Ōban Star-Racers

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Ōban Star-Racers

Promotional poster. Clockwise from top: Molly, Jordan, Don Wei, Prince Aikka, Satis
Genre Animated television series
Running time 22 minutes approx.
Creator(s) Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Starring Gabrielle Jéru
Thomas Guitard
Opening theme "A Chance to Shine" by Akino
"Never Say Never" by After Midnight Project
Ending theme "Waratteta" by Sukoshi
Country of origin France and Japan
Original channel France 3, Jetix
Original run April 12, 2006–Present
No. of episodes 26
Official website
IMDb profile

Ōban Star-Racers is a French/Japanese animated television series created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel of "Sav! The World Productions".

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[edit] Release

In France, twenty-six episodes have been broadcast on France 3. In October, a French DVD box set of the the first 13 episodes was announced for a November 22nd release. However, as of this writing, there have yet to be plans for a DVD release in other territories.

In the US, it made its official premiere on the Toon Disney Jetix block in June 2006.

In the UK, it started on Jetix on October 1st (Currently running on a five episode strip with weekend Marathons).

In Japan , it premiered on Toon Disney Japan's "Jetix" block on September 23rd.[1]

In Canada, it has been airing on the Family Channel since Sept. 10th.

In Czech republic, it has been released on Jetix since October 7th 2006.

[edit] Development

Sav! The World released a short movie entitled "Molly, Star Racer" in 2001 set to a Y&Co. remix of Ayumi Hamasaki songs. The trailer already showed a mix of 3D and 2D though at the time 3D was still predominant. It featured many of the characters with unfinalized designs including Jordan, Don Wei, Maya, Aikka, Satis, Toros, Sül, Ondai, Ning & Skun, Furter and of course, Molly racing across various places in the Oban landscape featured later in the series. This short movie won the 2001 LEAF Awards and was nominated for best editing in the 2002 Imagina Awards. [1]

The search for financing for the series was a long process since Yeatman-Eiffel refused to negotiate with a party that would have more control than that of the creator (including, but not limited to the option of changing the main character into a boy). So Savin Yeatman-Eiffel created his own company, "Sav! The World Productions", to create this series without having to conflict with potential investors.[2] In the end it took him a total of nine years to complete the series (the concept was created in 1997, with initial production having begun in Paris is 2000, later moving to Tokyo in 2003). [3]

While this is Sav! The World's first TV series, the company has previously existed as a maker of various short films (including the aforementioned Molly, Star Racer).[4]

[edit] Presentation

Oban Star-Racers is a co-production between France and Japan. The creative team behind the project (Paris based indie company Sav! The World Productions) moved to Tokyo and worked hand in hand with the teams of anime studio Hal Film Maker for almost three years.

Originally planned as an all-French, all-CGI production, the animation is mixed-media, with 2D Japanese-animated characters and sets produced in Japan by the aforementioned Hal Film Maker, and with 3D French-animated ships and races produced by "Pumpkin-3D".

[edit] Synopsis

Main article: List of Ōban Star-Racers episodes

It is the year 2082. Earth has been invited to compete in the Great Race of Ōban, an intergalactic race whose victor can be granted any wish in the world - even bringing back a loved one. The invitation comes from the Avatar, a mysterious entity who ends hostilities between Earth and the sinister race of the Crogs - in return for Earth's entry into the race. Eva Wei, an earth student, escapes boarding school to find her father, Don Wei, president of Wei Racing. Having left his daughter in the care of the boarding school for many years without ever visiting, Don Wei does not seem to recognize Eva as his daughter. Unable to tell her father who she really is, she lands a job as a mechanic in his team under the name "Molly", a name chosen from a convenient crate in the hangar. When Wei Racing is ordered by the government to represent Earth at Ōban, Molly stows away as they are taken to a far-off planet. During the first race, the Whizzing Arrow, the Earth Star-Racer ship, crashes, a victim of sabotage and its star pilot, Rick, becomes unable to race. After finding that the gunner, Jordan, makes a miserable pilot, Molly steals the ship and enters the next race. Don Wei grudgingly decides that the only one who can replace Rick is Molly. Haunted by the death of her mother - a famous star-racer - and the harsh "reunion" (such as it was) with her father, Molly is determined to win so she can be with her parents once again.

[edit] Main Characters

The following characters play a primary role throughout the series...

[edit] Eva Wei (aka Molly)

An ambitious 15 year-old Earth girl who often subverts her school studies to improve her mechanical skills. Upon escaping from her harsh boarding school, she travels to find her father, Don Wei, and subsequently lands a job as a mechanic for his company. Lacking in self-confidence and intimidated by his harsh demeanor, Eva is unable to tell Don Wei who she really is, and assumes the name 'Molly' after reading it on a poster. Eva soon becomes the lead pilot for the Earth Team after their star, Rick Thunderbolt, is injured during the first race. Her life soon becomes more complicated when she learns that the reward for winning Ōban is any wish her heart desires, including bringing her dead mother back to life. In "Optimized Like Ondai", her father finally confronted her and asked if she is his daughter. She gives him a cryptic response and leaves the matter unresolved. Later she comments that if she can't have her family back the way it was, she would prefer to stay 'Molly' forever; in "Ominous like O" after Don Wei reveals that he knows she's his daughter, she feels that winning the Great Race is the only way to bring her family back together.

[edit] Don Wei

Eva's father and owner of Wei Racing, a successful Earth corporation that manufactures vehicles and sponsors races. Uptight and arrogant with an openly hostile view towards female pilots, he often hides his true feelings through formalities, as well as pride. When his daughter finds him, not only does he not recognize her - he even mistakes her for a boy at first. However, he does remember having a family, and it becomes apprant that the death of his wife did indeed result in his current personality, as revealed in "Ominous Like O". Due to several events while on Oban, he finally discovers that Molly is his daughter. Afterwards he becomes very concerned for Molly's safety due to the increasing danger of the grand finals - even trying to withdraw the team from the competition to prevent her from racing; in the aforementioned episode, he reveals to her that he knows she's his daughter, and didn't want what happened to his wife to happen to his daughter.

[edit] Maya Wei

Eva's mother and Don's wife, one of the best racers on Earth who was lost in a race ten years before the start of the series. Her sudden and tragic death appears to be the reason for Don Wei's current behavior. It originally appeared that Spirit, one of the pilots racing on Alwas, caused her to crash. This belief was later proven to be false, and that the crash was caused by Maya's ship leaking fuel from the engine causing it to explode. Eva is determined to win The Great Race of Ōban in order to bring Maya back to life and reunite her family.

[edit] Jordan Wilde

A 17 year-old rambunctious, army soldier who is hired by Don Wei to be the gunner for his racing vehicle. He is a good shot, although he tends to overdo it. Jordan is very protective of his racing partners. He doesn't approve of Molly's interest in Prince Aikka, as the Nourasians have an 'alliance' with the Crogs. While he acted more like an over-protective brother toward Molly while they were on Alwas, recently he has started to develop more serious feelings for her. This development has only served to further aggravate his feud with Aikka, who is also close to Molly. Jordan wears a set of dog-tags, one of which belonged to his grandfather. This dog-tag may be linked to the reason why Jordan has such a hatred for the Crogs and their allies. Jordan helps Molly fight their way to the Temple of the Heart to stop Kanaletto from regaining his Avatar powers. In the end, he jumps into the power orb and becomes the new Avatar, destroying Kanaletto and restoring Oban in the process. Jordan is last seen, in his Avatar form, watching Molly and the Earth Team leave Oban; a single tear falls down his cheek.Jordan then probably goes to learn from the creators.

[edit] Rick Thunderbolt

A Minor League Racing Champion and one of the best racers on Earth, Rick is chosen to accompany Don Wei as the Earth Team's original pilot. He is seriously injured in the team's first race, and is later told that he can never race again. Cool and confident, he seems to appreciate Molly's enthusiasm, and affectionately calls her 'Little Mouse'. Eventually, Rick becomes Molly's personal 'coach' and begins to discover that Molly is hiding a secret from the team. During the race against Spirit, he finally determines Molly's true identity but doesn't reveal her secret to anyone else. After the team qualifies for the Grand Finals on Ōban, Rick returns to Earth.

[edit] Koji

The Earth Team's co-mechanic and electronics specialist. Originally working at Miguel's Garage, he is hired by Don Wei as part of the Earth Team. Shy and non-combative by nature, he prefers to avoid conflicts but his quick thinking has saved the Earth Team on many occasions. It was his idea for the 'clustered turbine' hyperdrive that allows the team's new racer, the Whizzing Arrow III, to be much faster than their previous racers. After returning to Earth, he goes back to work for Miguel.

