Violinist of Hamelin (TV) - Anime News Network (2025)

Series Director: Junji Nishimura

Series Composition: Yasuhiro Imagawa

Script: Yasuhiro Imagawa

Storyboard:
Akira Shimizu (ep 3)
Bob Shirohata (ep 11)
Junji Nishimura (5 episodes

eps 1-2, 5, 7, 25

)
Naoki Hishikawa (6 episodes

eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24

)
Sumio Watanabe (6 episodes

eps 6, 9-10, 14, 18, 22

)
Toshiya Shinohara (eps 13, 17, 21)
Tsukasa Sunaga (eps 15, 19, 23)
Zouji Azumaya (ep 25)

Episode Director:
Akira Shimizu (6 episodes

eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23

)
Hiroshi Morioka (7 episodes

eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25

)
Housei Suzuki (ep 14)
Naoki Hishikawa (6 episodes

eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24

)
Sumio Watanabe (5 episodes

eps 2, 6, 10, 18, 22

)

Music:
Kōhei Tanaka
Shiroh Hamaguchi (Arrangement)

Original Manga: Michiaki Watanabe

Character Design: Atsuko Nakajima

Art Director: Kenji Kato

Animation Director:
Atsuko Nakajima (ep 1)
Fumie Muroi (6 episodes

eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24

)
Hiroko Kazui (4 episodes

eps 11, 15, 19, 23

)
Kazumi Sato (6 episodes

eps 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25

)
Masato Muroi (eps 2, 6)
Tetsuhito Saito (eps 3, 7, 10)
Yoshiaki Tsubata (4 episodes

eps 10, 14, 18, 22

)

Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama

Director of Photography: Naoto Fujikura

Producer: Takashi Watanabe (Pony Canyon)

Animation producer: Katsuya Shirai (Studio Deen)

Assistant Art Director: Hisayoshi Takahashi (22 episodes

eps 1-13, 16-20, 22-25

)

Background Art:
Hideki Nakamura (22 episodes

eps 1-13, 16-20, 22-25

)
Kentarō Akiyama (22 episodes

eps 1-13, 16-20, 22-25

)
Tokiko Makino (22 episodes

eps 1-13, 16-20, 22-25

)
Yaoki Kakimoto (22 episodes

eps 1-13, 16-20, 22-25

)

Color Coordination:
Akito Takahashi (ep 2)
Kenichi Ishii (22 episodes

eps 1, 3-17, 19, 21-25

)
Shinji Matsumoto (eps 18, 20)

Editing:
Chieko Takayama
Seiji Morita

Finish Animation:
Chisato Tsumotani (8 episodes

eps 1-3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23

)
Hironori Nochi (5 episodes

eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 22

)
Kiyomi Murakoshi (8 episodes

eps 1-3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23

)
Kozue Arai (8 episodes

eps 1-3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23

)
Yoko Nagano (8 episodes

eps 1-3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23

)

In-Between Animation:
Hideaki Onishi (8 episodes

eps 5, 11-13, 16, 18, 20, 23

)
Hiromi Oikawa (9 episodes

eps 1-4, 6-7, 9, 11-12

)
Izumi Kodama (7 episodes

eps 2, 6, 15, 18, 20-21, 23

)
Jun Kurada (7 episodes

eps 5, 8, 10, 14, 16, 21, 23

)
Kaori Ikeda (6 episodes

eps 7-8, 12, 16, 19, 25

)
Kimiko Hoshi (5 episodes

eps 4, 15, 22, 24-25

)
Mayumi Hidaka (6 episodes

eps 4, 9-10, 13-14, 17

)
Mikio Fujiwara (eps 6, 11, 15)
Miyuki Yano (4 episodes

eps 4, 15, 24-25

)
Sachiyo Takada (7 episodes

eps 4, 7-8, 13-14, 16, 25

)
Takaaki Suzuki (7 episodes

eps 1, 3, 5, 11, 18, 22-23

)
Toshimi Nishihata (5 episodes

eps 8, 10, 13, 17, 22

)
Yan Hua Xu (eps 7, 14, 20)
Yukiko Miyamoto (7 episodes

eps 7, 9, 12, 19-21, 24

)
Zheng Wen Zhu (10 episodes

eps 1-4, 10-11, 16-17, 23-24

)

