Galerians: Rion (Video 2004)

A boy awakes, imprisoned in a hospital without a name or memory. He is immediately attacked and discovers to his surprise that he has incredible telekinetic powers. A girl, her psychic ... See full summary »

Director:

Masahiko Maesawa

Writer:

Chinfa Kang

Stars:

Stephen Apostolina, Steve Areno, Laura Coyle

Cast

Credited cast:
Stephen Apostolina	...	Birdman (voice) (as Jim Taggert)
Steve Areno	...	Drug Dealer (voice)
Laura Coyle	...	Dorothy (voice)
Yuka Imai	...	Rita (voice)
Akira Ishida	...	Rion / Cain (voice)
Shiho Kikuchi	...	Lilia (voice)
Takehito Koyasu	...	Birdman (voice)
Dave Mallow	...	Rainheart, Dr. Pascalle (voice)
Michael McConnohie	...	Dr. Rem, Dr. Steiner (voice)
Lia Sargent	...	Rita (voice)
Michael Sorich	...	Drug Dealer, Guard A, Guy In Lobby, Maniac Terrorist, Priest, Researcher A (voice)
Ken'ichi Suzumura	...	Rainheart (voice)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Lilia, Elsa Steiner (voice) (as Jennifer Jean)
Dave Wittenberg	...	Rion Steiner (voice)

Storyline

A boy awakes, imprisoned in a hospital without a name or memory. He is immediately attacked and discovers to his surprise that he has incredible telekinetic powers. A girl, her psychic voice calling for help inside his head, sends him on a adventure to save her: And by saving her, he will save all humanity.

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Taglines:

man. machine. menace

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

6 April 2004 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Enterbrain, Polygon Magic

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Rion Steiner: You killed my parents!

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Soundtracks

"Go"
Performed by Andy Hunter

User Reviews

A movie for fans, but great nonetheless!

Galerians: Rion has got to be one of the best 3D anime movies I've ever seen, despite the rushed feel. The movie is pretty much straightforward, one scene after another. Because of that, the movie tends to feel short. The plot is wonderful, as it is practically based off of the game Galerians.

Both the English and Japanese soundtracks are great. You can watch both versions of the movie and still get sucked into the movie's intricate plot. However, watching the movie with the original Japanese background music seems to have more of the horror feel, as to watching the English dubbed seems to detract the viewer from the graphics and the plot.

The graphics of Galerians: Rion are pretty much fantastic. It's not as great as Square-Enix's works (ex. Final Fantasy), but at least Galerians has it's own style.

All-in-all, I give Galerians: Rion an 8/10 for the wonderful plot, eye-pleasing graphics, and the beautiful music.