Anime status: No (but a mini-anime about Chocola was made for a convention)
Translations:
The Negi-Ramen sisters have sponsored a translation of part of the first episode, here
Synopsis:
In the 30th Century, the Earth has united as one country: Earth. ^_^. And the princess of this country is Suomi Kyoko. She has a younger twin sister, Ui, who has been asleep ever since she was born. Around her sixteenth birthday, Kyoko has to finally show herself to her people as their princess. Kyoko objects to this because she had been living among the people as a commoner and she doesn’t want to be the princess anyway, but trouble faces her school, and to save her friends, she has to step forward and reveal her identity.
That was disappointing for her, but now she has a new quest: to find a way to wake up her sister so she can be granted her freedom from ruling the Earth. She is chosen by a staff (its proper name is "Time Scorpion Cane", but Kyoko calls it "Tsue-chon"…something along the lines of "Caney" ^_^;) to be "Time Stranger Kyoko". When she manipulates "Tsue-chon", she can stop time, or go back in time, etc. If she finds her other twelve comrades with their twelve stones, they can all wake up Ui…
As a side note, there is a new kind of human in this age, called a "Kirit". This means a human whose genes have been mixed with some other species. Some examples are the Jin-brothers, who are part-dragon, and Karen, who is part-flower. ^-^
This is a good series (though perhaps rushed at the end…but that wasn’t Arina’tchi-sensei’s fault. Stupid editors at Ribbon Magazine…) and was Arina’s favorite.
The Cast
Suomi Kyoko
Age: 16. Birthday: 6/10 Blood type: A
Time Stranger (her place is at 6:00)
Princess of Earth and the story’s main character. Her favorite brand of clothing is "Ai-shii". She doesn’t really want to be the princess, so her father tells her that if she is able to awaken Ui, that she will be granted her freedom. There is doubt as to Kyoko’s status as princess and she suspects she might be a member of the Demon People…
Jin Sakataki
Age: 17. Birthday: 7/21. Blood type: A
Crystal Stranger (his place is at 7:00)
One of Kyoko’s bodyguards. Unlike his brother, he is a VERY serious person. Arina’tchi-sensei mentioned she hadn’t originally intended for him to be that serious; she wanted him to seem like a real strong "hero" type…but he just ended up being VERY serious instead ^__^; He and his brother are members of the Dragon People.
Jin Hizuki
Age: 22. Birthday: 9/8. Blood type: O
Sakataki’s older brother. He’s more easygoing (I like him better, though it seems Arina’tchi-sensei is aiming at pairing Kyoko with Sakataki : p
The King
Birthday: 4/28. Blood type: O
He’s an albino ^__^. The reason he looks so young is that he went through plastic surgery O_o
Chocola
Adopted on December 24th by the King…
Now is she cute or is she cute? >v< Chocola is probably the most popular character of this series (according to Arina’tchi-sensei ^^;) Her real name is "Chocolena" and she LOVES chocolate. She’s also in love with the king and calls him "King" (in English ^_^)
Widseak (someone correct my spelling… ^^;) Real name: Onishi Akira
Birthday: 1/18. Blood type: O
A sort of pirate who also has the hots for Kyoko ^_-. He was originally intended to be the "Villain of the Episode", but Arina’tchi-sensei and her assistants loved him and decided to keep him on as a recurring character. I like him a lot, too, so I’m glad ^__^. He turns out to be the older brother of Sarai and is a member of the Snake-People.
Soba Ginga
Birthday: 6/3. Blood type: B
One of Widseak’s men. He is the older brother of Mizuno and wants to be a doctor.
Momoto Karen
Birthday: 3/12. Blood type: A (15 years old)
Flower Stranger
Arina’tchi says that Karen was once in love with Kyoko as a child (she is allergic to men), and Sensei herself says she thinks Kyoko can compete with any "man" ^-^ Karen is a member of the Flower People. Just as a side note, Karen and Arina’tchi share a birthday and all the other Kyoko characters share birthdays with people she knows.
Onishi Sarai
Birthday: 4/17. Blood type: O (19 years old)
Thunder Stranger
He’s the head of the Snake People and is in love with Mizuno. His special stone turns into a big sword when he’s a "Stranger". Arina’tchi loves his "Stranger" outfit, but regrets that she can’t give him enough screen time.
Soba Mizuno
Birthday: 2/1. Blood type: B.
Aqua Stranger
She is the ruler of the Fish People and is in love with her older brother, Ginga ^_^; (when she’s not in her Stranger-form, she has a fin instead of legs. Very unique character design). She has a very interesting speech pattern where she adds "ja" to the ends of most of her sentences. Arina’tchi said she was thinking of giving her a thick Hiroshima accent, but decided on "…ja" instead.
Raltsone
Birthday: 3/26. Blood type: AB
She is of the Demon People and has the instinct to kill and eat other people ^^;; She was an "antagonist of the episode" (for about 3 episodes). Arina’tchi chose her name by placing random syllables next to each other, but then later discovered there was a snack at a pizza place she goes to called "Kalstone". She thinks maybe subconsciously, she named this ultra, bad-ass villain after a fast-food snack ^v^;
Suomi Kyoko
Jin Sakataki
Jin Hizuki
The King
Chocola
Widseak (someone correct my spelling… ^^;) Real name: Onishi Akira
Soba Ginga
Momoto Karen
Onishi Sarai
Soba Mizuno
Raltsone