Corrector Yui
Corrector Yui is a Japanese anime television series created by Kia Asamiya. The anime series was produced by Nippon Animation and broadcast on NHK Educational TV from 1999 to 2000. It was licensed for North American release by Viz Media. This series has aired on Cartoon Network outside the United States.
Two manga series were also released: a two volume series by Asamiya and published in Ciao from 1999 to 2000; and a nine volume two-part series by Keiko Okamoto which was published by NHK Publishing. The second manga series was licensed in North America and translated into English by Tokyopop beginning in 2002.
It was created based on the Japanese novels "Nanso Satomi Hakkenden". This series follows a basic Magical girl progression, but Corrector Yui's magic powers all derive from incorporated entirely into her digital avatar as antivirus software for the virtual world, with no real powers granted outside of network.
Plot
It is the year 2020 and computers have become an integral part of society, the Internet having evolved into a virtual reality called "ComNet". A teenage girl called Yui Kasuga is one of the few who cannot use computers at all, despite the fact that her father is a software developer. An evil host computer called Grosser wants to take over both ComNet and real world. There are eight software programs who have been developed to correct Grosser's evil intention, however they are digital avatars which exist only on ComNet and require the help of a human "Corrector." Yui is sucked into the ComNet where she is recruited by one of the eight programs, I.R., who gives her element suits which allow her to transform into the ComNet Fairy "Corrector Yui" and fight Grosser's evil software.In the first season, the series revolves around the war against Grosser, and reveals the mysteries that surround the Correctors, their seemingly missing creator, and the relationship that he seems to have had with the corrupted software.
In the second season, Yui and the Correctors must fight with a computer virus who menaces the ComNet, and also cope with the mysterious Corrector Ai, a Corrector who tends to work on her own and seems to have her own agenda. The key to the questions seems to be a strange young girl who may be related with appearances of the devastating virus.
Characters
Main
;Yui Kasuga / Corrector Yui;Haruna Kisaragi / Corrector Haruna / Dark Angel Haruna
;Ai Shinozaki / Corrector Ai
;Mototsugu Inukai
Family
;Shun Tojo;Shin'ichi Kasuga
;Sakura Kasuga
;Azusa Shinozaki
;Shintaro Shinozaki
Classmates and teachers
;Takashi Fuji;Akiko Yanagi
;Reiko Kan'onzaki
;Ichitaro Ishikawa
;Hidetoshi Kobayashi
;Manami Sayama
Correctors
Eight softwares have close relationship with Yui throughout the show. Originally one software called the Corrector, but broken down into eight softwares under Grosser's attack. As such, each piece of software concentrates on a specific task, and Yui must learn to integrate their skillsets to defeat Grosser's minions, and eventually, Grosser himself. In finale of the 1st season, it's revealed that way they correct Grosser is their self-sacrifice. In 2nd season, Correctors and Yui deal with unknown computer viruses.;Control
;Synchro
;Ante
;Eco
;Rescue
;Peace
;Follow
;I.R.
Villains/Corruptors
;Grosser;War Wolf
;Freeze
;Jaggy
;Virus
Others
;Fina or Hoehoe-kun;Q
;Missing Little Girl
;The Teddy Bear
;The Butler
;Ryo Kurokawa
Miscellaneous
;ComCon;ComNet
;Element Suit
;Corrector Initialize
;Beagle
Media
Manga
There are two versions of the Corrector Yui manga series. The original one was written and drawn by Kia Asamiya and published by Shogakkukan in Japan and does not have a release date in the States yet. It is a two volume series and was published in Ciao from 1999 to 2000.The manga that Tokyopop published was done by shojo artist Keiko Okamoto and is a manga adaptation of the anime series. That one is a nine volume two-part series which was published by NHK Publishing. This manga series was licensed in North America and translated into English by Tokyopop beginning in 2002.
Anime
has only released 18 of the 52 episodes onto Region 1 DVD in the United States. Whether or not Viz will release the rest of the series remains to be seen. The last DVD Viz released for the show, the 4th volume, came out 24 February 2004. It is one of the few Viz Media-licensed anime shows with its manga or light novel counterpart not also licensed by Viz Media.Theme Songs
Opening ThemeEpisodes 1–26: "Eien to Iu Basho"
Lyrics: Anri / Composer: Masayoshi Yamazaki / Arrangement: COIL / Vocals: Anri with Masayoshi Yamazaki and Shikao Suga
Episodes 27–52: "Tori ni Naru Toki"
Lyrics, Composer and Vocals: Satsuki / Arrangement: Yasuhiro Kobayashi
Ending Theme
Episodes 1–26: "Mirai"
Lyrics: MILAI / Composer: Kazuhisa Yamaguchi / Arrangement: Kazuhisa Yamaguchi, LEGOLGEL / Vocals: LEGOLGEL
Episodes 27–52: "Requiem"
Lyrics, Composer and Vocals: Satsuki / Arrangement: Yasuhiro Kobayashi
List of episodes
1st Season| No. | Title | Original Air Date |
| 1 | Let's Go To ComNet! | 9 April 1999 |
| 2 | Beware of Nasty E-Mail | 16 April 1999 |
| 3 | Take it Easy With the Food | 23 April 1999 |
| 4 | Trouble on the Fortune Telling Net | 30 April 1999 |
| 5 | Listen to Nature's Song | 7 May 1999 |
| 6 | Listen to Nature's Song | 14 May 1999 |
| 7 | Big Trouble in D-Edo Net | 21 May 1999 |
| 8 | Please Help Rescue | 28 May 1999 |
| 9 | Yui's Space Odyssey | 4 June 1999 |
| 10 | Danger in the Gingerbread House! | 11 June 1999 |
| 11 | Heart Thumping Double-Date | 18 June 1999 |
| 12 | Heart Thumping Double-Date | 25 June 1999 |
| 13 | Secrets of the Eight Software | 2 July 1999 |
| 14 | Showdown at Western Net | 9 July 1999 |
| 15 | The Orient Express Investigation | 16 July 1999 |
| 16 | Jaggy's Training Course | 23 July 1999 |
| 17 | The Howl of War Wolf | 30 July 1999 |
| 18 | 00Yui: The Rookie Spy | 6 August 1999 |
| 19 | Princess in Training | 27 August 1999 |
| 20 | Seeking Haruna | 3 September 1999 |
| 21 | Synchro: The Last Software | 10 September 1999 |
| 22 | The Angel with Dark Wings | 17 September 1999 |
| 23 | Showdown! Double Correctors!! | 24 September 1999 |
| 24 | Yui's Decision | 1 October 1999 |
| 25 | Attack on Grosser's Castle! | 8 October 1999 |
| 26 | Let's Go to Tomorrow!! | 15 October 1999 |
2nd Season
| No. | Title | Original Air Date |
| 1 | IR No Longer Needed!? | 14 April 2000 |
| 2 | Corrector Yui No Longer Needed!? | 21 April 2000 |
| 3 | The Lost Little Girl | 28 April 2000 |
| 4 | Yui and Ai: The Stage Battle | 5 May 2000 |
| 5 | It's What I'm Going to be! A Manga Artist | 12 May 2000 |
| 6 | The Battlefield In -200 Degrees | 19 May 2000 |
| 7 | Prediction! How to Be Popular | 26 May 2000 |
| 8 | Search for the Sun! | 2 June 2000 |
| 9 | Yui Becomes an Idol!? | 9 June 2000 |
| 10 | Nettie Has Disappeared | 16 June 2000 |
| 11 | Freeze's School Diary | 23 June 2000 |
| 12 | Ai's Private Lesson | 30 June 2000 |
| 13 | Peace Goes on a Rampage!? | 7 July 2000 |
| 14 | Yui Goes to The Hot Spring | 14 July 2000 |
| 15 | Around The World in 8 Hours | 21 July 2000 |
| 16 | Decide! Corrector Haruna | 28 July 2000 |
| 17 | Yui Falls in Love | 4 August 2000 |
| 18 | Trouble in Jaggy's Library | 25 August 2000 |
| 19 | The Sunflower Girl | 1 September 2000 |
| 20 | Triple Correctors Meeting! | 8 September 2000 |
| 21 | Tragic Freeze | 15 September 2000 |
| 22 | Corrector Ai's True Character | 22 September 2000 |
| 23 | Ai and Ai and I | 29 September 2000 |
| 24 | ComNet's Greatest Crisis | 6 October 2000 |
| 25 | ComNet's Collapse!? | 13 October 2000 |
| 26 | We Are All Friends | 20 October 2000 |