Les Misérables: Shojo Cosette
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese anime
series by Nippon Animation
, and is the first installment in the famed World Masterpiece Theater
series in ten years after the major flop Remi, Nobody's Girl
. It is an adaptation of Victor Hugo
's classic novel, Les Misérables
, and the fourth anime adaptation of said novel (following two adaptations from the Japanese television program Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi, and a 1979 TV special produced by Toei Animation
).
It premiered across Japan from 7 January 2007 on Fuji TV's BS Fuji broadcast satellite
network, and contains 52 episodes. It also aired in Japan on Animax
from April 2007.
, the series begins with Cosette
, a young girl, traveling with her mother Fantine
, who is trying to find a job and a place to live, but have always been shunned away due to few employers hiring single mothers. When her mother is promised with the prosperity of working in the big city, Cosette is separated from her in the hopes a caretaker named Thénardier
will watch over her while her mother earns some money. Unfortunately, this was a trick and the caretaker is a corrupt man who makes Cosette his indentured servant, or more precisely: his slave. Then the kind mayor of the town that Cosette makes her new home in sees how winds of change are so detrimental for children and families, and decides to do something about it.
Japan
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ese anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series by Nippon Animation
Nippon Animation
is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City....
, and is the first installment in the famed World Masterpiece Theater
World Masterpiece Theater
is a Japanese TV anime staple that showcased an animated version of a different classical book or story each year on 7:30p.m. on Sunday. It originally aired from 1969 to 1997 then resumed in 2007....
series in ten years after the major flop Remi, Nobody's Girl
Remi, Nobody's Girl
was a 26-episode Japanese anime television series by Nippon Animation, broadcasted since 1996 to 1997 across Japan on the Fuji Television network as an installment to Nippon Animation's famed World Masterpiece Theater series...
. It is an adaptation of Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
's classic novel, Les Misérables
Les Misérables
Les Misérables , translated variously from the French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, or The Victims), is an 1862 French novel by author Victor Hugo and is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century...
, and the fourth anime adaptation of said novel (following two adaptations from the Japanese television program Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi, and a 1979 TV special produced by Toei Animation
Toei Animation
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...
).
It premiered across Japan from 7 January 2007 on Fuji TV's BS Fuji broadcast satellite
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
network, and contains 52 episodes. It also aired in Japan on Animax
Animax
is a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. A subsidiary of Japanese media conglomerate Sony, it is headquartered in in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment and the noted anime studios...
from April 2007.
Plot
Set in 19th century-era FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, the series begins with Cosette
Cosette
Euphrasie "Cosette" Fauchelevant is a fictional character in the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.- Cosette in the novel :...
, a young girl, traveling with her mother Fantine
Fantine
Fantine is a character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.- Backstory :"Fantine was one of those beings which are brought forth from the heart of the people... She was called Fantine because she had never been known by any other name...""All four were ravishingly beautiful. As to Fantine,...
, who is trying to find a job and a place to live, but have always been shunned away due to few employers hiring single mothers. When her mother is promised with the prosperity of working in the big city, Cosette is separated from her in the hopes a caretaker named Thénardier
Thénardiers
The Thénardiers, commonly known as Thénardier and Madame Thénardier , are two of the primary villains in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables and the stage musical of the same name...
will watch over her while her mother earns some money. Unfortunately, this was a trick and the caretaker is a corrupt man who makes Cosette his indentured servant, or more precisely: his slave. Then the kind mayor of the town that Cosette makes her new home in sees how winds of change are so detrimental for children and families, and decides to do something about it.
