Miracle Train: Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso


Miracle Train: Ōedo sen e Yōkoso is a Japanese anime series directed by Kenichi Kasai and with original illustrations by Tomohisa Kai while Aki Tsunaki adapted the designs to illustrations. The series was produced by Yumeta Company with additional production through Aniplex, Dax Production, and TV Tokyo. The series was meant to introduce some of the facts and general knowledge about the train stations on Toei Ōedo Line. It ran for thirteen episodes between October 4, 2009 until December 27, 2009.

Characters

Miracle Train Employees

; Ropongi Fumi
; Ryogoku Itsumi
; Izayoi Tsukishima
; Shinjuku Rintarou
; Tochō Saki
; Shiodome Iku
; Akari
; Shasho
; Tokugawa

Passengers

; Chinatsu
; Mai
; Michi
; Mirai
; Noriko
; Himeno
; Airi
; Keita Sakuraba
; Makoto Kogure
; Mayu

Minor characters

; Nishi-Shinjuku-Gochome Fuku
; Higashi Shinjuku Reiji
; Shinjuku-Nishiguchi Hajime
; Toshimaen Saburo
; Iidabashi Remu

Anime

The anime television series is produced by Yumeta Company and directed by Kenichi Kasai with scripts from Keiichirou Daichi, Natsuko Takahashi, Yoichi Kato, and Yuka Yamada and character designs by Aki Tsunaki. The opening theme is "Montage" by Kenn, Ryotaro Okiayu, Yuki Kaji, and Masakazu Morita while the ending theme was "Stories" by Shuhei Kita. The anime ran from October 4, 2009 until December 27, 2009.

Reception

Erin Finnegan at Anime News Network describes the show as a guilty pleasure.