R.O.D the TV (2003)

Original title

R.O.D -THE TV-

Genre

action anime and manga, mystery anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 26 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three sisters with the power to control paper become bodyguards for a famous writer. They get drawn into a conspiracy that involves secret organizations and other people with strange abilities.

fast-pacedmysteriousaction-packedquirkywhimsicalsuspensefulcharacter-drivensupernatural

What happens

R.O.D the TV is a Japanese anime television series, animated by J.C.Staff and produced by Aniplex, directed by Koji Masunari and scripted by Hideyuki Kurata. It follows the adventures of three paper-manipulating sisters, Michelle, Maggie and Anita who become the bodyguards of Nenene Sumiregawa, a famous Japanese writer. Featuring music by Taku Iwasaki, the series is a sequel to the Read or Die OVA. Its official title of R.O.D the TV is a catch-all acronym referring to the inclusion of characters from both Read or Die (the light novels, manga and OVA) and the Read or Dream manga, the latter of which revolves solely around the Paper Sisters (except, Yomiko Readman does make a cameo appearance in the last chapter; the manga is not considered canon to the TV storyline). Promotional material for R.O.D the TV implies that the show centers around the three sisters of Read or Dream; however, Nenene Sumiregawa of Read or Die is also considered a protagonist. R.O.D the TV was broadcast for 26 episodes from October 1, 2003, to March 16, 2004, on pay-per-view satellite television platform SKY PerfecTV!. It also aired across the terrestrial Fuji Television station from October 15, 2003, to March 18, 2004. It was also broadcast worldwide by the anime satellite television network, Animax. The series was first distributed on DVD in North America by Geneon, in seven discs; the company finished releasing the series in summer 2005. Aniplex of America re-released the original Read or Die episodes and the TV series on Blu-ray in Winter 2010/2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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