# ClassicaLoid

ClassicaLoid (クラシカロイド, Kurashikaroido) is a 2016 Japanese musical comedy anime television series produced by Sunrise and NHK. The series premiered on October 8, 2016, on NHK E, and aired until April 1, 2017. A second season began airing on October 7, 2017, and aired until March 24, 2018.

## Plot

High school students Kanae Otowa and Sōsuke Kagura live in a rural town that is attempting to reinvigorate itself with music. One day, ClassicaLoids of Beethoven and Mozart appear before them and play music they call Musik, which Otowa and Kagura soon discover is a power that causes strange phenomena. Soon after, ClassicaLoids of Chopin, Bach, Schubert, and other famous composers begin to appear. The power that the ClassicaLoids hold and their origins are a mystery that Otowa and Kagura seek to uncover.

## Characters
### Beethoven

    Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita

### Mozart

    Voiced by: Yuki Kaji

### Kanae Otowa (音羽歌苗, Otowa Kanae)

    Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu

### Sōsuke Kagura (神楽奏助, Kagura Sōsuke)

    Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki

### Chopin

    Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi

### Liszt

    Voiced by: Mamiko Noto

### Schubert

    Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno

### Bach

    Voiced by: Taiten Kusunoki

### Tchaikovsky

    Voiced by: Aya Endō

### Bądarzewska

    Voiced by: M.A.O

### Pad-kun

    Voiced by: Akira Ishida

### Richard Wagner

    Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

### Antonín Dvořák

    Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

## Media
### Anime

The anime began airing on October 8, 2016, on NHK E. In North America, Sentai Filmworks acquired the license for the series and simulcasted it on Hulu, Anime Network and Crunchyroll. In Australia and New Zealand, the series was simulcasted on AnimeLab. A second season began airing on October 7, 2017, and was simulcasted in North America and other regions on Hidive.

### Episode list
#### First season

| No. | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | "Beethes and Motes and Otowakan" Transliteration: "Beto to Motsu to Otowakan" (Japanese: ベトとモツと音羽館) | October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) |
| 2 | "Get It! Musik!" Transliteration: "Dase! Mujīku" (Japanese: 出せ！ムジーク) | October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15) |
| 3 | "Cho-chan and Lisz-chan!" Transliteration: "Cho-chan to Ri-chan" (Japanese: チョッちゃんとリッちゃん) | October 22, 2016 (2016-10-22) |
| 4 | "Wandering Kouhai" Transliteration: "Samayoeru Kouhai" (Japanese: さまよえる後輩) | October 29, 2016 (2016-10-29) |
| 5 | "Jet-Black Gyoza" Transliteration: "Shikkoku no Gyōzā" (Japanese: 漆黒のギョーザー) | November 5, 2016 (2016-11-05) |
| 6 | "The First ClassicaLoids" Transliteration: "Hajimari no Kurashikaroido" (Japanese: 始まりのクラシカロイド) | November 12, 2016 (2016-11-12) |
| 7 | "Mountain King" Transliteration: "Yama no Ō" (Japanese: やまのおう) | November 19, 2016 (2016-11-19) |
| 8 | "Girls' Day Out" Transliteration: "Joshi Kai no Tsuitachi" (Japanese: 女子会の一日) | November 26, 2016 (2016-11-26) |
| 9 | "Beyond the Darkness" Transliteration: "Yami, Sono Mukō" (Japanese: 闇、その向こう) | December 3, 2016 (2016-12-03) |
| 10 | "Jolly Love" Transliteration: "Aishi no Jorī" (Japanese: 愛しのジョリー) | December 10, 2016 (2016-12-10) |
| 11 | "At Least Do the Chores" Transliteration: "Semete, Kaji Kurai" (Japanese: せめて、家事くらい) | December 17, 2016 (2016-12-17) |
| 12 | "J.S. Bach" Transliteration: "J S Bahha" (Japanese: J・S・バッハ) | December 24, 2016 (2016-12-24) |
| 13 | "Die Forelle" Transliteration: "Masu" (Japanese: ます) | January 7, 2017 (2017-01-07) |
| 14 | "Claskey Klasky Breaks Up, Kanae Makes Her Debut" Transliteration: "Kaisan Suru Kurakura, Debyū Suru Kanae" (Japanese: 解散するクラクラ、デビューする歌苗) | January 14, 2017 (2017-01-14) |
| 15 | "School Festival from Hell" Transliteration: "Jigoku no Gakuen Sai" (Japanese: 地獄の学園祭) | January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21) |
| 16 | "Work! Beethes Motes" Transliteration: "Hatarake! Beto Motsu" (Japanese: 働け！ベト　モツ) | January 28, 2017 (2017-01-28) |
| 17 | "Mandarins! Mandarins! Fried Mandarins?!" Transliteration: "Mikan! Mikan! Yaki Mikan?!" (Japanese: みかん！みかん！焼きみかん？！) | February 4, 2017 (2017-02-04) |
| 18 | "MitsuruLoid and Gyouna-kun" Transliteration: "Mitsururoido to Gyouna-kun" (Japanese: ミツルロイドとギョウナくん) | February 11, 2017 (2017-02-11) |
| 19 | "Love, and You Shall Die" Transliteration: "Koisure ba Shisu" (Japanese: 恋すれば死す) | February 18, 2017 (2017-02-18) |
| 20 | "Mozart is the Name" Transliteration: "Sono Na wa Mōtsaruto" (Japanese: その名はモーツァルト) | February 25, 2017 (2017-02-25) |
| 21 | "Breakthrough" Transliteration: "Bureikusurū" (Japanese: ブレイク・スルー) | March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04) |
| 22 | "A Discerning Man" Transliteration: "Chigai no Wakaru o Toko" (Japanese: ちがいのわかるおとこ) | March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11) |
| 23 | "The World of Eight Sounds: Part 1" Transliteration: "Hachi Oto no Sekai: Zenpen" (Japanese: 八音の世界・前編) | March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18) |
| 24 | "The World of Eight Sounds: Part 2" Transliteration: "Hachi Oto no Sekai" (Japanese: 八音の世界) | March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25) |
| 25 | "Encore from the Skies" | April 1, 2017 (2017-04-01) |

