| Anime All Star | |
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 Title Card | |
| Format | Anime series |
| No. of episodes | 334 (50 seasons) & 5 specials 1017 shorts |
| Run time | 30 minutes, 5-8 min. (shorts) |
| English Network | Anime Network Netflix Bandai Namco + |
Anime All Star is a series of anime shorts and music videos (used in only selected episodes) featuring 31 anime franchises (21 more from the Animetoons series, and 8 more mini short series). The shorts are more reminiscent to the classic cartoons from the 30's to the 70's.
Formula[]
Each episode features an intro presenting 3 anime shorts (or 2 anime shorts with a music video or a mini short shown in between in certain episodes) with a rock band style theme playing (similar to the Cartoon Network series "What A Cartoon!). All the shorts only use title cards (the credits for the shorts are featured on the endings).
List of Anime All Star Animes[]
| Poster | Title | Director (s) | Film Editor (s) |
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Alien Nine | Yasuhiro Irie | Eiko Morikawa Yasuyuki Konno Daisuke Jinbo |
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Azumanga Daioh (Movie Version in Cinemascope) | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Eiko Morikawa |
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Azumanga Daioh | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Eiko Morikawa |
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Akazukin Chacha N: The Animation | Tatsuya Ishihara | Eiko Morikawa Daisuke Jinbo Yasuyuki Konno |
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Best Student Council | Yoshiaki Iwasaki Hiroshi Nishikiori |
Shizuo Kurahashi Kenji Koyama/Naoto Yamatani (Seasons 47-50 only) Hiromune Kurahashi (Seasons 47-50 only) Paul Menichini (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Cardcaptor Sakura | Morio Asaka | Kiyotaka Kawada |
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Comic Party Revolution | Mitsuhiro Tougou Hiroshi Nishikiori |
Kenji Koyama/Naoto Yamatani (Seasons 47-50 only) Paul Menichini (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Cream The Rabbit (Sonic the Hedgehog) | Hajime Kamegaki | Shizuo Kurahashi |
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Digimon Adventure | Hiroyuki Kakudou Yukio Kaizawa |
Ijo Okuda |
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Gakuen Alice | Takahiro Omori Hiroshi Nishikiori |
Shizuo Kurahashi |
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Izumi Orimoto (Digimon Frontier) | Yukio Kaizawa | Ijo Okuda |
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Kirby of the Stars | Soji Yoshikawa | Shizuo Kurahashi Paul Menichini (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Lucky Star | Yasuhiro Takemoto | Eiko Morikawa |
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Maburaho | Shinichiro Kimura | Kiyotaka Kawada |
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Miles Tails Prower (Classic Version from Sonic the Hedgehog) | Hiroshi Nishikiori Takao Kato |
Eiko Morikawa Yasuyuki Konno |
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Mythical Detective Loki RAGNAROK | Hiroshi Watanabe Hiroshi Nishikiori |
Yasuyuki Konno |
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Negima Magister Negi Magi | Akiyuki Shinbo Hiroshi Nishikiori |
Eiko Morikawa |
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Nerima Daikon Brothers | Shinichi Watanabe | Shizuo Kurahashi |
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Ninja Nonsense | Haruo Sotozaki Hiroshi Nishikiori Makiko Date |
Daisuke Jinbo |
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Ojamajo Doremi | Takuya Igarashi Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
Shizuo Kurahashi Daisuke Jinbo |
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Pani Poni Dash! | Shin Oonuma | Shizuo Kurahashi Toshiki Kameyama (Seasons 47-50 only) Hiromune Kurahashi (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Petite Princess Yucie | Masahiko Otsuka | Eiko Morikawa Kiyotaka Kawada Daisuke Jinbo |
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Pichu Bros. (Pokemon Spin-Off) | Kunihiko Yuyama | Eiko Morikawa Yasuyuki Konno Daisuke Jinbo |
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Pikachu and Togepi (Pokemon) | Kunihiko Yuyama | Eiko Morikawa Yasuyuki Konno Daisuke Jinbo |
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Sakaki and Kaorin (Azumanga Daioh Spin-Off) | Hiroshi Nishikiori Takao Kato Kenichiro Watanabe |
Eiko Morikawa Yasuyuki Konno |
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Super Gals! | Tsuneo Kobayashi Hiroshi Nishikiori |
Kenji Koyama/Naoto Yamatani (Seasons 47-50 only) Toshiki Kameyama (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Takeru and Hikari (Azumanga Preschool Spin-Off) | Hiroshi Nishikiori Kenichiro Watanabe |
Ijo Okuda |
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Tatsuya Ishihara | Eiko Morikawa |
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This Ugly Yet Beautiful World | Shouji Saeki | Kiyotaka Kawada |
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Wandaba Style | Nobuhiro Takamoto | Shizuo Kurahashi Hiromune Kurahashi (Seasons 47-50 only) Paul Menichini (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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World of Narue | Toyoo Ashida | Kiyotaka Kawada Daisuke Jinbo |
Animetoons[]
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Animetoons would be the anime's attachment, where it would feature 20 more anime franchises as anime shorts.