Characters and Cast
| Character(s) | Voice Actor(s) |
|---|---|
| Cosette Cosette Euphrasie "Cosette" Fauchelevant is a fictional character in the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.- Cosette in the novel :... |
Kaori Nazuka Kaori Nazuka is a freelance voice actress and singer. She is a graduate of the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. She also announced that she got married in February 2011.-TV anime:1999:*Ojarumaru... Tamaki Matsumoto Tamaki Matsumoto is a Japanese seiyū and child actress.-Anime:*Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 as Tianzi*Les Misérables - Shoujo Cosette as Cosette -Live action:*Kamen Rider Den-O as Kohana *Kamen Rider Decade as Kohana... (3 years old) |
| Jean Valjean Jean Valjean Jean Valjean is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables... |
Masashi Sugawara Masashi Sugawara is a Japanese voice actor who voiced Vigoro in Skies of Arcadia and Jean Valjean in Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette.-External links:... |
| Fantine Fantine Fantine is a character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.- Backstory :"Fantine was one of those beings which are brought forth from the heart of the people... She was called Fantine because she had never been known by any other name...""All four were ravishingly beautiful. As to Fantine,... |
Emiko Hagiwara |
| Javert Javert Javert is a fictional character from the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He is a prison guard, and later policeman, who devotes his life to the law. He is always referred to just simply as "Javert" or "Inspector Javert" by the narrator and other characters throughout the novel; his first name... |
Takashi Matsuyama Takashi Matsuyama (actor) is a Japanese actor and voice actor.- Filmography :*The Grudge as Takeo Saeki *Arcade Gamer Fubuki as Referee*Battle Programmer SHIRASE as Principal Miura... |
| Gavroche Gavroche Gavroche is a fictional character from the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.-Gavroche in the novel:Gavroche is the eldest son of M. and Mme Thénardier. He has two sisters, Éponine and Azelma, and two unnamed younger brothers. He is also technically unnamed; the reader is told he chooses the... |
Yumiko Kobayashi Yumiko Kobayashi is a Japanese voice actress. She is currently a freelance voice actor but until August 2007 was affiliated with Arts Vision.She and fellow Excel Saga voice actress Mikako Takahashi are known as the duo "The Excel Girls"... |
| Thénardier Thénardiers The Thénardiers, commonly known as Thénardier and Madame Thénardier , are two of the primary villains in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables and the stage musical of the same name... |
Masashi Yabe |
| Okami Thénardiers The Thénardiers, commonly known as Thénardier and Madame Thénardier , are two of the primary villains in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables and the stage musical of the same name... (Mme. Thénardier) |
Mami Horikoshi Mami Horikoshi ' is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Office Osawa. She is originally from Fukushima Prefecture.-TV anime:*Heat Guy J - Yoko Milchan*Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette - Okami*Weiß Kreuz - Manx*Saiunkoku Monogatari - Eiki Hyou... |
| Éponine Éponine Éponine Thénardier is a fictional character in the 1862 novelLes Misérables by Victor Hugo.- Éponine in the novel :As children, Éponine and her younger sister Azelma are described as pretty, well-dressed, charming and a delight to see. They are pampered and spoiled by their parents the Thénardiers... |
Yūko Sasamoto Yuko Sasamoto is a Japanese voice actress.-Anime:*Chrono Crusade - Shader*Disgaea - Flonne*Elemental Gelade - Rerea*Fushigiboshi no Futagohime - Nacchi*Gate Keepers - Ayako Isagai*Hamtaro - Mimi... Yūki Ōtomo (4 years old) |
