Read or Die OVA

Domestic anime fans usually come into contact with "READ OR DIE" (R.O.D) from the well-produced OVA version, but in fact this magical work originally created by Hideyuki Kurata There is a very large series supporting a story with many characters and complex plots. In the novel version, Yoko met her future lover Tony Nakajima when she was 15 years old; when she was 20 years old, Sumikawa, the main character in the TV version, published her debut novel; about a year later, in the manga version, a fire broke out in the British Museum; almost. Shortly after this incident, both the novel version and the manga described Nakajima's violent death (in the novel, it was at the hands of someone from THE PAPER, while in the manga, Joker designed to have Yomiko kill him after discovering that Tony might have betrayed him). he). After this series of events, at the age of 22, Yomiko became the 17th generation "THE PAPER" who could manipulate paper; at the age of 25, he fought with the Legion of Giants (OVA) and Yuxian Society (novel); at the age of 26, he Yoko's whereabouts are unknown, and four years later is the beginning of the TV story introduced this time.

Although the background of the story is set in Hong Kong, and the protagonists are replaced by the relatively unfamiliar three sisters of THE PAPER, the original cast of the OVA tried their best to continue it in the TV version with a relatively more restricted budget. The style of OVA. Therefore, regardless of the unclear story, the thrilling action-movie-like scenes shown in the TV version of R.O.D are far superior to other TV animations of the same period, and the various unique fighting methods brought about by manipulating paper are believed to be as well. It will make all the readers’ eyes light up. The TV version of R.O.D is also worthy of praise in terms of animation quality. In addition, some humorous jokes added to the TV version also have good "effects". Special Works Department of the British Library

Yoko Letvin (読子? リードマン) Voiced by: Rieko Miura

Paper Magician, who can turn paper into paper walls and so on A variety of weapons and a good friend of Kugawa Nanana.

Lancy. Makuhari (ナンシー? Makuhari) voice actor: Michiko Netani

He is an undercover agent, a member of the Legion of Giants, with the ability to penetrate objects, and died at the end of OVA.

Dorek. Anderson (ドレイク?アンダーソン) Voiced by: Masumi Iwasaki

Yoko's companion, cares about his daughter.

(ジェントルメン) Voice Actor: Waihazan Civilization

Joker (ジョーカー) Voice Actor: ?Goda Hozumi?

Responsible for the British Library people.

Wendy (ウェンディ) voice actor: Salmon Yanweike

Secretary, Joker’s right-hand man, often makes coffee for his companions.

The Legion of Great Men of the World

Attempts to use Beethoven’s Suicide Symphony to eliminate excess human beings

The people in the Legion of Great Men are all clones, not real Great man.

Ikkyu Munejun (Ikkyu Munejun) Voice actor: KONTA

Ikkyu Munejun is a famous monk of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism in the Muromachi period of Japan. He is also a famous poet, calligrapher and painter. In the OVA, he is the mastermind of the entire Great Man Project and the leader of the Human Legion. Lanxi. Makuhari's lover, later Ying Lanxi. Makuhari rebelled and killed her and chose another clone.

Hiraga Gennai (Hiraga Gennai) Voice actor: Ryosuke Otani

Hiraga Kennai (Hiraga Kennai, 1729-1779) Japanese Edo scholar, herbal scholar, orchid scholar, ( Doctor), writer, sage, and painter (Ran painter). His father is Shiraishi Shigeemon (Ryofusa), and his mother is Yamashita. Use lightning abilities to fight in the OVA.

Jean-Henri Fabre (ジャン?ヘンリー=ファーブル) Voice actors: Junko Takeuchi, Kunihiko Takahara

Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (Jean- Henri Casimir Fabre), French entomologist, animal behaviorist, and litterateur. The author of "Insect Diary" has the ability to control giant insects in the OVA.

Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) was a German engineer and gliding pilot. , one of the world’s aviation pioneers.

He was the first to design and manufacture a practical glider and is known as the "Father of Glider". Use the aircraft to fight in the OVA.

Xuan Zang San Zang (Xuan Zang San Zang) Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi

An eminent monk from the Tang Dynasty who braved hardships many times to travel west to Tianzhu to study Buddhist scriptures. He appears later in the OVA and has considerable combat power.

George Stephenson (ジョージ?スチーブンソン)

British inventor. On July 9, 1781, George Stephenson (1781-1848) was born in a family of coal miners in Northumberland, England. Stephenson, known as the "Father of the Train," was a poor miner and was still illiterate when he was 17 years old.

