Capricorn

**Capricorn** (カプリコン, *Capricorn*) is a manga work by Johji Manabe . Also, an animation based on it. "Monthly Wings" serialized from the January 1988 issue to the July 1990 issue. It was one of the magazine's signature works when many of the members of the Sakuga Group retired and the writing team began to change.

## Summary

In the blink of an eye, high school student Taku Shimamura finds himself transported to the bizarre world of Slaffleaze, where intelligent creatures govern and the ruling class, led by the villainous Zolba, is plotting the invasion of the world called Capricorn, the Earth. Joining together with the oppressed Slaffleaze peasants, Taku must find a way to stop Zolba`s dark forces before the way to the unsuspecting Earth is opened. In order to do so, he must first gain the love and trust of the last of the Yappie, the ancestral guardians of Slaffeaze. This is a task that will take more than a little courage and daring, for the last Yappie is not just a cute young female, she`s also a dragon.

## Bibliographic information

All 5 volumes from Shinshokan Wings Comics .

1. Published August 10, 1988 - ISBN 4-403-61163-X
2. Published March 10, 1989 - ISBN 4-403-61185-0
3. Published September 10, 1989 - ISBN 4-403-61203-2
4. Published March 25, 1990 - ISBN 4-403-61222-9
5. Published September 25, 1990 - ISBN 4-403-61236-9

## Anime

OVA released in 1991 (released by Continental Shobo , sold by King Records ). 48 minutes.

Due to the commercial success of Satomi Mikuri and the original " Garaga " produced by Aubec x AnimeR , it was planned as the next work. However, due to the delay in the progress of the project, it became difficult to slide the well-planned AnimeR / drawing team of "Galaga", and production started without securing sufficient staff and establishing a production system.

Initially, the storyboard was created by Hidemi Kubo , who was scheduled to be the director . However, Kubo is forced to leave the board due to various reasons. Animation director Moriyasu Taniguchi was given the right to appoint the director after he got off the board when receiving an order for work, and Aubeck agreed to it.

Taniguchi spoke to young Takashi Imanishi and Shinichiro Watanabe , who worked together in Sunrise's " Armor Hunter Mellowlink " and " City Hunter " and highly valued their talents , directed by Imanishi, and storyboarded by Watanabe. Participation was decided (credit is a script). The two directors performed in parallel with the work of " Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 ". The same was true for Toru Yoshida , the mechanical animation director .

Under the supervision of the original author, Manabe, a new storyboard will be created by Imanishi and Watanabe, but the original storyboard of Kubo is highly complete and will remain in shape everywhere. The progress seemed to go smoothly, but the staff was caught in an accident in which a large number of cell-raised cut bags airlifted from South Korea were lost together with the gun box (at the airport) just before shooting. Despite a desperate accident, Imanishi and Taniguchi's efforts (Imanishi printed and enlarged the layout that was shot for dubbing of the huge lost cuts with a video printer, and Aubeck's original drawing staff for the New Year holidays The original picture was created from the copy by a video staff who was absent and had no experience with the original picture. It was completed

* Original / Composition: Johji Manabe
* Screenplay: Takashi Imanishi, Johji Manabe, Shinichiro Watanabe
* Cinematographer: Toshio Shirai
* Art Director: Tsutomu Ishigaki
* Music: Ikuro Fujiwara
* Character design / animation director: Moriyasu Taniguchi
* Mechanical design / mechanical animation director: Toru Yoshida
* Assistant animation director: Kazuhiro Sasaki
* Storyboards: Takashi Imanishi, Johji Manabe
* Production cooperation: AnimeR , R3 Company , etc.
* Produced by: Aubeck
* In-Between Animation:
	+ Chiharu Ishii
	+ Haruhiko Noda
	+ Kazuhiko Abe
	+ Kazuko Sakamoto
	+ Masaru Hyodo
	+ Yūko Takahashi
* Key Animation:
	+ Akira Inoue (Anime R)
	+ Haruya Nakahira (DAST)
	+ Hiromi Muranaka (Studio Mu)
	+ Kiyoshi Nohji (Anime R)
	+ Koji Ogura
	+ Makoto Ito
	+ Mitsumasa Kimura (DAST)
	+ Takuji Yoshimoto (Anime R)
	+ Toshiyuki Kono (Anime R)
	+ Yasuharu Ogura (Atelier Fukuro)
* Managing Producer:
	+ Takuya Minagawa
	+ Yasuhiko Kanazawa
* Planning: Yuji Yatabe
* Sound Effects: Hidenori Arai
* Theme Song Arrangement: Ikuro Fujiwara
* Theme Song Composition: Ikuro Fujiwara
* Theme Song Performance: Yumi Hiroki
* Masami Kikuchi (Taku)
* Kenichi Ogata
* Masaya Onosaka
* Yuri Amano
* Naoki Tatsuta
* Shinya Otaki
* Hidekatsu Shibata (Zorba)
* Minoru Inaba
* Yo Yoshimura
* Akio Otsuka