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R.O.D the TV

  • TV Series
  • 2003–2004
  • TV-PG
  • 25m
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7.5/10
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R.O.D the TV (2003)
AnimeActionAdventureAnimationMysterySci-Fi

Nenene, a famous female writer, hires the Paper Sisters, so named due to their ability to manipulate and control paper, as bodyguards.Nenene, a famous female writer, hires the Paper Sisters, so named due to their ability to manipulate and control paper, as bodyguards.Nenene, a famous female writer, hires the Paper Sisters, so named due to their ability to manipulate and control paper, as bodyguards.

  • Creator
    • Hideyuki Kurata
  • Stars
    • JB Blanc
    • Siobhan Flynn
    • Rachel Hirschfeld
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    516
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    • Creator
      • Hideyuki Kurata
    • Stars
      • JB Blanc
      • Siobhan Flynn
      • Rachel Hirschfeld
    • 7User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    JB Blanc
    JB Blanc
    • Joe 'Joker' Carpenter…
    Siobhan Flynn
    Siobhan Flynn
    • Wendy Earhart
    Rachel Hirschfeld
    • Anita King
    Hunter Mackenzie Austin
    • Michelle Chan
    Samantha Tabak
    • Nenene Sumiregawa
    Vesper Burnett
    • Additional Voices
    Sara Lahti
    Sara Lahti
    • Maggie Mui
    Chiwa Saitô
    Chiwa Saitô
    • Anita King
    Shoko Kikuchi
    • Michelle Cheung
    Erica Shaffer
    Erica Shaffer
    • Cabin Attendant…
    Hiromi Hirata
    • Maggie Mui
    Satsuki Yukino
    • Nenene Sumiregawa
    Jessica D. Stone
    • Junior…
    Mitsuki Saiga
    • Junior
    Hozumi Gôda
    Hozumi Gôda
    • 'Joker' Joe Carpenter
    Mika Sakenobe
    • Wendy Earhart
    Hellena Taylor
    • Yomiko Readman…
    Rieko Miura
    • Yomika 'The Paper' Readman
    • Creator
      • Hideyuki Kurata
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    • Trivia
      The names of the "Paper Sisters" are loosely inspired by three famous Hong Kong actresses: Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh (who has also been credited as "Michelle Khan") and the late Anita Mui. Alternatively, a possible reference (pertaining to Anita's surname) is Hong Kong actress Michelle Reis, whose surname means "king" in Portuguese (her father being Portuguese).
    • Goofs
      One weakness of Paper Masters (revealed when the Three Sisters are in the Gifu prefecture hot springs) is that water can dampen their ability to control paper. Yomiko Readman and Sunny Wong have some way of overcoming this, but the Three Sisters do not (Joker later uses this weakness against the girls when he confronts them in the National Diet Library). However, as seen at the end of Twilight of the Papers, Anita forms and holds an underwater bubble to help her and Nenene escape from Dokusensha as the building sinks into the ocean (due to a bomb that Joker had planted).
    • Connections
      Featured in Anime Unleashed: R.O.D. The TV Commercial (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      R.O.D
      Opening Theme (Episodes 2-25)
      Performed by YKZ

    User reviews7

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    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.
    • dcarmody
    • Feb 25, 2006
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Anime News Network
      • Aniplex of America (R.O.D the TV)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Read or Die
    • Production companies
      • J.C. Staff
      • Aniplex
      • Sony Music Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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