List of Real Drive episodes

Cover of the first DVD volume of Real Drive as released by VAP on August 27, 2008.

Real Drive is a 2008 anime TV series created by Production I.G and Masamune Shirow (the latter who is known for being the creator of the Ghost in the Shell franchise), produced in collaboration with broadcaster Nippon Television (NTV). The series revolves around an information network known as "The Metal", and the series centers on Masamichi Haru, a paraphelgic old man who was in a coma for 50 years after a test dive using Meta-Real technology went horribly wrong. After awakening from his coma, he starts searching for the "answer in the sea" with help from Metal diver Souta Aoi and his little sister Minamo, his old friend Eiichiro Kushima, and his android helper Holon.

Real Drive is produced by Production I.G under the directorship of Kazuhiro Furuhashi, with series composition by Junichi Fujisaku, music by Hideki Taniuchi and Yoshihisa Hirano, characters by Tetsuo Ueyama, and produced by Takeshi Wada (Production I.G), Toshio Nakatani (NTV), Yasuo Ueda (Vap), and Yousuke Kasahara. The series aired 26 episodes on NTV from April 8, 2008 to September 30, 2008, with subsequent broadcast runs on GyaO, Sapporo TV, Chūkyō Television Broadcasting, Animax, Fukuoka Broadcasting Corporation, YTV, TV. Shinshu, and Tochigi TV. Thirteen DVD compilation volumes, each containing two episodes, were released by VAP between August 27, 2008 and August 21, 2009,[1] with four DVD "Collector's Boxes" released between August 27, 2009 and May 22, 2009.[1] The Collector's Boxes includes three to four disks, each containing two episodes, along with other bonus material.

The episodes of Real Drive follow a naming scheme, with the translated title above the Japanese title and the English subtitle below, mostly pertaining to the central object or focus of the episode.

The opening theme for the series is "Wanderland" by 9mm Parabellum Bullet, while the series' ending theme is "Katahiza no Yogore" (片膝の汚れ, "Dirty Knee") by Last Alliance.

Episode list

No. Title Original air date
01 "Urashima Drive / island"
"Urashima Doraibu" (ウラシマドライブ) 		April 8, 2008
02 "Girl / impact"
"Shōjo" (少女) 		April 15, 2008
03 "Re-dive / identity"
"Ridaibu" (リダイブ) 		April 22, 2008
04 "Atoll of Desire / inside"
"Yokubō no Kanshō" (欲望の環礁) 		April 29, 2008
05 "Sous Marin / item"
"Sūmaran" (スーマラン) 		May 6, 2008
06 "Love Letter / if..."
"Rabu Retā" (ラブ・レター) 		May 13, 2008
07 "Hand in Hand / i am a dog"
"Te to Te de" (手と手で) 		May 20, 2008
08 "No Friend / ideal"
"Nō Furendo" (ノー・フレンド) 		May 26, 2008
09 "Job / I/O"
"Shoku" (職) 		June 3, 2008
10 "The Supreme Speaker / intelligence"
"Shikō no Hanashite" (至高の話手) 		June 10, 2008
11 "Just Intonations / intent"
"Junsei Ritsu" (純正律) 		June 17, 2008
12 "A Morning Without Light / image"
"Hikari no nai Asa" (光のない朝) 		June 24, 2008
13 "Another Sea / intermission"
"Mō Hitotsu no Umi" (もうひとつの海) 		July 1, 2008
14 "Waves and Wind / information"
"Nami to Kaze" (波と風) 		July 8, 2008
15 "Food / imotare"
"Shoku" (食) 		July 15, 2008
16 "Clear Power / ism"
"Tōmei na Chikara" (透明な力) 		July 22, 2008
17 "Home@Home / inherit"
"Hōmu atto Hōmu" (ホーム@ホーム) 		July 29, 2008
18 "Tjuta Forest / ion"
"Juta no Mori" (ジュタの森) 		August 5, 2008
19 "Returning Water Drops / ichor"
"Meguru Shizuku" (巡る雫) 		August 12, 2008
20 "With These Feet / identity"
"Sono Ashi de" (その足で) 		August 19, 2008
21 "Eternity / infinity"
"Eien" (永遠) 		August 26, 2008
22 "Peaceful Death / immortal"
"Shizuka naru Shi" (静かなる死) 		September 2, 2008
23 "Human Commandments / individual"
"Ningen Ritsu" (人間律) 		September 9, 2008
24 "Earth Commandments / inference"
"Chikyū Ritsu" (地球律) 		September 16, 2008
25 "Last Dive / i^2 = -1"
"Rasuto Daibu" (ラストダイブ) 		September 23, 2008
26 "Real Drive / i"
"Riaru Doraibu" (リアルドライブ) 		September 30, 2008

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Real Drive DVD Volumes" (in Japanese). NTV. Retrieved July 17, 2012.

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