Element Hunters Explained

Element Hunters
Ja Kanji:エレメントハンター
Ja Romaji:Eremento Hantā
Type:tv series
Director:Yoshiaki Okumura
Hong Hun-pyo
Producer:Kim Sun-tae
Yasuo Kageyama
Music:Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio:Heewon Entertainment (Animation)
NHK Enterprises (Production)
Network:NHK Educational TV (Japan)
KBS1, Tooniverse (South Korea)
First:July 4, 2009 – March 27, 2010 (Japan)
November 14, 2009
Last:August 28, 2010 (South Korea)
Episodes:39
Episode List:
  1. Episodes
Type:manga
Author:Yuuki Nakashima
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:V Jump
First:July 2009
Last:August 2010
Volumes:2
Developer:Climax Entertainment
Publisher:Bandai Namco Games
Genre:Role-playing
Platforms:Nintendo DS

is a 2009 Japanese-Korean anime series that began airing in Japan and South Korea as a science-fiction adventure to generate more awareness in chemistry and other sciences. The series is set in the year 2029.[1] A manga series began at the same time, and has continued even after the anime ended in 2010, and the manga still continues until August 2010. Bandai Namco has released a Nintendo DS game for Element Hunters, it was released on October 22, 2009 in Japan and on December 18, 2009 in South Korea.[2] [3] This is the last game to be developed by the now defunct Climax Entertainment. The franchise is closing on officials websites in this time.

Synopsis

In 2029, chemical elements such as oxygen, carbon, gold, molybdenum, and cobalt were continually disappearing from Earth. These disappearing elements ultimately disrupted the environment and led to the destruction of various homes, cities, and even entire countries. Researchers discovered that the vanishing elements drained into a planet called Nega Earth, located in another dimension. In 2089, Element dematerialization was occurring rapidly; thus, to save Earth, three special pre-teens picked by the space colony government formed the Element Hunters. Their job was to transport themselves to Nega-Earth to battle monsters called QEXes and retrieve lost elements. However, out of their own concerns, Ren, Chiara, and Homi, three average middle school students from Earth, banded together to also become Element Hunters. With the help of Professor Aimee Carr and Juno, they are able to help save their own planet.

Characters

Earth Team

(Japan)
  • (Korea)
  • Birth date: October 9th
  • Age: 12
  • An energetic middle-schooler who always looks for exciting adventures. He lacks the patience for learning and prefers to meet challenges head on; however, once he became an Element Hunter, Ren took the time to study chemistry in order to better eliminate QEXes. Ren tends to act before thinking a lot; however, his ingenuity has helped his team win various battles. His parents own a restaurant, and his grandfather had close ties to Professor Aimee Carr. Even though he was elected vice-chairman to help Chiara, he tends to argue with her a lot.
    (Japan)
  • (Korea)
  • Birth date: April 8th
  • Age: 12
  • A serious, intelligent, young girl who is best friends with Ren and Homi. Her motto is, "I am the judge and the jury." She transferred to the same town Ren lived in three years prior to the storyline, and because of her dedication, hard work, and independence, she plowed her way up to class chairman. Chiara and Ren both met Homi while helping each other saving Sena, a stray dog, during an episode of element dematerialization. She lives with her father, who is rather laid-back, and usually fulfills household duties. Even though her parents do not live together (but are not divorced), her mother still visits both Chiara and her father and keep in touch. Chiara considers herself the leader of the Earth Team, frequently putting her at odds with Ren. She eventually shows feelings for Rodney.
    (Japan)
  • (Korea)
  • Birth date: April 10th
  • Age: 11
  • A bookworm who, up until he meet Ren and Chiara, has always been alone. Though he is not physically healthy due to his cardiac disease, Homi is the smartest team member out of the Element Hunters from Earth and often acts as the team's strategist. After saving Sena, his dog, he befriends Ren and Chiara. He was actually adopted while he was younger by an elderly couple whom he now calls his grandparents. When Homi was little, he used to catch butterflies with his grandfather before he died. Now, he lives with his grandmother. After meeting Hannah, he finds out that both of them were man-made as a part of a government project. He considers Hannah to be his biological sister.
    (Japan)
  • (Korea)
  • The former leader of the Colony team. She is from Egypt. Ally sent the Earth Team Booster Wear after acknowledging them as rivals in order to help them defeat more QEXes. During her time as captain of Element Hunters at the colony, she started questioning element dematerialization and the motives of the government. Soon afterwards, a terrible accident happened on Nega Earth that led everyone to believe she was dead. However, she actually survived and left the Element Hunters team in order to join Professor Aimee Carr on Earth. Chiara bought her clothes as a welcoming present shortly after Ally arrived on Earth. She is terrible at cooking and has made Ren faint from eating her food. Ally considers Juno to be her best friend.
    (Japan)
  • (Korea)
  • Before her death, Professor Carr had her conscious preserved digitally in order to continue existing as an information-based hologram. She found and convinced Ren (the only person how call her as Old Lady, even if she hates this nickname), Chiara, and Homi to become the Element Hunters from Earth and guides them through their path to saving their planet. Professor Carr becomes annoyed whenever Ren calls her old; she subsequently electrocutes him afterwards. When Professor Carr was five years old, she shouted to the world, "I wish the Earth disappears," which managed to awaken creatures in the 11th dimension and thus caused the birth of the Earth's destruction.
    (Japan)
  • (Korea)
  • An android who serves as the assistant of Carr. She alerts the Earth Team when the presence of a QEX is detected. Juno often works on improving her human-like behaviors with them. Despite being an android, she dreams and cries. Later in the anime, when all of the Element Hunters are trapped on Nega Earth, Juno is melted along a vast amount of iron so she can appear in Nega Earth and tell the children how to get back home. She is the reason why the Earth Team is able to talk to Shape-Shifters on Nega Earth. At the end of the final episode she is seen smiling as she stands on top of a cliff watching the kids.

