Midori Days (美鳥の日々 Midori no Hibi) is a 2004 anime series based on the manga with the same name written and illustrated by Kazurō Inoue. It was serialized and published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine under their Shōnen Sunday Comics imprint from September 18, 2002 to July 21, 2004, with a total of 8 volumes.
The anime series was animated by Pierrot, directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi, music composed by Yoshihisa Hirano, and it aired originally in Japan from April 4, 2004 to June 27, 2004, consisting of 13 episodes.
Madman Entertainment licensed the series for Australia. Media Blasters licensed the series for North America, while an English Dub was produced by NYAV Post, which was released the next year on DVD on March 15, 2005. The complete series was released on March 14, 2006.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
| Midori Kasugano | Mai Nakahara | Kether Donohue | |
| Seiji Sawamura | Kishō Taniyama | Matt Caplan | |
| Chiwa Saitō (young) | |||
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Takako Ayase | Reiko Takagi | Mollie Weaver | |
| Rin Sawamura | Atsuko Yūya | Meredith Zeitlin | |
| Mikako Takahashi (young) | |||
| Kouta Shingyoji | Rie Kugimiya | Sebastian Arcelus | |
| Osamu Miyahara | Hirofumi Nojima | Sean Kenin | |
| Shuichi Takamizawa | Yūji Ueda | Joshua Popenoe | |
| Shiori Tsukishima | Yukari Tamura | Michelle O'Medlin | |
| Makie | Makiko Ōmoto | Amy Palant | |
| Recurring Characters | |||
| Haruka Kasugano | Sayaka Ōhara | Rachael Lillis | |
| Jigoru | Yūji Ueda | Sean Schemmel | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Yoko | Kaori Shimizu | Shannon Conley | 1 | |
| Yuka | Kumi Sakuma | Erica Schroeder | ||
| Nishida | Takahiro Yoshimizu | TBA | 1, 5 | |
| Shiori's Dad | Shinji Kawada | Vic Mignogna | 6 | |
| Shiori's Mom | Yuki Masuda | Eva Kaminsky | ||
| Arashi | Hisayoshi Suganuma | TBA | ||
| Vendor | Hiroyuki Tsuru | Sean Schemmel | 8 | |
| Beniko Iwasaki | Natsuko Kuwatani | Carrie Keranen | 8, 10 | |
| Masami Kyomoto | Yasunori Matsumoto | Marc Diraison | 9 | |
| Yuma Takiguchi | Sanae Kobayashi | Amy Palant | ||
| Marin | Sayaka Ōhara | |||
| Teacher | Keijin Okuda | James Carter Cathcart | 10 | |
| Miyuki | Sara Nakyama | Sharon Feingold | 10, 12 | |
| Monk | Tadahisa Saizen | Mike Pollock | 11 | |
| Ki Doctor | Daisuke Ono | Dan Green | ||
| Witch | Ikuya Sawaki | 12 | ||
| Friend | Eriko Kigawa | Sebastian Arcelus | ||
| Minami | Takahiro Yoshimizu | TBA | 13 |
Animax Dub 
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| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seiji Sawamura | Kishō Taniyama | Darren Pleavin | |
| Midori Kasugano | Mai Nakahara | Claudia Thompson | |
| Shuichi Takamizawa | Yūji Ueda | Russell Wait |
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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| AnimeWorks | 2005 | 
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Episodes 1-13 | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
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| 3 Volumes | ||||||
| 2006 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 3 Discs | ||||||
| 2007 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 3 Discs | ||||||
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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??? | Anime | Digital | TV-14 | Season 1 | 13 Eps. | United States |
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External Links[]
- Midori Days on the Internet Movie Database.
- Midori Days (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Midori Days on Behind The Voice Actors.