[edit] Stan

The Earth Team's co-mechanic and hardware specialist. Originally working at Miguel's Garage, he is hired by Don Wei as part of the Earth Team. The polar opposite of his fellow mechanic Koji, Stan is very direct and combative, and doesn't hesitate to speak his mind, especially when the safety of a teammate is at stake. Stan feels that Don Wei is putting too much pressure on Molly to win Oban, and that Don is too prideful and concerned with his own feelings to consider the feelings of the rest of the team. After returning to Earth, he goes back to work for Miguel.

[edit] Aikka

Prince and Knight of Nourasia, who races on the back of a giant flying beetle, named G'dar, which acts as his vehicle. Noble, chivalrous and skilled in martial arts, he is a rival of Molly's, but also a close friend - plus Molly finds him cute. After racing each other, though, Aikka felt his trust was betrayed and felt as if humans have no honor. It was later shown, however, that Aikka still cared for Molly and would even come to her defense if he felt she was threatened, such as her race against Spirit. Aikka is one of the nine Oban finalists, and appears to have forgiven Molly's 'betrayal', but still holds a grudge against Jordan. Once on Oban, Aikka was pressured by General Kross to cut ties with the Earth Team and eliminate them. He finally succumbed and disabled the Arrow III, during a race in the mountains, with one of his arrows. Luckily, this led to Molly discovering the location of the finish line and won the race. Unfortunately, Aikka shot them again in Secret Like Sul and now Molly is drifting from their friendship. In Ominous Like O, however, he abandons the race and goes looking for Molly after the Arrow III crashes, indicating that he still has feelings for her.

[edit] The Avatar

An enigmatic, seemingly omnipotent entity who organizes the "Great Race of Ōban" every 10,000 years, and grants the winner their wish.

In "Revalations", the origins of Oban are revealed. The planet was the first creation of almighty beings known as the Creators, who then went on to create the rest of the universe. However, they could not live forever, and so organized the great race of Oban every 10,000 years, the winner of which would prove themselves as the strongest, fastest and most fit to be leader. The Oban winner would not get one wish from the Ultimate Prize - they would instead become the new Avatar, the new guardian of the Creators' creation, until the next race.The known Avatars are Satis, Kanaletto, and Jordan

[edit] Satis

Faithful servant of the Avatar and host of the finalist teams. He mysteriously appears whenever Molly needs some encouragement, or when things aren't going her way. He also has a second persona. Super Racer, and competes against her in the playoffs on Alwas. Satis becomes even more mysterious, when on Ōban, another grand finalist pilot reveals that he was on Sangrar, one of the other preliminary planets at the same time he was on Alwas. Just prior to the final race, it is revealed that Satis is not the Avatar's servant...but the Avatar himself. Satis was the previous winner of the Great Race 10,000 years ago. It is also revealed that as the finish of the race approaches his power and health have begun to weaken. After Molly refuses to accept the powers of the Avatar, Satis destroys the Pyramid of Power in the temple to prevent Kanaletto from stealing the powers. Kanaletto beats him severely, and Satis is last seen in the arms of Aikka where he tells him to help Molly and disappears in a cloud of lights.

[edit] Kanaletto

Also known as "The Timeless One". A dark, sinister being that first appears as a shadow with flaming red eyes. It is unknown what his intentions are but it is shown that he once went on a crusade to destroy all life thinking that it was a weakness, a mistake made by the creators. It appears that he was behind the sabotaging of the Arrow I. His mark, a spider-like crest that looks remarkably similar to that of the Avatar's, was seen on a millennia-old carving of an ancient 'star-race'. In the episode, 'The Will to Win', his true name was finally revealed. Feeling that he was 'wrongfully removed' from his rightful throne, he intends to destroy the 'old ways'. Molly recently discovered his crest again, this time inside the ruins of a temple on Planet Oban. Kanaleto was the Avatar before Satis, but he refused to give up the title and so was imprisoned by the Great Beings. He has been using Molly as his pawn for some time; killing her mother to give her motivation when she participates in the Great Race, destroying the Whizzing Arrow I so that she may race in Rick's place. He knows that when she wins the Race her carelessness will set him free and once again make him Avatar.

[edit] Alwas Cycle Characters

The following characters play a supporting role during the first half of the series...

