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

User Rating:

7.8/10   

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)

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:

Akage no Anne (Red-Haired Anne), the book that Hisami reads, is the Japanese adaptation of L.M. Montgomery's classic novel Anne of Green Gables.

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:

R.O.D

a spectacular anime series

Some people may have been put off by the somewhat 'slow' start to the series. If anything, this is just introducing the background to the characters, enabling the audience to associate with them. This character development is something the Read or Die OAV was seriously lacking. Once you start getting settled into the series, hints are dropped about something under the surface, soon you find yourself deep in a large story which you never knew you were heading for. Quite simply, this is by far one of the best anime series at the moment. It has great characters, great action and has some great comedy and emotional bits too. It is also very involving and by the end of the series, there is lots of twists and turns which never lets up until the very end. If this wasn't enough, the soundtrack to this anime is really good. This is well worth watching, and rewards those who keep the faith and see it through. You can skip the first few episodes, but you would miss so much in the way of character development and background story you'll most likely get lost.