Tegami Bachi

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(2006–2007)
  • Jump Square
  • (2007–2015)
    • (dog)
    Gauche's Dingo. She is a dog who specializing in fighting and tracking and is a skilled hunter.
    Roda (ロダ, Roda)(human)
    Voiced by: Yui Horie
    A child who Reverse's leader gave to Gauche as an assistant and whom he subconsciously named after his former Dingo. She was a failed experiment, having been mixed with several species/creatures, but was abandoned after the experiment failed until Lawrence found her.
    Steak (ステーキ, Sutēki)
    Voiced by: Naomi Nagasawa
    Steak's pet, who began accompanying her after she destroyed Love Someone Down's sideshow and has the ability to sniff out a Gaichuu's weak spots. He is implied to be the last of the Kapellmeister, a species that once coexisted with the Spirit Insects and is now thought to be extinct.
    Connor Kluff (コナー・クルフ, Konā Kurufu)
    Voiced by: Hisayoshi Suganuma
    A Letter Bee who escorts Lag to his Bee job interview. Connor made regular deliveries to Campbell Litus when Lag was growing up and seems to be popular with the townspeople. He falls in love with Sunny, a young girl from an abbey in Lamento Town, but is unaware that she and the other inhabitants of the abbey are members of Reverse. When the abbey's inhabitants lose their hearts to the Cabernet Gaichuu, he tries to attack it in a fit of rage, but eventually runs out of heart and passes out. After the battle, he remains in Lamento Town with a comatose Sunny, hoping that she will regain her heart one day. Later in the series, it is revealed that Sunny did not lose all of her heart, and she later recovers and becomes Connor's girlfriend. Connor's Spirit Amber attack is called "Heart Landmine", or 'Kibaku', Yellow Bomb, which he executes by placing shards of his "Appetite" on the ground and then igniting them.
    Largo Lloyd (ラルゴ・ロイド, Rarugo Roido)
    Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi
    The master of the Bee Hive, who later joins Reverse, having been as a test subject by them, and plans to overthrow the government.
    Aria Link (アリア・リンク, Aria Rinku)
    Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu
    The sub master of the Bee Hive, who acts as Largo's right-hand man. Aria's Spirit Amber ability is the Heart Restoration Bullet, which she executes by playing music on her violin. It has a healing effect on those who hear it, which is stronger on those closer to her. Her Spirit Amber attack is "Benihiiro no Senritsu" (Crimson Melody), which is emitted from her violin.
    Sabrina Mary (サブリナ・メリー, Saburina Merii)
    Lag's aunt, who lives in Campbell Litus and whom Gauche entrusted with Lag's care. She is a good friend of his mother, the current Empress.
    Dr. Thunderland Jr.
    Voiced by: Hideo Ishikawa
    A biologist who works for the Third Bioscience advisory panel of AmberGround division. He specializes in pathology and collects corpses for dissection and study, earning him the nickname "The Corpse Doctor." Despite his job, he has a kind heart, as he makes a star-shaped memorial for each corpse he dissects. Zazie once hated him because he thought he had taken a group of street kittens, but in reality he had quarantined them because of a disease. He is also one of the five survivors of the airship that crashed on the Day of Flicker.
    Zazie Winters (ザジ, Zaji)
    Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio
    A Letter Bee. When he was a child, his parents were killed by a Gaichuu, leading him to become a Letter Bee in order to seek revenge against the Gaichuu, whom he is skilled at killing. Since he has dedicated himself to killing Gaichuu, he does not care for delivering letters. Zazie is fond of cats, which caused him to hate Dr. Thunderland because he thought that he had killed an alley cat he was feeding. However, he forgives him after learning that he had quarantined the cat because of a disease. Zazie is also fond of Jiggy Pepper and looks up to him. Zazie's Spirit Amber attack is Aotoge (Blue Thorn), which uses shards of his "Malice" instead of his heart.
    Wasiolka (ヴァシュカ, Vashuka)
    Zazie's Dingo, which is a black panther. It has stuck with Zazie since it was a kitten out of fondness towards him.
    Jiggy Pepper (ジギー・ペッパー, Jigī Peppā)
    Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai
    A Letter Bee who is first mentioned by his adopted sister, Nelli, and who Zazie looks up to. He seeks to become stronger for her, and only follows who he wants to follow. Nelli hated him because she blamed the death of her brother Nello on him leaving them. Jiggy later saves Lag from a giant Gaichuu, telling him that had received a letter from Nelli telling him about his efforts, and thanks him before departing. Largo later entrusts him with caring for Zazie, and they leave to pursue the Gaichuu heading towards Akatsuki. His Dingo is a hawk named Harry. His Spirit Amber is Gunjou, Sea Blue Ultramarine, which he executes through a Shindanjuu he carries besides his motorcycle.
    Anne Seeing (アン.シーイング, An Shīingu)
    Lag's mother, who at the beginning of the story was kidnapped by men from Akatsuki. She is later revealed to be from the royal bloodline and part of the machine keeping the artificial sun lit. During the Day of Flicker, she was struck by a fragment of heart, causing an accelerated pregnancy. After giving birth to Lag, who was a being of pure heart, she had Sabrina place a Spirit Amber in his eye socket to prevent him from fading away, which gave him human form.
    Lawrence (ローレンス, Rōrensu)
    Reverse's leader, who aims to plunder the letters that Letter Bees deliver. He gave Gauche his new identity as Noir.

