Kaikan Phrase: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

After the break up of their old band, guitarist Yuki & drummer Santa decide to form a new one. They recruit bass player Towa, young guitarist Atsuro, and after much persuasion, vocalist Sakuya. Together they form Lucifer and they struggle to make it in the music business, and also to stay together. As well, they have to deal with personal issues, such as parental objections, and watching their old bands succeed ahead of them. Sakuya is the most troubled band member, as he has to deal with his tragic past, and his relationship with teenaged lyricist Aine.

Series details

• Title: Kaikan Phrase
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Music, Romance
• Premiere date: 1999-04-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-03-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5359

Cast and credited roles

• Kenichi Suzumura — Atsuro Kiryuu
• Takahiro Sakurai — YoshihikoNaga
• Masaya Matsukaze — Sakuya Ookouchi
• Susumu Chiba — Kazuto "Towa"Sakuma
• Shinichiro Miki — Yukifumi Toudou
• Atsuko Enomoto — Aine Yukimura

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-04-20; final listed air date 2000-03-25; episode order: 44.

Source and licence

Adapted from Kaikan Phrase on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.