Despite being officially considered dead, Michiko believes that he is alive and rescues Hatchin in order to find clues about his whereabouts. Hiroshi Morenos ( ヒロシ・モレーノス, Hiroshi Morēnosu) Voiced by: Kanji Tsuda, Kaito Arai (young) (Japanese) Christopher Bevins, Jad Saxton (young) (English) Hatchin's father and Michiko's love from the past. Despite Michiko often putting her in danger due to her destructive habits and her sometimes irrational plans, Hatchin grows to care deeply for her. Unlike Michiko, Hatchin is much more levelheaded and serious, often functioning as the voice of reason of the two. She is hesitant to trust the woman, but they share the same tattoo on their stomachs. She was the victim of abuse by both parents and their two biological children, until Michiko came to her rescue. Hannah "Hatchin" Morenos ( ハナ・モレーノス, Hana Morēnosu) Voiced by: Suzuka Ohgo (Japanese) Jad Saxton (English) A young girl who previously lived with a foster family who later earns the nickname "Hatchin" ( ハッチン) (or "Hachi" ( ハチ)) from Michiko. They become a bickering pair, but soon come to realize how much they truly need each other. Both she and Hatchin embark on a journey to find him while running from the law as well. Michiko rescues Hatchin from her abusive foster parents and claims to know her father, who, according to her, was a good man and "made her fall in love with him right away". On the run from the police and Hatchin's abusive foster family, the unlikely duo set out to find Hiroshi and ultimately discover their freedom.Ĭharacters Michiko Malandro ( ミチコ・マランドロ, Michiko Marandoro) Voiced by: Yōko Maki, Rina Hidaka (young) (Japanese) Monica Rial (English) An independent woman who has just recently escaped one of the most heavily guarded prisons in existence for at least the fourth time. The two are about as opposite as they come, but their fates become intertwined through the connection of Hiroshi Morenos, Hatchin's father. In a fictional South American country, the criminal Michiko Malandro escapes from prison of Diamandra and kidnaps her former lover's daughter Hannah Morenos, whom she nicknames "Hatchin", saving her from her abusive foster parents in the process.
ENGLISH MICHIKO MALANDRO KISS ANIME RU SERIES
The series aired on Funimation Channel in North America in November 2013, and on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from June to December 2015. The anime was later licensed by Funimation in North America, which produced its own English dub. Vitello Productions and GONG produced an English dub pilot of the anime under the title Finding Paradiso which was later used as the title for the French dub. The music was composed by the Brazilian musician Alexandre Kassin and produced by Shinichirō Watanabe. The two join forces on an improbable escape to freedom. In the first episode, Michiko is introduced as a free-willed " sexy diva" who escapes from a supposedly inescapable prison fortress, while Hatchin is a girl fleeing her abusive foster family. The story takes place in the fictional country of Diamandra which has cultural traces from South American countries, mostly from Brazil. The character designs were provided by Hiroshi Shimizu, with Shigeto Koyama designing Michiko's bike and Mariko Yamagami and Shōgo Yamazaki in charge of character fashion design. The two eponymous starring roles are portrayed by famous Japanese film actresses Yōko Maki ( The Grudge) and Suzuka Ohgo ( Memoirs of a Geisha). The series was produced by Manglobe and directed by Sayo Yamamoto, her first directorial work. Michiko & Hatchin ( Japanese: ミチコとハッチン, Hepburn: Michiko to Hatchin) is a Japanese anime television series. Funimation Channel, Adult Swim ( Toonami)