    Colony Team

    The team made up of children who have the ability to go to "Nega Earth." They are taken from Earth early in their lives and trained in the Space Colony to become Element Hunters.

    (Japan)
  • (Korea)
  • The former leader of the Colony team. She is from Egypt. Ally sent the Earth Team Booster Wear after acknowledging them as rivals in order to help them defeat more QEXes. During her time as captain of Element Hunters at the colony, she started questioning element dematerialization and the motives of the government. Soon afterwards, a terrible accident happened on Nega Earth that led everyone to believe she was dead. However, she actually survived and left the Element Hunters team in order to join Professor Aimee Carr on Earth. Chiara bought her clothes as a welcoming present shortly after Ally arrived on Earth. She is terrible at cooking and has made Ren faint from eating her food. Ally considers Juno to be her best friend.
    (Japan)
  • (Korea)
  • A serious, handsome, and frequently elitist member of the colony team. He comes from a rich political family, though he is not proud of his connections. Though his father pressures him to leave Element Hunters, Rodney chooses not to and tries to achieve his goals in life without the help of his father. He is upset that Hannah was appointed as their leader after Ally left and tends not trust her. Rodney has strong feelings for Chiara and deeply cares for her. He often opposes Chiara embarking on any type of dangerous activity for fear of her getting hurt.
    (Japan)
  • (Korea)
  • An aloof member of the colony team who has a quirky sense of humor. Tom was quicker to accept the Earth team among his team members. On Nega-Earth, he collected gems and named them in his spare time. Tom is obsessed with Hannah and was thrilled with Chiara gave him her signed autograph. Though Hannah always treated him with ill manners, he continually tries to befriend her. He worked in the research department at the Space Colony and developed transportation vehicles for use on Nega-Earth.
    (Japan)
  • (Korea)
  • The newly appointed leader of the Colony team, after Ally left. She is a well-known celebrity and is the face of Mirai Orange. Her catchphrase is, "Smile with Mirai Orange." She is actually rather selfish and enjoys being by herself. Though she highly excelled in her childhood, she was constantly picked on because everybody back then knew that Hannah was created by the government as a tool. She has a foster father who often psychologically manipulated her in order to help him try and destroy Earth so that the colony could move to Mars instead. After she realized that she and Homi have the same shape for ears, they both discover that they are siblings.

    Others

    (Japan)
  • Ren's father and the owner of the family-run restaurant, Dan Dan. After a head on encounter with elemental deterioration, he falls down a hole and breaks both his legs.
    (Japan)
  • Ren's mother. She believes that Ren and Chiara have a mutual attraction towards each other, though they strongly deny it. Ren's biggest fear is his own mother.
    Chiara's dad. He is a carefree man, capable of laughing after losing his job. He shows strong moral courage and is never ashamed of whatever he loves to do. He is frequently seen watching TV episodes of "Element Five" --a TV show in which his wife plays the leading role. He gives advice to Chiara about love; he told her that though he argues with his wife, they still care for each other. His advice helped Chiara accept Rodney's confession.
    Chiara's mother. She takes the lead role in a TV show called "Element Five", a Super Sentai series. She cares deeply for Chiara and looks kindly upon her husband. Despite being separated, they still love each other. Later, she and Hannah star in a new movie together.
    Hannah's foster father. He acts against the Colony's interests of saving the Earth.

