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    Submarine Super 99

    潜水艦スーパー99
    Submarine Super 99
    Genres: Action, Adventure, Military, Sci-Fi, Shounen
    Themes: Military
    Demographics: Shounen
    Studios: Vega Entertainment
    Producers: AT-X, Pony Canyon, Tsuburaya Productions, TV Tokyo
    Licensors: Discotek Media, Enoki Films
    Rating: 6.21 / 10
    Rank: #8950
    Popularity: #10964
    Users Listed: 2,879
    Users Scored: 968
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 11/13/2021
    Aired: May 8, 2003 – July 31, 2003 (Spring)
    Type: tv
    Source: manga
    Age Rating: PG 13
    Episodes: 13

    Synopsis:

    The disappearance of Dr. Oki, a brilliant submarine engineer, sets in motion a perilous search for his son, Susumu. Susumu, intimately familiar with his father’s revolutionary "Super 99" submarine, suspects foul play orchestrated by a secretive organization known as the Helmet Party. Driven by a desire to uncover the truth behind his father's vanishing and expose this unknown group's agenda, Susumu embarks on an underwater expedition.

    Joined by allies from the Marine Corps and friends, he navigates treacherous depths in pursuit of answers. The series explores themes of familial bonds, technological responsibility, and the hidden dangers lurking beneath the surface. As Susumu delves deeper into the mystery, he confronts escalating risks, revealing a complex conspiracy that tests his courage and forces him to confront unforeseen consequences. The narrative blends elements of suspense and exploration within a detailed underwater world.

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    Episodes:

    • Episode 1: A Deep Sea Explorer Disappeared! (Aired: 05/08/2003)
    • Episode 2: Scramble, the Super Submarine! (Aired: 05/15/2003)
    • Episode 3: Battle at 39600 Feet Deep! (Aired: 05/22/2003)
    • Episode 4: The Ambush Achieved Great Success! (Aired: 05/29/2003)
    • Episode 5: Challenge of A Young Warrior (Aired: 06/05/2003)
    • ... and 8 more episodes

    Characters:

    • Oki, Susumu (Main) - Voice Actors: Fukuyama, Jun, Lucindo, Fábio, Ortiz, Gabriel, Mehani, Taric
    • Ze Strait (Main) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kikuko, Rodríguez, Toni, Sindberg, Susan
    • Ze Stroger (Main) - Voice Actors: Yukino, Satsuki, Marinho, Raquel, Bizot, Hélène
    • Deathbird, Hell (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sawaki, Ikuya
    • Moriki, Miyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horie, Mitsuko, Gómez, Rebeca, Azevedo, Sandra Mara, Vallée, Dominique
    • Narrator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Naka, Hiroshi, Allemane, Benoît
    • Oki, Juuzou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chou, Katsumi, Melennec, Patrice
    • Oki, Gorou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizushima, Yuu, Marconato, Alexandre, García, René, Peter, Eric
    • Ooyama, Kizuku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Morikawa, Toshiyuki, Amajones, Affonso
    • Tanuki, Torakichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Naka, Hiroshi
    • Ze Stron (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Naruse, Makoto, Pichon, Yann
    • Ze Stronestro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Narita, Ken, Guarnieri, José Otávio, Artaux, Cyrille

    Staff:

    • Okagawa, Kouki (Producer)
    • Tsuchihashi, Tetsuya (Producer)
    • Matano, Hiromichi (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Miyamoto, Yukihiro (Episode Director)
    • Teramoto, Yukiyo (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Fujikawa, Keisuke (Script, Screenplay, Series Composition)
    • Shimazu, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
    • Tokoro, Toshikatsu (Storyboard, Special Effects)
    • Zen, Soichiro (Storyboard)
    • Horie, Mitsuko (Theme Song Performance)
    • Suzuki, Kisaburo (Theme Song Composition)
    • Aohachi, Yoshinobu (Key Animation)
    • Aoi, Kiyotoshi (Key Animation)
    • Artaux, Cyrille (ADR Director)
    • Hanawa, Miyuki (Key Animation)
    • Hattori, Ichirou (Key Animation)
    • Hattori, Masumi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
    • Hirabayashi, Takashi (Key Animation)
    • Itabashi, Katsumi (Mechanical Design)
    • Kataoka, Emiko (Key Animation)
    • Kimura, Kunihiko (Key Animation)
    • Kodama, Makoto (Key Animation, In-Between Animation)
    • Matsumoto, Leiji (Original Creator)
    • Matsuzaki, Hajime (Key Animation, Animation Director)
    • Morinaka, Masaharu (Key Animation)
    • Mukaigawara, Ken (Key Animation)
    • Naraoka, Hikaru (Key Animation)
    • Nishimoto, Mayumi (Key Animation)
    • Okamoto, Hideyasu (Key Animation)
    • Okamura, Masahiro (Key Animation)
    • Ooshita, Tomoyuki (Key Animation)
    • Peter, Eric (ADR Director)
    • Shigeta, Tooru (Key Animation)
    • Shimazu, Ikuo (Character Design)
    • Umebayashi, Yukari (In-Between Animation)
    • Yabana, Kaoru (Key Animation)
    • Yamasawa, Minoru (Key Animation)

    Reviews:

    • User Balsamina (Score: 4/10):
      A show with only 366 members rating it and no reviews... So... Let's see.. This show effectively released at the turn of the millenium, right after a superstar title of similar combination of genres(Gundam Seed) just ended. To make it worse, Gundam Seed was not the only title outshining it at its airing, there was also Ghost in Shell: SAC, Texhnolyze, Uchuu no Stellvia, all of which has a heck of a lot more attention than this title at the prime of its time to shine. Graphically, this show's technical aspects are very good for a year 2003 title. The backgrounds and tech are decently welldrawn/gradiented. The show very unfortunately has an very outdated art character artstyle (more or less the same style as from the 1970s) that heavily contrasts it with other titles of its time, all of which have moved onto more modern character design styles. nnEven soundwise, it has the problem of sounding very outdated for most of the show. From sound effects to OST, it would not be hard to mistake the show as something that is much older. It's only saving grace is an OK ending song that doesn't sound half as outdated as the rest of the show.nnStory and cast-wise, the show actually had the potential to be okay, but flops mainly due to the way it chooses to tell its story. Derogatorily, this show can be described as a show written by a fan of the actual Gundam franchise who came up with the visuals of the characters first, made a plot to surround them with second and then forgot to develop either the characters or make the plot more fleshed out.nnThe set up is extremely simple with a decently pronounced shout-out to your typical Gundam set up: A kid as the MC, a Sayla expy and the main crew in colorful (pastel) military garments commandeering a prototype ship. Even the enemy, who are effectively Sea Zeon instead of a Space version has their ship crews wear plain colors like the majority of the Zeons/ZAFT and they're also chasing said prototype ship. The only thing missing is an actual Gundam prototype and a Char clone.nnFirst, while I don't typically deduct points for lack of originality, this one pushes it heavily enough it's worth deducting a point from for the insanely obvious attempt to cash off of Gundam's popularity. A Gundam entry has the excuse of paying respects to its roots, a non-Gundam title has no such legacy to pay respects to.nnSecond, the show never really establishes why the MC is involved with the plot. Whereas the main contemporary show that dwarfed this one's popularity bothered to explain this point and go so far as to make it part of their MC's development, this show just throws him in as a relative of some actually important figures and that's it. Problem is, a military employee's son doesn't necessarily enlist and even if he does, he would be offered very little entitlement to classified information…

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