C (anime)
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Cover of the first Blu-ray disc featuring Kimimaro Yoga and his Asset, Mashu.
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| Genre | Science fiction |
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| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kenji Nakamura |
| Produced by | Kōji Yamamoto |
| Written by | Noboru Takagi |
| Music by | Taku Iwasaki |
| Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
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| Original network | Fuji TV (Noitamina) |
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| Original run | April 15, 2011 – June 24, 2011 |
| Episodes | 11 |
C is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production. The story follows Kimimaro Yoga, an economics student, who is introduced to the alternate reality of the Financial District, where people bet their own futures in battles. Entres—the series' term for the fighters—can accumulate great quantities of money by winning but they will have their futures altered if they lose. They are paired with Assets, who personify their futures, and Kimimaro has Mashu as his partner. As the story proceeds Kimimaro starts to perceive the effects of the Financial District's existence in the real world, and meets other characters, including Soichiro Mikuni, who aims to own Tokyo's Financial District, and Jennifer Sato, who is investigating the nature of the Financial District.
The series was directed by Kenji Nakamura, who was given the opportunity to create a storyline for an original series. Nakamura was impacted by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, one of the key events of the financial crisis of 2007–08, and envisioned a story about economic battles. He was moved by stories he heard during the interviews he conducted with people related to the economics field, and the series became darker in tone during its development. Through macroeconomics jargon, the series addresses trust and the need to act to ensure a better future.
The series was broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV's Noitamina programing block between April 15, and June 24, 2011, before being released onto DVDs and Blu-Ray discs by Toho. It was simulcasted with a week delay by Funimation Entertainment in the United States, by Siren Visual in Australia, and Anime on Demand in the United Kingdom. The anime also aired in the United States on the Funimation Channel and on Pivot in 2013. Its home media distribution was handled by Funimation in the United States, by Siren Visual in Australia, and by MVM Entertainment in the United Kingdom.
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