    Media

    Manga

    Written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Asada, Tegami Bachi debuted in Shueisha's Monthly Shōnen Jump on September 6, 2006. [5] The magazine ceased its publication on June 6, 2007. [6] [7] Following a special un-numbered one-shot chapter published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on October 15, 2007, [8] [9] the series was transferred to the then brand new magazine Jump Square on November 2 of the same year, [10] [11] where it ran until its conclusion on November 4, 2015. [12] [13] Shueisha collected its 99 individual chapters in twenty tankōbon volumes, released from January 4, 2007, [14] to January 4, 2016. [15]

    Viz Media announced that it had licensed Tegami Bachi for an English-language adaption in North America at San Diego Comic-Con on February 28, 2010. [16] It was announced that Tegami Bachi, otherwise known as Letter Bee in English translations, will be serialized in the monthly manga anthology Shonen Jump , where it replaced the manga series Slam Dunk . [16] It debuted in the March 2009 issue of the magazine. [16]

    Drama CD

    A drama CD, which adapted the Jiggy Pepper arc, was released on February 16, 2009. [17]

    Anime

    A special anime adaptation, running for about 30 minutes, was shown during the Jump Super Anime Tour events in Japan in the fall of 2008. [18] It was titled Tegami Bachi: Hikari to Ao no Gensō Yawa (テガミバチ 〜光と青の幻想夜話〜, Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy), and was animated by Pierrot+. An original video animation was translated for free by Anthony Carl Kimm on the Jumpland website with English subtitles. [18] It was later released on DVD in the beginning of 2009.

    In April 2009, it was announced that Tegami Bachi would receive an anime television series adaptation. [19] The series was directed by Akira Iwanaga. [20] The series aired on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi and other affiliated television networks from October 3, 2009, to March 27, 2010. [21] [22] The first opening theme song is Hajimari no Hi (はじまりの日), performed by Suga Shikao featuring Mummy-D. [22] The second opening theme song is Love Letter no Kawari ni Kono Uta O (ラブレターのかわりにこの詩を。, lit. Rather than a Love Letter, Choose This Poem), performed by Seira. [23] In Southeast Asia, the series aired on Animax Asia under the title Letter Bee. [4]

    A second season, Tegami Bachi Reverse, was announced in February 2010. [24] The second season aired from October 3, 2010, to March 26, 2011. [24] The first opening theme song is Chiisana Mahō (小さな魔法, Little Magic), performed by Stereopony, [25] while the first ending theme song is Wasurenagusa (勿忘草, Forget-Me-Not), performed by Piko. [26] The second opening theme song is Yakusoku (約束, Promise), performed by Suga Shikao, [27] while the second ending theme Perseus (ペルセウス, Perseus), performed by Yamazaru. [28]

    In North America, both seasons have been licensed by Sentai Filmworks. [29] [30]

    Reception

    Manga

    Deb Aoki of About.com reviewed Tegami Bachi Volume 1. [31] Aoki said that the series "has the right stuff to appeal to both male and female readers: thrilling action, a magical world full of mysteries, likeable characters that are worth caring about, and lovely artwork, all done with a touch of light-hearted humor." [31]

    In Japan, volume 2 of the manga debuted sixth during the first week of its release. [32]

    Anime

    Carlo Santos of Anime News Network reviewed the first 6 episodes of Tegami Bachi. [33] He commented that the series "may be one of the last few adventure series that is genuinely about adventure" and "an adventure with a unique vibe". [33] Santos went on to say how the series as a whole isn't like typical adventure series, which deal with "the triumphs and tragedies of having the best sword", as it is built on "the triumphs and tragedies of the human heart". [33] A negative point he said was about the animation—describing the Gaichuu as "plastic-looking CGI beasts looking woefully out of place among the scenery". [33] However, Santos complimented the series' art direction by saying that "the artistry is far more commendable: the blend of feudal and industrial eras results in a unique visual aesthetic". [33] Overall, Santos gave a positive review of the first 6 episodes of Tegami Bachi with an overall grade of B−. [33]

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    First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Lag Seeing (front) and Gauche Suede (back)
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    Original runSeptember 6, 2006 – November 4, 2015
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