio][9412c98c].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
In the 4th year of Ansei, just as Hiwou turned 4 years old.
In the Matsushita Village in Choshu,
a private school was founded.
a private school was founded. (SHOKASON JUKU)
(SHOKASON JUKU)
[digi-anime]_Clockwork_Fighters_-_ Hiwou's_War_26[Final][Dual Audio][a5c13c57].srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)
In the 2nd year of Keio,
5 years after Hiwou and the others set out on their first journey.
Ryoma Sakamoto was said to be having...
...a very busy time already during the New Year holidays.
On January 10th of the 2nd year of Keio.
External links
- Official site
- Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia