The World God Only Knows is a 2010 anime series based on the manga with the same name written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki. It was serialized and published by Shogakukan in their Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine from April 9, 2008 to April 23, 2014, with a total of 25 volumes.
The anime series was announced in April of 2010 from Weekly Shōnen Sunday. The entire series was animated by Manglobe, with the first two seasons being directed by Shigehito Takayanagi, and the third season by Satoshi Ōsedo. It aired the first season in Japan from October 6, 2010 to December 22, 2010, consisiting of 12 episodes. The second season then aired from April 11, 2011 to June 28, 2011, also consisting of 12 episodes. The third season titled The World God Only Knows: Goddesses Arc, aired from July 8, 2013 to September 23, 2013, consisting of 12 episodes, thus the series overall totaling to 36 episodes.
Sentai Filmworks announced the licensing of the anime at Anime Weekend Atlanta in 2011. They announced the English Cast on November 9, 2011[1], and was released for home video on DVD and Blu-Ray on January 24, 2012. The second season was released on August 7, 2012. Then the third season was released on March 10, 2015. The whole series was released under as The Ultimate Collection on DVD and Blu-Ray on January 3, 2017.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s). | Ep(s). |
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| Main Characters | |||||
| Keima Katsuragi | Hiro Shimono | Chris Patton | 1-3 | ||
| Elysia de Lute Ima | Kanae Itō | Luci Christian | 1-3 | ||
| Haqua du Lot Herminium | Saori Hayami | Jessica Boone | 2 | ||
| Jessica Calvello | 3 | ||||
| The Goddesses/Jupiter Sisters | |||||
| Tenri Ayukawa | Kaori Nazuka | Juliet Simmons | 3 | ||
| Diana | 3 | ||||
| Kanon Nakagawa | Nao Tōyama | Brittney Karbowski | 1, 3 | ||
| Apollo | 1, 3 | ||||
| Shiori Shiomiya | Kana Hanazawa | Hilary Haag | 1, 3 | ||
| Minerva | 1, 3 | ||||
| Tsukiyo Kujō | Yuka Iguchi | Caitlynn French | 3 | ||
| Vulcanus | 3 | ||||
| Yui Goidō | Ayahi Takagaki | Krystal LaPorte | 3 | ||
| Mars | 3 | ||||
| Ayumi Takahara | Ayana Taketatsu | Kaytha Coker | 1 | ||
| Elizabeth Bunch | 2-3 | ||||
| Mercury | 2-3 | ||||
| Targets | |||||
| Mio Aoyama | Aoi Yūki | Hilary Haag | 1, 3 | ||
| Kusunoki Kasuga | Ami Koshimizu | Maggie Flecknoe | 2 | ||
| Chihiro Kosaka | Kana Asumi | Serena Varghese | 1 | ||
| Brittney Karbowski | 2 | ||||
| Cynthia Martinez | 3 | ||||
| Jun Nagase | Aki Toyosaki | Cynthia Martinez | 2 | ||
| Akari Kurakawa | Ai Shimizu | Tiffany Terrell | 3 | ||
| Runaway Spirit Squad | |||||
| Dokuro Skull | Kujira | Samuel Roman | 1-2 | ||
| Mark X. Laskowski | 3 | ||||
| Yuri Nikaidō | Atsuko Tanaka | Elizabeth Bunch | 1 | ||
| Maggie Flecknoe | 2-3 | ||||
| Yukie Marui | Yūko Gibu | Cara Duncan | 3 | ||
| Nora Floriann Leoria | Megumi Toyoguchi | Maggie Flecknoe | 3 | ||
| Ryō Asama | Takuma Terashima | Blake Shepard | 3 | ||
| Vintage | |||||
| Lune | Haruka Tomatsu | Tiffany Grant | 3 | ||
| Gira | Harumi Sakurai | Allison Sumrall | 3 | ||
| Katsuragi Family | |||||
| Mari Katsuragi | Ryōka Yuzuki | Shelley Calene-Black | 1-3 | ||
| Maijima Private High School | |||||
| Teachers | |||||
| Ichirō Kodama | Ryūsei Nakao | Christopher Ayres | 1-2 | ||
| David Wald | 3 | ||||
| Students | |||||
| Miyako Terada | Nozomi Chikamura | Nancy Novotny | 3 | ||
| Izumi Ishikiri | Mayuki Makiguchi | ¿? | 1 | ||
| Ai Fujiidera | Ai Nonaka | Monica Rial | 1 | ||
| Allison Sumrall | 3 | ||||
| Ryōsuke Nakamura | Mitsuhiro Sakamaki | David Matranga | 3 | ||
| Yuta | Wataru Hatano | Leraldo Anzaldua | 2 | ||
| Others | |||||
| Shintarō Morita | Shōto Kashii | Kalob Martinez | 1 | ||
| Ikuko Okada (Kanon's Manager) |
Miki Itō | Elizabeth Bunch | 1 | ||
| Allison Sumrall | 3 | ||||
| Chika Fujimura (Lime) |
Rina Hidaka | Serena Varghese | 1 | ||
| Yuri Kuniyoshi (Yuri) |
Maaya Uchida | Monica Rial | 1 | ||
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Season One | ||||
| Yūri Aoyama (Mio's Father) |
Hidetoshi Nakamura | Chris Hutchison | 3 | |
| Sora Asuka | Tomo Sakurai | Melissa Davis | 4 | |
| Female Announcer | Yūko Gibu | Serena Varghese | 5 | |
| Season Two | ||||
| Pitcher | Tomokazu Seki | Corey Hartzog | 15 | |
| Yotsuba Sugimoto | Sakura Tange | Hilary Haag | 24 | |
| Season Three | ||||
| Driver | Hiroaki Tajiri | David Wald | 27 | |
| Editor | ¿? | Leraldo Anzaldua | ||
| Cook | Haruka Jinya | David Wald | 30 | |
| Director | Katsuhiro Tokuishi | Mark X. Laskowski | 31 | |
| Emcee | ¿? | Greg Ayres | 33 | |
| Ayumi's Mother | Harumi Sakurai | Nancy Novotny | 35 | |
| Ayumi's Father | Masahito Yabe | David Wald | ||
| Miyako's Father | ¿? | Mark X. Laskowski | ||
Additional Voices[]
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2012 | 
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Episodes 1-12 | 4 PAL |
Australia | 
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| 2 Discs | ||||||
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Episodes 1-12 | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
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| 2 Discs | ||||||
| Episodes 13-24 | ||||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
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Episodes 1-12 | A DVB-T | ||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
| Episodes 13-24 | ||||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
| 2015 |
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Episodes 25-36 | 1 NTSC | |||
| 3 Discs | ||||||
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Episodes 25-36 | A DVB-T | ||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
| 2017 |
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The Ultimate Collection | 1 NTSC | |||
| 10 Discs | ||||||
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The Ultimate Collection | A DVB-T | ||||
| 1 Disc | ||||||
See Also[]
- The World God Only Knows: Four Girls and an Idol
- The World God Only Knows: Magical Star Kanon 100%
- The World God Only Knows: Tenri Arc
References[]
External Links[]
- The World God Only Knows at the Internet Movie Database.
- The World God Only Knows (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.
- The World God Only Knows on Behind The Voice Actors.