Series synopsis
The Daughter of Twenty Faces, also known as 二十面相の娘 is a Japanese animation action & adventure television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 12, 2008. It ended on September 28, 2008. It stars Aya Hirano, Yuuya Uchida, Kenji Hamada and Hochu Otsuka.
Eleven-year-old Chizuko Mikamo is a victim; she is aware that her cruel relatives have been slowly poisoning her, but she can't do anything to escape her fate except starve herself. Luckily for her, the infamous thief, Twenty Faces, has arrived to steal her household's most valuable treasure: Chizuko herself. Alongside Twenty Faces, Ken, Skipper and the rest of the gang, Chizuko travels to exotic lands and strange places in search of valuable treasure. But, as she soon discovers, there's much mo ...
Premise
Eleven-year-old Chizuko Mikamo is a victim; she is aware that her cruel relatives have been slowly poisoning her, but she can't do anything to escape her fate except starve herself. Luckily for her, the infamous thief, Twenty Faces, has arrived to steal her household's most valuable treasure: Chizuko herself. Alongside Twenty Faces, Ken, Skipper and the rest of the gang, Chizuko travels to exotic lands and strange places in search of valuable treasure. But, as she soon discovers, there's much more to the mysterious Twenty Faces than she could ever have bargained for.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Aya Hirano as Mikamo Chizuko (voice)
- Yuuya Uchida as Mensou-Nijuu (voice)
- Kenji Hamada as Akechi (vocie)
- Hochu Otsuka as Kouhei Kakishima (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Nozomi Kayama (voice)
- Masaya Matsukaze as Ken (voice)
- Rina Sato as Shunka Koito (voice)
- Toshimitsu Oda as Seiji Mikamo (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yumi Touma as Yoshie Mikamo (voice)
- Koutarou Nakamura as Senchou (voice)
- Atsuko Tanaka as Seiji Tamiya (voice)
- Satomi Arai as Tome (voice)
- Rintaro Nishi as Tora (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | April 12, 2008 | September 28, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Doorway Chizuko Mikano is living with her aunt and uncle who are slowly poisoning her. However, her sharp intuition allows her survive long enough for the thief Twenty Faces, by chance there to steal the Anastasia Ruby, takes her away to join his band of thieves. They escape from the police in a car and are then ambushed by Tiger, who they shake off by escaping in the airship and heading toward an island. |
April 12, 2008 |
| 2 |
East Crimson Evening Chizuko, now nicknamed "Chiko", is introduced to the rest of thieves, who gradually warm up to her and her determination not to be a hinderance. The group is forced to abandon when the police, who were following the airship, arrive at the island. They flee to an Asian country and are betrayed by Chen, a man who sells information to thieves for money, but manage to escape with the treasure anyway. On the way back, Twenty Faces is shot and they are forced to take refuge in a woman's house until they can get a hold of the other members of the band. Chiko is left alone with Twenty Faces until Ken and Skipper get back. She discovers that the woman was planning on selling Twenty Faces to a group of bounty hunters and ultimately foil her plans, successfully returning to the base with the treasure. |
April 19, 2008 |
| 3 |
Castle at the Bottom of the Ocean Chiko helps out with the domestic chores of the thieves, including cooking meals. Twenty Faces arranges for the group to explore and recover something important from a sunken underwater fortress, only for the submarine captain to betray them. However, by overlooking Chiko, the captain and his crew find themselves at the mercy of Twenty Faces instead. |
April 26, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 12, 2008 |
| Last aired | September 28, 2008 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |