"R.O.D the TV" (2003) TV series 2003-2004

Creator:

Hideyuki Kurata

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

1 September 2003 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Animation | Sci-Fi

Cast

JB Blanc	...	Joe 'Joker' Carpenter / ... (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Siobhan Flynn	...	Wendy Earhart (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Erica Shaffer	...	Cabin Attendant / ... (26 episodes, 2003-2004)

Runtime:

25 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:15

Company:

J.C. Staff

Trivia:

Woo-san, the pigeon in the series, is named after Hong Kong action director John Woo. John Woo usually has a shot with a pigeon flying in his movies.

Goofs:

Plot holes: One weaknesses of papermasters is that water can dampen their ability to control paper. Readman and Sunny Wong have some way of overcoming this, but the Three Sisters do not. However, Anita forms and holds an underwater escape bubble.

Movie Connections:

Follows Read or Die (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

Confidence

Not what I was expecting.

After viewing the original Read or Die, I was expecting some of the same incredible action with all the paper and unique powers of all the characters of the first.

It delivers some incredible eye candy in the first episode, but from then on it focuses mostly on little tasks the three girls must accomplish. Ten episodes felt like one very, very long one. I have to say overall it was pretty disappointing. It has its good parts, but mostly it's a waste of time. If you liked the first Read or Die, you won't like this one. They're two totally different perspectives on an original idea, but Read Or Die: The TV a step in the wrong direction.