Innocent Venus (イノセント・ヴィーナス Inosento Vīnasu?) is a post-apocalypticscience fiction anime TV series which began broadcasting on the WOWOW network in Japan on July 26, 2006 at midnight. The series makes use of some 3D cel-shaded animation, which achieves a more "hand drawn" look than traditional 3D animation. At Anime Boston 2007, ADV Films had announced they have licensed for the show. On July 11, 2008 ADV Announced that it was discontinuing print of the DVDs.
Plot[]
After the world population and economy is devastated by simultaneous hyper-hurricanes, many different factions and fledgling nations appear. In Japan, an elite class called Logos appears, controlling special zones in the country which have most of the wealth and resources. The Logos exercise control over the Levinas, the lower class which struggles day to day in order to stay alive. The Levinas are restricted from entering the special zones, causing tension which creates a resistance group which fights back against the Logos.
With the tagline "A Near Future Late-Shogunate Action Animation", the story draws analogies with 19th Century Japan at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate period, just before the Boshin War.
Jō and Jin escape from Phantom, an elite military group which is used to control the Levinas. When they escape, they take a young girl named Sana with them. The series follows them as they work to avoid being caught by Phantom and the regular military forces of the Logos.
Episodes[]
| Ep# | Title | Original air date | |||
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| 01 | Hell
"Naraku" (奈落) |
2006-07-26 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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| 02 | Madness
"Koyuki" (凶気) |
2006-08-02 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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| 03 | Pirates
"Wakou" (倭寇) |
2006-08-09 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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| 04 | Invasion
"Shuurai" (襲来) |
2006-08-16 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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| 05 | Combo
"Rendan" (連弾) |
2006-08-23 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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| 06 | Rampage
"Bousou" (暴走) |
2006-09-13 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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| 07 | Strategy
"Sakubou" (策謀) |
2006-09-20 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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| 08 | Forfeit
"Soushitsu" (喪失) |
2006-09-27 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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| 09 | Aid
"Kyuusai" (救済) |
2006-10-04 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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| 10 | Decision
"Ketsui" (決意) |
2006-10-11 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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| 11 | Beauty
"Bijin" (美神) |
2006-10-18 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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| 12 | The World
"Sekai" (世界) |
2006-10-25 | {{{FirstEngAirDate}}} | ||
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Staff[]
- Director: Jun Kawagoe
- Series Organization: Shinsuke Ōnishi
- Original Character Design: Shō Kōya
- Character Design: Hideki Nagamachi
- Mechanical Design: Hiroshi Ogawa
- Art Design: Jirō Kōno, Minoru Yasuhara
- Art Director: Katsuhiro Haji
- Color Design: Kōchi Usui
- Cinematography Director: Megumi Saitō
- 3D Director: Yūichi Gotō
- Editor: Masaki Sakamoto
- Audio Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
- Sound Production: Half H•P Studio
- Music: Tomohisa Ishikawa
- Music Production: Lantis
- Animation Production: Brains Base
- Produced by Bandai Visual
Music[]
- Opening Theme
Noble Roar by Yōsei Teikoku
- Ending Theme
Brand New Reason by Fleet