#### Second season

| Series no. | Episode no. | Title | Original air date |
| 26 | 1 | "1 Hippo and Little Brother and Otowa Mansion" (Japanese: カバと弟と音羽館) | October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07) |
| 27 | 2 | "My Little Brother" (Japanese: マイリトルブラザー) | October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14) |
| 28 | 3 | "Ever Since the Day We First Met" (Japanese: ひと目会ったその日から) | October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) |
| 29 | 4 | "Fever! Let's Pugi!" (Japanese: フィーバー！レッツぷーぎー！) | October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) |
| 30 | 5 | "A Great Man" (Japanese: 偉大なる男) | November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04) |
| 31 | 6 | "Mother Provides the Crab, Hippo Becomes a Rhino" (Japanese: ハハはカニ　カバはサイ) | November 11, 2017 (2017-11-11) |
| 32 | 7 | "Looking for a Husband for Kanae" (Japanese: 歌苗、お婿さん募集中) | November 18, 2017 (2017-11-18) |
| 33 | 8 | "To Be Motz Is to Fib" (Japanese: ウソつきはモツのはじまり) | November 25, 2017 (2017-11-25) |
| 34 | 9 | "A World Without Circles" (Japanese: (まる)のない世界) | December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02) |
| 35 | 10 | "Liszt vs Liszt, Bell of Destiny" | December 9, 2017 (2017-12-09) |
| 36 | 11 | "Nothing But Saltiness" | December 16, 2017 (2017-12-16) |
| 37 | 12 | "Wagner's Ambition" | December 23, 2017 (2017-12-23) |
| 38 | 13 | "Forget The Years Hardships! Red vs White Musik Contest" | December 30, 2017 (2017-12-30) |
| 39 | 14 | "Fall in Love, Pop Idol! Travel Pygmy Hippo!" | January 6, 2018 (2018-01-06) |
| 40 | 15 | "Dosukoi! Otowa Sumo Stable" | January 13, 2018 (2018-01-13) |
| 41 | 16 | "A Reunion With The Great Unknown" | January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20) |
| 42 | 17 | "WesternLoids Of The Wild West" | January 27, 2018 (2018-01-27) |
| 43 | 18 | "Goodbye Big Sister" | February 3, 2018 (2018-02-03) |
| 44 | 19 | "The Melancholy of Schubert" | February 10, 2018 (2018-02-10) |
| 45 | 20 | "The Melancholy of Dovo-chan" | February 17, 2018 (2018-02-17) |
| 46 | 21 | "Chopin the Hero" | February 24, 2018 (2018-02-24) |
| 47 | 22 | "Bach, CLAKLA, Nibelungen" | March 3, 2018 (2018-03-03) |
| 48 | 23 | "A Long Awaited Person Arrives, A Castle is Built" | March 10, 2018 (2018-03-10) |
| 49 | 24 | "Big Sister and Little Brother" | March 17, 2018 (2018-03-17) |
| 50 | 25 | "The Last ClassicaLoid" | March 24, 2018 (2018-03-24) |
* ↑ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

## Production

The series was announced in July 2015 as a collaboration between Sunrise and NHK. It is animated by Sunrise, directed by Yoichi Fujita, and written by Miya Asakawa, Tsuyoshi Kida, Kyo Kogure, and Shū Matsubara, with Ichirō Sakaki and Michihiro Tsuchiya handling series composition. It features original character designs by Makoto Tsuchibayashi, adapted character designs by Seiichi Hashimoto, music by Masashi Hamauzu, and musical renditions by Daisuke Asakura, Tomoyasu Hotei, tofubeats and Tsunku for Liszt, Beethoven, Mozart and Bach, respectively. NHK and BN Pictures are the series' producers.