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.: About the KashiMashi English FanDUB Project :.

.: Overview :.

In a nutshell, this project will entail a total re-audio-edit of the original hit Anime, KashiMashi.  To do this, the entire audio track from the show is being thrown out and a totally new one is being made through the help of English speaking voice actors and with new sound effects and music too! 

Speaking of music, our ranks are overflowing with talent!  The main opening theme is performed by Alyssa Atherton, and the closer is done by Cynthia.  Supporting musicians include Greg Kundolf, Attracted to Miss and Redeeming Phoebe. 

Since the inception, the format has changed for several reasons including feasibility and traceability.  The show now airs exclusively on YouTube and Every three to four weeks a new segment is aired.  Each episode is broken into three segments.


.: About the Original KashiMashi ~ Girl Meets Girl ~ :.

Kashimashi (actually Kasi Masi) is the story of Hazumu.  Hazumu was a boy who was in love with the quiet and reserved Yasuna.  However, one day, she turned him down and subsequently, Hazumu became involved in a freak accident which changed him from a boy to a girl. 
Now, with a new body and the same friends, a story breaks out surrounding the readjustment to life as a girl for Hazumu.  However, there is also the question of love...  Yasuna now finds that she feels more comfortable with Hazumu and looks to seek a relationship with him.  But what of Tomari, Hazumu's lifelong friend?

I know this is a very brief synopsis, but for anyone who didn't see everything yet, I don't want to ruin it for them.  :)

The story is available in Manga published by 7 Seas Entertainment, and also on the screen with 3 DVD's.  Unfortunately, the English Anime release was only with Japanese Audio and English Subtitles.  This is why we are doing this project. 


.: The Real Kashima, Japan :.

Kashima city is located 80km east of Tokyo, the capital of Japan, and that is located the southeast-end of Ibaraki prefecture, and The area is about 93 square km. Because Kashima city faces the Pacific Ocean and that is effected by the Japan Current ,It is least temperature-difference between summer and winter.  The average of summer-temperature is about the same as Nagano City's and The average of winter-temperature is about the same as Kumamoto City's.  So, there is little snowfall. It is a mild oceanic climate throughout four-seasons.

At present Kashima is well known to people all over the country as a hometown of Kashima Antlers. Along the streets of Kashima, flags and pennants are everywhere. Not only Kashima Stadium, but also the Antlers Clubhouse is attracting people. So it has enlivened the atmosphere of the city and has been making the city flourish. On the other hand, the old shinto shrine Kashima Jingu is sitting solemnly in the precincts surrounded by dense trees. and the god of mertial arts is worshipped there.

Kashima Map
Kashima Jingu Shrine is said to have been founded in Kouki Gannen (660 B.C.) and it is one of the three shrines which are the most famous in the Kanto region. The shrine is dedicated to the god, "Takemikazuchino Ohkami".  "Rohmon" of this shrine is colored beautifully in red, and is also one of the biggest gateways in Japan. This main sanctuary (honden) in which a sacred symbol called "shintai"(God's soul) is enshrined has been registered as a national important cultural asset. 10-minute walk from JR Kashima Jingu Station.

info courtesy of http://city.kashima.ibaraki.jp/
Shrine