Actors: Songs Connection

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Actors: Songs Connection
Created byExit Tunes
Anime television series
Directed byOsamu Yamasaki
Written byOsamu Yamasaki
Music by
StudioDrive
Licensed byFunimation
Original networkTokyo MX, BS NTV, AT-X
Original run October 6, 2019 – December 22, 2019
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

Actors: Songs Connection, stylized as ACTORS: Songs Connection, is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Exit Tunes. It began as a series of drama CDs released in 2014, before having an anime television series for the franchise announced. The television series ran for twelve episodes from October to December 2019.

Characters[edit]

Saku Otonomiya (音之宮 朔, Otonomiya Saku)
Voiced by: Gakuto Kajiwara[1] (Japanese); Brandon McInnis[2] (English)
Uta Outa (往田 詩, Outa Uta)
Voiced by: Yuya Hozumi[1] (Japanese); Howard Wang[2] (English)
Sōsuke Kagura (神樂蒼介, Kagura Sōsuke)
Voiced by: Wataru Urata[1] (Japanese); Aaron Campbell[2] (English)
Mike Enjōji (円城寺 三毛, Enjōji Mike)
Voiced by: Yūki Ono[1] (Japanese); Daman Mills[2] (English)
Mitsuki Akika (鑑香 水月, Akiha Mitsuki)
Voiced by: Kenji Nojima[1] (Japanese); Reagan Murdock[2] (English)
Satsuma Kadonoōji (葛野大路 颯馬, Kadonoōji Satsuma)
Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu[1] (Japanese); Josh Bangle[2] (English)
Ryō Saotome (五月女 燎, Saotome Ryō)
Voiced by: Tomohiro Tsuboi[1] (Japanese); Steven Kelly[2] (English)
Keishi Harumoto (東本 桂士, Harumoto Keishi)
Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama[1] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo[2] (English)
Kai Akizuki (秋月 甲斐, Akizuki Kai)
Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi[1] (Japanese); Kyle Igneczi[2] (English)
Chiguma Marume (丸目 千熊, Marume Chiguma)
Voiced by: Subaru Kimura[1] (Japanese); Blake Jackson[2] (English)
Kagetora Nagano (長野 影虎, Nagano Kagetora)
Voiced by: Ryō Horikawa[1] (Japanese); Christopher Wehkamp[2] (English)
Tsukasa Odawara (小田原 牧, Odawara Tsukasa)
Voiced by: Show Hayami[1] (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum[2] (English)
Washiho Usuki (臼杵 鷲帆, Usuki Washiho)
Voiced by: Ryōta Takeuchi[1] (Japanese); David Wald[2] (English)

Production and release[edit]

The series began as a series of drama CDs released by Exit Tunes in March 2014. In November 2018, an anime television series adaptation was announced.[3] The series was produced by Drive, with direction and script writing by Osamu Yamasaki, character designs by Asako Nishida, and music composed by Hideakira Kimura, Tomotaka Ōsumi, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi.[1] While the first episode had an advanced screening at Anime Expo on July 7, 2019,[4] the series officially aired on Tokyo MX and other channels from October 6 to December 22, 2019.[5] The series ran for twelve episodes.[6] The series' opening theme is "Titania", while its ending theme is "Inazuma Shock"; both were performed by the series' Japanese and English cast members (Japanese only for the opening and ending movies).[5]

The series is licensed outside of Asia by Funimation.[7] An English dub, produced by Sound Cadence Studios, was released on Funimation's streaming service on November 24, 2019.[2]

Episode list[edit]

No.Title [8]Original air date
1"Adagio"
October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06)[a]
2"con brio"
October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13)
3"dolente"
October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20)
4"abandone"
October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27)
5"traumend"
November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03)
6"appassionato"
November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10)
7"stravagante"
November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)
8"concerto"
November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24)
9"agitato"
December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01)
10"piu mosso"
December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08)
11"decisivo"
December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)
12"piacere"
December 22, 2019 (2019-12-22)

Reception[edit]

Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin, and Nick Creamer from Anime News Network praised the character designs and music, while criticizing the story as basic and the characters as unemotional.[9] Vrai Kaiser from Anime Feminist praised the music and animation, while also criticizing the characters as bland and unoriginal.[10]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ This episode had an advanced screening on July 7, 2019.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 24, 2019). "ACTORS: Songs Connection TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Staff, Cast, Fall Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Sherman, Jennifer (November 25, 2019). "Sound Cadence Studios Provides Dub for Funimation's Stream of Actors: Songs Connections Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 9, 2018). "'Actors' Crossover CD Project Featuring Male Voice Actors Singing Vocaloid Songs Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 27, 2019). "Anime Expo Lists Screenings of Hakubo, Anemone Films; ACTORS, Hensuki TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (August 30, 2019). "ACTORS: Songs Connection Anime's Video Previews Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  6. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (October 18, 2019). "Actors: Song Connection Anime to Have 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 4, 2019). "Funimation to Stream Actors: Song Connection Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Story". actors-anime.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  9. ^ Silverman, Rebecca; Martin, Theron; Creamer, Nick (October 6, 2019). "The Fall 2019 Anime Preview Guide: ACTORS: Songs Connection". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Kaiser, Vrai (October 6, 2019). "Actors: Songs Connection – Episode 1". Anime Feminist. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

External links[edit]

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