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Mahōjin Guru Guru (TV)

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Alternative title:
Guru Guru, il girotondo della magia (Italian) 
Los Caballeros de Kodai (Spanish) 
Magical Circle Guruguru 
Волшебный круг Гуру-гуру (Russian) 
غورو غورو (Arabic) 
魔法陣グルグル (Japanese) 
Genres: action , adventure , comedy , fantasy 
Themes: magical girl 
Objectionable content: Mild 
Plot Summary: The seal that confined the evil monster Guruguru for hundreds of years has worn off. A young boy named Nike is chosen (against his will) as the hero. He sets off with Kukuri, a girl who is the lone survivor of a tribe that uses black magic for good, to save the world, RPG style. 
User Ratings: 123 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 13 votes (sub:12, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Excellent: 21 votes (sub:17, raw:1, others:3
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 Italian edited dub
)
 Very good: 34 votes (sub:26, dub:4, ?:1, others:3
2 Italian dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 24 votes (sub:20, dub:2, ?:1, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Decent: 13 votes (sub:11, raw:1, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 So-so: 8 votes (sub:6, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 Italian edited dub
)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Bad: -
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 255 users, rank: #3393 (of 10086)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.333 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.9986, rank: #2526 (of 10238)
Weighted mean: 7.402 (Good+), rank: #2087 (of 10238) (seen all: 7.89 / seen some: 6.63 / won't finish: 3.93)
Bayesian estimate: 7.408 (Good+), rank: #1748 (of 7689)
Running time: 22 minutes per episode 
Number of episodes: 45 
Episode titles: We have 45
Vintage: 1994-10-13 to 1995-09-14 
Opening Theme:
#1: "Magic of Love" by TOo'S 
#2: "Harete Hallelujah" by Okui Aki 
Ending Theme:
#1: "Wind Climbing ~ Kaze ni Asobarete" by Aki Okui (eps 1-26) 
#2: "Mou Tomaranai" by Slap Sticks 
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Nobuaki Nakanishi 
Script:
Chika Hojo 
Chinatsu Hōjō  (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 11, 15, 19, 25, 28, 36, 40, 43
) 
Hideki Mitsui  (12 episodes
eps 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 26, 29, 31, 34, 38, 41, 44
) 
Mayumi Koyama  (10 episodes
eps 3, 7, 13-14, 21, 24, 27, 35, 37, 42
) 
Yasuhiro Komatsuzaki  (13 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 12, 17-18, 22-23, 30, 32-33, 39, 45
) 
Storyboard:
Hiroshi Kawashima 
Jiro Fujimoto 
Jirō Saitō 
Jun Takada 
Nakawa Ura (ep 26) 
Nobuaki Nakanishi 
Shinichi Watanabe 
Shinji Sakai 
Sōichirō Zen 
Susumu Ishizaki 
Episode Director:
Atsushi Takada 
Hiroshi Kawashima 
Hiroshi Satō 
Jiro Fujimoto 
Shinichi Watanabe 
Susumu Ishizaki 
Music: Nobuyuki Nakamura 
Original creator: Hiroyuki Etō 
Character Design: Masahiro Kase 
Art Director: Midori Chiba 
Animation Director:
Akira Takeuchi  (ep 1) 
Ken'ichi Hara  (eps 33, 39, 44) 
Masahiro Kase  (8 episodes
eps 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41
) 
Masaru Hamada  (9 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34, 38, 43
) 
Minoru Tanaka  (9 episodes
eps 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45
) 
Nobuhiro Okasako  (9 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 18, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42
) 
Taizo Noguchi (6 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 17, 23, 28
) 
Director of Photography:
Akio Kanazawa 
Yōsuke Moriguchi 
Executive producer: Kōichi Motohashi 
Producer: Nobuaki Tanaka 

Assistant Art Director: Masayo Miyauchi (eps 1-45 odd) 
Background Art:
Kazushige Hirano (eps 2-44 even) 
Masahiro Kubota (eps 1-45 odd) 
Sachiko Suzuki (eps 1-7 odd) 
Color design: Keiji Oohira 
Editing:
Hiroshi Megouro 
Shinichi Natori 
Tsuyoshi Terano 
In-Between Animation:
Fumiko Suzuki 
Hideki Okae 
Hideo Hariganeya 
Hideto Kojima 
Hiromi Matsuda 
Hiromi Mita 
Hisako Tanaka 
Kazuharu Saito 
Kazuo Kouno 
Kenji Shimada 
Kouji Yamagata 
Kumiko Kasuga 
Mai Takehara 
Maki Moriguchi 
Makoto Miyai 
Masato Inomata 
Megumi Hashizume 
Miwako Shibata 
Motohiro Takatsu 
Noriaki Saito 
Satorou Uchida 
Satoru Shiraishi  (Studio Victory; eps 13, 18) 
Taeko Shimizu 
Taichi Nakaguma 
Takahiro Hosoki 
Takashi Hirabayashi 
Yasunori Hara 
Yasunori Yamashiro 
Yoshinori Wakana 
yuki hishijima 
Yutaka Imai 
In-Between Check:
Shoichi Kurokawa 
Shoichi Sunahara 
Takeshi Itoo 
Yasuhiro Noda 
Key Animation:
Akira Takeuchi 
Emiko Kataoka  (Sunshine Corporation; ep 4) 
Hakuyu Go (OP) 
Hideto Kojima 
Hidetoshi Namura 
Hirofumi Negishi 
Hiromasa Amano 
Izumi Shimura 
Junichi Hashimoto 
Katsumi Ohnishi 
Kazuo Kouno 
Ken'ichi Hara 
Kumiko Kasuga 
Kunihiko Natsume 
Mamoru Abiko 
Manabu Fukazawa 
Masaaki Iwane 
Masakatsu Sasaki 
Masaru Hamada 
Masuo Miki 
Miki Kato 
Sachiko Iwamura 
Satoru Shiraishi  (Studio Victory; 6 episodes
eps 3, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42
) 
Satoshi Hata 
Satoshi Ohsawa 
Shinnosuke Kon 
Takahiro Hosoki 
Takako Onishi 
Takashi Hirabayashi 
Takeshi Itoo 
Takumi Koyama 
Tatsuhiro Nagaki 
Toshiyuki Kono 
Yasuhiro Noda 
Yoshiko Konno 
Yoshimi Imagawa 
Yūji Ogata 
Yukio Takatsu 
Yumiko Kanno 
Yumiko Kinoshita 
Music Selection: Yutaka Gōda 
Paint:
Chiyomi Morisawa 
Kaoru Nakagama 
Kazuhiro Hirabayashi 
Naomi Takahashi 
Takiko Kubota 
Yuriko Kudo 
Production Advance: Yuuji Nagai (8 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 13, 17, 21, 24, 27
) 
Production Desk: Shunichi Kosao 
Production manager: Juichi Motohashi 
Recording Director: Hiroshi Mukoyama 
Sound Effects: Masahiro Shōji 
Theme Song Composition: Aki Okui (OP2,ED1) 
Theme Song Lyrics: Aki Okui (OP2,ED1) 
Theme Song Performance:
Aki Okui (OP2,ED1) 
Slap Sticks (ED2) 
TOo's (OP1) 
Fujiko Takimoto as Nike 
Konami Yoshida as Kukuri 

Hiromi Ishikawa as Zaza 
Karin Hagiwara as Ena 
Urara Takano as Gipple 
Wataru Takagi as Gail 

Akemi Okamura as fairy Churika 
Akiko Suzuki as Boy (ep 1) 
Akiko Yajima as Ardenberg (ep 34) 
Akio Ōtsuka as fairy Saiko 
Aruno Tahara as
Bajaani 
Zamudin 
Atsuko Tanaka as Bikein 
Ayumi Kida as
Fei 
Steinbets 
Bin Shimada as monster Yanban 
Chie Kōjiro as
Sappari Yousei 
Toma Parrot 
Chinami Nishimura as
Chikurima 
fairy 1 (eps 27-31) 
Lily (ep 34) 
Chisa Yokoyama as Frill 
Eiji Itō as Pano (ep 39) 
Eken Mine as Toma's father 
Emi Motoi as
Bride (ep 39) 
Daisy (ep 34) 
fairy 3 (eps 27-28) 
Girl 1 (ep 32) 
Fumihiko Tachiki as boss (eps 39-40) 
Hideaki Ono as
Kuroko C (eps 17-20) 
Priest (ep 16) 
Tatejiwa 2 (ep 36) 
Tatejiwa 3 (ep 32) 
Villager 3 (eps 24-25, 30) 
Hiroshi Masuoka as Bado (Nike's Father) 
Hiroshi Naka as
Guard (ep 10) 
King of Java (eps 22-23) 
Rainbow Naan (ep 36) 
Hisako Kyōda as Betty (ep 38) 
Ikue Ōtani as spirit 
Ikuo Nishikawa as President (Dark Magic Association) 
Izumi Kikuchi as Shelky (ep 36) 
Jun-ichi Kanemaru as Prince Zabun (ep 42) 
Junpei Takiguchi as Monburan 
Kappei Yamaguchi as Prince Nikomo 
Katsuhisa Hōki as
Village headman (eps 32-33) 
Weapon Shop owner (ep 2) 
Katsumi Suzuki as
Kuroko A (eps 16-19) 
Rairai 
Tatejiwa 1 (ep 36) 
Tatejiwa 2 (eps 21, 32) 
Villager 2 (eps 24-25, 30) 
Zata (ep 45) 
Katsumi Toriumi as Reido 
Katsuyo Endō as Ecool 
Kazue Komiya as Ms. Wugenwilla (ep 34) 
Kazuhiro Nakata as
Boss (ep 21) 
captain of ship (ep 12) 
Magical doll (ep 26) 
Stone tablet (ep 24) 
Keiji Fujiwara as Kizarandosu 
Keiko Yamamoto as Obaba 
Keisuke Yamashita as
King Fulsa (ep 41) 
Mayor (eps 3-4, 8-9) 
Ken Narita as Emperor (ep 14) 
Ken Shiroyama as
Gail's father (ep 41) 
Village man 3 (ep 1) 
Kenichi Ogata as Kita Kita Oyaji 
Kikuko Inoue as Lena (Nike's mother) 
Kōichi Chiba as Rajini 
Kōichi Kitamura as Feifei 
Kōsuke Okano as Lan (ep 36) 
Kunihiko Yasui as
MC (ep 24) 
Villager (ep 16) 
Kyōko Hikami as Griel 
Kyōko Minami as receptionist (ep 14) 
Mami Horikoshi as Queen Fulsa (ep 41) 
Mari Yokoo as narrator 
Masaaki Tsukada as
Dokido (eps 24-26, 30) 
Man (ep 11) 
Village man 2 (ep 2) 
Masahiro Anzai as Gochinko 
Masako Isobe as Shrine maiden (eps 22-23) 
Masaru Ikeda as Uruga 13th 
Masashi Hirose as Village chief (ep 42) 
Masashi Sugawara as King Kasegi (ep 38) 
Michiko Neya as Princess Clyris (ep 41) 
Mika Kanai as Cherry 
Miki Itō as Chuul (ep 18) 
Miki Takahashi as Persian (ep 38) 
Minoru Inaba as
Anbi (ep 45) 
Kasegi Gold 
Tatejiwa 1 (ep 21) 
Ukkar XII (ep 36) 
Mitsuaki Madono as Servant 3 (ep 22) 
Mitsuru Ogata as
Chief referee (ep 36) 
Guard (eps 2, 10) 
Kuroko B (eps 17-19) 
Man (ep 14) 
Priest (ep 16) 
Ragira (ep 15) 
Sentinel (ep 3) 
Servant (ep 12) 
Servant 2 (ep 22) 
Soldier (ep 11) 
Tatejiwa 1 (eps 5-7, 32) 
Tatejiwa 3 (ep 21) 
Tokura (eps 44-45) 
Villager 1 (eps 24-26, 30) 
Naoki Bandō as Captain Tatejiwa (eps 3, 5) 
Naoko Matsui as Runrun 
Omi Minami as Lucim 
Reizō Nomoto as Fishman elder (ep 42) 
Rin Mizuhara as Kebesbes 
Rokurō Naya as Kaya 
Ryūzaburō Ōtomo as Giri (ep 45) 
Satomi Koorogi as Migu 
Sayuri Ikemoto as Princess Marina (ep 42) 
Shigezō Sasaoka as Giri 
Shinichirō Miki as
Ron Ron (eps 22-23) 
Search Eye 
Shinpachi Tsuji as
Belgia (ep 45) 
Dora (ep 36) 
Gizaia 
Iron Mask (eps 15-16, 18) 
Shō Saitō as Obasan (ep 39) 
Sukekiyo Kameyama as Kasegi (6 episodes
eps 3, 5-6, 20, 32, 38
) 
Taeko Kawata as Ilk 
Takashi Taguchi as
Fortuneteller (ep 45) 
Merchant (ep 2) 
Servant 1 (eps 22-23) 
Takehito Koyasu as
Bard (ep 2) 
Shijin Ginyuu 
Tatejiwa 2 (ep 6) 
Takkō Ishimori as Restaurant owner (ep 12) 
Takumi Yamazaki as vapors (ep 25) 
Tarō Arakawa as Priest (ep 3) 
Tōru Furusawa as Wind Dragon (ep 39) 
Tōru Ōkawa as
Kumomonga (ep 41) 
Priest (ep 16) 
Toshiharu Sakurai as Mandoragora 
Toshihiko Seki as Priest (eps 2-3) 
Unshō Ishizuka as Gorjea 
Yayoi Nakazawa as Gail's mother (ep 41) 
Yūichi Nagashima as
Merchant (ep 21) 
Soldier (ep 11) 
Wanchin 
Yukana as Purin (ep 35) 
Yuki Masuda as
fairy 2 (eps 27-30) 
Girl 2 (ep 32) 
Iris (ep 34) 
Yuri Amano as Juju 
Yutaka Shimaka as Gateau (ep 35) 
Yuzuru Fujimoto as Village man 1 (ep 1) 
Japanese companies
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
(none)
Benjamin Rivera as Nicky (Nike) 
Cristina Hernandez as Kukuri 

Gabriela Willer as
Ena 
Gipple 
Zaza 
Ricardo Mendoza as Gail 

Herman Lopez as Vendedor 
Jorge Santos as Narrator 
Laura Ayala as Lun Lun 
Ricardo Hill as Rey 
Roberto Mendiola as Instructor de artes marciales 
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: TV Azteca (Mexico) 
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director:
Cinzia De Carolis 
Danilo De Girolamo 
Executive producer: Francesco Di Sanzo 

Dubbing Assistant: Riccardo Rinaldi 
Dubbing Sound: Gioia Masi 
Editorial Coordination: Sandro Cosenza 
Mixing:
Carlo Lucchi 
Fabio Tosti 
Salvatore Fabozzi 
Synchronization: Paolo Brunori 
Theme Song Performance: Cristina Valenti 
Alida Milana as Gippal 
Barbara De Bortoli as Ena 
Manfredi Aliquò as Spirito di Pipibau (eps 25-30) 
Simone Crisari as Zaza 

Ambrogio Colombo as Badjani 
Antonella Rendina as narrator 
Barbara Pitotti as Frill (ep 37) 
Claudia Razzi as Lena 
Corrado Conforti as
Principe Ronron (eps 22-23) 
Topo/Spirito della Terra (ep 34) 
Cristina Noci as Obaba 
Daniele Raffaeli as Nike 
Dante Biagioni as Dokido (eps 24-26, 30) 
Domitilla D'Amico as Migu 
Emanuela D'Amico as Spiffero (eps 31-32) 
Fabio Boccanera as Kisalandos (ep 42) 
Franca Lumachi as Betty (ep 38) 
Francesca Manicone as Gruyere 
Franco Mannella as Bud 
Franco Zucca as Rajini (eps 13-20) 
Gemma Donati as Ilken (ep 9) 
Ilaria Latini as Juju (7 episodes
eps 14, 16-20, 44
) 
Leonardo Graziano as Principe Zabuhn (ep 42) 
Letizia Ciampa as Chuli (ep 18) 
Lorenza Biella as Locandiera (ep 39) 
Maria Letizia Scifoni as Kokori 
Mario Bombardieri as Drago del Vento (ep 39) 
Mario Milita as Toma's grandfather 
Massimiliano Alto as Gale 
Maura Cenciarelli as Kebesbes (ep 24) 
Micaela Incitti as Una delle fate (eps 27-30) 
Michele Kalamera as Urga XIII 
Mino Caprio as Doradora (ep 36) 
Oliviero Dinelli as Capo del villaggio 
Perla Liberatori as Padding (ep 35) 
Riccardo Onorato as Principe Reid 
Roberto Stocchi as Roditopo Blu (ep 20) 
Stefano De Filippis as Toma 
Valeria Vidali as Runrun 
Valerio Ruggeri as
Edvarg 
Kitakita 
Vittorio Amandola as Sig. Gato' (ep 35) 
Wladimiro Grana as Gran Predonte 
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
RAI Due 
RaiDue (from November 2001) 
Super 3 
Distributor:
Dynamic Italia 
Dynit (DVD) 
Dubbing: CAST Doppiaggio 
Post Production: Studio PV 
Sound Dubbing: SEFIT-CDC 
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
Dubbing Director: Muhammad Ibrahim 

Mixage: Ouday Raad 
Arabic companies
(none)

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