  • Groor - A biomechanical racer who, along with his ship, seems to run predominantly on steam power. Violent and quick to anger, he does not suffer losing gracefully.
  • Flint - A pilot from Alwas, the host planet of the Great Race's preliminary matches. Somewhat arrogant and not quite as good as he seems; the judges fix the races for him, since he's the home-town favorite. He and his gunner, Marcel, later confront Stan and Koji, who are looking for spare parts, and shows them the location of a star-racer 'bone yard'. Flint's reasons that if he can help the Earth Team reach Ōban, then he will have lost to the best team in the galaxy and this would 'restore' him in the eyes of his fans. As his first appearance is in the episode 'In Like Flint', he's likely named after Errol Flynn ('In like Flynn'), both similarly flamboyant.
  • Ceres - The last surviving member of the Mong, a very ancient race of the galaxy. He resembles a hieroglyphic carving come to life, and his ship is a bizarre unaerodynamic tangle of pipes that apparently functions via planetary gravitation. He could use this gravitation to send enemy attacks back at them and also used a flute to create hallucinations. Ceres was able to trap Molly within a hallucination during their race, until Rick was able to turn on her CD player, causing the illusion to shatter and cause Ceres to lose concentration and ultimately crash into a wall on the race track.
  • Paradice - A cat-like 12-year old hacker prodigy. Trickery and sabotage are her main strategies, but she won't hesitate to blast an opponent off the course either. She controls her ship via a dynamic footpad, which resembles a Dance Dance Revolution platform. She sees the Great Race as nothing more than a game. It was Paradice that reveals the 'true nature' of the Ultimate Prize to Molly during their race. She is seen again, briefly, in 'Make Way!' when Eva runs to the docks looking for Rick.
  • Super Racer - A racer dressed as a superhero who turns out to be Satis in disguise, testing the other racers. He acts very cocky and usually makes eccentric poses. His ship is very unique, it resembles an upright ring, with the cockpit on the top and a hostile face painted on it. Two large metal balls come out of the center of the ring and make a figure-of-eight around the ship to prevent overtaking. There are also light machine guns on the main body.
  • Rush - A giant, Viking-like racer who, despite his intimidating appearance, is a very friendly, good natured person. He saves Molly from drowning after she becomes trapped inside flooding ruins. Rush abandoned the race to duel Toros after it was revealed to him that he was the Krog who lead the invasion of his home world Byrus. He lost both the duel and the race when Toros drove his ship into a bridge over the race course, burying him in a pile of rubble and knocking him out of the playoffs. Rush had wanted to use the Ultimate Prize to undo the damage that the Krog had done to his home world.
  • Spirit - Ambassador of the Fihls; a mysterious, shadowy being. Ten years earlier he raced against Molly’s mother, Maya. Near the end of the race Maya’s ship crashed and exploded. Molly and her father since that day have believed that Spirit had intentionally killed Maya. During a race against Molly that ended in Molly crashing her ship trying to kill Spirit, Spirit showed an unconscious Molly what really happened to her mother. Spirit then left to finish the race, but not before shedding a tear down his face. He is eliminated at the end of the playoffs by Prince Aikka.
  • Toros - Colonel of the Crog Imperium and younger brother of the Crog leader. The Crogs are the sinister alien race that threatened to destroy Earth 25 years ago. Determined to obtain the Ultimate Prize in order to enslave all other races in the galaxy under Krog rule. Toros was also the leader of the Crog force that decimated Rush's homeworld of Byrus, transforming it from a paradise into a polluted wasteland. Seemingly unbeatable, he is finally handed a defeat during his rematch against Molly when he crashes against a ruin wall in a game of "chicken", but still advances to the Grand Finals. During the course of the Alwas playoffs, his first racer, a standard "Crog Trident" was damaged during his race with Rush. It was replaced just before his rematch with Molly with an upgraded model, sporting more curvaceous and intimidating blades and a two-level Hyper Drive similar to the Earth Team's Whizzing Arrow III. Despite having the best record on Alwas, Toros' 'unacceptable' loss to the Earth Team results in him being replaced as the Krog's pilot on Oban by General Kross. Kross states that he "Gave his head willingly to the Crog Imperium", hinting that Toros may have been executed by his own request, unable to bear that he lost to the Earth Team.

[edit] Ōban Cycle Characters

The following characters play a supporting role during the second half of the series...

  • Sül - A 'magician' known across the galaxy with telekinetic super-powers that are rumored to equal those of the Avatar himself. Sul rarely shows emotion and rarely reacts to the other pilots unless attacked. He does not actually use a star-racer during the competition, instead he surrounds himself with glowing, diamond-shaped objects conjured and controlled by his mind. He does not want the ultimate prize because, as the 'master of space, time, and even the course of destiny', there is nothing he wants to wish for. He is eliminated by Kanalleto midway through the finals, as he threatened to ruin his carefully laid plans. It is possible that he still survives, as he was sucked through an 'inter-dimensional portal', so he may still exist in another dimension.
  • Ning and Skun - Two very proud and aggressive sisters from the destroyed planet Inna. Their star-racer is distinctive in that it is actually two ships that fly in tandem, but are capable of combining to form a more powerful craft. The short-haired sister, Skun, can make her fingernails grow into very long claws. She is also extremely strong, tearing a hole in the Arrow III's hull with her bare hands in the episode 'Nervous Like Ning & Skun'. They want the ultimate prize to reunite their people, who are scattered throughout the galaxy.
  • Lord Furter - Captain of a space-galleon, as bad-tempered as he is egocentric. He is easily recognizable due to him being the smallest in stature of all the racers, as well as his habit of keeping his very large tongue hanging outside his mouth. Being a pirate, he only sees the Ultimate Prize as a treasure to be claimed.
  • Kross - General of the Crog Imperium. He replaces Toros as the Crog's representative on Ōban, because Toros' loss to Molly in the last race of the playoffs was 'unacceptable'. Even more intimidating than Toros, Kross has a distinctive crescent-shaped scar over his left eye and has four 'ears' compared to Toros' two. Kross pilots a much stronger version of the "Trident", the Crog fighter used by Toros on Alwas, this one equipped with more cutting blades and stronger laser cannons. After revealing the true nature of the Ultimate Prize to the Crog Senate, they make him the Supreme Ruler. Kross stalks and attempts to eliminate all the pilots during the last race of the competition. In the end, it comes down to a sprint between him and Molly. Kross attempts to land on top of Molly and cut her racer in two, but a last second maneuver by Molly sends the Crog's fighter plowing into the ground. Kross' last words are a surprised curse as his fighter hits a wall and explodes.
  • Ondai - One of the nine grand finalists pilots. Ondai is a robot that looks like a cylinder that walks on three metal legs. Very analytical and constantly running calculations, but is also known to have a sarcastic and narcissistic personality. Ondai's star-racer is capable of 'transforming' into a humanoid-shaped robot to use in attacking other pilots. He may sometimes get carried away with calculations when too many things around him are mathematically possible, turning to a state of awe as was exempliefied in 'Optimized Like Ondai'. His constant putting down of humans would make one think that he would wish for the dominance of machines, but this could not be further from the fact. He envies humans. As a robot, he cannot feel the sensations of touch or warmth, which he longs for. Constant studying of living creatures has done nothing, so he hopes that the Ultimate Prize will do that which science cannot; make him flesh.
  • O - The largest of the nine Oban pilots, it resembles a large upside down teardrop with one large eye in the middle. Coincidently, O's name means "Big" or "Great" in Japanese. It appears to "pilot" a large, liquid-like object somewhat similar to what liquid looks like in zero gravity. In 'Ominous Like O', Kross fired a laser at him, and he absorbed the shot and fired it back in a giant wave which damaged the Arrow III causing it to crash at the bottom of the seemingly bottomless canyon. Beyond this, not much else is known of O.O's Ship in the series finale becomes a gaint with mouths for arms.
  • Muir - One of the nine grand finalists pilots. A large crab-like alien with a heavy armored shell and large pincers. Molly and Jordan initially mistook it for a native Ōban life form. Aikka comments that it's not normally aggressive unless provoked. Muir flies in what appears to be a giant, flying insect. In 'Monstrous Like Muir', Molly discovers that she isn't the only one who wants to bring back a loved one; Muir's mate was killed by alien hunters and hopes to win the Great Race to bring its mate back to life. While racing, Muir sits on top of a large, liquid-filled globe, containing the body of its mate. It is also revealed that the tentacles on Muir's back allow it to communicate telepathically and appear to be highly prized as a hunting trophy. Muir drops out before the final race after learning the Avatar doesn't have the power to resurrect his mate.