| Azelma | Kurumi Mamiya Kurumi Mamiya is a Japanese seiyū from Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with 81 Produce.-Voice roles:*6 Angels *Battle B-Daman *Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san *Dokkiri Doctor... Chihiro Yarita (2 years old) |
| Marius Marius Pontmercy Marius Pontmercy is a principal fictional character in Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel Les Misérables. He is young, intense, and in love with Cosette. He fights at the barricades with Enjolras and the Friends of the ABC when %C3%89ponine tricks him into going to the barricade and he resolves to die... Alain |
Anri Katsu |
| Enjolras Enjolras Enjolras is the charismatic leader of the Friends of the ABC in the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.- The Friends of the ABC :... |
Yūji Kishi |
| Combeferre | Wataru Hatano Wataru Hatano , is a seiyū who works for 81 Produce.His name is often mistakenly written as 波多野 渉 or 羽田野 渉. At the second annual Seiyū Awards in 2008, Wataru won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in Toward the Terra and Tenshi Yuri in Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshitan.-TV animation:*07... |
| Courfeyrac | Eiji Takemoto Eiji Takemoto is a Japanese voice actor. His name is sometimes mistranslated as and also sometimes credited as being Hidefumi Takemoto . Takemoto's nickname is Takepon... |
| Jean Prouvaire | Yoshinori Fujita Yoshinori Fujita is a Japanese voice actor whose notable roles include series like Ouran High School Host Club and Trinity Blood. Yoshinori's hobbies include painting and singing.-Notable Roles:*Ghost Hound as Atsushi Hirata*Bokurano as Isao Kako*Duel Masters as Jamira... |
| Grantaire | Norihisa Mori |
| Laigle | Ryō Naitō Ryo Naito is a Japanese voice actor. He is signed with Y.M.O management. His given name Ryō is sometimes mistranlated as Rei.-Anime:* Beast Wars II * Beast Wars Neo... |
| Feuilly | Daisuke Matsubara |
| Bahorel | Takahiro Yoshimizu |
| Joly | Yūki Chiba |
| Montparnasse | Kōji Yusa Koji Yusa is a Japanese voice actor born in Osaka Prefecture and raised in Kyoto Prefecture. He is best known for his roles in Choja Raideen , the Sonic Series , Bleach , Ikki Tousen , Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro , Zettai Karen Children and Kamen Rider Den-O... |
| Claquesous | Junichi Endō |
| Babet | Akio Suyama Akio Suyama is a Japanese voice actor.-Notable anime and video game voice roles:* Perio/Pete in Dōbutsu no Mori , the film adaptation of the Animal Crossing video game series.* Ichiro Ogami in Sakura Wars* Hokuto's Lackey in Cromartie High School... |
| Gueulemer | Tetsu Inada Tetsu Inada ' is a seiyū who works for Aoni Production.-TV:*Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales *Bakugan Battle Brawlers *Bakugan Battle Brawlers New Vestroia *Bamboo Blade... |
| Zéphine | Atsuko Tanaka Atsuko Tanaka is a Japanese voice actress who works for Ezaki Productions. Her deep and sultry voice is often used to portray villainesses and mature female characters.-TV anime:*Angel Links *Black Cat *Berserk *Cowboy Bebop... |
| Tron | Naomi Shindō |
| Mother Innocente | Sayuri Sadaoka Sayuri Sadaoka is a Japanese voice actress. She is from Kanagawa Prefecture.-Anime:*Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette – Mother Innocente*Muteki Kanban Musume – Onimaru Makiko*Yakitate!! Japan – Old Lady -External links:... |
| Béatrice | Miyuki Sawashiro Miyuki Sawashiro is a female Japanese voice actress and singer who works for Mausu Promotion.She voiced Puchiko in the English dubbed releases of Di Gi Charat the Movie and Leave it to Piyoko, making her one of the few Japanese voice actors to have reprised a role in English in addition to the original Japanese... |
| Charlotte | Nozomi Sasaki |
| Audrey | Haruka Tomatsu Haruka Tomatsu is a Japanese voice actress and singer, employed by Music Ray'n .-Summary:Haruka debuted as voice actress in 2007, starring in Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica as Corticarte Apa Lagranges... |
| Hugues | Ai Tokunaga Ai Tokunaga is a Japanese voice actor. As of August, 2006, Tokunaga is employed by Arts Vision.-Notable Voice Roles:* Canvas 2 - Kana Hagino* Heat Guy J - Vivian* Kiddy Grade - Viola* Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette - Hugues* Magical Play - Padudu* Pita-Ten - Miku... |
| Bressole | Yūko Sanpei Yuko Sanpei is a female Japanese voice actress currently affiliated with Production Baobab.-TV Anime:2000:*Daa! Daa! Daa! '2001:*Ojarumaru 2002:... |
| Sister Simplice Toussaint |
Mika Kanai Mika Kanai is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She is currently attached to Ken Production. Her pet name is . She is best known for her roles in Idol Tenshi Yōkoso Yōko , Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka , Goldfish Warning! , Soreike! Anpanman , Yadamon , After War Gundam X , Tokyo... |
| Fauchelevent | Takkō Ishimori Takko Ishimori is a male Japanese voice actor from Nagasaki, Japan. He is attached to the talent agency Arts Vision, and debuted in 1960. He is one of the founding members of Theater Echo.-Anime:*Bubblegum Crash *Buzzer Beater... |
| Gillenormand | Tetsuo Komura |
| Marius' Aunt (Mademoiselle Gillenormand) |
Miyuki Ono |
| Pontmercy | Akihiko Ishizumi Akihiko Ishizumi is a Japanese stage actor and voice actor from Ehime Prefecture. He is currently attached to Engekishūdan En.He is best known for his roles in The Powerpuff Girls and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi... |
| Mabeuf | Bin Shimada Bin Shimada is a Japanese voice actor. He is currently affiliated with the talent management firm Aoni Production.-References:* Nakagami, Yoshikatsu et al. "You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle". Newtype USA. pp. 48–49.-External links:... |
| Bishop Myriel Bishop Myriel Bishop Charles-François-Bienvenu Myriel, referred to as Bishop Myriel or Monseigneur Bienvenu , is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. Myriel is the Bishop of Digne... |
Chikao Ōtsuka |
| Champmathieu | Shinpachi Tsuji Shinpachi Tsuji is a Japanese voice actor.-Anime:*Arc the Lad *Berserk *Brain Powered *Code Geass *Digimon Tamers *Fairy Tail *Fantastic Children... |
| Petit Gervais | Aiko Hibi |
| Bougon | Seiko Tamura |
| Chabouillet | Ryūji Mizuno |
| Hucheloup | Takuma Suzuki |
| Mylène | Miyuki Kawashō |
Staff
- Original story: Victor HugoVictor HugoVictor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
"Les MisérablesLes MisérablesLes Misérables , translated variously from the French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, or The Victims), is an 1862 French novel by author Victor Hugo and is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century...
" - Producer: Kōichi Motohashi
- Planning: Kazuya Maeda (Fuji TV), Kōhei Sano, Kazuka Ishikawa
- Production manager: Ken'ichirō Hayafune
- Series composition: Tomoko Kanparu
- Character designs: Hajime Watanabe, Takahiro Yoshimatsu
- Chief animation director: Tadashi Shida
- Background artist: Kazue Itō
- Art director: Mitsuki Nakamura
- Color design: Tomoko Komatsubara
- Photography director: Seichi Morishita
- Sound director: Hiroyuki Hayase
- Music: Hayato MatsuoHayato Matsuois a Japanese video game and anime composer, arranger and orchestrator. He has worked on titles such as Front Mission 3, Final Fantasy XII, the Shenmue series, and Magic Knight Rayearth. Inspired by his mother, a piano teacher, he graduated from the music composition department of Tokyo University...
- Music producers: Hitoshi Yoshimura (Index Music), Daisuke Honji (Index Music)
- Producers: Yukihiro Itō (Fuji TV), Kōji Yamamoto (Fuji TV), Michio Katō, Ken'ichi Satō
- Director: Hiroaki Sakurai
- Production: Fuji TV, Nippon AnimationNippon Animationis a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City....
Theme songs
- Opening theme:
- Performance: Yuki Saitō (Index Music)
- Ending theme:
- Performance: Yuki Saitō (Index Music)