In-Between Check:
Hayato Tejima (ep 24)
Keisuke Hamada (eps 1, 3-4)
Nariyuki Takahashi (eps 10-14)
Tomoya Ishikawa (eps 2-3, 5-23)
Tooru Sawamura (ep 25)

Key Animation:
Akira Kikuchi (eps 1, 21, 25)
Akira Takeuchi (4 episodes

eps 10, 15, 18, 25

)
Asami Endo (9 episodes

eps 1, 6, 10, 14, 17, 19-21, 23

)
Atsuko Nakajima (ep 25)
Chūji Nakajima (eps 1, 5)
Etsuko Tomita (ep 18)
Fumie Muroi (eps 20, 24-25)
Hideki Sadai (eps 18, 22)
Hideki Shibuya (eps 3, 7, 10)
Hiroki Abe (ep 6)
Hiroko Kazui (5 episodes

eps 6, 17, 19, 24-25

)
Hironori Ishii (eps 4, 8)
Hironori Yamamoto (8 episodes

eps 3, 7, 10, 16, 18, 21-22, 24

)
Hiroshi Takaguchi (eps 18, 22)
Hiroyuki Abe (8 episodes

eps 2-8 even, 12-13, 16, 20

)
Kazuhiko Wanibuchi (8 episodes

eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17-18, 22, 24

)
Kazumi Sato (7 episodes

eps 3, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25

)
Kazuo Takigawa (eps 3, 5)
Kazuyuki Ikai (6 episodes

eps 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 25

)
Keiko Tsuchiya (5 episodes

eps 8, 12, 16, 20-21

)
Keizou Ichikawa (eps 4, 8)
Kenji Hattori (eps 1, 5)
Kenji Yoshida (4 episodes

eps 4, 8, 12, 24

)
Kōji Fukazawa (ep 13)
Kōji Miura (ep 2)
Konomi Sakurai (5 episodes

eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17

)
Mamoru Abiko (eps 17, 21, 25)
Manabu Ono (ep 21)
Mariko Aoki (8 episodes

eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 17, 20, 22, 24

)
Masashi Kojima (9 episodes

eps 6, 8, 11-12, 16, 19, 23-25

)
Masayuki Fujita (5 episodes

eps 7, 11, 15, 19, 23

)
Mitsuyo Tsuno (5 episodes

eps 7, 11, 15, 19, 23

)
Munenori Nawa (eps 2, 6, 10)
Naomichi Noda (eps 14, 18, 22)
Satoru Iriyoshi (5 episodes

eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 23

)
Satoshi Isono (ep 25)
Satoshi Ohsawa (8 episodes

eps 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 23, 25

)
Shigemi Aoyagi (6 episodes

eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23

)
Shinya Ojiri (5 episodes

eps 12, 16, 19-20, 23

)
Shinya Uchida (eps 2, 6, 10)
Shoji Furuta (ep 6)
Shūji Nakanishi (6 episodes

eps 3, 7, 12, 16, 20, 24

)
Sumio Watanabe (eps 2, 25)
Tadashi Abiru (ep 1)
Tadashi Fukuda (ep 9)
Takeshi Itou (eps 9, 13)
Tetsuhito Saito (11 episodes

eps 5, 8, 11-12, 14-15, 19, 21, 23-25

)
Tetsuya Satō (ep 1)
Tokuyuki Matsutake (ep 25)
Tomohiro Koyama (eps 2, 6, 11)
Toshiaki Iino (5 episodes

eps 10, 14, 17, 21, 24

)
Toshiyuki Kanno (eps 13, 21)
Yasuhiro Okuda (ep 25)
Yasuhiro Saiki (ep 22)
Yasutoshi Niwa (ep 20)
Yōichi Ishikawa (15 episodes

eps 3, 5-6, 9, 11-15, 17-23 odd, 24-25

)
Yoshiaki Tsubata (eps 14, 18, 22)
Yoshihiro Watanabe (ep 3)
Yoshikazu Shimazu (6 episodes

eps 4-5, 12, 16, 20, 24

)
Yoshitaka Yasuda (7 episodes

eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17-18, 24

)
Yuichi Katayama (eps 5, 9)
Yuji Kushida (5 episodes

eps 7, 11, 15, 19, 23

)
Yukie Sakō (eps 4, 8)

Photography:
Isao Takahashi (eps 1-25)
Kayo Kugi (eps 1-25)
Kazuya Hoshi (eps 1-25)
Koji Yamakoshi (eps 1-25)
Miki Kameda (eps 1-25)
Takamitsu Sera (eps 1-25)
Tomokazu Mori (eps 1-25)
Tomoyoshi Ishizuka (eps 1-25)

Production manager: Hideo Deguchi

Recording Operator: Makoto Uchida

Sound Adjustment: Kunio Kuwabara

Sound Effects: Tōru Noguchi

Special Effects: Takeshi Saitō

Theme Song Performance:
Kimiko Sogawa (Skirt; OP1)
Yuri Horikawa (OP1)

Kouji Tsujitani as

Raiel

Mayumi Iizuka as

Flute

Yūji Ueda as

Hamel

Kiyoyuki Yanada as

Dragon King Drum

Megumi Ogata as

Sizer

Mitsuaki Madono as

Clary Ned

Mugihito as

Narration

Shigeru Chiba as

Oboe

Sumi Shimamoto as

Queen Horn

Takashi Matsuyama as

Beast King Guitar

Tomoko Kojima as

Trombone

Unshō Ishizuka as

Hell King Bass

Yūji Ueda as

Demon King Chestra

Chinami Nishimura as

Cornet

Eiji Maruyama as

Horo

Eri Nomoto as

Princess Lyre

Eriko Nakayama as

Dance

Ginzō Matsuo as

King Syrinx

Harunori Miyata as

Lute

Hironori Miyata as

Captain

(ep 12)

Doctor

(ep 16)

Guest

(ep 15)

Mouth Piece
Soldier #1

(ep 10)

Soldier A

(ep 9)

Villager

(ep 24)

Voice #1

(ep 11)

Katsuaki Arima as

Kokyuu

Katsumi Masago as

Guest

(ep 15)

Soldier

(eps 16, 18)

Kei Mayama as

Adagio

Kenji Sobu as

Barrier Soldier

(ep 1)

Communications Soldier

(eps 2, 9)

Guest

(ep 3)

Soldier

(8 episodes

eps 5-6, 12-14, 19-20, 22

)

Soldier #2

(ep 10)

Voice #2

(ep 11)

Kiyoyuki Yanada as

Prince Gong
Zampano

Kumi Yamakado as

Birdy
Woman

Mifuyu Hiiragi as

Ocarina

Mugihito as

Fisherman

(4 episodes

eps 16-17, 19, 22

)

Resik

(5 episodes

eps 1-2, 7, 10-11

)

Naoko Miura as

Pandora
Prince Shō
Tin

Natsumi Sasaki as

Queen Shawm
Shopkeeper

(ep 15)

Seiko Tomoe as

Old Woman

(eps 15-16)

Shinichirō Miki as

Prince Gaita

Takashi Matsuyama as

Customer #1

(ep 3)

Vocalist

(eps 1-2)

Takashi Yoshida as

Barrier Soldier

(ep 1)

Guest

(ep 3)

Soldier

(8 episodes

eps 5-6, 12-14, 19-20, 22

)

Soldier #3

(ep 10)

Soldier C

(ep 9)

Transport Soldier

(ep 17)

Voice #3

(ep 11)

Tatsuo Uemura as

Percuss

Tomomichi Nishimura as

King Cittern

Toshihiko Nakajima as

Communications Soldier

(ep 5)

Customer #2

(ep 3)

Lookout

(ep 8)

Server

(ep 4)

Soldier

(ep 6)

Villager

(eps 1-2, 24)

Yuki Matsuda as

Communications Soldier

(ep 2)

Yūzō Mikawa as

Villager

(eps 1-2)