| Noein | |
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| ノエイン もうひとりの君へ (Noein: Mō Hitori no Kimi e) | |
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| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kazuki Akane |
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| Music by | Masumi Itō |
| Studio | Satelight |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Chiba TV |
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| Original run | October 12, 2005 – March 29, 2006 |
| Episodes | 24 |
Noein: To Your Other Self (Japanese: ノエイン もうひとりの君へ, Hepburn: Noein: Mō Hitori no Kimi e), also known simply as Noein, is a Japanese science fiction anime television series directed by Kazuki Akane and produced by Satelight. The series has 24 episodes which make up a complete storyline. The English version was produced and dubbed by Manga Entertainment.
Fifteen years in the future, a violent pan-dimensional war is taking place between the two dominant "time-spaces" of the universe. These are La'cryma, a possible future of our own world, and Shangri-La, another possible dimension fifteen years after ours, intent on the destruction of all space and time. The key to stopping Shangri'la's invasion and saving reality is a mysterious object known as the "Dragon Torc" (竜のトルク, Ryū no Toruku). La'cryma's elite military force, known as the "Dragon Cavalry", is sent through space and time to find it.
In one possible present, twelve-year-old Haruka and her friend Yū Gotō are contemplating running away from home when they meet a member of the Dragon Cavalry named Karasu, who is a possible Yū from the future. La'cryma believes that Haruka is the Dragon Torque, but Karasu vows to protect her rather than sacrifice her for his home dimension. Other than the Dragon Cavalry, Haruka is targeted by the mysterious Noein, the entity behind Shangri'la who is intent on bringing her into his timespace to end all universes.
Noein is set in the Japanese port city of Hakodate, Hokkaido. The animators took care to recreate the city's buildings, port, and environments.
The following characters also reside in La'cryma:
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Animation directed by | Original release date | English air date | |
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| 1 | "Blue Snow" Transliteration: "Aoi Yuki" (Japanese: アオイユキ) | Kenji Yasuda | Kazuki Akane | Kazuki Akane | Satoru Nakaya | October 12, 2005 | June 18, 2007 | |
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During summer break, a couple of friends decide to play a test of courage by hunting down a rumored ghost that is supposedly appearing throughout the city. During their quest, Haruka starts seeing something that her friends are unable to see, blue snow. Two friends in the present must now help freedom fighters from the future battle the evil dimension Shangri-La. With the help of a group known as the Dragon Cavalry, Haruka and Yuu travel through space and time to save the universe from imminent destruction. | ||||||||
| 2 | "Runaway" Transliteration: "Iede" (Japanese: イエデ) | Hiroyuki Tsuchiya & Kenji Yasuda | Kazuki Akane | Kenji Yasuda | Kensuke Ishikawa | October 19, 2005 | June 25, 2007 | |
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Haruka may be in a bit more trouble than she expected. It is not only the two dragon knights that are battling right in front of her face. Yuu is thinking about running away to Tokyo, and Haruka promised she would go with him. In their attempts to run away, the supernatural just keeps on popping up everywhere they go. | ||||||||
| 3 | "Hunted" Transliteration: "Owarete..." (Japanese: オワレテ…) | Kiyoshi Matsuda | Hiroaki Kitajima | Yasuhiro Matsumura & Katsuyuki Kodera | Atsushi Okuda | October 26, 2005 | July 2, 2007 | |
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Atori still pursues both Haruka and Yuu, though Karasu is heavily injured due to upholding the task of saving Haruka and Yuu, and battling Atori. Karasu however, got stuck in the present time-space, and who else but Haruka finds him. | ||||||||
| 4 | "Friends" Transliteration: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: トモダチ) | Naoki Horiuchi | Kazuharu Sato | Takeshi Mori | See note for the ADs | November 2, 2005 | July 9, 2007 | |
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Some misunderstanding is created between Haruka's and Isami's relationship that causes some inner hatred from Ai. Now, it seems Haruka has to weld it back together again. | ||||||||
| 5 | "And Then..." Transliteration: "Sorekara..." (Japanese: ソレカラ…) | Mamoru Enomoto | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Tsukasa Sunaga | Masahiko Komino & Rika Mishima | November 9, 2005 | July 16, 2007 | |
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Atori, Tobi, and Isuka, travel onto the present time-space in order to destroy Haruka. | ||||||||
| 6 | "Dimension of Tears" Transliteration: "Namida no Jikū" (Japanese: ナミダノジクウ) | Takayuki Tanaka | Hiroaki Kitajima | Takayuki Tanaka | Satoru Nakaya, Masahiko Komino, Mitsuru Sōma, Akira Takata & Rika Mishima | November 16, 2005 | July 23, 2007 | |
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Haruka is taken to La'cryma. She managed to escape and mix herself up with the residents at the local town. When she reaches the surface, she notices many similar things related to her world. | ||||||||
| 7 | "Precious Person" Transliteration: "Taisetsu na Hito" (Japanese: タイセツナヒト) | Kiyoshi Matsuda | Hiroaki Kitajima | Kenji Yasuda | Kensuke Ishikawa | November 23, 2005 | August 6, 2007 | |
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Haruka is finally being used by La'cryma for their own diabolical reasons, but Karasu has other plans. | ||||||||
| 8 | "Secrets" Transliteration: "Kakushigoto" (Japanese: カクシゴト) | Shigeki Hatakeyama | Miya Asakawa | Katsuyuki Kodera | Yoshiko Imazato | November 30, 2005 | August 13, 2007 | |
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Haruka returns to her present time-space and invites Karasu to live with her after he unplugged his pipeline. Though little did she expect she would get involved with Yuu's relationship problems with his mother. | ||||||||
| 9 | "Beyond Time" Transliteration: "Toki o Koete" (Japanese: トキヲコエテ) | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Miya Asakawa | Atsushi Wakabayashi | Mariko Aoki | December 7, 2005 | August 20, 2007 | |
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Yuu's mother causes a disruption in time-spaces, which causes her to wander down in memory lane. It is up to Haruka to use her powers and save her. | ||||||||
| 10 | "A Stormy Night" Transliteration: "Arashi no Yoru" (Japanese: アラシノヨル) | Mamoru Enomoto | Kazuharu Sato | Yasuaki Kurotsu & Atsushi Wakabayashi | Toshiya Washida & Toshimitsu Kobayashi | December 14, 2005 | August 27, 2007 | |
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Atori makes one final attempt to destroy the Dragon Torc, but is stopped by Karasu. However, Atori is not the only one who wants Haruka. | ||||||||
| 11 | "Out of Sync" Transliteration: "Surechigai" (Japanese: スレチガイ) | Kenji Yasuda | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Takayuki Tanaka | Masahiro Sekiguchi & Yoshiko Okuda | December 21, 2005 | September 3, 2007 | |
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Yuu has decided to make it his goal to study in Tokyo, but Isami is in disagreement with him. Fukurou and Karasu are preparing themselves for a similar type of fight. | ||||||||
| 12 | "The Battle" Transliteration: "Tatakai" (Japanese: タタカイ) | Takayuki Tanaka | Kazuharu Sato | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | Hiroshi Ōkubo & Norio Matsumoto | December 28, 2005 | September 17, 2007 | |
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Haruka's worse nightmare comes true; Karasu and Fukurou start their dreadful battle, and she does not even know where to find them. | ||||||||
| 13 | "The Wish" Transliteration: "Negai" (Japanese: ネガイ) | Kiyoshi Matsuda | Hiroaki Kitajima | Atsushi Wakabayashi | Masahiko Komino & Rika Mishima | January 11, 2006 | September 24, 2007 | |
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Karasu has been severely injured as a result of the previous battle. Haruka and Tobi see to it that he gets the proper amount of Layze to heal himself, but Kosagi does her best to prevent it from happening. | ||||||||
| 14 | "Memories" Transliteration: "Kioku" (Japanese: キオク) | Yūji Yanase | Miya Asakawa | Tsukasa Sunaga | Mariko Aoki | January 18, 2006 | October 2, 2007 | |
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Haruka visits various time-spaces in the space to see moments within her parents' past through the old telephone that hangs below the stairs. | ||||||||
| 15 | "Shangri-La" Transliteration: "Shanguri-Ra" (Japanese: シャングリラ) | Yasuhito Kikuchi | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Tsukasa Sunaga | Yūichi Takahashi | January 25, 2006 | October 2, 2007 | |
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Haruka goes on her date with her dad, but it's cut a little short due to work. Though she is asked out on another date by the all-knowing being Noein. | ||||||||
| 16 | "Repeat" Transliteration: "Kurikaeshi" (Japanese: クリカエシ) | Mamoru Enomoto | Kazuki Akane | Kazuki Akane | Takahiro Kishida, Tomoyuki Niho & Ryo-timo | February 1, 2006 | October 9, 2007 | |
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Haruka goes down through memory lane, but gets herself literally stuck in the past. | ||||||||
| 17 | "Dilemma" Transliteration: "Mayoi" (Japanese: マヨイ) | Norio Kashima | Miya Asakawa | Norio Kashima | Futoshi Fujikawa | February 11, 2006 | October 9, 2007 | |
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Ai's parents are going to have their wedding ceremony, and Haruka is going to attend it, but she is stopped by Kosagi, who came to finish off what she had started before. | ||||||||
| 18 | "Nightmare" Transliteration: "Warui Yume" (Japanese: ワルイユメ) | Kenji Yasuda | Hiroaki Kitajima | Tsukasa Sunaga | Masahiro Sekiguchi & Rika Mishima | February 15, 2006 | October 16, 2007 | |
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Haruka found an old video when she was younger. She looks around the town to find a tape that could hopefully play it, but in the process of it all, raiding units from Shangri-la have appeared, and Kuina has exploited his allegiance to Shangri-la. | ||||||||
| 19 | "Reminiscence" Transliteration: "Omoide" (Japanese: オモイデ) | Takayuki Tanaka | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Takayuki Tanaka & Kenji Yasuda | Satoru Nakaya & Hideki Yamazaki | February 22, 2006 | October 16, 2007 | |
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Haruka deals with the concept of forgetting, as her memories of her grandmother are disappearing, and an old friend she had in Tokyo is unable to recognize her. | ||||||||
| 20 | "Once More" Transliteration: "Mō Ichido..." (Japanese: モウイチド…) | Mamoru Enomoto | Kazuharu Sato | Shōji Kawamori | Masahiko Komino | March 1, 2006 | October 23, 2007 | |
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Yuu and Haruka were transported to La'cryma, and were quickly met by the heads of the Dragon Knights. Thanks to Haruka, the two were able to escape. However, Yuu mysteriously disappears off into Shangri-la. | ||||||||
| 21 | "Illusion" Transliteration: "Maboroshi" (Japanese: マボロシ) | Kiyoshi Matsuda | Miya Asakawa | Hiroyuki Morita | Akira Takata | March 8, 2006 | October 23, 2007 | |
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Haruka agrees to submit herself to Noein in order to save Yuu and Karasu. Mysteriously, her house and her friends have appeared within the misty grasses of Shangri-la. | ||||||||
| 22 | "To the Future" Transliteration: "Mirai e..." (Japanese: ミライヘ…) | Yasuhito Kikuchi | Kazuharu Sato | Shinichirō Watanabe | Satoru Utsunomiya, Yūichi Takahashi & Atsushi Irie | March 15, 2006 | November 13, 2007 | |
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Noein tries to manipulate Haruka into bending her will into his desires by showing her, through Ai, Isami, and Miho, the future they would have had if it remained untouched. | ||||||||
| 23 | "The End" Transliteration: "Owari" (Japanese: オワリ) | Norio Kashima | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Kenji Yasuda & Takayuki Tanaka | Nobuteru Yūki | March 22, 2006 | November 13, 2007 | |
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Noein reveals his identity to Haruka, and shares with her his views on life, as well as how his sorrow originated. The Magic Circle Project is also swinging into full motion. | ||||||||
| 24 | "The Beginning" Transliteration: "Hajimari" (Japanese: ハジマリ) | See note for directors | Kazuki Akane & Hiroshi Ōnogi | Kazuki Akane, Kenji Yasuda & Takayuki Tanaka | Masahiro Sekiguchi | March 29, 2006 | November 20, 2007 | |
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Noein has possessed Haruka's abilities as a dragon torc, though Yuu and Karasu come to her rescue. | ||||||||
Manga Entertainment originally licensed the anime in the North America and UK/Ireland territories, while Madman Entertainment has licensed it for Australia and New Zealand. The series was released on a total of six discs. In 2008, Manga re-release the series in a complete box set. On July 25, 2015, Funimation announced their license to Noein and re-released the series on Blu-ray on January 12, 2016. Anime Limited have acquired the series for a UK release.
The two original soundtracks are composed by Hikaru Nanase.
Opening Theme:
Ending Theme: