Fantastic Children

Fantastic Children
Bandai Entertainment
ファンタジックチルドレン (Fantajikku Chirudoren)
Genre	Adventure, romance, science fiction[1][2]
Anime television series
Directed by	Animax Asia
Original network	TV Tokyo (and other TXN stations)
Original run	October 4, 2004 – March 28, 2005
Episodes	26
Manga
Tokei Jikake no Tabibito-tachi
Written by	Takashi Nakamura
Illustrated by	Masakazu Miyano
Published by	Comic Flapper
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	2004 – 2005
Volumes	2
Game
Developer	Inti Creates
Publisher	Bandai, Nippon Animation[3]
Genre	Action/Adventure
Platform	Game Boy Advance
Released	May 19, 2005
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Fantastic Children (ファンタジックチルドレン, Fantajikku Chirudoren) is a Japanese

The series opens with the introduction of a group of white-haired children, known as the "Befort Children", named after "Befort", a fictional village in Belgium where their existence was first recorded in 1489. This group of enigmatic children has been spotted at different times and places in Europe for over 500 years. Always with the appearance of 11-year-olds, they behave far more mature than they should be, never grow old, and seem to have supernatural power.

Then the story starts to unfold in 2012 by introducing Helga, an introverted 11-year-old orphan who drew pictures of a land with a crescent moon that she believed was her home. Her playmate and only friend in the orphanage, Chitto, wants to help Helga find it. So together they escape from the orphanage and set out on a journey in which they meet Tohma, an energetic boy in his home, Papin Island. There Tohma tries to befriend them but misunderstands Helga and becomes hostile to her. Later he is mesmerized by Helga's bravery in rescuing Chitto from a group of poisonous insects. Tohma, through his desire to help the two runaway orphans, ventures out on a quest that will eventually cross paths with the mission of the Befort Children, who have spent centuries wandering Europe in search of a person named Tina. As they go further they come to realize a truth far more great and entwined with many other mysterious characters.

Characters

Tohma (トーマ) is the series protagonist. He is an enthusiastic and energetic young boy who lives with his parents on the shores of Papin Island. Voiced by: Junko Minagawa

Helga (ヘルガ, Heruga) is a quiet and

Chitto (チット) is a good-hearted young boy, who is an earnest and steadfast friend to Helga, and her best friend at the orphanage. Voiced by: Kei Kobayashi

The GED Organization (ゲド機関, Gedo Kikan) is led by Gherta Hawksbee. Gherta uses Conrad Röntgen's findings to reconstruct the Autozone, a machine which brings people back from the Zone, the land of the dead, using Orsel, the life force in all living things. Because of the high levels of Orsel required to bring someone back, however, a person can become very unstable and the Orsel can turn into a sort of weapon. Later, the GED is manipulated by Dumas so that he can send Tina's spirit back to her old body, though this plan does not work.

Production

Staff

• Executive producer: Kōichi Motohashi
• Original creator, character designs and director: Takashi Nakamura
• Planning: Takuo Minegeshi, Michio Katō
• Planning coordination: Shin Unozawa, Kenichi Iyadomi, Shirō Sasaki
• Production manager: Shigeo Endō
• Script: Hideki Mitsui, Takashi Nakamura
• Art director: Nizo Yamamoto^[5]
• Art assistance: Osamu Masuyama, Akemi Imano
• Chief animation director: Miyuki Nakamura
• Storyboards: Katsumi Terahigashi, Hiroshi Fukutomi, Masaki Sugiyama
• Episode directors: Hiroshi Kaburagi, Kenichi Nishida, Kenichi Shimizu, Yoshimi Tsuda
• Animation directors: Kōichi Maruyama, Tetsurō Aoki, Hitoshi Haga, Yasuko Sakuma, Norihiro Naganuma
• Director of photography: Seiichi Morishita
• Color designs: Mayumi Satō
• Color designations: Yumi Asano, Makiko Nishidate
• Music: Kōji Ueno
• Sound director: Hiroyuki Hayase
• Music producer: Yūko Sakurai (
  Victor Entertainment
  )
• Music coordination: TV Tokyo Music
• Producer: Kenichi Satō
• Production: Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Nippon Animation, FC Project

Soundtrack

The series' soundtrack was composed by

1. ISBN 4-8401-0983-4
2. ISBN 4-8401-1302-5

The Fantastic Children video game was released for the Game Boy Advance on May 19, 2005 by Bandai. Developed by Inti Creates, the game follows Tohma through his adventures from Papen Island with Helga, Chitto and the Befort Children.

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