Kiddy Girl-And (Japanese: キディ・ガーランド, Hepburn: Kidi Gārando) is a 2009 Japanese anime television series. It is a sequel to the anime series Kiddy Grade, created by gímik and Satelight and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The manga adaptation Kiddy Girl-and Pure (キディ・ガーランド ぴゅあ, Kidi Gārando Pyua), illustrated by Yukari Higa, ran in Comp Ace and was released into two collected volumes.
| Kiddy Girl-And | |
 Volume 12 DVD cover, featuring Q-feuille and Ascoeur | |
| キディ・ガーランド (Kidi Gārando) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, comedy, science fiction[1] |
| Manga | |
| KIDDY GiRL-AND Pure | |
| Written by | Hidefumi Kimura |
| Illustrated by | Yukari Higa |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 26 March 2009 – 26 April 2010 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Keiji Gotoh |
| Written by | Hidefumi Kimura |
| Music by | Noriyasu Agematsu |
| Studio | Satelight |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | SUN, TVS, MX 1, tvk, KBS, HTV, CTC, OX, CTV |
| Original run | 15 October 2009 – 25 March 2010 |
| Episodes | 24 |
Plot
editTwenty-five years after Éclair and Lumière, (from the flagship Kiddy Grade series), rescued the galaxy from destruction's doorstep, the GTO (Galactic Trade Organization), created after the defeat of the GOTT (Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs), act on behalf of universal peace by combating criminal activity. Their special ES division mirrored after the GOTT's ES (Encounter of Shadow-work) force, now includes publicly acknowledged ES member candidates. The series follows three such trainees, Ascoeur, Q-feuille, and Di-air as they work their way to ES membership.
Broadcast
editIn October 2006 news of a Kiddy Grade sequel was announced, under the working title of Kiddy Grade 2 (キディ・グレイ) (K-G.2), to be animated by asread (Shuffle! anime).[2] A DVD containing a 7-minute preview of the new series was released on 2007-05-25 but nothing further was heard until, on February 26, 2009 it was re-announced[3] under the new title Kiddy Girl-and (キディ・ガーランド, Kidi Gārando) along with news of a new manga adaptation, Kiddy Girl-and Pure (キディ・ガーランド ぴゅあ, Kidi Gārando Pyua).
The anime aired from autumn of 2009 until spring of 2010, and was produced by studio Satelight, based on a story by gímik. Set 50 years after the original series, Kiddy Girl-and introduced two new female protagonists, Ascœur (アスクール, Asukūru)[4] and Q-feuille (ク・フィーユ, Ku Fīyu).[5] The manga version, with story by Hidefumi Kimura and art by Yukari Higa (Shina Dark), is being serialized in the magazine Comp Ace, starting March 26, 2009.[6]
Funimation announced during their Otakon 2017 panel that they have licensed the anime for a North American release.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Watch Kiddy Girl-And Sub & Dub". Funimation. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Keiji Gotoh. "Gotoh Keiji Home Page" (in Japanese). pp. Goto Keiji Information. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
- ^ "キディ・ガーランド -WORKS ON WEB-" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "キディ・ガーランド -WORKS ON WEB-" (in Japanese). pp. キディ・ガーランド データベース. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ "キディ・ガーランド -WORKS ON WEB-" (in Japanese). pp. キディ・ガーランド データベース. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ "キディ・ガーランド -WORKS ON WEB-" (in Japanese). pp. キディ・ガーランド インフォメーション. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Funimation to Release Kiddy Girl-and, Hybrid×Heart, Myriad Colors Phantom World Anime". Anime News Network. August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Kiddy Girl-and (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia