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Fafner

Fafner

20046.31 Season25 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Tatsumiyajima is the central island in the middle of a small cluster of islands, in a sleepy backwater of the Japanese isles. Not much happens there, and the island's young people go to school knowing that their lives are likely to remain peaceful and undisturbed. Or so they have been taught...but the truth is different. The fate of mankind is on the line, and Tatsumiyajima is the last line of defense against a hostile and incomprehensible enemy. At the center of it all, fighting for Humanity's continued existence, is the giant robot Fafner, the dragon that guards this final treasure of mankind.

Created by Tow Ubukata
Written by Tow Ubukata
Produced by Takatoshi Chino
NetworksTV TokyoMBSTBS

Top Cast

Marika Matsumoto

Marika Matsumoto

Toomi Maya (voice)

Kohei Kiyasu

Kohei Kiyasu

Minashiro Soushi (voice)

Satomi Arai

Satomi Arai

Kaname Sakura (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Hazama Kanon (voice)

Minoru Shiraishi

Minoru Shiraishi

Kenji Kondō (voice)

Misato Fukuen

Misato Fukuen

Tatekami Seri (voice)

Miyu Matsuki

Miyu Matsuki

Hazama Shouko (voice)

Makoto Ishii

Makoto Ishii

Makabe Kazuki (voice)

Ryoko Shiraishi

Ryoko Shiraishi

Nishio Rina (voice)

Tamaki Nakanishi

Tamaki Nakanishi

Minashiro Tsubaki (voice)

Themes & Keywords

bromance

About Fafner

Fafner is a sci-fi & fantasy, animation, war & politics, drama series that first aired in 2004 exploring themes of bromance. Created by Tow Ubukata, it stars Marika Matsumoto, Kohei Kiyasu, Satomi Arai. Tatsumiyajima is the central island in the middle of a small cluster of islands, in a sleepy backwater of the Japanese isles. Not much happens there, and the island's young people go to school knowing that their lives are likely to remain peaceful and undisturbed. Or so they have been taught...but the truth is different. The fate of mankind is on the line, and Tatsumiyajima is the last line of defense against a hostile and incomprehensible enemy. At the center of it all, fighting for Humanity's continued existence, is the giant robot Fafner, the dragon that guards this final treasure of mankind.

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