Armitage III

Armitage III / アミテージ・ザ・サード
Armitage III
Genres: Action, Detective, Mecha, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Themes: Detective, Mecha
Studios: AIC
Producers: Pioneer LDC
Licensors: Funimation, Geneon Entertainment USA
Rating: 6.96 / 10
Rank: #4674
Popularity: #3919
Users Listed: 39,219
Users Scored: 15,159
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/06/2024
Aired: February 25, 1995 – November 25, 1995 (Winter)
Type: ova
Source: original
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 4

Synopsis:

In 2046, Detective Ross Sylibus begins a new assignment on Mars following a controversial murder aboard a spacecraft. The victim is revealed to be a "Third," an advanced android indistinguishable from humans, adding layers of complexity to the investigation. Assigned a reluctant partner in the sharp-tongued officer Armitage, Sylibus navigates the unfamiliar Martian landscape and its rigid societal structures.

Their pursuit of the truth surrounding the singer's death quickly exposes a disturbing pattern—other women are disappearing, hinting at a deeper conspiracy within the Martian government. The duo must carefully unravel this clandestine network while battling prejudice and risking their lives to expose what lies beneath the surface of this frontier world. The series explores themes of artificial life, societal biases, and the blurred lines between humanity and technology, all set against a stark and visually compelling Martian backdrop.

Episodes:

  • Episode 1: Electro Blood (Aired: 02/25/1995)
  • Episode 2: Flesh & Stone (Aired: 04/21/1995)
  • Episode 3: Heart Core (Aired: 06/25/1995)
  • Episode 4: Bit of Love (Aired: 11/25/1995)

Characters:

  • Armitage, Naomi (Main) - Voice Actors: Kasahara, Hiroko, Lenghi, Laura, Neugebauer, Veronika Aryana, Lee, Hyeon Jin, Kurtz, Joyce, Moscardó, María, Tureau, Sybille, Maréchal, Marie-Eugénie
  • D'anclaude, René (Main) - Voice Actors: Nakao, Ryusei, Woren, Dan, Kim, Min Seok, Pedicini, Roberto, Halm, Florian, Tessier, Pierre, Raimbault, Michel
  • Sylibus, Ross (Main) - Voice Actors: Stellrecht, Skip, Rossi, Massimo, Masutani, Yasunori, Volz, Benjamin, Cerdal, Frédéric, Choël, Bruno
  • Asakura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Stigler, Barry, Shima, Shunsuke, Tedesco, Sergio, Rauscher, Thomas
  • Borrows, Eddie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kakegawa, Hirohiko, Cranston, Bryan, Faliu, Serge, Hoegel, Gudo, Ammendola, Pino
  • Brown, Chris (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Canna, Nobutoshi, Pichon, Yann, Baugin, Ludovic, Apostolina, Stephen, Bulckaen, Francesco
  • D'anclaude, Wilbur (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakao, Ryusei
  • Gantz, Lowell (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Wataru, Stone, Doug, Arpal, Mario
  • H. Allen, Eugene (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Hideyuki, Carroll, Christopher, Maggi, Angelo, Lubowski, Manou
  • Horhes, Rosalind (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Stern, Ellyn, Kobayashi, Yuuko, Beneston, Marie-Laure, De Carolis, Cinzia
  • Jenny (Supporting)
  • Jusap (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ginga, Banjou, Forest, Michael
  • Manning, Jessica (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kataishi, Chiharu, Spier, Riva, Perilli, Valeria, Camps, Ana María
  • McCanon, Kelly (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Guyot, Claire, Nanba, Chieko, Catani, Claudia, Camps, Ana María
  • Moore, Julian (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ogata, Megumi, Chae, Ui Jin, Sterr, Michele, Gillet, Alexandre, Plumet, Anne, Rey, Geni
  • Randolph, Larry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Masaharu, Mannix, Edward, Erdmann, Manfred, Padoan, Giancarlo, Boman, Michel
  • Whately, Lavinia (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hagimori, Junko, Camps, Ana María
  • Zupish (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Isobe, Hiroshi, Reali, Carlo

Staff:

  • Hasegawa, Yasuo (Producer)
  • Ochi, Hiroyuki (Director, Character Design)
  • Mima, Masafumi (Sound Director)
  • Satou, Takuya (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Konaka, Chiaki (Script, Original Creator)
  • Kasahara, Hiroko (Theme Song Performance)
  • Arai, Kouichi (Key Animation)
  • Ashino, Yoshiharu (Key Animation)
  • Endo, Akinori (Screenplay)
  • Furuta, Makoto (Key Animation)
  • Haga, Hitoshi (Key Animation)
  • Handa, Seiji (Key Animation)
  • Hirata, Katsuzou (In-Between Animation, Key Animation)
  • Iida, Hiroyoshi (Key Animation)
  • Imazato, Keiko (In-Between Animation)
  • Itou, Naoyuki (Key Animation)
  • Iwata, Koudai (Key Animation)
  • Kaneko, Masashi (Key Animation)
  • Katou, Hiroshi (Background Art)
  • Kitajima, Nobuyuki (Assistant Animation Director)
  • Kitazume, Hiroyuki (Animation Director)
  • Koizumi, Souhei (Background Art)
  • Konno, Naoyuki (Key Animation)
  • Kozlowski, Mathias (ADR Director)
  • Kumazawa, Hideki (Key Animation)
  • Kuroyanagi, Kenji (Key Animation)
  • Maki, Taro (Planning)
  • Muraki, Yasushi (Key Animation)
  • Nakaya, Ryou (In-Between Animation)
  • Nanba, Hiroyuki (Music)
  • Oguro, Akira (Key Animation)
  • Ohno, Tsutomu (Key Animation)
  • Okabe, Jun (Art Director, Background Art)
  • Okazaki, Hiromi (In-Between Animation)
  • Okuda, Matsuri (Key Animation)
  • Onda, Naoyuki (Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
  • Oota, Masaru (Background Art)
  • Sakakibara, Toyohiko (Special Effects)
  • Sasaki, Masaya (Key Animation)
  • Sawai, Maki (Key Animation, Animation Check)
  • Seymour, Kevin (ADR Director)
  • Shinohara, Kenji (In-Between Animation)
  • Shirai, Hisao (Director of Photography)
  • Suzuki, Michiyo (Key Animation)
  • Takahashi, Satoshi (In-Between Animation)
  • Takeuchi, Atsushi (Key Animation)
  • Tokoro, Tomokazu (Key Animation)
  • Utsunomiya, Satoru (Key Animation)
  • Yamada, Masaki (Key Animation)
  • Yamamoto, Sawako (Key Animation)

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