Name	Saint Tail
Ja kanji	怪盗 セイント・テール
Ja romaji	Kaitō Seinto Tēru
Genre	Magical girl, Kaitō

Type	manga
Author	Megumi Tachikawa
Publisher	Kodansha
Publisher en	Tokyopop
Publisher other	Star Comics Egmont Manga & Anime Ever Glory Publishing
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Nakayoshi
First	October 1994
Last	December 1996
Volumes	7

Type	tv series
Director	Osamu Nabeshima
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Network	ABC
Network other	TV Azteca (Only 40 episodes were shown) Canal Panda RPN-9 aTV Home, i-CABLE Children Channel CTV, GTV Entertainment TJTV (Only 38 episodes were shown) KBS, Tooniverse France 5
First	12 October 1995
Last	12 September 1996
Episodes	43

Saint Tail, known in Japan as , is a magical girl manga and anime series. Originally a twenty-four part manga by Megumi Tachikawa, the story was brought to television anime by producer Tokyo Movie Shinsha, with forty-three episodes and one short, broadcast by ABC. Tokyopop translated the manga series, and subtitled and partially dubbed the anime series.

The story of Saint Tail follows a simple formula: school girl Meimi Haneoka transforms into the mysterious thief Saint Tail, and steals back what was stolen or taken dishonestly. She's assisted by a classmate and sister-in-training, Seira Mimori, whose position in the church after school each day allows her to hear the troubles of those who have been wronged and have come to pray to God.

While Saint Tail steals to right the wrongs done to innocent people, she's a thief to the police force. Her classmate Daiki Asuka Jr., called Asuka Jr., and son of Detective Asuka, is hot on her trail. Saint Tail delivers notices of her planned capers to Asuka Jr., to give him a fair chance to catch her.

Video Games were released for the Sega Saturn and Sega Game Gear in Japan, and are considered collectors items by Saint Tail fans.

Title names in dubbed versions

{| class="wikitable" |- style="background: #ccccff;" |Language |Title |- |English |Saint Tail |- |Italian |Lisa e Seya, un solo cuore per lo stesso segreto (Translated as Lisa and Seya, a single heart for the same secret) |- |Japanese |『怪盗 セイント・テール』(かいとう せいんと・てーる) (Translated as Mysterious Thief Saint Tail) |- |Philippines |Sweet Tales of Saint Tail |- |Portuguese |A Ladra Meimi |- |Spanish (Los Angeles) |Las Aventuras de Saint Tail (Translated as The Adventures of Saint Tail) |- |Spanish Re-dubbing (In process) |La Misteriosa Ladrona Saint Tail (Translated as Mysterious Thief Saint Tail) |- |Korean |천사 소녀 네티 (translated literally Angel Girl Neti ) |- |Chinese |怪盗 St. Tail (Translated as Mysterious Thief St. Tail) |- |}

Dub variations

Only the first fifteen episodes and the short were dubbed into English, although all of the episodes were released on DVD (with English subtitles).

The first seven dubbed episodes were loosely based on the original dialogue and, perhaps in an act of political correctness, removed references to God. (This is especially awkward because the story follows students in a private religious school, and because Saint Tail's stealing is sinful to her religion, she always asks for God's forgiveness before a caper).

In the Italian dub, when Asuka Jr. reads a notice from Saint Tail, rather than display the notice written in Japanese, a short scene of Saint Tail running in the dark is shown while her voice reads out the notice's message. The notice scenes are cut from the Korean dub, presumably due to the Japanese text. In Korea, several episodes were cut entirely (they had not been broadcasted) because there was so much content with Japanese culture or text. The 12th episode was broadcast just after 3rd episode to match with the real Christmas season when it was broadcasted in Korea

See also

List of Saint Tail characters

List of Saint Tail episodes

External links

Official English Saint Tail manga site

Saint Tail manga review at Mangareviewer.com

Kaitou Saint Tail Korean Fan Cafe (Korean)

Category:Kaitō anime and manga Category:Magical girl anime and manga Category:Japanese television series Category:Tokyopop titles Category:Anime of 1995 Category:Manga of 1994

Name	Franco De Vita
Background	solo_singer
Born	January 23, 1954
Origin	Caracas, Venezuela
Genre	Latin pop
Years active	1982–present
Associated acts	Wisin & Yandel
Url	Official Website

Franco De Vita (born January 23, 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a singer-songwriter of Latin music. His first disc as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the Sony label in 1988, and in 1990, his album Extranjero had a song that reached No. 1 on the U.S. Latin charts and won an MTV Video Music Award. His 2004 album Stop reached the Top 10 throughout Latin America and on the U.S. Latin charts.

Career

1980s

One of four children born in Venezuela to Italian immigrants, De Vita’s family returned to Italy when he was 3. The family moved back to Venezuela when De Vita was 13. Due to his upbringing in Italy, De Vita learned Italian as his first language and did not learn Spanish until he returned to Venezuela at age 13. He later studied piano at the university level. In 1982, De Vita formed the group Icaro, which released one self-titled album in his homeland. Two years later, he released his first disc as a solo artist, simply titled Franco De Vita. The album spun off three Spanish-language hits: "Somos Tres", "No Hay Cielo", and "Un Buen Perdedor". His 1986 album Fantasía produced several more hits, including the title song and "Aquí Estás Otra Vez". "Sólo Importas Tú", taken from the album, was used as the theme song to the Spanish-language soap opera La Dama De Rosa. He appeared in the end credits of every episode, performing the song at the piano.

Seeking wider international exposure, De Vita moved to the Sony label for the 1988 album Al Norte Del Sur. The album showed his socially-conscious, adult-oriented pop, particularly through the tunes "Te Amo" and "Louis". The latter song, about a daydreaming cabbie who idolizes The Beatles, was promoted with a music video considered quite advanced for its time. De Vita's 1990 album Extranjero featured the song "No Basta", which spent four weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Latin charts and won an MTV Video Music Award.

1990s

Most albums have included the live release En Vivo Marzo 16 (1992); Voces a mi Alrededor in 1993; the acoustic-flavored Fuera de Este Mundo (1996); and 1999's world-beat inspired Nada Es Igual. He left Sony for the 2002 album Segundas partes también son buenas, but returned to the label the following year.

2000s

His 2004 album Stop reached the Top 10 throughout Latin America and on the U.S. Latin charts, spurred by the hits “Tú De Qué Vas” and “Si La Ves,” the latter a collaboration with pop group Sin Bandera. That same year, he toured arenas in the United States on a co-headlining tour with Ricardo Montaner, a fellow Venezuelan songwriter. He also has recorded in Italian and Portuguese. As a songwriter, he has written songs for Ricky Martin and Chayanne.

In 2005, an expanded edition of Stop was released, titled Stop + Algo Más, that included remixes and live recordings, as well as No Sé Lo Que Me Das, De Vita's first recording in English. The following year saw the release of Mil y Una Historias En Vivo, a two-disc live album that also featured four studio tracks, including collaborations with Alejandro Fernández and Diego El Cigala. A DVD version was released simultaneously.

In 2007, De Vita collaborated on a single with reggaeton duo Wisin Y Yandel called "Oye Donde Esta El Amor", which borrowed the chorus from his composition "Donde Esta El Amor." More successful was his collaboration that year with Duranguense band K-Paz de la Sierra. They released an updated version of "Un Buen Perdedor" that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. In 2008, he re-recorded "Que No Muera La Esperanza" (originally featured on Voces A Mi Alrededor) with Wisin y Yandel, as well as releasing a new studio album, Simplemente La Verdad.

Spanish-language album discography

1984 Franco De Vita

1986 Fantasía

1988 Al Norte Del Sur

1990 Extranjero

1992 En Vivo Marzo 16

1993 Voces a mi Alrededor

1996 Fuera de Este Mundo

1999 Nada Es Igual

2002 Segundas partes también son buenas

2004 Stop

2005 Stop + Algo Más

2006 Mil y Una Historias En Vivo

2008 Simplemente La Verdad

(excludes compilations)

Album discography (non-Spanish)

1993 Straniero (Italian)

1993 Isto é America (Portuguese)

References

External links

Official Franco De Vita Web Site

Franco De Vita Donde Esta el Amor

Category:1954 births Category:Living people Category:People from Caracas Category:Pop pianists Category:Songwriters Category:Spanish-language singers Category:Venezuelan male singers Category:Venezuelan pop singers Category:Venezuelan people of Italian descent