Rideback


Rideback, stylized as RIDEBACK or RideBack, is a Japanese manga series created by Tetsurō Kasahara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's monthly 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 television series by Madhouse. At Anime Central 2010, anime distributor Funimation announced that they have licensed the series for North America with its release planned for 2011.

Plot

In the year of 2025, 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. However, those same skills also get her into serious trouble with the government.

Characters

Musashino University Rideback Club

GGF/GGP

This organization is called the GGF in the manga, and GGP in the anime.
;Romanov Kallenbach
;Misawo Yokoyama
;Takeshi Tanomura
;Munetatsu Itō
;Keiko Kobayashi

BMA

BMA is an acronym for Borderless Military Alliance.
;Kiefer
;Kenji Ogata

Other characters

;Megumi Yoda
;Ryunosuke Kataoka

Anime television series

The anime adaptation of the series premiered in January 2009 on Chiba TV and was scheduled to contain 12 episodes. A 160-second promotional video to the series was previewed at the 2008 Tokyo Anime Fair.
The series made its North American television debut on July 26, 2011 on the Funimation Channel.

Cast

Japanese

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Theme songs

;Opening theme: "RIDEBACK"
;Ending theme: "Kioku"
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Episodes

List of RideBack episodes

Production

Broadcast networks