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7.6/10   657 votes
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Writers:
Ai Kennedy (translation)
Hideyuki Kurata (writer)
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Plot:
A young female agent with a powerful psionic power over paper must stop a plot for world destruction. | full synopsis
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Cast

 
Ryan Abraham ... Alex / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Raymond Braun ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Brooke Cadorette ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Sue Cremin ... Yoko / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Tricia Dickson ... Wendy (voice: English version)
Chad Fifer ... Genjo (voice: English version)
Crispin Freeman ... Joker (voice: English version)
Hozumi Gôda ... Joker (voice)

Dean Haglund ... Gennai Hiraga (voice: English version)

Adam Harrington ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dave Herbelin ... President (voice: English version)
Masami Iwasaki ... Drake 'Mr. Drake' Anderson (voice)
Jason Lee ... Drake Anderson (voice: English version) (as Jaxon Lee)

Hal Lublin ... Otto Lilienthal (voice: English version)
Scott MacDonell ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Jason Miller ... Various (voice)
Rieko Miura ... Yomiko 'The Paper' Readman (voice)
Michiko Neya ... Nancy 'Miss Deep' Makuhari (voice)
Chikao Ôtsuka ... Hiraga Gen-nai (voice)
Robert J. Peterson ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Daniel Raymont ... Ikkyu (voice: English version)
Michael Ross ... Paul (voice: English version) (as Michael John Ross)
Douglas Rye ... Jean-Henri Fabre / Mr. Gentleman / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Junko Takeuchi ... Fabre (voice)
Amanda Winn Lee ... Nancy 'Miss Deep' Makuhari (voice: English version)
Kimberly Yates ... Yomiko 'The Paper' Readman (voice: English version)
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Directed by
Kouji Masunari 
Amanda Winn Lee (English version)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ai Kennedy  translation
Hideyuki Kurata  writer

Sound Department
Brandon Howlett .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Animation Department
Eiji Suganuma .... mechanical designer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
R.O.D (International: English title) (short title)
R.O.D Read or Die (International: English title) (long title)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The acronym R.O.D stands for 'Read or Die'. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Yomiko catches Nancy in the hallway outside her room to talk to her, her hair briefly seems to be out of the braids Nancy put it in a few moments ago. The braids return as they're about to leave the submarine. more
Quotes:
Drake Anderson: Don't blame me if you die.
Nancy Makuhari aka 'Miss Deep': I already do.
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Movie Connections:
References Army of Darkness (1992) more

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9 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
Love anime action but tired of fighting mechas?, 28 November 2004
10/10
Author: Ryan Miller (rtil@washington.usa.com) from United States

Read Or Die is only an hour and half long but it packs in so much it feels like you've watched an entire anime series. Full of interesting characters with unique fighting powers (Yomiko, the main character, fights with paper) and a fresh concept, Read Or Die is sure to please the anime fan.

Not only is Read or Die full of new ideas, the animation is also a thrill as well. Every aspect of the show is perfect, and the story is well thought out and neatly performed. For the record, I'd say that Read or Die is the most underrated anime of 2001. I've shown it to all my friends and they have been impressed as well.

If you love anime, or used to love it, or have never even seen it before (and can use your imagine some), there's plenty of colorful entertainment to be had in Read or Die. 10/10

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