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    RideBack

    Ride Back / ライドバック
    RideBack
    Genres: Action, Drama, Mecha, School, Sci-Fi, Seinen
    Themes: Mecha, School
    Demographics: Seinen
    Studios: Madhouse
    Licensors: Funimation
    Rating: 7.25 / 10
    Rank: #3203
    Popularity: #3427
    Users Listed: 50,102
    Users Scored: 21,671
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 12/07/2022
    Aired: January 12, 2009 – March 30, 2009 (Winter)
    Type: tv
    Source: manga
    Age Rating: PG 13
    Episodes: 12
    Broadcast: Monday at 00:00 (JST)

    Synopsis:

    In a world governed by the omnipresent Global Governance Project (GGP), Rin Ogata seeks a new path after a career-ending injury halts her ballet aspirations. While exploring a university campus, she discovers a specialized club and is drawn to the Rideback, a unique transforming vehicle. Rin quickly realizes her innate grace and precision, honed through years of dance training, translate remarkably well to piloting the Rideback. This newfound skill attracts unwanted attention from the GGP, who view her abilities with suspicion. The series explores themes of personal identity, societal control, and finding agency in a rigidly structured world, as Rin navigates the challenges of embracing a destiny she never anticipated while evading a powerful authority. The narrative blends action sequences with character-driven moments exploring resilience and self-discovery within a futuristic setting.

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    Episodes:

    • Episode 1: The Crimson Iron Horse (Aired: 01/12/2009)
    • Episode 2: Challenge from Tamayo!? S.L.F - Spread Legs Form (Aired: 01/19/2009)
    • Episode 3: And There's the Flag (Aired: 01/26/2009)
    • Episode 4: A Close Call for Shoko (Aired: 02/02/2009)
    • Episode 5: The Mysterious RideBack Girl (Aired: 02/09/2009)
    • ... and 7 more episodes

    Characters:

    • Kataoka, Tamayo (Main) - Voice Actors: Park, Romi, Young, Stephanie
    • Ogata, Rin (Main) - Voice Actors: Mizuki, Nana, Ballard, Tia
    • Okakura, Tenshirou (Main) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya, Massey, Bryan
    • Hishida, Haruki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Yuuji, Solusod, Micah
    • Karenbak, Romanof (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miki, Shinichiro, Douglas, Jason
    • Kataoka, Ryuunosuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kiuchi, Hidenobu, Tatum, J. Michael
    • Kataoka, Nanpuu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shibata, Hidekatsu, Taylor, T.A.
    • Kawai, Douta (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suyama, Akio, Burnett, Chris
    • Kiefer (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Morikawa, Toshiyuki, McCollum, Robert
    • Ogata, Kenji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horie, Kazuma, Grelle, Jessie James
    • Ogata, Yuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sonozaki, Mie, Clark, Leah
    • Uchida, Suzuri (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Megumi, Nishimura, Trina
    • Uemura, Shouko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toyoguchi, Megumi, Kang, Kristi
    • Yamamoto, Riki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyake, Kenta, Carey, Bruce
    • Yoda, Megumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Sanae, Tipton, Alexis
    • Yokoyama, Misao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayamizu, Risa, Seman, Jennifer

    Staff:

    • Cook, Justin (Producer)
    • Oonuki, Kazuo (Producer)
    • Toyoda, Satoki (Producer)
    • Ueda, Yasuyuki (Producer)
    • Takahashi, Atsushi (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Nakajima, Toshihiko (Sound Director)
    • Katou, Michiya (Episode Director, Storyboard, Director of Photography)
    • Sueda, Yoshifumi (Episode Director)
    • Wakabayashi, Kanji (Episode Director, Key Animation)
    • Yamaoka, Minoru (Episode Director)
    • Yoshino, Tomomi (Episode Director)
    • Takayashiki, Hideo (Script, Series Composition)
    • Higa, Romanov (Storyboard)
    • Kamio, Ryuu (Storyboard)
    • Kamishiro, Tsutomu (Storyboard)
    • Kojima, Masayuki (Storyboard)
    • Masuda, Toshihiko (Storyboard)
    • Mori, Takeshi (Storyboard)
    • Nakahara, Rei (Storyboard)
    • Tsuruoka, Koujirou (Storyboard)
    • Go, Younha (Theme Song Performance)
    • MELL (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance)
    • Takase, Kazuya (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
    • Abe, Junko (Key Animation)
    • Abiru, Takahiko (Key Animation)
    • Aono, Atsushi (Key Animation)
    • Asaki, Akiko (Key Animation)
    • Awai, Shigeki (Key Animation)
    • Azuma, Ryouta (In-Between Animation)
    • Doty, Terri (ADR Director)
    • Fukunaga, Gen (Executive Producer)
    • Furuzumi, Chiaki (Key Animation)
    • Haga, Ryou (Key Animation)
    • Higashiji, Kazuki (Art Director, Background Art)
    • Honda, Keiichi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
    • Hoshino, Mamoru (Key Animation)
    • Ishii, Shigeru (Key Animation)
    • Ishii, Kazuhiko (Key Animation)
    • Ishii, Kumi (Animation Director)
    • Ishikawa, Shingo (Key Animation)
    • Jung, Young-hee (In-Between Animation)
    • Kameyama, Shinya (Key Animation)
    • Kasahara, Tetsuroh (Original Creator)
    • Kataoka, Emiko (Key Animation)
    • Katou, Yasuhisa (Key Animation)
    • Katsuki, Kunio (Animation Director)
    • Kim, Ji-eun (In-Between Animation)
    • Kimura, Kashiko (Editing)
    • Ko, Kyoung-nam (Key Animation)
    • Koiso, Yuka (In-Between Animation, Key Animation)
    • ... and 41 more staff

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