Saint October

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Saint October
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Saint October logo
GenreMagical girl, Mystery, Parody, Action, Supernatural, Tarot cards
Anime television series
Directed byMasafumi Satō
StudioStudio Comet
Original networkChiba TV
Original run January 4, 2007 – June 28, 2007
Episodes26
Manga
Written byKiira
Published byMag Garden
MagazineMonthly Comic Blade
Original runJune 30, 2006 – July 30, 2007
Volumes2
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Saint October (セイントオクトーバー) is a 2007 Japanese anime television series created by Konami Digital Entertainment.[1] Animated by Studio Comet, it premiered on Chiba TV on January 4, 2007, in Japan.[citation needed] The series revolves around three girl detectives who use magical powers to solve mysteries.[1] The series' portrayal of magic makes extensive use of tarot symbolism.

It was also adapted into a manga series by Kiira [ja] (stylized as Kiira~☆), which was serialized in the Japanese magazine Monthly Comic Blade published by Mag Garden in August 2006.

Plot

Saint October tells the story of a group of three girls, who work for the Script error: No such module "Nihongo". in Script error: No such module "Nihongo".. The story begins during a case to catch a mysterious masked kidnapper who has been kidnapping young boys for a strange man. Kotono, a member of the agency, was working hard on the case. One night after returning home late, Kotono runs into a young boy who's crying alone. With nowhere else to take him, Kotono brings him back to her home at Joshua's church where it is discovered that he has amnesia and cannot remember even his own name. While there, Natsuki Shirafuji, Kotono's friend and fellow detective, arrives to add further information to the kidnapping case. Suddenly, the masked kidnapper appears and successfully kidnaps the boy, but Kotono chases after him and gets the boy back after a short scuffle. Just when all looks lost, the boy uses a magical power to bestow to Kotono a similar power in order to defeat the kidnapper. After she won, he reveals that he remembered what his name is: Ewan. Now the focus has turned to who is the kidnapper's boss who has been pursuing Ewan.

Characters

Protagonists

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Kotono is a young, usually cheerful, girl working for the Kuroki Detective Agency. As a child, she was abandoned near a church with no memories of who she was or where she came from. The church's priest, Joshua, took her in as his own daughter. Her card is Justice and she transforms into Loli Black. Her weapon is a sword which she uses as a final attack on the enemy.
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Natsuki is Kotono's good friend of equal age and fellow member of the agency. She comes from a rich family. Her card is Moon and she transforms into Loli White. Her weapon is a pair of nun chucks.
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Misaki is a mysterious and agile girl. In the past episodes it was shown that her hometown was attacked and that she has a mission. Her card is Strength and she transforms into Loli Red. Her weapon is a bow and arrow
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Joshua is a priest who is a member of the detective agency and Kotono's foster father after she was left at his church. Despite Kotono insisting he is merely her foster father, he thinks of himself as her real father.
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Kōshirō is head of the Kuroki Detective Agency though is often bogged down by work and doesn't get much respect from his colleagues.
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Ewan is a young boy who has amnesia. He initially gave Kotono her magical powers and the other Goth Loli.
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Artista is a fortune teller who is also an old friend of Joshua and Kōshirō, she sometimes helps the girls out with her fortune-telling abilities.
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Antagonists

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Esmeralda is a new antagonist that appears in the middle of the series, she is the younger sister of the first antagonist Herlock.
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Originally he is the masked man who steals the boys and takes them away. He took it up as a mission but soon got bored from doing it. After he kidnaps them he keeps them in his room, allowing them to destroy the place. He works for Kurtz and, he too, had a card. His number was the "Number 1" card which gave him the Magician ability. He was the first to get judgment from Kotono and soon after was jailed. His name is considered to have come from Captain Harlock.

Others

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Adaptations

Anime

The Saint October anime series, created by Konami Digital Entertainment, first aired in Japan on January 4, 2007, on Chiba TV and is set to contain 26 episodes. The first DVD will go on sale on March 21, 2007.

Episodes

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Theme songs

Opening theme
"Wheel of fortune" by Azusa Kataoka, Yukari Fukui and Yu Kobayashi
Ending Theme 1
"Michi naru Basho e" by Yukari Fukui(Ep 1–10, 12–13)
Ending Theme 2
"Sora no Kotoba" by Yu Kobayashi(Ep 14–25)
Ending Theme 3
"Melow Stereo" by Azusa Kataoka, Yukari Fukui and Yu Kobayashi(Ep 26)

Manga

The Saint October manga adaptation was first serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade in August 2006, published by Mag Garden. It is illustrated by Kiira~☆.

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tomioka, Akira (September 9, 2010). "ゴスロリ少女たちが華麗に解決、KONAMI「セイントオクトーバー」をPlayStation Storeで配信開始". INSIDE (in 日本語). Retrieved April 7, 2025.

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