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Twilight Q

Score

6.0 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

2

Studio

Ajiado

Twilight Q

Also known as トワイライトQ

OVAWinter 1987Source OriginalPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
MysteryPsychologicalRomanceSci-Fi

6.0/10

Community score

#8806

Rank

10.1K

Members

11

Favorites

Synopsis

A Knot in Time - Reflection Mayu found a camera floating in the ocean while she was on vacation. A very unusual camera. The film, mostly intact, reveals a picture of herself with a man she has never seen before. But that is not all. The unusual part is that this camera has not been made yet... and will not be made for another two years. And soon, Mayu finds herself swinging uncontrollably back and forth through time like a pendulum...

Mystery Case - File 538 A down-on-his-luck detective accepts the first case to come his way: surveillance of a man and a little girl. But who are they? And why do aeroplanes that fly over them turn into giant imperial carp? An investigator's normal methods do not apply when reality itself no longer applies...

(Source: AniDB)

Note: The series was meant to be a showcase for various anime directors. Unfortunately, only two parts ever got made.

Production Notes

Twilight Q aired on Animax in August 2007, 20 years after its original release. Initially a means of showcasing young directors in anime, the series was cancelled after only two episodes. Both episodes had entirely different staffs and were produced separately from one another. Nevertheless, some of the staff, including Kazunori Ito, Akemi Takada, and Mamoru Oshii, would go on to form Headgear, a group of writers and artists that would ultimately create the widely successful Patlabor science-fiction franchise.

Cast Highlights

Girl

Girl

Main

Voice: Hyoudou, Mako (Japanese)

Hirata, Mayumi

Hirata, Mayumi

Main

Voice: Hyoudou, Mako (Japanese)

Kiwako

Kiwako

Main

Voice: Tominaga, Miina (Japanese)

Core Staff

Oshii, Mamoru

Oshii, Mamoru

Co-Director, Director, Episode Director, Script, Original Creator, Creator

Okamura, Masahiro

Okamura, Masahiro

Producer

Unozawa, Shin

Unozawa, Shin

Producer

Mochizuki, Tomomi

Mochizuki, Tomomi

Director

Ito, Kazunori

Ito, Kazunori

Script, Setting, Original Creator

Asamiya, Kia

Asamiya, Kia

Key Animation

Theme Songs

Openings

No opening theme information available.

Endings

1: "Reflection (リフレクション)" by Mako Hyoudou (eps 1)

2: "Guutara na Sakana (ぐうたらな魚; Lazy Fish)" by Mako Hyoudou (eps 2)

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Quick Facts

FormatOVA
Episodes2
Duration30 min per ep
SourceOriginal
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonWinter 1987
AiredFeb 28, 1987 to Aug 28, 1987
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#7247
Scored by3.4K
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Unknown

Romaji title

Twilight Q

Japanese title

トワイライトQ

Synonyms

Unknown

Production Team

Main studio

Ajiado

Producers

Unknown

Licensors

Unknown

Japanese title

トワイライトQ

Themes And Audience

Psychological