Saint Tail 1956059 218340355 2008-06-10T05:25:52Z Dunhere 6639461 {{Infobox animanga/Header | name = Saint Tail | image = | caption = | ja_name = 怪盗 セイント・テール | ja_name_trans = Kaitō Seinto Tēru | genre = [[Magical girl]], [[Romance (genre)|Romance]], [[Kaito]] }} {{Infobox animanga/Manga | title = | author = [[Megumi Tachikawa]] | publisher = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kodansha|Kodansha Comics]] | publisher_other = {{flagicon|United States}} [[Tokyopop]]<br /> {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Star Comics (Italy)|Star Comics]]<br /> {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Egmont Manga & Anime]] | demographic = [[Shōjo]] | magazine = [[Nakayoshi]] | first = October 1994 | last = December 1996 | volumes = 7 }} {{Infobox animanga/Anime | title = | director = [[Osamu Nabeshima]] | studio = [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]] | network = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Asahi Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] <br /> {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[TV Azteca]] (Only 40 episodes were shown) <br /> {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Canal Panda]]<br/> {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[RPN-9]] | first = [[12 October]] [[1995]] | last = [[12 September]] [[1996]] | episodes = 43 }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer}} '''''Saint Tail''''', known in [[Japan]] as {{Nihongo|'''''Kaitō Saint Tail'''''|怪盗セイント・テール|}}, is a [[magical girl]] [[manga]] and [[anime]] series. Originally a twenty-four part manga by [[Megumi Tachikawa]], the story was brought to television anime by producer [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], with forty-three episodes and one short, broadcast by [[Asahi Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]. [[Tokyopop]] translated the manga series, and subtitled and partially dubbed the anime series. The story of ''Saint Tail'' follows a simple formula: school girl Meimi Haneoka transforms into the [[Kaitō Anime|magical thief]] Saint Tail, and steals back what was stolen or taken dishonestly. She's assisted by a classmate and [[Nun#Distinction_between_nun_and_religious_sister|sister]]-in-training, Seira Mimori, whose position in the church after school each day allows her to hear the troubles of those who have been wronged and have come to pray to God. While Saint Tail steals to right the wrongs done to innocent people, she's a thief to the police force. Her classmate Daiki Asuka Jr., called Asuka Jr., and son of Detective Asuka, is hot on her trail. Saint Tail delivers notices of her planned capers to Asuka Jr., to give him a fair chance to catch her. Video Games were released for the [[Sega Saturn]] and [[Sega Game Gear]] in Japan, and are considered collectors items by Saint Tail fans. == Title names in dubbed versions == <!-- Listed in alphabetical order --> {| class="wikitable" |- style="background: #ccccff;" |'''Language''' |'''Title''' |- |English |Saint Tail |- |Italian |Lisa e Seya, un solo cuore per lo stesso segreto (Translated as Lisa and Seya, a single heart for the same secret) |- |Japanese |『怪盗 セイント・テール』(かいとう せいんと・てーる) (Translated as Mysterious Thief Saint Tail) |- |Philippines |Sweet Tales of Saint Tail |- |Portuguese |A Ladra Meimi |- |Spanish (Los Angeles) |Las Aventuras de Saint Tail (Translated as Sweet Tales of Saint Tail) |- |Spanish Re-dubbing (In process) |La Misteriosa Ladrona Saint Tail (Translated as Mysterious Thief Saint Tail) |- |Korean |천사 소녀 네티 (translated literally Angel Girl Neti <pronounced Neh-ti>) |- |Chinese |怪盗 St. Tail (Translated as Mysterious Thief St. Tail) |- |} == Dub variations == Only the first fifteen episodes and the short were dubbed into English, although all of the episodes were released on DVD (with English subtitles). The first seven dubbed episodes were loosely based on the original dialog and, perhaps in an act of [[political correctness]], removed references to God. (This is especially awkward because the story follows students in a private religious school, and because Saint Tail's stealing is sinful to her religion, she always asks for God's forgiveness before a caper.) In the Italian dub, when [[Saint Tail characters#Daiki Asuka Jr.|Asuka Jr.]] reads a notice from Saint Tail, rather than display the notice written in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], a short scene of Saint Tail running in the dark is shown while her voice reads out the notice's message. The notice scenes are cut from the Korean dub, presumably due to the Japanese text. In Korea, several episodes were cut entirely (they had not been broadcasted) because there was so much content with Japanese culture or text. The 12th episode was broadcast just after 3rd episode to match with the real Christmas season when it was broadcast in Korea ==See also== * [[List of characters in Saint Tail]] * [[List of Saint Tail episodes]] == External links == * [http://www.tokyopop.com/S-1024/ Official English Saint Tail manga site] <!-- 404 * [http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?propertycode=STL&categorycode=VAN Official English Saint Tail anime site] --> * [http://www.mangareviewer.com/?page_id=121 Saint Tail manga review at Mangareviewer.com] [[Category:Comedy anime and manga]] [[Category:Kaitō anime and manga]] [[Category:Magical girl anime and manga]] [[Category:Animated television series]] [[Category:Japanese television series]] [[Category:Tokyopop titles]] [[Category:Anime of the 1990s]] [[de:Kaito St. Tail]] [[ko:괴도 세인트 테일]] [[it:Lisa e Seya un solo cuore per lo stesso segreto]] [[ja:怪盗セイント・テール]] [[pt:Saint Tail]] [[zh:怪盜St. Tail]]