Video Girl Ai (OAV)
Alternative title:
Cyber Girl Ai
Den'ei Shōjo (Japanese)
Electric Girl Ai
電影少女 (Japanese)
電影少女 VIDEO GIRL AI (Japanese)
전영소녀 (Korean)
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
Because Yōta worried for another instead of dwelling on his own broken heart, he happened upon a very special video store that only the pure of heart can see. There, he buys what he thinks is a normal erotic video - until a girl climbs out of his television set. Her name is Ai, and thanks to a broken VCR, her personality is a little glitchy. Still, it's her job to help Yōta feel better, and perhaps even help him get the girl of his dreams, even if Ai herself might be falling for him as well.
User Ratings:
799 ratings have been given [details]
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.549 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.5477, rank: #1743 (of 10551)
Weighted mean: 7.511 (Very good−), rank: #1743 (of 10551) (seen all: 7.60 / seen some: 6.22 / won't finish: 5.06)
Bayesian estimate: 7.510 (Very good−), rank: #1425 (of 7993)
Masterpiece: 62 votes (sub:45, dub:14, raw:2, others:1
1 French subtitled
) Excellent: 161 votes (sub:110, dub:42, raw:1, ?:1, others:7
4 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 German dubbed
)1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 German dubbed
Very good: 223 votes (sub:151, dub:53, raw:4, others:15
5 Spanish subtitled
3 Spanish dubbed
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)3 Spanish dubbed
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
Good: 189 votes (sub:147, dub:27, raw:3, ?:2, others:10
3 Russian subtitled
3 Spanish subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Korean subtitled
)3 Spanish subtitled
2 Italian dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Korean subtitled
Decent: 89 votes (sub:66, dub:19, ?:1, others:3
2 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)1 Spanish subtitled
So-so: 45 votes (sub:35, dub:5, ?:1, others:4
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)1 Russian subtitled
Not really good: 16 votes (sub:12, dub:2, others:2
1 Russian subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)1 Italian dubbed
Weak: 9 votes (sub:8, dub:1)
Bad: 3 votes (sub:3)
Awful: -
Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 1474 users, rank: #844 (of 10369)Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.549 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.5477, rank: #1743 (of 10551)
Weighted mean: 7.511 (Very good−), rank: #1743 (of 10551) (seen all: 7.60 / seen some: 6.22 / won't finish: 5.06)
Bayesian estimate: 7.510 (Very good−), rank: #1425 (of 7993)
Running time:
29 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
6
Episode titles: We have 6
Vintage:
1992年03月27日 to 1992年08月28日
Opening Theme:
"Ureshii Namida" by Noriko Sakai
Ending Theme:
"Ano Hi Ni" by Maki Kimura
Insert song:
"Ano Hi ni..." (あの日に...) by Maki Kimura (ep 2)
"Ashita wa Ashita" (明日は明日) by Masakazu Katsura (ep 4)
"Frozen Flower" by Nav Katze (ep 6)
"Garasu MOON" (硝子MOON) by Mayumi Sudō (ep 3)
"Kimi no Niji" (君の虹) by Mayumi Sudō (ep 3)
"Kokoro no Mizutamari" (心の水たまり) by Masakazu Katsura (ep 5)
"Message" (メッセージ) by Nav Katze (ep 1)
"Suki Nan Desu" (好きなんです) by Maki Kimura (ep 6)
Links: We have 3
Trivia: We have 1
Reviews:
Video Girl Ai - First Date (Jan 1, 1970)
Video Girl Ai VHS 1 (Jan 1, 1970)
Video Girl Ai - [ai, love, and sadness] (Jan 1, 1970)
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Video Girl Ai (DVD) 2001年12月04日
VHS
Video Girl Ai - I'm Here for You (Dub.VHS 1) 1999年05月25日
Video Girl Ai - First Date (Dub.VHS 2) 1999年07月06日
Video Girl Ai - Ai, Love & Sadness (Dub.VHS 3) 1999年08月10日
Video Girl Ai - I'm Here for You (Sub.VHS 1) 1999年05月25日
Video Girl Ai - First Date (Sub.VHS 2) 1999年07月06日
Video Girl Ai - Ai, Love & Sadness (Sub.VHS 3) 1999年08月03日
Japanese staff Japanese cast
Director: Mizuho Nishikubo
Music: Tohru Okada
Original Manga: Masakazu Katsura
Character Design: Takayuki Gotō
Art Director: Tatsuya Kushida
Sound Director: Hideyuki Tanaka
Director of Photography: Akihiko Takahashi
Animation producer: Ryūji Mitsumoto
Associate producer: Tamotsu Hongo
Background Art:
Chieko Nezaki (ep 6)
Hiroshi Katō (eps 2-6)
Hisashi Ikeda (eps 5-6)
Kenji Kamiyama (ep 6)
Mikiko Takanashi (ep 6)
Norihiro Hiraki (eps 1-3, 5-6)
Tatsuya Kushida (eps 1-5)
Yūsuke Takeda (eps 1-6)
Chieko Nezaki (ep 6)
Hiroshi Katō (eps 2-6)
Hisashi Ikeda (eps 5-6)
Kenji Kamiyama (ep 6)
Mikiko Takanashi (ep 6)
Norihiro Hiraki (eps 1-3, 5-6)
Tatsuya Kushida (eps 1-5)
Yūsuke Takeda (eps 1-6)
Color design: Kumiko Yusa
In-Between Animation:
Akemi Magochi (eps 2-3)
Akiko Nagashima (eps 1-4, 6)
Eizō Kawada (ep 2)
Emiko Iwayanagi (ep 6)
Etsuko Shinohara (ep 3)
Katsunori Tanaka (eps 1-3, 5-6)
Kayoko Kondō (eps 1-6)
Kyōko Satō (ep 3)
Mari Yashima (ep 2)
Mieko Matsui (eps 1-3, 5-6)
Mihoko Kobayashi (ep 3)
Mika Nakabayashi (eps 5-6)
Miyako Yatsu (I.G Tatsunoko; ep 1)
Miyuki Abe (ep 2)
Namiko Mori (eps 5-6)
Nobuko Nakagawa (ep 6)
Noriko Kiyohara (ep 2)
Ritsuko Shiina (eps 5-6)
Sachiko Kobayashi (eps 1-2, 4-6)
Sachiyo Hiraide (eps 2, 5-6)
Sawako Yajima (eps 5-6)
Shiho Nakamura (ep 2)
Shinsuke Uchiyama (ep 2)
Shinya Yoshidome (ep 2)
Taeko Watanabe (eps 1-6)
Takeo Uchiyama (eps 1, 3)
Tomohiro Miyashita (eps 1, 3)
Tōru Takahashi (eps 1-3, 6)
Yasuhiro Mizuno (eps 5-6)
Yasuo Ishii (eps 2-5)
Yōji Niizuma (eps 1, 3)
Yōko Akasaka (ep 6)
Yōko Takahashi (eps 2-3, 6)
Yūko Koyama (eps 1-4, 6)
Yumiko Ōasa (eps 1-2, 6)
Akemi Magochi (eps 2-3)
Akiko Nagashima (eps 1-4, 6)
Eizō Kawada (ep 2)
Emiko Iwayanagi (ep 6)
Etsuko Shinohara (ep 3)
Katsunori Tanaka (eps 1-3, 5-6)
Kayoko Kondō (eps 1-6)
Kyōko Satō (ep 3)
Mari Yashima (ep 2)
Mieko Matsui (eps 1-3, 5-6)
Mihoko Kobayashi (ep 3)
Mika Nakabayashi (eps 5-6)
Miyako Yatsu (I.G Tatsunoko; ep 1)
Miyuki Abe (ep 2)
Namiko Mori (eps 5-6)
Nobuko Nakagawa (ep 6)
Noriko Kiyohara (ep 2)
Ritsuko Shiina (eps 5-6)
Sachiko Kobayashi (eps 1-2, 4-6)
Sachiyo Hiraide (eps 2, 5-6)
Sawako Yajima (eps 5-6)
Shiho Nakamura (ep 2)
Shinsuke Uchiyama (ep 2)
Shinya Yoshidome (ep 2)
Taeko Watanabe (eps 1-6)
Takeo Uchiyama (eps 1, 3)
Tomohiro Miyashita (eps 1, 3)
Tōru Takahashi (eps 1-3, 6)
Yasuhiro Mizuno (eps 5-6)
Yasuo Ishii (eps 2-5)
Yōji Niizuma (eps 1, 3)
Yōko Akasaka (ep 6)
Yōko Takahashi (eps 2-3, 6)
Yūko Koyama (eps 1-4, 6)
Yumiko Ōasa (eps 1-2, 6)
In-Between Check:
Junko Nishimura (eps 2, 6)
Sachiko Kobayashi (eps 4, 6)
Sachiyo Hiraide (eps 1, 3, 5)
Junko Nishimura (eps 2, 6)
Sachiko Kobayashi (eps 4, 6)
Sachiyo Hiraide (eps 1, 3, 5)
Key Animation:
Akiharu Ishii (ep 4)
Atsuo Tobe (ep 2)
Fumiko Kishi (ep 4)
Hideki Takahashi (ep 6)
Itsuko Ōtake (eps 4, 6)
Kazuchika Kise (eps 2, 4)
Kazuhisa Okada (eps 2, 4)
Kōichi Hashimoto (ep 5)
Kōji Komurakata (eps 3, 5-6)
Masaaki Yuasa (ep 2)
Masahiro Kimura (eps 1, 4)
Masahiro Sekiguchi (eps 3, 5-6)
Masatsugu Arakawa (ep 2)
Masaya Ōnishi (eps 4, 6)
Miyako Yatsu (eps 4, 6)
Miyuki Nonaka (eps 2, 4)
Motoki Yagi (ep 6)
Naoyuki Itō (ep 6)
Sachiyo Hiraide (ep 2)
Sanae Chikanaga (eps 3, 5)
Shigeru Fujita (eps 1, 5)
Shinya Takahashi (eps 1, 5)
Takafumi Jinno (eps 1-2)
Takayuki Gotō (ep 1)
Takayuki Hamana (eps 4, 6)
Tōru Takahashi (ep 4)
Toshiyuki Fujisawa (eps 3, 5)
Yoshie Kawamura (ep 1)
Yuka Hoya (ep 4)
Yukio Okano (eps 1, 4)
Yuri Chigira (ep 3)
Akiharu Ishii (ep 4)
Atsuo Tobe (ep 2)
Fumiko Kishi (ep 4)
Hideki Takahashi (ep 6)
Itsuko Ōtake (eps 4, 6)
Kazuchika Kise (eps 2, 4)
Kazuhisa Okada (eps 2, 4)
Kōichi Hashimoto (ep 5)
Kōji Komurakata (eps 3, 5-6)
Masaaki Yuasa (ep 2)
Masahiro Kimura (eps 1, 4)
Masahiro Sekiguchi (eps 3, 5-6)
Masatsugu Arakawa (ep 2)
Masaya Ōnishi (eps 4, 6)
Miyako Yatsu (eps 4, 6)
Miyuki Nonaka (eps 2, 4)
Motoki Yagi (ep 6)
Naoyuki Itō (ep 6)
Sachiyo Hiraide (ep 2)
Sanae Chikanaga (eps 3, 5)
Shigeru Fujita (eps 1, 5)
Shinya Takahashi (eps 1, 5)
Takafumi Jinno (eps 1-2)
Takayuki Gotō (ep 1)
Takayuki Hamana (eps 4, 6)
Tōru Takahashi (ep 4)
Toshiyuki Fujisawa (eps 3, 5)
Yoshie Kawamura (ep 1)
Yuka Hoya (ep 4)
Yukio Okano (eps 1, 4)
Yuri Chigira (ep 3)
Music Director: Yuko Sakurai
Photography:
Masaaki Fujita (eps 1-6)
Miyoko Tamaki (eps 1-6)
Seiji Uchida (eps 1-6)
Shinichi Sasano (eps 1-6)
Shirō Kuki (eps 1-6)
Toyomitsu Nakajō (eps 1-6)
Yutaka Kurosawa (eps 1-6)
Masaaki Fujita (eps 1-6)
Miyoko Tamaki (eps 1-6)
Seiji Uchida (eps 1-6)
Shinichi Sasano (eps 1-6)
Shirō Kuki (eps 1-6)
Toyomitsu Nakajō (eps 1-6)
Yutaka Kurosawa (eps 1-6)
Production Desk: Tetsuo Uchida
Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno
Special Effects: Masahiro Murakami (eps 1-6)
Theme Song Lyrics: Masakazu Katsura (ED)
Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Amano
Takeshi Kusao as Yōta Moteuchi
Yuri Amano as Moemi Hayakawa
Hirotaka Suzuoki as Roleck
Kōji Tsujitani as Takashi Niimai
Junko Sakuma as Schoolgirl
Kenichi Ogata as Manager of Gokuraku
Kenichi Ono as English Teacher (ep 4)
Kyōko Minami as Schoolgirl
Mari Mashiba as Girl (ep 3)
Michiko Neya as Schoolgirl (ep 4)
Nobuyuki Furuta as Man A (ep 3)
Sayuri Ikemoto as Announcement (ep 5)
Japanese companies
Backgrounds: Bihou, Inc. (ep 6)
Editing: Jay Film
Film: Eastman Kodak
Film Developing: Imagica
Finish Animation:
FAI International (eps 3-6)
Ginga Teikoku (eps 4-6)
JAC Studio (eps 1-6)
Mushi Production (ep 6)
Studio Add (eps 3-4, 6)
Studio March (eps 4, 6)
Tatsunoko Production (ep 6)
Workshop (ep 6)
FAI International (eps 3-6)
Ginga Teikoku (eps 4-6)
JAC Studio (eps 1-6)
Mushi Production (ep 6)
Studio Add (eps 3-4, 6)
Studio March (eps 4, 6)
Tatsunoko Production (ep 6)
Workshop (ep 6)
In-Between Animation:
Ajiado (ep 6)
Group Donguri (ep 6)
Lifework (ep 1)
Märchen-Sha (eps 2, 5-6)
Monsieur Onion (eps 1, 3-6)
Studio Egg (eps 1-6)
Studio Fantasia (eps 1, 3-6)
Studio Junio (ep 4)
Studio Mark (eps 1-2, 4-6)
Studio Takuranke (ep 2)
Studio Ten (ep 6)
Twenty First (eps 1-3, 5-6)
Usagi-ya (eps 1-2)
Warp (eps 2-4, 6)
Ajiado (ep 6)
Group Donguri (ep 6)
Lifework (ep 1)
Märchen-Sha (eps 2, 5-6)
Monsieur Onion (eps 1, 3-6)
Studio Egg (eps 1-6)
Studio Fantasia (eps 1, 3-6)
Studio Junio (ep 4)
Studio Mark (eps 1-2, 4-6)
Studio Takuranke (ep 2)
Studio Ten (ep 6)
Twenty First (eps 1-3, 5-6)
Usagi-ya (eps 1-2)
Warp (eps 2-4, 6)
Key Animation: Studio Live (eps 3, 5)
Lith Work: Maki Production
Photography: Studio Boston
Photography Assistance: Azuhata Production
Recording Studio: Toei Audio Visual Art Center
Sound Effects: Swara Pro
Sound Production: Audio Tanaka
Titles: Maki Production
English cast
English staff
Screenplay: Trish Ledoux
Translation: Trish Ledoux
Executive producer: Seiji Horibuchi
Dialogue Director: Karl Willems
DVD Menu Design: Erika Offutt
Logo Animation: Allen Hastings
Post-Production Coordinator: Diana Gage
Promotion: Oliver Chin
Publicity: Oliver Chin
Re-Recording Mixing: Jan Deny
Recording engineer: Trevor Smith
Video Post-Production: Pierre de la Roche
Wordfit Editor: Trevor Smith
Brad Swaile as Yota Moteuchi
Jennifer Copping as Moemi Hayakawa
Maggie Blue O'Hara as Ai Amano
John Novak as The Creator
Ron Halder as The Creator (eps 5-6)
Samuel Vincent as Takashi Niimai
Richard Newman as Video Store Owner
English companies
ADR: Wordfit System
ADR Production: The Ocean Group
Art Direction: VIZ Graphics
Distributor: Geneon Entertainment Inc.
Licensed by: Viz Media
Packaging Design: VIZ Graphics
Post Production: Wordfit System
Recording Studio: Ocean Studios
Spanish staff Spanish cast
(none)
Carles Lladó as Yota Moteuchi (Spain dub)
Diana De Guzmán as Moemi Hayakawa (Spain dub)
Maria Rosa Guillén as Ai Amano (Spain dub)
Manel Català as Video Store Owner (Spain dub)
Toni Mora as Roleck (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Buzz Channel (Spain)
Distributor: Dynamic SK (Spain)
Dubbing Studio: Cristal Media (Spain dub)
Italian staff Italian cast
Antonella Baldini as Moemi
Corrado Conforti as Yota
Ilaria Latini as Ai
Francesco Bulckaen as Takashi
Luciano Marchitiello as Poliziotto (ep 4)
Massimo Còrizza as Professore d'inglese (ep 4)
Oliviero Dinelli as Roleck
Rosalinda Galli as Voce dell'attrice (ep 3)
Italian companies
Dubbing: Promovision
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