    Episodes

    TitleWritten byOriginal air dateKorean air date
    1To a Different WorldNaruhisa ArakawaJuly 4, 2009November 14, 2009
    2Divide the unexpected!Naruhisa ArakawaJuly 11, 2009November 21, 2009
    3Their recrystallization me!Naruhisa Arakawa July 18, 2009November 28, 2009
    4Explosion of burning love!Kei MurayamaJuly 25, 2009December 5, 2009
    5Boiling Chiara!Michiko ItoAugust 1, 2009December 12, 2009
    6Kokoro no positive reactionMichiko ItoAugust 8, 2009December 19, 2009
    7Storage in the dark matter (dark matter)Takao NakanoAugust 22, 2009[4] December 26, 2009
    8Thermal conductivity Pride!Kei MurayamaAugust 29, 2009January 2, 2010
    9Prepared for isolationMichiko ItoSeptember 5, 2009January 9, 2010
    10October: One Man Superfluid Universe!Hiro MasakiSeptember 12, 2009January 16, 2010
    11Directive Join Kizuna!Kei MurayamaSeptember 19, 2009 January 23, 2010
    12Curiosity About the CollapseTakao NakanoSeptember 26, 2009January 30, 2010
    13Call Singularity DestructionKei Murayama October 3, 2009 February 6, 2010
    14Freefall of fateNaruhisa Arakawa October 10, 2009 February 20, 2010
    15Fire in the Heart!Naruhisa Arakawa October 17, 2009 February 27, 2010
    16Low pressure LeaderSotaro HayashiOctober 24, 2009 March 6, 2010
    17The Day we Closely Saw Symbiosis Takao NakanoOctober 31, 2009March 13, 2010
    18Sunset on the Third PlanetMichiko ItoNovember 7, 2009March 20, 2010
    19The Autonomous Mineral is Here!Hiro MasakiNovember 14, 2009March 27, 2010
    20Mysterious Mimicry ObjectKei MurayamaNovember 21, 2009April 3, 2010
    21Unknown Threat! Metallic LifeformSotaro HayashiNovember 29, 2009April 10, 2010
    22The Manipulated Atomic BondingKei MurayamaDecember 6, 2009May 1, 2010
    23Titanium Gone! Dreams, Don't Disappear Takao NakanoDecember 13, 2009May 8, 2010
    24The Accelerating Elemental DematerializationNaruhisa Arakawa December 20, 2009May 15, 2010
    25First ContactHiro MasakiDecember 27, 2009May 22, 2010
    26Deep Memory DiverMichiko ItoJanuary 10, 2010May 29, 2010
    27A Gift From the External BraneworldHiro MasakiJanuary 17, 2010June 5, 2010
    28The Shapeshifting Magmatic LifeformSotaro Hayashi January 24, 2010June 12, 2010
    29The Turning Point to ResolutionKei Murayama January 31, 2010June 19, 2010
    30A Sprite's BlizzardTakao NakanoFebruary 7, 2010June 26, 2010
    31The Unforgivable Experiment ResultsMichiko ItoFebruary 14, 2010July 3, 2010
    32Into the Mantle! The Subsurface Challenge Hiro MasakiFebruary 21, 2010July 10, 2010
    33Impossible Return-The Future with no Option Naruhisa Arakawa February 28, 2010July 17, 2010
    34Carr's Decision! The Advent Upon ColonyNaruhisa Arakawa March 7, 2010July 24, 2010
    35An Android's DreamNaruhisa Arakawa March 14, 2010 July 31, 2010
    36A Miracle Beyond Time and SpaceMichiko ItoMarch 20, 2010August 7, 2010
    37Tomorrow, to the Eleventh Dimension!Naruhisa Arakawa August 14, 2010
    38The Information Energy of DestructionTakao NakanoMarch 27, 2010August 21, 2010
    39The Qualia Towards The Future Naruhisa Arakawa August 28, 2010

    Staff

    Music

    References

    1. Web site: 2016-03-06 . ELEMENTHUNTERS ENGLISH SITE . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306102220/http://elementhunters.com/english/index.html . 2016-03-06 . 2022-07-19 .
    2. Web site: Element Hunter - GameSpot.com . www.gamespot.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106082003/http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/elementhunter/index.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssimilargames&tag=similargames;img;1 . 6 November 2012 . dead.
    3. Web site: Nintendo Ds . www.nintendo.co.kr . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220175416/http://www.nintendo.co.kr/DS/soft/Elementhunters/Elementhunters.php?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssimilargames&tag=similargames;img;2 . 20 December 2016 . dead.
    4. Web site: エレメントハンター：Story ストーリー . www.elementhunters.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312213420/http://www.elementhunters.com/story/007.html . 12 March 2016 . dead.

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