Rideback
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| Original Manga | Tetsuro Kasahara |
| Director/Artist | Atsushi Takahashi |
| Format | Anime (TV) |
| Made By | Madhouse |
| # of Episodes | 12 |
Contents
Genre
Sum it up in a Sentence:
Young woman uses her ex-ballerina dancing skills to ride mechanized bipedal motorcycles.
Main Description
In a future world where an organization called the GGP has taken control of the world, Rin Ogata was a promising up-and-comming ballet dancer, but suffered a serious injury and decided to quit. Years later in college she comes across a club building and soon finds herself intrigued by a transforming motorcycle like vehicle called a Rideback. She discovers 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.
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Personal Opinions
Redcrimson
Rideback has a rare balance of action and drama that manages to be complimentary rather than try to drown each other out. The story is well-paced and tightly plotted. The animation is crisp and vivid with impressive sprawling urban backdrops. Even the CG is fluid and unobtrusive. The dual themes of ballet and military fallout make for an interesting soundtrack with everything from soft, mellow instrumentals to loud and fast rock numbers. Rideback seamlessly combines ostensibly unrelated themes and paints a beautiful and intriguing world as a literal stage for it's strong and charming female lead.
Zorak
Relentlessly mediocre and dull. Imagine "missed potential: the series". This is it.
