Touch is a 101 episode anime television series that aired on Fuji TV in Japan from March 24, 1985, until March 22, 1987. It was one of the highest-rated anime television shows ever in Japan, with episodes consistently rated 30+ percentage points during parts of its run. In a 2005 poll by TV Asahi of the top 100 animated television series, Touch was ranked ninth.
The series tells the story of twins, Tatsuya and Katsuya Uesugi, who live next door to Minami Asakura. Their parents built a playhouse between their properties so the children could play together there. As they grew older, they noticed that one of them (Minami) was a girl. The story picks up when they are in junior high school just before they graduate and move to high school.
Episode list
Staff Planning: Tadashi Oka (Fuji TV) & Yoshirō Kataoka (ADK), in cooperation with Kiyoshi Usami (OB Planning) Executive Producers: Yoshinobu Nakao (Fuji TV), Chihiro Kameyama (Fuji TV), Masashi Fujihara, Shigetsugu Tsuiki Art Director: Shichirō Kobayashi Backgrounds: Kobayashi Production Photography: Studio Gallop Music Director: Fusanobu Fujiyama Music Work: Zack Promotion Music: Hiroaki Serizawa Assistant Animation Director: Minoru Maeda Series Bungei Organization: Yumiko Takaboshi, Satoshi Namiki Title Animation: Gisaburō Sugii, Minoru Maeda, Akinori Nagaoka Animation Director: Tsuneo Maeda Series Director: Hiroko Tokita Assistant Director: Gisaburō Sugii Production Assistance: Studio Junio, Studio Gallop, Kitty Films Production: Toho, Group TAC, ADK
Theme songs Opening Episodes 1-27: Touch, by Yoshimi Iwasaki Episodes 28-56: Ai ga Hitoribotchi, by Yoshimi Iwasaki Episodes 57-79: Che! Che! Che!, by Yoshimi Iwasaki Episodes 80-93: Hitoribotchi no Duet, by Yumekojo Episodes 94-101: Jōnetsu Monogatari, by Yoshimi Iwasaki Ending Episodes 1-27: Kimi ga Inakereba, by Yoshimi Iwasaki Episodes 28-62: Seishun, by Yoshimi Iwasaki Episodes 63-79: Yakusoku, by Yoshimi Iwasaki Episodes 80-101: Kimi wo Tobashita Gogo, by Yumekojo
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