Beethoven (ルートヴィヒ?ヴァン?ベートーヴェン)

German composer, pianist, conductor. One of the representatives of the Viennese classical music school. He created a suicide symphony in the OVA and wanted to kill all humans through this symphony. The effect was there, but later the plan to broadcast it on a large scale was stopped and ended in failure.

Mata Hari (Lancy Makuhari) (Mahiro? Harana)

In the history of world espionage, Mata Hari is one of the most legendary spies. During World War I, Mata Hari was a popular stripper in Paris, but she was also a "beautiful double agent" between France and Germany. She ranked among the "top 10 most famous super spies" in history. "Among them!" In the OVA, Lanxi. Makuhari was a double agent, who was later influenced by Yiko, abandoned by his lover, and left the Legion of Great Men.

Lancy. Makuhari (clone)

Lancey's replacement. At the end, Laney drowned in the water and became comatose due to lack of oxygen. When she woke up, she lost her memory. She hated Laney and said she didn't need a clone. Laney regarded him as As her younger sister, she entrusted her to Yomiko before she died, asking her to take good care of her sister, and finally live in the world as her own sister Lanxi. Original work/series composition: Hideyuki Kurata (published by Shueisha's "ウルトラジャンプコミックス")

Executive producer: Kitagawa Naoki (ANIPLEX)

Planning producer: Shirakawa Ryuzo ( ANIPLEX)

Character original design: Hanone Yuki

Character design: Ishihama Masashi

Visual beautification: Nakajima Atsuko

Mechanical design: Suganuma Eji

Project Design: Atsushi Yamagata

Production Design: Noriyuki Jinguji

Art Supervisor: Kazuo Ogura

Art Design Designer: Narita Weiho (Kusaragi)

Color Design: Shinji Matsumoto

Photography Supervisor: Shinyuki Kondo

Editor: Miyamoto Hisao

Music: Taku Iwasaki

Music Supervisor: Takashi Kodama

Sound Performance: Takuya Hiramitsu

Sound Design: Minoru Yamada

Recording production: Kamnan Sugaru

Producer: Fujimoto Masatoshi (ANIPLEX)? Matsuda Keiichi (スタジオディーン)

Supervisor: Shunari Koji

Animation Producer: スタジオディーン

Produced by: スタジオオルフェ/ANIPLEX Sumikawa Nanana (櫫川ねねね)

A 22-year-old female writer, she debuted with "Jun" at the age of 13 "Know My Heart" debuted and became an outstanding writer well-known in society. He has a straightforward personality, dislikes politeness, is strong-willed and loyal to his friends, and often has disputes with the three carefree sisters. She has been looking for her best friend from the past. Michelle Zhang (ミシェール?チャン)

She has an easy-going personality and is amiable, but she is also a bit of a natural eldest sister. Although she is the oldest, she often shows an unstable side, and even Sometimes they often make big jokes. I like reading and my ability to control paper is above average. He loves his sisters very much. Although he doesn't show it at ordinary times, he is actually relied on by his sisters. Maggie May (マギー?ムイ)

The somewhat slow middle sister, tall in stature, but delicate in heart, the overall feeling is very rough, and of course the same is true in terms of personality. I once cried because I was scolded by Anita. She cherishes her older sisters and younger sisters very much, and this can easily be taken advantage of. Her favorite book is "Harry Potter" and she likes to read in a small, dark space. I also like to read a lot.

The paper manipulation ability is good at defense. Anita. Kyo (アニタ?キング)

The youngest of the three sisters, she is very good at cooking. Unlike her sister who loves books, she is not crazy about books. It can be said that she hates reading. Due to her young age and lively and active personality, Anita often said things that embarrassed her sister and Sumikawa, often causing conflicts with Sumikawa Nanana. Her identity is complicated, and her ability to manipulate paper is not innate, but cloned. But during a certain fire incident, his ability suddenly awakened and he was saved from disaster. After escaping from the fire, he lost his memory, but he still has a psychological shadow. He also has an inexplicable hostility towards the readers who appear in the depths of his memory, and is good at weapon attacks. Reading ． Readman (読子?リードマン)

A Japanese girl named Readman is a person with special abilities who can manipulate paper. She works for the British Museum and has the agent codename: THE PAPER. Considered a mentor and friend by the young Nanako. One year after the Legion of Great Men incident, Yiko disappeared mysteriously. As a piece of paper, Yiko of THE PAPER can not only use the cutting power of paper to attack, but also organize paper into any necessary tools. Its paper manipulation ability Very excellent. Because the three sisters in the TV version have the same abilities as Yomi, Nanako hopes that this will be a clue to find Yomi. Lanxi. Makuhari (ナンシー? Makuhari)