List of Animetoons Animes[]
| Poster | Title | Director (s) | Film Editor (s) |
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Amy & Cream (Sonic the Hedgehog) | Hajime Kamegaki | Shizuo Kurahashi Kenji Koyama/Naoto Yamatani (Seasons 47-50 only) Paul Menichini (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Anita King and Hisami Hishishii (ROD the TV) | Koji Masunari Hiroshi Nishikiori |
Yasuyuki Konno Daisuke Jinbo |
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Chaotix Team (Sonic the Hedgehog) | Hajime Kamegaki | Shizuo Kurahashi Hiromune Kurahashi (Seasons 47-50 only) Paul Menichini (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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DN Angel | Koji Yoshikawa Nobuyoshi Habara |
Shizuo Kurahashi Hiromune Kurahashi (Seasons 47-50 only) Paul Menichini (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Doki Doki School Hours | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Kenji Koyama/Naoto Yamatani (Seasons 47-50 only) Paul Menichini (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Hatsune Miku | Tatsuya Ishihara | Kiyotaka Kawada |
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Inuyasha | Yasunao Aoki | Eiko Morikawa |
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Jigglypuff/Purin (Pokemon) | Kunihiko Yuyama | Eiko Morikawa Yasuyuki Konno Daisuke Jinbo |
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Kanon (2006 Remake) | Tatsuya Ishihara | Eiko Morikawa Yasuyuki Konno |
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Kodomo no Jikan | Eiji Suganuma Takao Kato |
Shizuo Kurahashi |
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K-ON! | Naoko Yamada | Daisuke Jinbo Toshiki Kameyama (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha | Keizou Kusakawa Tatsuya Ishihara |
Shizuo Kurahashi |
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Maze the Megaburst Space | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Daisuke Jinbo Hiromune Kurahashi (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch | Yoshitaka Fujimoto Hiroshi Nishikiori |
Shizuo Kurahashi Kenji Koyama/Naoto Yamatani (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Misty (Pokemon) | Kunihiko Yuyama | Eiko Morikawa Yasuyuki Konno Daisuke Jinbo |
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Miyakawa-ke no Kufuku (Lucky Star Spin-Off) | Yutaka Yamamoto Yasuhiro Takemoto |
Eiko Morikawa |
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Monster Rancher | Hiroyuki Yano | Yasuyuki Konno Daisuke Jinbo |
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Princess Tutu | Junichi Sato Hiroshi Nishikiori |
Shizuo Kurahashi Toshiki Kameyama (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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To Love-Ru | Takao Kato | Daisuke Jinbo Paul Menichini (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Wallaby | Hiroshi Nishikiori Kenichiro Watanabe |
Eiko Morikawa |
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Yotsuba&! | Hiroshi Nishikiori Kenichiro Watanabe |
Eiko Morikawa |
Mini Shorts[]
Mini Shorts is a series of 2-3 min. anime shorts shown in between 2 anime shorts in certain episodes.
| Poster | Title | Director (s) | Film Editor (s) |
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Aria the Scarlet Ammo | Takashi Watanabe | Eiko Morikawa Yasuyuki Konno |
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Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA | Takashi Watanabe | Eiko Morikawa Yasuyuki Konno |
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Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!! | Shinichiro Kimura Yoshiki Yamakawa |
Shizuo Kurahashi Daisuke Jinbo |
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Girls Bravo | Ei Aoki Koji Yoshikawa |
Shizuo Kurahashi Hiromune Kurahashi (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Kill Me Baby | Yoshiki Yamakawa | Shizuo Kurahashi Paul Menichini (Seasons 47-50 only) |
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Love Live! | Kazuo Sakai Takahiko Kyogoku (Superstar!! only) |
Eiko Morikawa Yasuyuki Konno |
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Sakura Trick | Ken'ichi Ishikura | Yasuyuki Konno Daisuke Jinbo |
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Yamada's First Time | Yūsuke Yamamoto | Yasuyuki Konno Daisuke Jinbo |
Note: Characters from Warner Bros. Animation would later show up in anime shorts from seasons 47-50 of the series.
