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Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians (OVA)
Alternative title:
Ikki Tōsen: Great Guardians (Japanese)
一騎当千 Great Guardians (Japanese)
一騎當千 Great Guardians (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: action, comedy, supernatural, tournament
Themes: bishoujo, ecchi, fanservice, historical, hot girls, martial arts, school war

Plot Summary: Preparing for the battles to come, tournaments and to fight against new opponents from over the world, Hakufu is working to have enough money to make her dream true. But she doesn't consider that old and new allies and enemies will come to scene, and also being a weak leader to the eyes of her companions. A sister also appears. She doesn't even know her mom's past so better to start from the local stuff before attempting to go worldwide.

Vintage: 2008-06-11 to 2008-08-27
Opening Theme:
"No x limit!" by Ami (eps 2-12)
Ending Theme:
"Kage - Shape of Shadow" (影～shape of shadow～) by Rio Asaba

Director: Koichi Ohata
Series Composition: Masanao Akahoshi
Screenplay: Masanao Akahoshi
Storyboard:
Meigo Naito (eps 2, 7, 9, 11)
Yasuomi Umetsu (ED)
Episode Director:
Akira Iwanaga (eps 1, 5, 8)
Kan Fukumoto (eps 2, 10-11)
Kinji Yoshimoto (OP)
Unit Director: Yasuomi Umetsu (ED)
Music: Yasuharu Takanashi
Original creator: Yuji Shiozaki
Character Design: Rin-Sin
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda
Chief Animation Director: Rin-Sin
Animation Director:
Hisayoshi Nagamatsu (ep 8)
Jiro Nakano (ep 10)
Joung Soonan (eps 2, 6, 10)
Nozomi Abe (ep 6)
Tatsuya Abe (ep 3)
Tsutomu Miyazawa (eps 1, 5, 12)
Yasuomi Umetsu (ED)
Yoon-Joung Kim (eps 3-4, 11)
Yoshihiro Ujiie (ep 7)
Yuji Koyama (ep 9)
Sound Director: Katsunori Shimizu
Producer:
Hisato Usui
Nobusaku Tanaka
Osamu Ecchu
Takuro Hatakeyama
Yasuhiro Mikami

Art Board: Yukiko Maruyama (Atelier Musa)
Art Layout:
Shigemi Igeda (Atelier Musa)
Shuichi Okubo (Atelier Musa)
Associate producer:
Hideyuki Kuroiwa
Hiromasa Minami
Isao Hidaka
Koji Tsukamoto
Yota Kawato
Clean-Up Animation Check: Miyuki Abe (OP)
Color Key:
Haremi Miyagawa (eps 2, 5, 10)
Hideichi Sato (ep 7)
Hidetoku Toyama (ep 3)
Joung Ju-Ha (eps 4, 8)
Kenji Chiba (ep 9)
Ryota Nakada (eps 1, 12)
Sakiko Takemura (eps 6, 11)
Cooperation:
Daisuke Kobayashi
Yoshimi Nakashima
Design Production: Shunji Tanaka
Editing: Jun Takuma
Editing Assistant: Ayako Nakagawa
In-Between Animation: Yūko Ishizaki (Piggy; ep 7)
In-Between Check: Kawatatsu (all eps)
Key Animation:
Nozomu Abe
Yasuomi Umetsu (ED)
Planning Cooperation: Masayuki Suzuki
Production Advancement:
Futoshi Kunosato (eps 1, 5, 11-12)
Ha So-Young (eps 4, 6, 8, 11)
Hiroyuki Sako (ep 3)
Masao Miyata (ep 9)
Mitsuki Kawakubo (eps 2, 10)
Shuya Yamashita (eps 4, 8, 11-12)
Song Min-Jung (eps 2, 10)
Toshihito Ozawa (ep 7)
Production Desk: Tomohiro Takahashi
Recording Assistant: Masato Muto
Recording engineer: Ryo Narusei
Sound Manager: Tomohiko Yaginuma

Masumi Asano as Hakufu Sonsaku
Satoshi Hino as Koukin Shuuyu
Yuko Kaida as Shimei Ryomou

Hitomi Nabatame as Unchou Kan'u
Kei Shindou as Gentoku Ryuubi
Kikuko Inoue as Goei
Koji Yusa as Genpou Saji
Mai Kadowaki as Koumei Shokatsuryou
Minori Chihara as Ekitoku Chouhi
Yuu Asakawa as Shiryuu Chouun

Akeno Watanabe as Ryofu Housen
Yui Horie as Sonken Chuubou
Yuki Matsuoka as Genpou Saji (real)

Animation Production: ARMS
Broadcaster:
AT-X (2008-06-11)
Chiba TV (2008-07)
Sun TV (2008-07)
Tokyo MX TV (2008-07)
TV Aichi (2008-07)
TV Kanagawa (2008-07)
TV Saitama (2008-07)
Key Animation: Jiwoo Animation (eps 4, 8, 10)
Music Production: Media Factory
Production:
AT-X
GENCO
GignoSystem Japan, Inc.
Media Factory
Showgate
Toranoana Inc.
Wani Books
Production Cooperation:
Hanjin Animation (eps 2, 10)
Jiwoo Animation (eps 4, 11)
Studio Flag (ep 7)
Studio Gazelle (ep 9)
Sound Production: Zack Promotion

Angora Deb as Hakufu Sonsaku
Ed Paul as Koukin Shuuyuu
Rebecca Soler as Shimei Ryomou

B Simpson as Gentoku Ryuubi
Janet Baywood as Unchou Kan'u
Jessica Calvello as Ekitoku Chouhi
Syndi Szabo as Goei

Bruno Meyere as Kôkin Shûryu
Isabelle Volpe as Hakufu Sonsaku

Alexandre Coadour as Shishi Ôin
Annabelle Roux as Ekitoku Chohi
Camille Goyard as Shiryu Gho'un
Caroline Combes as Gentoku Ryûbi
Catherine Desplaces as Goei
Cecile Nodie as Komei Shokatsu
Damien Da Silva as Genjô Kakôton
Emmanuel Rausenberger as Motoku Sôsô
Frédérique Marlot as
Chûbô Sonken
Shôkyô
Grégory Laisné as In En
Jérémy Zylberberg as Gakushu
Magali Rosenzweig as Hôsen Ryofu
Marine Tuja as Unchô Kan'u

Distributor:
Anime-Virtual
Kazé Germany (now)

Episode titles:
2008-06-11
1.
The matters of a country warrior
Hei ha kuni no daiji nari
兵は国の大事なり
2008-06-18
2.
Deception is the key to warfare
Hei to ha kidou nari
兵とは詭道なり
2008-06-25
3.
Dead cannot be brought back to life
Shisha ha fuku ta nama kube karazu
死者は復た生くべからず
2008-07-02
4.
Regard your soldiers as children
Sotsu o miru koto eiji no gotoshi
卒を視ること嬰児のごとし
2008-07-09
5.
Do not fight unless the position is critical
危うきに非ざれば戦わず
2008-07-16
6.
Use the sharpest intelligence of your army for spying purposes
上智を以て間者と為す
2008-07-23
7.
At first like a young virgin
始めは処女の如く
2008-07-30
8.
To the people and not for the people
人を致して人に致されず
2008-08-06
9.
Many calculations result in victory. Few calculations result in defeat
算多きは勝ち、算少なきは勝たず
2008-08-13
10.
The best general aims to destroy the enemy from whitin
上兵は謀を伐（う）つ
2008-08-20
11.
Taking the iniciative ensures the enemy defeat
先ずその愛する所を奪う
2008-08-27
12.
Bound to reunite after a long separation
専（あつ）まりて一と為る

Ikkitousen: Great Guardians

Synopsis
Preparing for the battles to come, tournaments and to fight against new opponents from over the world, Hakufu is working to have enough money to make her dream true. But she doesn't consider that old and new allies and enemies will come to scene, and also being a weak leader to the eyes of her companions. A sister also appears. She doesn't even know her mom's past so better to start from the local stuff before attempting to go worldwide.

Alternative Titles
Japanese: 一騎当千: Great Guardians

Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jun 11, 2008 to Aug 27, 2008
Producers: Arms, Genco, Media BlastersL
Genres: Action, Ecchi, Martial Arts, School, Super Power
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity