| RideBack | |
Cover of the first volume of RideBack |
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| ライドバック (Raidobakku) |
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| Genre | Mecha, Racing, Sport, Social Science Fiction |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tetsurō Kasahara |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Ikki |
| Original run | March 2003 – January 2009 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Atsushi Takahashi |
| Written by | Hideo Takayashiki Ken Iizuka |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | Madman Entertainment Funimation Entertainment |
| Network | Chiba TV, TV Saitama, various others |
| English network | FUNimation Channel |
| Original run | January 2009 – March 2009 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Rideback (ライドバック Raidobakku), stylized as RIDEBACK or RideBack, is a Japanese manga series created by Tetsurō Kasahara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's monthly Ikki magazine from March 2003 to January 2009, spanning a total of ten volumes. Set in Japan in 2020, it follows the story of female student Rin Ogata as she comes across a two-wheeled automobile robot known as a Rideback. In 2009, it was adapted into an anime TV series by Madhouse.[1][2][3] At Anime Central 2010, anime distributor Funimation announced that they have licensed the series for North America with its release planned for 2011.[4]
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In the future, an organization called the GGP has taken control of the world. Rin Ogata was a promising up-and-coming ballet dancer, but suffered a serious injury while dancing and decided to quit. Years later in college, she comes across a club building and soon finds herself intrigued by a transforming motorcycle-like robotic vehicle called a "Rideback". She soon finds that her unique ballet skills with balance and finesse make her a born natural on a Rideback.
This organization is called the GGF in the manga, and GGP in the anime.
BMA is an acronym for Borderless Military Alliance (国境なき軍事同盟).
The anime adaptation of the series premiered in January 2009 on Chiba TV and is scheduled to contain 12 episodes.[2][5] A 160-second promotional video to the series was previewed at the 2008 Tokyo Anime Fair.[6]
The series made its North American television debut on July 26, 2011 on the Funimation Channel.[7]
| Episode no. | Title | Script | Storyboards | Episode director | Animation director |
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| 1 | Shinkō no Tetsuma (深紅の鉄馬) lit. Crimson Iron Horse |
Hideo Takayashiki | Atsushi Takahashi | Atsushi Takahashi Kanji Wakabayashi |
Satoshi Tazaki |
| 2 | Tamayo Jōtō!? S.L.F. Challenge from Tamayo!? ~ Spread Legs Form (珠代上等!? S.L.F 〜スプレッド·レッグス·フォーム) |
Tomomi Yoshino Yoshifumi Sueda |
Hiroaki Imaki | ||
| 3 | Soshite Hata (Furaggu) wa Furareru そして旗(フラッグ) はふられる And There's the Flag |
Takeshi Mori | Minoru Yamaoka | Hideo Maru | |
| 4 | Shōko, Kiki Ippatsu しょう子、危機一髪 A Close Call for Shoko |
Kōjirō Tsuruoka | Yoshifumi Sueda | Kyōko Kotani | |
| 5 | The Mysterious RideBack Girl | ||||
| 6 | The Lightning-Fast RideBack | ||||
| 7 | Crime and Punishment | ||||
| 8 | Get Ride! the Chosen One | ||||
| 9 | In the Sunny Garden | ||||
| 10 | Master of the War | ||||
| 11 | Cloudy Followed by Occasional Rain... | ||||
| 12 | To the Stage of Light |
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| Broadcast scope | Broadcast network | Broadcast term | Broadcast day and timings (in JST) | Broadcast format |
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| Chiba Prefecture | Chiba TV | January 11, 2009- | Sundays 24:00-24:30 | UHF |
| Saitama Prefecture | TV Saitama | Sundays 25:30-26:00 | ||
| Kanagawa Prefecture | tvk | January 12, 2009- | Mondays 25:15-25:45 | |
| Kyoto Prefecture | KBS Kyoto | Mondays 25:30-26:00 | ||
| Hyōgo Prefecture | Sun TV | January 13, 2009- | Tuesdays 24:00-24:30 | |
| Tokyo Metropolis | Tokyo MX | January 14, 2009- | Wednesdays 25:30-26:00 | |
| Japan Nationwide | AT-X | January 27, 2009- | Fridays 09:30/20:30 (Repeat broadcasts) |
CS channel |
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