Last update: 1/28/07
Ayashi no Ceres (AnC) Anime Info:It started airing in Japan (while I was there) in April, 2000. It's now been released in English. Woot. For an article that was released before the anime started, go here. I have a picture of the article with pictures of the staff, Watase Yuu, some anime pictures, and I translated it, too.
Here is a list of the seiyuu doing the main characters in the anime. They were almost ALL names we weren't familiar with, and Watase mentioned that herself in the freetalk in AnC vol. 14 that it was strange that she didn't know most of the seiyuu, but she okayed all their voices. plus, she also mentioned that she's almost happy that they are new seiyuu because this way when we listen to the character voices, we won't go "oh! that's so-and-so from blah anime!". (I kinda thought the same thing myself ^_^ ) So anyway, here they are!! Some of them have pictures and comments
-Comments: "When I heard I was going to be Ceres, I was so happy I could have flown! I’m having a hard time finding out how to do her justice to the fans! Sometimes violent, sometimes like a goddess; I want to put not only my voice, but my whole spirit into Ceres."
-Comments: "Hello! I surprised even myself by getting the part of Aya at the audition. I guess our similar points would be our bouncy cheerfulness? It's a very engrossing story, and we're all looking forward to the anime!!"
-Comments: "After hearing I was going to be Tooya, and reading through the manga, I was struck dumb...he has amnesia? h--m...ah, well, I’ll try; I THINK I can do it! Everyone, look forward to Ayashi no Ceres!!"
-Comments: "When I looked into my character and bought the manga, it was so good I read all 13 volumes in one sitting! [when he was given the part, only 13 volumes had been released. I am sure that since then he's done his homework and read vol. 14 ^_^] I’m glad to have found such a good story. I hope to portray Yuuhi’s straight-forwardness and his manliness in a way that will not only make girls excited, but boys as well!!"
-Comments: "I am honored to be Aki! If I can only portray Aki’s grief well...I’ll try to live up to your expectations, so cheer me on!!"
Ayashi no Ceres Report. Sometimes Shocomi gives little tidbits of info on behind the scenes stuff with the Ayashi no Ceres anime recordings and stuff like that. Whenever I used to live in Japan and get Shocomi twice a month, I translated the articles that came out.
Episode Summaries and Comments
Episode 1, [The Day the Star and Moon of Sixteen Meet] (aired on 4/20/00)
Episode 2, [Tennyo's First Kiss] (aired on 4/27/00)
Episode 3 [She who fell from the heavens] (aired on 5/11/00)
Episode 4 [Stolen Hagoromo] (aired on 5/18/00)
Episode 5 [Tooya's Destiny] (aired on 5/25/00) Episode 6 [C-project] (aired on 6/1/00)
Episode 7 [Awoken C-Genoma] (aired on 6/8/00)
Episode 8 [The Mikage Conspiracy] (aired on 6/15/00)
 
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The Opening Theme
The Ending Theme is sung by a group called "DAY BREAK" (created solely for the anime) unlike the slow, melancholy opening theme, this one has a faster beat and reminds me a BIT of T.M.Revolution (with a not as cool singer and a not as cool composer ^_-). I have a romaji and translation of the first song 
Seiyuu
Ceres: Iwao Junko (Akane in MTT, Tomoyo in CCS) 
Aya: Kakazu Yumi (Aya [girl] in Weiss Kreuz)
Tooya: Konishi Katsuyuki 
Yuuhi: Itou Kentarou (punk in episode 2 of GTO...hahaha. Well, I'm sure he'll do something else notable some day... ^^;;)
Aki: Chiba Susumu (Chiaki in Jeanne, and quite a few other notable parts…)
Special AnC CD I won a special AnC CD with TV-size versions of the theme songs and comments from the 5 seiyuu and from Watase Yuu. (this CD is not for sale in stores). Info and translations found 
Might there NOT be a SHURO? This was a little speculation I had a while ago, and I was partly correct. There WAS a Shuro, only there was much less of her... =( It sort of made the story confusing and her sacrifice for Aya's freedom was FAR LESS SIGNIFICANT this way...but at least I got to see Shuro move and hear her talk and sing ^-^