Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet (最終兵器彼女, Saishū Heiki Kanojo, lit. She, The Ultimate Weapon), more simply known as Saikano, is a Japanese manga and anime series created by Shin Takahashi. The series ran from July 2 to September 24, 2002 in Japan.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chise | Fumiko Orikasa | Melissa Hutchison |
|
Shuji | Shirō Ishimoda | Mark Atherlay |
| To Identify | Aaron Dismuke (Kid) | ||
|
Akemi | Yū Sugimoto | Amy Provenzano |
|
Atsushi | Tetsu Shiratori | Joe Wyka |
| To Identify | Nicole Emi (Kid) | ||
| Yukari | Sachiko Kojima | Nicole Emi | |
|
Fuyumi | Miki Itō | Elaine Clark |
|
Tetsu | Shinichirō Miki | Abie Hadjitarkhani |
|
Nori | Hiroki Shimowada | M.J. Reynolds |
|
Take | Kishō Taniyama | Abie Hadjitarkhani |
| Kawahara | Atsushi II | Dave Arendash | |
| Kazu | Yuuji Kishi | Nick Shakoour | |
| Satomi | Yumi Kakazu | Nicole Emi | |
|
Shuji's Mother | Mika Doi | Elaine Clark |
| Shuji's Father | Kazuhiko Inoue | Jesse Spencer | |
| Chise's Brother | Yuka Shioyama | Aaron Dismuke |
Additional Voices[]
- Aaron Dismuke
- Abie Hadjitarkhani
- Elaine Clark
- Jesse Spencer
- M.J. Reynolds
- Nick Shakoour
- Nicole Emi
Notes[]
- The series was originally released under the manga's title by Viz Media, while Sentai Filmworks' re-release uses the original Japanese title, She, The Ultimate Weapon.
- The series was Aaron Dismuke's only non-Texas based dubbing role until he reprised his role as Alphonse Elric in the English dub of the Fullmetal Alchemist film, and is so far his only San Francisco-based dubbing role.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viz Media | 2004 | 
|
The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
|
| 4 Volumes | ||||||
| 2005 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
| Sentai Filmworks | 2015 | The Complete Series | ||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
| 2021 | 
|
The Complete Series | A
DVB-T | |||
| 2 Discs | ||||||