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

User Rating:

7.9/10   

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:

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:

Moments in the Sun

One of the Best Animes

I'm not sure if the person below has only seen the first 10 episodes, or the entire series, but either way I completely disagree with him.

As an anime fan, I have to say R.O.D. is perhaps one of the most gorgeously drawn and well written animes of all time. It might start out slowly for some, but once it picks up it truly becomes enthralling. R.O.D. The TV offers more in depth characters and subplots (which were lacking in the Read or Die OVA). The plot focuses around 3 sisters who are all paper users and a Japanese author. The characters from the OVA show up as the series progresses.

I highly recommend the anime for all fans. You do not need to see the OVA, but the second half of the series will make more sense with it.