He is a member of the Legion of Giants and has the ability to penetrate objects. In the OVA version of the great man incident, he accompanied his lover to die for love. Ransi Makuhari in the TV version is actually his sister Marta Makuhari. In the OVA, she failed in the battle with Ransi Makuhari and drowned, causing brain hypoxia and memory regression. Before Lan Xi Makuhari died, he gave Yomiko a bookmark with the words "Please take care of my sister". In the TV version, Ransi Makuhari (actually Marta Makuhari) lives in seclusion with Yomiko, and later regains some of her memory. Common name: Ms. Deep. Joker (ジョーカー)

The person in charge of the Special Works Department of the British Library. He is also the person who wants to resurrect the "gentleman" and rewrite the world. He can never give up for his goals, but in the end he becomes a vegetative state due to the injection of "gentleman" knowledge. Wendy. Yahad (ウェンディ?イアハート)

Secretary, Jack's right-hand man, often makes coffee (?!) for his companions. Member of the Special Works Department of the British Library. Julia (ジュニア)

An agent of the Special Operations Department of the British Library, with the ability to penetrate materials. His identity is Lanxi. Makuhari's sister Marta. Makuhari's child. Letwin's knowledge container was finally saved by the three sisters. Gentleman is a person who is considered to be able to change the world for the better.

Dorek. Anderson (ドレイク?アンダーソン) Yomiko's companion when solving the Great Man Incident

Kim (金(きむ)さん) A member of the Yomsen Club. The client of the three sisters.

A member of the サニー?ウォンYusen Club.

Nishizono Haruhi (西园はるひ) is the sister of Nishizono Zao. Kagawa Nanana's friend. A famous Japanese female writer.

Hisoshi Kumi (Hisoshi Kumi) is a good friend of Anida. Students at Nishihama Middle School.

Okahara Tooru (Okahara Tooru) is a student of Nishihama Middle School. Anida's classmates often get into fights with her. I have a crush on Hisashi Kumi.

Iwata Chiho (Iwata Chiho) is a student of Nishihama Middle School.

Shigeno Touko (Shigeno Touko) is a student of Nishihama Middle School.

Zao Nishien (西园なつめ) is a student of Nishihama Middle School. The sister of Xiyuan Haruhi. Very proud of my sister.

Original work? Script: Hideyuki Kurata

Original draft of characters: Yuki Hane

Director: Kouji Sukinari

Music: Taku Iwasaki

Art Design: Izumi Hui

Production Design: Noriyuki Jinguji

Color Design: Mayumi Tenbashi

Photography Supervision: Kazunari Nishida< /p>

Editor: Masaki Sakamoto

Recording Supervisor: Hiromi Kikuta

Music Supervisor: Kodama Takashi

Sound Effect: Minoru Yamada

Recording adjustment: Yasushi Nakura

Producer: Yunori Ochiai

Animation producer: Yuji Matsukura

Assist: スタジオオルフェ

Animation production: J.C.STAFF

Production: アニプレックス櫫川ねねね: Yukino Satsuki

Anita (アニタ): Chiwa Saito< /p>

Maggie: Hirata Hiromi

Michelle: Kikuchi Shoko

Yoko. Leadman: Rieko Miura

Lancey. Makuhari: Michiko Netani

Jiu Ke: Goda Hozumi

Wendy. Yahad: Salmon Yanweike/Taiwanese voice actor: Qiu Meijun

Julia: Zhai He Guanyue/Taiwanese voice actor: Qian Xinyu

Dorek. Anderson: Masumi Iwasaki/Taiwanese voice actor: Cao Jilu

Kim: Shigeru Ushiyama

Li: Miki Shinichiro/Taiwanese voice actor: Liu Jie

Nishizono Kasuga: Yukari Tamura

Kumi Hishishi: Taeko Kawada/Taiwanese voice actor: Qian Xinyu

Toru Okahara: Reiko Takagi

Chiho Iwata: Ryoka Shima

Touko Shigeno: Aoi Nonaka

Nishizono Zao: Yukari Tamura Opening theme: 'R.O.D'

Composer? Arranger: Hideki Tanaka Performed by: YKZ

Ending theme (Episodes 1 to 20/DVD and TOKYO MX episodes 1 to 13): 'Moments in The Sun'

Lyrics: Kazami Composer: Fujimoto Kazunori Arranger: TANCO Vocal: kazami with Home Grown

Ending theme 2 (Episode 21 ~ Episode 26/DVD and TOKYO MX Episode 14 ~ Episode 26): 'Confidence'

Lyricist: Matsumoto Yuka Composer: Watanabe Toru Arranger: HΛL Vocalist: Miura Rieko