Nozomi Witches

のぞみ♡ウィッチィズ (Nozomi Wicchīzu)
Nozomi Witches
Fifth tankōbon volume cover
Manga
Written by	Toshio Nobe
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Weekly Young Jump
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1986 – 1996
Volumes	48
Live-action film
Directed by	Ikuo Sekimoto
Studio	Matsutake
Released	March 17, 1990
Runtime	100 minutes
Original video animation
Directed by	Gisaburō Sugii
Studio	Group TAC
Released	August 5, 1992 – March 10, 1993
Episodes	3

Nozomi Witches (のぞみ♡ウィッチィズ, Nozomi Wicchīzu), sometimes also called Bewitching Nozomi, is a manga series by Toshio Nobe which was adapted into a three episode anime OVA series in 1992.

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Plot

Nozomi is a former actress who moves back to Japan from New Zealand. Upon arriving, she meets her fellow high school student neighbor Ryōtarō Shiba, who decides to join the high school boxing club.

Anime

Cast

Nobutoshi Canna - Ryōtarō Shiba
Hiromi Tsuru - Nozomi Egawa
Kōhei Miyauchi - Eddie
Keiichi Nanba - Hongō
Ryūsei Nakao - Morino
Toshiyuki Morikawa - Nanjō
Noriko Uemura - Ryōtarō's mother
Michitaka Kobayashi - Announcer
Teruhisa Tsuyusaki - Baseball club member
Yasuhiko Kawazu - Boxing club member
Yukari Takagawa - Buryō
Eiji Itō - Cameraman
Yūko Sumitomo - Club member B
Teruhisa Tsuyusaki - Company employee A
Kanako Hoya - Drama club member
Natsumi Yamada - Fan
Tomomi Ōsone, Muri Wa - Female student
Masaharu Satō - Gichō
Arihiro Masuda - Ishii
Yūsaku Yara - Itsuri
Yasuhiko Kawazu - Jack
Shinpachi Tsuji - Jackal
Yuri Amano - Kitagawa
Yuka Ōno - Yōko Kitagawa
Mitsuru Ogata - Miyamoto
Kiyoyuki Yanada - Ōniwa
Kōji Ishii - Ōta
Yūko Sumitomo - Private secretary
Junji Kitajima - Referee
Aruno Tahara - Reporter
Kōji Ishii - Ring announcer
Toshihiko Nakajima - Sakakoshi
Hideyuki Tanaka - Sawamura
Hiroshi Tamai - Student
Kazuhiro Yamaga - Suzuki
Kazumi Tanaka - Tōgo
Toshihiko Nakajima - Watanabe-kaichō
Miyuki Matsushita - Yamazaki
Takashi Taguchi - Yamazaki-kaichō
Natsumi Yamada - Hitomi Yamazaki
Mitsuo Iwata - Yūgo

Releases

Laserdisc^[1]

Volume 1, TSL-5, ¥5800, September 21, 1994
Volume 2, TSL-6, ¥5800, October 21, 1994
Volume 3, TSL-7, ¥5800, November 21, 1994
Volume 1-3 collection, TSL-58, ¥9800, May 21, 1996

CDs

Nozomi Witches Sound Movie: Drama CD.^[2]
Nozomi Witches: Toei, TOCT-6290, September 27, 1991.^[3]
Nozomi Witches Original Soundtrack: Toei/TM Factory, TOCT-6639, August 26, 1992.^[3]

References

^ (in Japanese) Asahi Record. Accessed August 25, 2006.
^ (in Japanese) Anime CD. Accessed August 25, 2006.
^ ^a ^b Anime CD Information: Nozomi Witches. Accessed August 25, 2006.

Subtitles

Nozomi Witches 1.srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)

Original jacosub script timed by Fred Werth of NT Anime. Original translation by Banzai Georg who was and still is in the boondocks.

Song translation, editing, and conversion by Lupin Gang Anime.

Further editing in the Boondocks by Banzai Georg & Sleepy Pig Bewitching Nozomi vol 1,2,3 beta release version 1.0

Bewitching Nozomi vol 1

Where I am standing now is...

Nozomi Witches 2.srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)

Script version 1.0 beta. Videotape source courtesy of LGA.

BEWITCHING NOZOMI 2. Translation by Banzai Georg! Timed script from the boondocks. Subtitled by fans for fans. This translation is not to be used for profit!

Translation & editing by Banzai Georg. Timed script by Sleepy Pig.

Notes from the Lupin Gang: ------------------------------------------- A round of professional boxing lasts for three minutes, but an amatuer round lasts for only two.

TODO: Check Ryoutairishiku ... ability to sense fast-moving objects.

Nozomi Witches 3.srt (DOWNLOAD SUBTITLES)

Notes from the Lupin Gang: ------------------------------------------- Gori's name sounds like "gorilla" when its mentioned with "-da" (As in, when he's introduced to Ryotaro).

Gori's name sounds like "gorilla" when it was mentioned with "-da" (As in, when he's introduced to Ryotaro).

Bewitching Nozomi vol. 3. Script beta version 1.0.

Note: A 'Kyokagashuku' (also referred to as 'Gashuku' here) is means a live-in intensive training.

SVHS tape sync point: blip before splash screen

External links

Nozomi Witches (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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