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D.C. ～Da Capo～
Ｄ．Ｃ．～ダ・カーポ～
Genre Romantic comedy
TV anime: D.C. ～Da Capo～
Director Nagisa Miyazaki
Studio ZEXCS
Network Chiba TV, KIDS STATION, TV Kanagawa
Original run 11 July 2003 – 27 December 2003
Episodes 26
TV anime: D.C.S.S. ～Da Capo Second Season～
Director Masanori Nayoshi
Studio Feel
Network Chiba TV, KIDS STATION, TV Kanagawa, Sun TV, TV Aichi, KBS Kyoto
Original run 2 July 2005 – 24 December 2005
Episodes 26

D.C. ～Da Capo～ is a 2003 anime adapted from the Circus D.C. ～Da Capo～ franchise of games. Originally broadcast for 26 episodes, it saw a second season in 2005.

Contents

[edit] Plot summary

See also: List of D.C. ～Da Capo～ episodes

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The anime D.C. series is centered around Sakura Yoshino's return to Hatsune-jima, and also the relationship between Nemu and Jun'ichi Asakura. The plot follows the game's scenario where the player (as Jun'ichi) chooses Nemu[citation needed], placing him in the middle of a love triangle that began when he, Nemu, and Sakura were children.

Sakura later discovers, to her horror, that the magical sakura tree that granted the wishes of the people on the island has caused Nemu to fall ill because of her jealousy, and so she resolves to put the tree to death. Her decision, however, causes the wishes granted to be broken.

[edit] D.C. ～Da Capo～ Side Episodes

The thirteen short Side Episodes aired along with the anime episodes 8 to 14 and 16 to 21. Some of the episodes were strictly comedy or drama with no continuity with the main series or other Side Episodes, but other episodes trace the story of an anthropomorphic black cat that the girls call "Fushigi-san (不思議さん? Mr. Mysterious)" (at Sakura's suggestion). Fushigi-san had once lived on Hatsune-jima in his junior high school days, and knew members of the Yoshino and Shirakawa families who strongly resembled Sakura and Kotori. In the time of D.C., Moe[1], Sakura, and Kotori see the elusive Fushigi-san during their free time.

The young Yoshino girl in the flashback was voiced by Haruko Momoi. Her remark about the Sagisawa family purchasing the first color television on the island indicates that the time of the flashback sequence in the 11th Side Episode was after 1960, when NHK broadcast the first color Japanese television program. Her quote of Neil Armstrong places the exact year close to 1969, the year of the famous Apollo 11 moon landing.

[edit] D.C.S.S. ～Da Capo Second Season～

The D.C.S.S. anime, set two years after the events of D.C., is centered around Aisia's story, and her adventures with the Plus Situation characters Tamaki, Nanako, and Alice. Nemu appears midway through the series as a student nurse, and Sakura returns to Hatsune-jima a few episodes after that.

The major conflict of the second season is Aisia's idealistic, versus Sakura's realistic view of magic. Aisia manages to revive the magic sakura tree in order to grant the desire of all the girls who love Jun'ichi. She discovers, as Sakura did, that the tree has no compunction against hurting Nemu to grant this wish, and comes to the same conclusion that Sakura did two years earlier. At the series' close, she visits Jun'ichi and Nemu's wedding as a more capable magician.

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[edit] Characters

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Jun'ichi Asakura (朝倉純 Asakura Jun'ichi?)
Although he'd rather be taking it easy or munching on a yakisoba bun[2], Jun'ichi is seldom one to turn his back on someone in need. He learned to conjure wagashi from his grandmother.
Voiced by: Yuuki Tai
Nemu Asakura (朝倉音夢 Asakura Nemu?)
Nemu is Jun'ichi's sister by adoption. She wears a bell as an accessory. When her mood turns sour, she becomes excessively polite and antisocial, a condition that Jun'ichi calls "Ura-Nemu (裏音夢? Anti-Nemu)". In the first season of the anime, her cooking is described as lethal, to the point that Jun'ichi quietly calls her the "Murderous Chef (殺人シェフ Satsujin Chef?)", but by the time of the second season, she has improved enough to serve edible food.
Voiced by: Sakura Nogawa
Kotori Shirakawa (白河ことり Shirakawa Kotori?)
Kotori is the school's idol and star singer. Although she can hear other people's thoughts, she carefully hides this ability. She became close to Jun'ichi because he was the only one in the male student body that didn't try to idolize her. In the anime's first season, she is Sakura's classmate, next door to Jun'ichi, Nemu, Mako, and Suginami's class.
Voiced by: Yui Horie
Sakura Yoshino (芳乃さくら Yoshino Sakura?)
Jun'ichi's cousin, Sakura, is a very lively girl who shows great affection towards Junichi, much to Nemu's dismay. She is sometimes seen with Utamaru, a white cat. Although she was raised for much of her life outside of Japan, she loves the island country and had amassed much knowledge about it[3][4][5]. She also inherited her grandmother's affinity for magic, and despite the passing of several years, her appearance remains largely unchanged from what Jun'ichi and Nemu remember. Ironically, however, she is actually older than Jun'ichi.
Voiced by: Yukari Tamura
Moe and Mako Mizukoshi (水越萌, 水越眞子 Mizukoshi Moe, Mizukoshi Mako?)
The Mizukoshi sisters Moe and Mako can often be found on the school rooftop (among other places) enjoying nabe together. They are daughters of a wealthy hospital director, and have a protective younger brother named Tomoya.
Moe is a gentle girl who is often seen throughout the series sitting on the roof at lunchtime cooking and eating with her younger sister Mako. She is very knowledgeable about nabe, and can talk for hours about the Japanese dish. She is very polite but can be dim-witted at times, and can fall asleep anywhere at any time, even when she's walking. Sometimes she carries a small xylophone, although it's not because she wants to be a good player of said instrument. In the second season, she is competent enough to play in ensemble with Mako.
Mako is a close friend of Nemu and is often concerned about her. She has a short temper, reflected in a rivalry with Suginami since elementary school. A running gag throughout the anime involves Suginami teasing Mako, and taunting her as she tries to punch him.
Moe Voiced by: Yui Itsuki , Mako Voiced by: Yuki Matsuoka
Miharu Amakase (天枷美春 Amakase Miharu?)
In the first anime season, Miharu is an android patterned after a childhood friend of the Asakura family with the same name, and is thus experiencing lots of things for the first time. Her enthusiasm often overrules her common sense, and Jun'ichi often has to get her out of sight when her circuits start to overload. Like her namesake, she enjoys eating bananas. The original Miharu adores Nemu, and behaves much like a little puppy around her—in fact, her nickname is Wanko (わん子? "Puppy").
Voiced by: Akemi Kanda
Misaki/Yoriko Sagisawa (鷺澤美咲/頼子 Sagisawa Misaki/Yoriko?)
Misaki is a young girl who stays at home, looking out at the world, and Yoriko is her cat. In the first season, Yoriko jumps out of Misaki's window to see the world in her place, and was transformed into a maid with cat ears. Yoriko has a fear of people after an incident with some children, and it takes her a long time to venture outside. In D.C.S.S., Misaki appears in the park at night or early morning, and offers Aisia advice about Jun'ichi.
Voiced by: Miyu Matsuki
Suginami (杉並?)
Suginami is Jun'ichi and Nemu's classmate and often gives Jun'ichi advice about relationships with girls. Although he is an excellent athlete, a top student, and good-looking, his oddly disturbing personality causes most people to keep their distance from him. He enjoys teasing Mako and dragging Jun'ichi into various situations.
Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio
Kanako "Mikkun" Saeki (佐伯加奈子 (みっくん)?) and Tomoko "Tomo-chan" Morikawa (森川智子 (ともちゃん)?)
Mikkun (who is nicknamed after her brother Mizuhiko) and Tomo-chan are Kotori's best friends. Their faces are mostly hidden from view in the first season of the anime, but the second season displays their faces completely. Mikkun wears glasses in the first season, but does not in the second.
Mikkun Voiced by: Ryoko Shiraishi , Tomo-chan Voiced by: Kanako Hattori
Koyomi Shirakawa (白河暦?)
Koyomi is Jun'ichi's homeroom teacher, and one of the faculty's science teachers. She is also a researcher at the Amakase Laboratory, and in charge of the Miharu android. In the second season, she is a new mother, and her strict composure rapidly crumbles when she talks about her baby.
Voiced by: Naoko Matsui
Utamaru (うたまる?)
Sakura's cat. His appearance is rather unusual, and he often moves by hopping rather than crawling.
Voiced by: Haruko Momoi

See also: Characters in the D.C. ～Da Capo～ game

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Aisia (アイシア?)
Aisia also appears in the D.C.S.G. ～Da Capo Second Gradation～ manga. In D.C.S.S., Aisia came to Hatsunejima to study magic. Although she has knowledge of how to use it, her control of her capabilities and her judgment are, at best, erratic. She firmly believes that magic can and should be used for the good of all, something her own grandmother always practiced.
Voiced by: Ui Miyazaki
Tamaki Konomiya (胡ノ宮環 Konomiya Tamaki?)
In D.C.S.S., Tamaki is a priestess at the local Shinto shrine. She has an ability to see into the future, and she uses her archery skills to prevent people from getting hurt in foreseen accidents.
Voiced by: Nami Kurokawa
Kanae Kudou (工藤叶 Kudõ Kanae?)
One of Asakura and Suginami's buddies. She is actually a girl, but keeps up a male appearance because of her family's traditions. Only Kotori and some faculty members know of her true gender.
Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro
Nanako Saitama (彩珠ななこ Saitama Nanako?)
Nanako in D.C.S.S. is a young shōjo manga artist. Already her talent is recognized under the pen-name Tamagawa Ayako (Suginami being one of her biggest fans), and she is under constant pressure to write new chapters of her latest creation, Magical Chiffon. She is a bit accident-prone, and also runs into mishaps with paper-loving white goats who have a taste for her manuscripts.
Voiced by: Masumi Asano
Alice Tsukushiro (月城アリス Tsukishiro Alice?)
Alice appears in the D.C.S.S. anime as a reserved young woman, later revealed to be from the same country as Aisia, and the daughter of a family of circus acrobats.
Voiced by: Emiko Hagiwara

See also: Characters in the D.C.P.S. ～Da Capo Plus Situation～ game

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[edit] Media

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Opening themes
  1. "Sakura saku mirai koiyume" by Yozuca (eps 1-25)
  2. "Sonzai" by CooRie (ep 26)
Ending themes
  1. "Mirai e no Melody" by CooRie (eps 1-7,9-14,16-20)
  2. "Utamaru Ekaki Uta" by Haruko Momoi (eps 8,15)
  3. "Sonzai" by CooRie (eps 21-25)
  4. "Sakura saku mirai koiyume" by Yozuca (ep 26)

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Opening theme
"Sakurairo no Kisetsu (The Season of Cherry Blossoms)" by Yozuca*
Ending themes
  1. "Akatsuki ni Saku Uta (The Song Blooming Towards Dawn)" by CooRie (eps 1-23,26)
  2. "Kioku Raburetaa (Remembrance Love Letter)" by CooRie (eps 24-25)

[edit] References

  1. ^ In the final Side Episode, Moe says she saw the fellow, but this is not explicitly shown in her Side Episode.
  2. ^ D.C. anime episode 04
  3. ^ D.C. Side episode 4.
  4. ^ "It's in the spirit of the samurai to bravely admit defeat. (負けは負けって、潔く諦めるのは侍魂ってもんさ Make wa makette, isagiyoku akirameru no wa samuraidamashītte mon sa?)" (Sakura, D.C. anime episode 21).
  5. ^ Sakura's bio on hatsunejima.com