List of Characters[]
List of Anime All Star Characters
List of Episodes[]
List of Anime All Star Episodes
Sound Effects[]
The sound effects are heard differently in each series of anime shorts due to the different sound effects editors (except the anime sound effects are used in all of the shorts).
Sound production is mainly produced by Rakuonsha for seasons 1-46, containing:
UPA Sound Effects[]
- Cartoon Trax: The Hollywood Edge/Disney Cartoon Sounds
- Jay Ward/Rocky & Bullwinkle Sounds
- Sound effects editors would be Eiko Morikawa, and Yasuyuki Konno.
DePatie-Freleng Sound Effects[]
- Warner Bros./Looney Tunes Sounds
- Jay Ward/Rocky & Bullwinkle Sounds
- Some Hanna-Barbera Sounds
- Sound effects editors would be Ijo Okuda, Daisuke Jinbo, Shizuo Kurahashi, and Kiyotaka Kawada. Robert Hargreaves is the main SFX editor of these shorts.
Additions[]
- New Unique Sounds
- Series 1000-14000 (including all extensions)
- Live-Action Disney Sounds
- Classic TV Sounds
- 20th Century Fox Sounds
- Universal Studios Sounds
- New Gun Sounds (from Sound Ideas)
- Lucasfilm Sounds
- Jurassic Dinosaurs Sounds (from Sound Ideas)
- Thunder Sounds (from Sound Ideas)
- Underwater Sounds (from Sound Ideas)
While Half H.P Studio, Magic Capsule and Omnibus Promotion would only sound produce seasons 47-50, containing:
Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Sound Effects[]
- Small Portion of Warner Bros./Looney Tunes Sounds
- Small Portion of Hanna-Barbera Sounds
- Small Portion of MGM/Turner Entertainment Sounds
- The Premiere Edition Vol. 1
- Sound effects editor would be Hiromune Kurahashi (later replaced by Hiroki Nozaki), Kenji Koyama (later replaced by Naoto Yamatani), Toshiki Kameyama, and Paul Menichini. Ken Young is the main SFX editor of these shorts.
Controversy[]
Seasons 47-50 were heavily criticized for the sound effects since they don't fit with the shorts made during those seasons (although they have WB Animation characters like the ones from the Hanna-Barbera franchise), and many found most of them to be annoying and out of place for their overuse. But the reason for that change was because so it can mock on the Warner Bros.-Seven Arts era Looney Tunes from 1967-1969 with more sound effects added to be more modernizing on the mock. On a side note, one of the SFX editors Yasuyuki Konno quit by the end of the 48th season and was replaced by Naoto Yamatani, as well as Hiromune Kurahashi being replaced by Hiroki Nozaki.
When the controversy was at its worse by the 50th season, the show was cancelled not long after.
Theatrical Releases[]
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Most of the shorts from this series would also have theatrical releases (these would be the only versions to have their own opening and closing titles) playing with both japanese live-action and anime films all distributed by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan.
In America, the shorts are mostly played in selected theaters as their own theatrical series with only anime films domestically for screening only (both english subbed and dubbed) all distributed by Sony Pictures' new distributing studio Columbia Tristar Pictures. The shorts from seasons 47-50 of the series would be co-distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures due to the use of WB Animation characters.
The shorts would also be released at most anime conventions. But the TV versions from the Anime All Star series would be used instead, and only the shorts from seasons 1-47 would be shown.
All the shorts are now owned by Warner Bros. entirely since Sony Pictures sold them.
Spin-Offs[]
With its success, it would later have spin-offs to the anime like Azumanga Tunes, The Pani Poni Dash Show!, and Aria Mini Shorts.
And would later inspire similar spin-offs made by other studios like Pop'n Tunes, and Hyperdimension Neptunia Tunes.
Broadcasts[]
The series would be aired on Anime Network and on Netflix, until Bandai Namco + added the series to its service, after its streaming rights to Netflix expired.
Notes[]
Love Live! School Idol Project and Sunshine!! were originally plan to be added to the series, but failed to get the rights, and instead had a crossover anime with Azumanga Daioh called Love Live! School Idol Stars. However, they are still seen in merchandising, theme parks, and other media with this series. That was until they were finally added as mini shorts for filler.