Hiwou War Chronicles
series not in production
Ended
Action & Adventure
Animation
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 26
avg.Runtime | min
First EP | 2000-10-24
Last EP | 2001-05-01
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8 years ago, Western Civilization visited 19th century Japan. Mechanized dolls and new steam-powered creations began spreading throughout the country. The Wind Gang is a group of doll and steam users who believe in using their creations to violently bring about a new Industrial Era. They attack and destroy the peaceful village of a young doll user named Hiwou one day. Hiwou and his friends escape with a giant doll named Homura. Hiwou now wants to find his father, so that he can help defeat the Wind Gang, and bring peace back to Japan.
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Produced by
BONES
NHK Enterprise 21
Omega Pictures
VAP
Victor Entertainment
BeSTACK
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2000-10-24
1
Run!! Homura
2000-10-24
A group of children use mechanical puppets at village festivals. But sometimes they use them for mischief. A group of warriors attack his village.
2
Look! This Is a Clockwork Doll
2000-10-31
After the attack, the children return to their village in search of their mother but find it burned. They know machine people.
3
Revenge Attack!? Shogunate Heroes Appear
2000-11-07
On their way, the brothers encounter a samurai who is holding a member of the machine people prisoner. He with hatred claims clockwork dolls are for war.
4
Win or Lose! Arashi Versus Hiwou
2000-11-14
Following the attempted kidnapping of Hiwou's sister by the Machine Men, the fight between their giant Clockwork Dolls is inevitable. They also meet a member of the Wind Gang who opposes the opening of Japan.
5
Goodbye? Tetsu and the Wooden Dolls
2000-11-21
On their way to Takayama, the brothers are accommodated in the forest house of a kind lady who lost two children and offers to stay with the two younger brothers.
6
Our Aim! To the Mountain's Horizon
2000-11-28
The brothers have an accident with their vessel Clockwork Doll and need to fix it. A merchant leads them to a blacksmith who is a despotic and unfriendly man.
7
Protect Them! The Secret of Hana and Yuki
2000-12-05
Hiwou and his brothers arrive in a town and at the inn they find two girls who are looking for their grandfather because their mother has been killed by some mysterious Clockwork Dolls.
8
Betrayal? Machi Disappears Into the Snowy Mountain
2000-12-12
Winter is coming on the journey of Hiwou and his brothers, now accompanied by the two princesses. But the Wind Gang with their Clockwork Dolls chase them attacking.
9
Intense Battle! Where Is My Father
2000-12-19
They finally arrive in Takayama, the city famous for its Clockwork puppet artisans. But there is not his father who apparently has fled to make Clockwork Dolls of steam.
10
A Westerner! Big Commotion at the Snow Inn
2001-01-09
Foreigners cannot enter the interior of Japan but an English botanist does. The Wind Gang discovers him and wants to kill him. Hiwou protects him.
11
But Why? The Man Who Hates Clockwork Dolls
2001-01-16
The brothers are joined by a group of samurai who are chased by the Wind Gang. They take refuge in a temple where a priest lives who is afraid of clockwork dolls. But in the fight that comes he has to overcome those fears.
12
Punishment from Heaven! But Who is Right?
2001-01-23
Hiwou and his brothers arrive in Kyoto in search of their father, but they cannot find him. There they discover an intrigue about the lord of the place and that the two princesses are one - and a prince.
13
Cheater! Swords Flash in Demon World Kyoto
2001-01-30
In Kyoto the conspiracy of the shogunate continues. The Wind Gang wants to make Steam Clockwork Dolls to attack Hiwou.
14
That's Huge! The Goblin Sword Sleeps in the Human World
2001-02-06
The New Years festival requires performances by Clockwork Dolls. The struggle of the shogunate and the emperor for the opening of the country continues.
15
Don't Cry! Hana
2001-02-13
16
Overcome! Crossing the Fierce Current
2001-02-20
17
Meeting! The Start of Sadness
2001-03-07
18
You're Kidding?! The Dream Father Saw
2001-03-07
19
Hiwou in Danger! Mitsurugi's Clockwork Castle
2001-03-13
20
Dear Father! Time for Departure
2001-03-20
21
Winds of War! Bakan Strait
2001-03-27
22
Don't Go, Hana! The Children's Battlefield
2001-04-03
23
Can You Hear It? Homura's Voice
2001-04-10
24
Keep Burning! Father's Clockwork
2001-04-17
25
Dance! It's Our Festival
2001-04-24
26
So Long, Ryoma! To the Town That'll Be Called Tokyo
2001-05-01
CAST
charactor: Hana (voice)
Original: Haruna Ikezawa
Total EP: 26
charactor: Mayu (voice)
Original: Akiko Yajima
Total EP: 26
charactor: Alexander (voice)
Original: Yuko Mizutani
Total EP: 26
charactor: Hiwō (voice)
Original: Houko Kuwashima
Total EP: 26
charactor: Yuki (voice)
Original: Omi Minami
Total EP: 26
charactor: Aka (voice)
Original: Yuji Takada
Total EP: 26
charactor: Narrator (voice)
Original: Masako Ebisu
Total EP: 26
charactor: Machi (voice)
Original: Kaori Mizuhashi
Total EP: 26
charactor: Sai (voice)
Original: Nobuo Tobita
Total EP: 26
charactor: Ryōma Sakamoto (voice)
Original: Kazuhiko Inoue
Total EP: 26
charactor: Tetsu (voice)
Original: Yōko Teppōzuka
Total EP: 26
charactor: Shishi (voice)
Original: Rikako Aikawa
Total EP: 26
charactor: Arashi (voice)
Original: Shin-ichiro Miki
Total EP: 26
CREW
Nobuto Sakamoto
Art Direction
Art
Tetsuro Amino
Storyboard Artist
Art
Youichi Ogami
Director of Photography
Camera
Tetsuro Amino
Series Director
Directing
Ikuro Sato
Director
Directing
Tetsunori Iwashita
Researcher
Production
Katsuhiko Gotō
Producer
Production
Mitsuyuki Yokohama
Producer
Production
Shiro Sasaki
Producer
Production
Masahiko Minami
Producer
Production
Korefumi Seki
Producer
Production
Mitsuru Oshima
Producer
Production
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Original Music Composer
Sound
Yasuo Uragami
Sound Director
Sound
Hiroshi Osaka
Character Designer
Visual Effects
Hajime Jinguji
Character Designer
Visual Effects
Yumiko Ishii
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Takeshi Matsuda
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Daisuke Yoshida
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Toshiyuki Kono
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Tomoaki Sakiyama
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Mikine Kuwahara
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Masakazu Kawazoe
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Takenori Tsukuma
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Koichi Horikawa
Animation Director
Visual Effects
Tatsuya Abe
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Takeshi Ito
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Takao Abo
Key Animation
Visual Effects
Sho Aikawa
Writer
Writing
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney