Battle Programmer Shirase
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| Battle Programmer Shirase | |
 Promotional image featuring the main characters and the show's logo | |
| BPSバトルプログラマーシラセ (Bīpīesu Batoru Puroguramā Shirase) | |
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| Genre | Comedy, science fiction |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | TV Kanagawa |
| Original run | 3 October 2003 – 4 January 2004 |
| Episodes | 15 |
Battle Programmer Shirase (BPS バトルプログラマーシラセ, Bīpīesu Batoru Puroguramā Shirase) is an anime television series aired in 2003 and produced by AIC.
The original series spans 5 story arcs across 15 episodes of 12 minutes each.
Plot summary
The story of BPS revolves around a "freelance artist" named Akira Shirase. He is a very talented, yet mysterious
Characters
- Akira Shirase (白瀬慧)
- Voiced by: Nakai Kazuya
- He is the main character of the story. Akira is a very talented computer connoisseur and is known in the hacking world as Battle Programmer Shirase (which is typically shortened to BPS). A genius in computer hacking and security who can do anything on any computer, or phone.
- Misao Amano (天野美紗緒)
- Voiced by: Fukuen Misato
- Misao is Akira's great-niece. She is a very shy girl who loves to spend her time with Akira, whom she often refers to as onii-chan (お兄ちゃん). She cares for him deeply and it is very common to see her Pixy Misa.
- Yoriko Yunoki (柚木頼子)
- Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa
- Yoriko, nickname "Yon", is a National Guardas her partner. She also asks him to go to America with her, and seems to have strong feelings for Akira as well.
- Sae Motoki (本木紗英)
- Voiced by: Yūko Nagashima
- Sae is Misao's teacher. In an earlier episode she had tried to get Misao together with a boy from grade class. She is later seen drinking in an alley where she meets Akira, whom she has not seen since high school. She was being forced to have a marriage interview, and since she did not want to go she ended up getting drunk in the alley.
Music
There are two theme songs used in the series. The opening theme (OP) is called "Suddenly" by Naomi Amagata. The closing theme (ED) is "Pure Enough" by Yuki Matsuura.
Thanking the viewers
The final episode of the show made the unusual step of explicitly apologizing for ending the series, not only to the local Japanese viewers, but also those in the fansub community: It was addressed to "those who enjoy the show on TV, and to those outside the broadcast area who took special measures to watch the show on their PC monitors, and to everyone who watched it subtitled overseas without permission."[1]
References
- ZDNet. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
External links
- "Battle Programmer Shirase". AIC Japanese website. Archived from the original on 9 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- "Battle Programmer Shirase". AIC English website. Archived from the original on 20 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
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