[edit] Earth Team Star-Racers

Whizzing Arrow I - Prototype racer built at Miguel's Garage by Miguel, Stan, and Koji. Purchased by Don Wei for the Great Race. It has very powerful engines but unsteady and untested. Rick Thunderbolt pilots the Arrow I in the Earth Team's first race on Alwas. Near the end of the race, the port engine explodes causing the racer to crash in a flaming wreck across the finish line. The Arrow I cannot be salvaged.

Whizzing Arrow II - Sister ship to the Whizzing Arrow I. Purchased by Don Wei for the Great Race. Subtle advances over the Arrow I make the ship more stable. The Arrow II also boasts a orange and red flaming paint job, along with the additon of a sharp-toothed rabbit that Molly painted on in 'Surprising Like SuperRacer', compared with the Arrow I's flat green color. The Arrow II serves as the Earth Team' primary racer during the preliminaries and most of the semi-finals on Alwas. It suffers severe damage throughout the competition numerous times but is constantly repaired by Stan and Koji. During the semifinal race against the Fihl Ambassador, Spirit, the Arrow II is damaged beyond repair when a crash literally tears it to pieces.

Whizzing Arrow III - New racer built on Alwas by Stan and Koji with the help of native Skrub mechanics to replace the lost Arrow II. The Arrow III is far more advanced than both Arrow I and Arrow II but maintains the same overall shape of the previous racers. Major upgrades include it being safer, more stable and a good deal faster than the Arrow II while in cruising mode. Also, a new Hyperdrive developed by Stan and Koji back on Earth but not implemented until after the Arrow II's crash which uses 'clustered turbines' for a far greater thrust that allows the Arrow III to far exceed the Arrow II in speed. The new Hyperdrive is physically very different from its predecessor too, forming numerous turbines and wings all around it. A larger fuel supply also allows the Hyperdrive to be used for longer periods of time.

[edit] Music

The opening and ending theme songs of Ōban Star-Racers are composed by Yoko Kanno (of Escaflowne and Cowboy Bebop fame), and the musical score is composed by Taku Iwasaki.

In the US broadcast, the opening theme song was replaced by an original rock oriented theme song entitled "Never Say Never". The closing song had also been replaced during the first broadcasts, but now features "Waratteta", the original closing song composed by Yoko Kanno. This is the first song to retain its original Japanese lyrics to be featured on Jetix USA. Jetix UK retained the original Japanese opening theme, albeit slightly remixed, but replaced the ending theme with an instrumental version of the opening theme. Oddly, ending credits on Jetix UK-run episodes still show "Waratteta" to be the ending theme. The French broadcast also has the original theme, but only plays the part that's in French [2].

  • Opening Themes
  1. "A Chance to Shine" by Akino (International broadcast)
  1. "Never Say Never" by After Midnight Project (U.S. broadcast)
  • Ending Themes
  1. "Waratteta" by Sukoshi

[edit] Casts

[edit] French language version

Thomas Guitard, Alexandre Coadour and Rémi Caillebot are actors of the French dubbing association Gotohwan. Gabrielle Jeru and Sarah Bouché de Vitray joined it after working on Ōban.

  • Gabrielle Jeru ... as Molly
  • Thomas Guitard ... as Jordan
  • Alexandre Coadour ... as Rick
  • Jérôme Keen ... as Don Wei
  • Mathieu Barbier ... as Toros / Avatar
  • Nicolas Mead ... as Stan / Satis
  • Rémi Caillebot ... as Prince Aikka
  • Vincent Latorre ... as Koji
  • Sarah Bouché de Vitray ... as Maya
  • Laurent Maurel ... as Flint
  • Omar Yami ... as Groor

[edit] English language version

The English voices were recorded by Airwaves Sound Design in Vancouver, Canada.

Voice director for the series is Michael Donovan.

[edit] Japanese language version

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[edit] Reference

  1. ^ http://www.savtheworld.com/eng/company.php4 STW company background summary
  2. ^ http://www.newtype-usa.com/blog/index.php?itemid=311 NewType USA Interview with Yeatman-Eiffel
  3. ^ http://www.savtheworld.com/eng/company.php4 STW production summary of Oban Star Racers
  4. ^ http://www.savtheworld.com/eng/company.php4 STW company background summary

[edit] External links

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