Anime Spotlight - Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto.
by Chih-Chieh Chang,Key Staff
- Director: Shinji Takamatsu
- (Gintama (TV), Mobile Suit Gundam X, School Rumble, Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!)
- Character Design: Kana Ishida
- Atsuko Nakajima (Trinity Blood, Getbackers, You're Under Arrest, Ranma ½, Hakuōki)
Story
The cool, cooler, coolest high school student is here!
This story is that of the school life of a certain cool, no coolest, high school student, Sakamoto.
As soon as he enrolled to school, he can't stop gathering the attention of the entire class, no, the entire school.
His name is Sakamoto.
With him, merely jumping from side to side turns into the secret technique "Repetition Side Step", and errands from upperclassmen undergoes a transformation into hospitality.
You can't keep your eyes off of each and every action he does.
Characters
Sakamoto (VA: Hikaru Midorikawa)
Class 1-2 in Prefectural Gakubun High School. A high school student whose every action taken is cool and stylish. His actions enchant not only the female students, but parents and even the senior citizens as well. His first name, birthday, and family orientation are all unknown. "I'll... be fine here..." |
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Yoshinobu Kubota (VA: Akira Ishida)
A classmate in class 1-2. Target of bullies, but gradually changes after meeting Sakamoto. He has an unusually strong preference in his hairstyle. "T-That has nothing to do with you." |
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Atchan (VA: Tomokazu Sugita)
A classmate in class 1-2, and one of the delinquent trios. His trademark is a red hat. Along with KENKEN and Mario, he targets Sakamoto for bullying, but gets rebutted each and every time. "This is nothing more than play." |
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Aina Kuronuma (VA: Yui Horie)
A classmate in class 1-2. Popular among boys with the nickname "Ainyan", but her target is Sakamoto. "Aina is scared!" |
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Yuya Sera (VA: Shotaro Morikubo)
A classmate in class 1-2. Has a job as an amateur model. "You wanna see 7 days' worth of Sera's fashion cordinations?" |
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Mario (VA: Ken Takeuchi)
A classmate in class 1-2, and one of the delinquent trios. His trademark is the old Japanese topknot hairstyle. The calmest and most intelligent of the three. "Can you keep up with my afterimage?" |
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KENKEN (VA: Nobuyuki Hiyama)
A classmate in class 1-2, and one of the delinquent trios. His trademark is his blond hair. Has confidence in his athletic skills. "I don't want ya to take my fleetfoot lightly!" |
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Kana-chan (VA: Yukari Tamura)
A classmate in class 1-2. A girl with brown hair in pigtails. An energetic girl that chases after Sakamoto. "Extra! Extra!" |
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Megumi Fujita (VA: Mai Nakahara)
A classmate in class 1-2. A weak-willed class representative. "I-I'm sorry about that weird question." |
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Yagi-san (VA: Hitomi Nabatame)
A classmate in class 1-2. Shows passionate rivalry against Aina who makes passes at Sakamoto. "In the end, your feelings only go that far?" |
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Miichan (VA: Kana Ueda)
A classmate in class 1-2. A girl who gets along well with the class representative. Gives out opinions frankly in place of the weak-willed class rep. "You idiot." |
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Erika (VA: Mikako Takahashi)
A classmate in class 1-2. A girl that is sensitive to new trends. "There's a new one out." |
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Tanaka-san (VA: Saki Fujita)
A classmate in class 1-2. Like Yagi, she harbors a sense of rivalry against Aina. "You're a very understanding god." |
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Maruyama-senpai (VA: Toru Inada)
A member of the second-year delinquent group. "That'd make the inside of my mouth all dried out!" |
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Hayabusa(8823)-senpai (VA: Koji Yusa)
The leader of the second-year delinquent group. A very masculine personality, he is a charismatic delinquent that rounds up all the outlaws up. Someone who Atchan looks up to. "Show your face over here for a bit." |
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Shigemi Kubota (VA: Kujira)
Kubota's mother. Because he looks like her favorite Korean star actor, she falls in love with Sakamoto. "You're more naïve than expected." |
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Fukase (VA: Mitsuo Iwata)
A third-year that even the delinquents fear. |
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Morita (VA: Tomoaki Maeno)
A classmate in class 1-2. "You're suddenly going flashy?" |
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Yasuda (VA: Tatsuhisa Suzuki)
A classmate in class 1-2. "Ah, I see." |
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Shigeru Kobayashi (VA: Masafumi Yabe)
The homeroom teacher for class 1-2. Guides his students using his life experiences where he has overcome many dangerous situations. "Take off your uniforms right now!" |
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Kakuta-sensei (VA: Joji Nakata)
Male gym teacher. In the name of student guidance, he is on the lookout every day for students who break the school rules. "Why don't you sharpen up!" |
Cast
- Sakamoto
- Hikaru Midorikawa
- Yoshinobu Kubota
- Akira Ishida
- KENKEN
- Nobuyuki Hiyama
- Aina Kuronuma
- Yui Horie
- Kana-chan
- Yukari Tamura
- Yagi-san
- Hitomi Nabatame
- Erika
- Mikako Takahashi
- Yasuda
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki
- Kakuta-sensei
- Joji Nakata
- Maruyama-senpai
- Toru Inada
- Fukase-san
- Mitsuo Iwata
- Atchan
- Tomokazu Sugita
- Mario
- Ken Takeuchi
- Yuya Sera
- Shotaro Morikubo
- Megumi Fujita
- Mai Nakahara
- Miichan
- Kana Ueda
- Tanaka-san
- Saki Fujita
- Morita
- Tomoaki Maeno
- Shigeru Kobayashi
- Masafumi Yabe
- Shigemi Kubota
- Kujira
- Hayabusa(8823)-senpai
- Koji Yusa
Staff
- Original Story
- Nami Sano "Sakamoto Desuga?" (Published by KADOKAWA)
- Director
- Shinji Takamatsu
- Character Design
- Atsuko Nakajima
- Director of Photography
- Junko Sakai
- Color Coordinator
- Hitomi Sano
- Art Director
- Masatoshi Muto
- Editing
- Rie Matsubara
- Music
- Yasuhiko Fukuda
- Music Production
- King Records
- Sound Production
- DAX Production
- Animation Production
- Studio DEEN
©Nami Sano, KADOKAWA/SAKAMOTO PARTNERS
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