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Miracle Train: Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso

Miracle Train: Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso poster
Directed by
Ken'ichi Kasai
Country
Japan

How it feels

Each episode focuses on a different station on the Toei Oedo Line in Tokyo. Anthropomorphic train station characters share facts about the area and help visitors with their problems.

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What happens

Miracle Train: Ōedo sen e Yōkoso (ミラクル☆トレイン~大江戸線へようこそ~, Miracle Train: Welcome to the Oedo Line) is a Japanese anime series directed by Kenichi Kasai and with original illustrations by Tomohisa Kai while Aki Tsunaki adapted the designs to illustrations. The series was produced by Yumeta Company with additional production through Aniplex, Dax Production, and TV Tokyo. The series was meant to introduce some of the facts and general knowledge about the train stations on Toei Ōedo Line. It ran for thirteen episodes between October 4, 2009 until December 27, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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