Daimajin Kanon Explained

Genre:Fantasy, tokusatsu
Director:Taro Sakamoto
Nobuhiro Suzumura
Atsushi Shimizu
Starring:Yuka Rikuna
Hidekazu Mashima
Nao Nagasawa
Takashi Yamanaka
Tsuyoshi Mori
Serina Ogawa
Fuku Suzuki
Ken Maeda
Nao Kinomoto
Shūhei Izumi
Sayuki Matsumoto
Rie Shibata
Hiroyuki Nagato
Voices:Junko Minagawa
Nozomi Sasaki
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Chō
Nobuo Tanaka
Tsunehiko Kamijō
Narrated:Junko Minagawa
Opentheme:"Sing Your Heart Out" by Ryoko Moriyama
Endtheme:"Ashita Tenki ni Naare" and "Aruite Kaerou" by Lia
Composer:Toshihiko Sahashi
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Num Episodes:26
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Executive Producer:Shinichiro Inoue
Producer:Shigenori Takatera
Channel:TV Tokyo
Related:Daimajin

is a Japanese tokusatsu television drama produced by Kadokawa Pictures and broadcast on TV Tokyo.[1] The series premiered on April 2, 2010. The series retells the story of the original Daimajin film in a modern Japanese setting. Consisting of 26 episodes, the series was prefaced by a manga by Seijuro Mizu in Young Ace magazine. Writing for the series is shared by Shinji Ōishi and Naruhisa Arakawa.

Episodes

Each episode of the series has its own unique kanji, but they are all read as "Kanon".

  1. - April 2, 2010
  2. - April 9, 2010
  3. - April 16, 2010
  4. - April 23, 2010
  5. - April 30, 2010
  6. - May 7, 2010
  7. - May 14, 2010
  8. - May 21, 2010
  9. - June 4, 2010
  10. - June 11, 2010
  11. - June 18, 2010
  12. - June 25, 2010
  13. - July 2, 2010
  14. - July 9, 2010
  15. - July 16, 2010
  16. - July 23, 2010
  17. - July 30, 2010
  18. - August 6, 2010
  19. - August 13, 2010
  20. - August 20, 2010
  21. - August 27, 2010
  22. - September 3, 2010
  23. - September 10, 2010
  24. - September 17, 2010
  25. - September 24, 2010
  26. - October 1, 2010

Cast

Production

In the early stage of production, Noriaki Yuasa known for his involvements in various tokusatsu productions especially the Gamera franchise, was appointed for the director of Daimajin Kanon. Other previously appoited staffs include Mamoru Sasaki as the writer, and multiple crews who have participated in Toei's Kamen Rider franchise.[2]

Theme songs

All songs were written by Shoko Fujibayashi and composed by Toshihiko Sahashi.

Opening theme
Closing themes: Both songs performed by Lia

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 大魔神大復活♪ 『大魔神カノン』絶賛放送中です. 2010-04-07. 2010-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20100719024847/http://www.kadokawa-pictures.co.jp/special/staff/cat16/post-129.php. 2010-07-19. dead.
  2. [:ja:小野俊太郎|Shuntaro Ono]