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RideBack
Cover of the first volume of RideBack
ライドバック (Raidobakku)
Genre	Mecha, Racing, Sport, Military Science Fiction
Manga
Author	Tetsurō Kasahara
Publisher	Shogakukan
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Gekkan IKKI
Original run	March 2003 – January 2009
Volumes	10
TV anime
Director	Atsushi Takahashi
Writer	Hideo Takayashiki Ken Iizuka
Studio	Madhouse
Network	Chiba TV, TV Saitama, various others
Original run	January 2009 – March 2009
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
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Rideback (ライドバック, Raidobakku ^?), typeset in Japan as RIDEBACK and RideBack, is a Japanese manga series created by Tetsurō Kasahara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's monthly Ikki magazine from March 2003 to January 2009, spanning a total of ten volumes. Set in Japan in 2020, it follows the story of female student Rin Ogata as she comes across a two-wheeled automobile robot known as a Rideback. In 2009, it was adapted into an anime TV series by Madhouse.^[1][2][3]

Plot

In the future, an organization called the GGP has taken control of the world. Rin Ogata was a promising up-and-coming ballet dancer, but suffered a serious injury while dancing and decided to quit. Years later in college, she comes across a club building and soon finds herself intrigued by a transforming motorcycle-like robotic vehicle called a "Rideback". She soon finds that her unique ballet skills with balance and finesse make her a born natural on a Rideback.

Characters

Musashino University Rideback Club

Rin Ogata (尾形琳, Ogata Rin ^?)

The protagonist of the series. Born in Japan on September 11, 2001. Her parents were Yuki and Munetatsu, and due to her mother being a talented dancer, was therefore expected to be their natural successor, having participated in dancing competitions from a young age. However, in 2017, she fractured her left foot while dancing and subsequently decided to stop dancing, later enrolling in the theater department of Musashino University, where she first comes across Rideback.

Haruki Hishida (菱田春樹, Hishida Haruki ^?)

Second year student in the English department and Rin's senior. An enthusiast of Ridebacks.

Tamayo Kataoka (片岡珠代, Kataoka Tamayo ^?)

Third year student in the French literature department and a senior to both to Rin and Haruki. The Rideback champion of Japan.

Shōko Uemura (上村しょう子, Uemura Shōko ^?)

Childhood friend of Rin's.

Tenshirō Okakura (岡倉天司郎, Okakura Tenshirō ^?)

Head of the Rideback team. Possessing a strict character and a large nose.

GGF (GGP in the anime)

GGP is an acronym for Global Government Plan.

Misawo Yokoyama (横山みさを, Yokoyama Misawo ^?)

Lecturer at Musashino University's department of literature and adviser to the Rideback team. In reality, however, she is a member of the GGF.

Takeshi Tanomura (田能村竹志, Tanomura Takeshi ^?)

A member of the GGF and a faithful servant of Yokoyama's.

Munetatsu Itō (イトウムネタツ, Itō Munetatsu ^?)

Father of Kenji and Rin.

Keiko Kobayashi (小林径子, Kobayashi Keiko ^?)

A well-endowed student at Musashino University's department of literature.

BMA

BMA is an acronym for Borderless Military Alliance.

Kiefer (キーファ, Kiifa ^?)

A soldier of BMA.

Kenji Ogata (尾形堅司, Ogata Kenji ^?)

Rin's younger brother.

TV anime

The anime adaptation of the series premiered in January 2009 on Chiba TV and is scheduled to contain 12 episodes.^[2][4] A 160-second promotional video to the series was previewed at the 2008 Tokyo Anime Fair.^[5]

Cast

• Rin Ogata: Nana Mizuki
• Tamayo Kataoka: Romi Park
• Tenshirō Okakura: Rikiya Koyama
• Suzuri Uchida: Megumi Matsumoto
• Shōko Uemura: Megumi Toyoguchi
• Haruki Hishida: Yūji Ueda
• Dōta Kawai: Akio Suyama
• Romanov Karenbach: Shin'ichirō Miki
• Misawo Yokoyama: Risa Hayamizu
• Kiefer: Toshiyuki Morikawa
• Ryūnosuke Kataoka: Hidenobu Kiuchi
• Megumi Yoda: Sanae Kobayashi
• Nanpū Kataoka: Hidekatsu Shibata
• Yūki Ogata: Mie Sonozaki

Sources:^[6][7]

Production

• Director: Atsushi Takahashi
• Series composition and screenplay: Hideo Takayashiki, Ken Iizuka
• Character design and chief animation director: Satoshi Tazaki
• Art director: Kazuki Higashiji
• Color coordination: Satoshi Hashimoto
• VFX supervisor: Michiya Katō
• CGI director: Tomohisa Shitara
• Director of photography: Hiroshi Saitō
• Editing: Takeshi Seyama
• Music: Takafumi Wada
• Sound director: Toshihiko Nakajima
• Production producer: Satoki Toyoda
• Animation production: Madhouse
• Producers: Fuminori Hara, Kazuo Ohnuki, Yasuyuki Ueda
• Executive producers: Jungo Maruta, Shigeki Takeuchi, Akihiro Kawamura
• Production: Rideback Production Committee (Madhouse, Interchannel, Geneon Entertainment)

Sources:^[3][6][7]

Theme songs

Opening theme

"RIDEBACK"

Lyrics: MELL, composition and arrangement: Kazuya Takase, performance: MELL

Ending theme

"Kioku"

Lyrics: Younha and Amadori, composition and arrangement: Tablo, performance: Younha feat. GOKU

Sources:^[2][3][6][7]

Episodes

Production

Sources:^[6][7]

Broadcast networks

Sources:^[6][7]

References

External links

• IKKI's official manga website
• Anime official website
• Tokyo MX's official website
• RideBack Anime News Network encyclopedia entry
• Rideback (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia