Vandread
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![]() Key visual of the series, featuring Hibiki Tokai (center), Dita Liebely (top), Meia Gisborn (right) and Jura Basil Elden (left) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ヴァンドレッド (Vandoreddo) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Light novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written by | Takeshi Mori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Demographic | Male | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original run | July 1, 2000 – April 27, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volumes | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written by | Takeshi Mori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illustrated by | Kotetsu Akane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Magazine | Monthly Dragon Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Demographic | Shōnen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original run | July 2000 – February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volumes | 2 + 1 extra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anime television series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Directed by | Takeshi Mori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by | Atsuhiro Tomioka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Music by | Yasunori Iwasaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Studio | Gonzo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original network | Wowow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original run | October 3, 2000 – December 19, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Episodes | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vandread (Japanese: ヴァンドレッド, Hepburn: Vandoreddo) is a Japanese anime television series directed by Takeshi Mori and produced by Gonzo. The series is composed by two seasons consisting of 13 episodes each; Vandread, broadcast from October to December 2000, and Vandread: The Second Stage, broadcast from October 2001 to January 2002. The series was also adapted into a manga and light novel series.
Plot
[edit]The male-only planet Taraak and the female-only planet Mejeer have been at war with each other for decades. During a military presentation of the Taraak space forces, their new combat ship, the Ikazuchi, is attacked and annexed by female pirates from Mejeer. Not wanting to lose, the commander of the Taraakian forces prefers to remotely destroy his ship with the intruders on board. However, a surprising event occurs. The Taraakian vessel and that of the pirates merge under the impulse of the Praksis crystal, a source of mysterious energy, to create a new vessel, which is later baptized NirVana. The Praksis energy ends up sending the newly formed vessel to the depths of space.
This merge also affects Mejeerian combat shuttles, known as Dreads, and a Taraakian mobile "armor", the Vanguard, transforming their appearance and giving the Dreads the ability to combine with the Vanguard, forming the Vandread units. Three men, a third-class worker and two officers who remained on board and were taken prisoner by the pirates, will have to collaborate and learn to coexist with the women pirates of Mejeer, because their survival depends on it.
Broadcast and release
[edit]Produced by Gonzo and directed by Takeshi Mori,[4] Vandread was broadcast for 13 episodes on Wowow from October 3 to December 19, 2000.[5] An additional episode, Vandread Integral (ヴァンドレッド 胎動篇, Vandoreddo Taidō-hen), was released on home video on December 21, 2001.[6]
A second season, Vandread: The Second Stage, was broadcast from October 5, 2001, to January 18, 2002.[7] An additional episode, Vandread Turbulence (ヴァンドレッド 激闘篇, Vandoreddo Gekitō-hen), was released on home video on October 25, 2002.[6]
Songs
[edit]Opening and ending songs
[edit]- "Trust" ("Vandread" opening; also used as the ending in the last "Second Stage" episode) by Salia[8]
- "Himegoto" ("Vandread" ending) by SiLC[8]
- "Justice" ("Second Stage" opening) by Aki Kudo[8]
- "Yes, Together" ("Second Stage" ending) by Yasunori Iwasaki, sung by Aki Kudo[8]
- "Spacy Spicy Love" ("Turbulence" opening) by Mejare Pirates[8]
- "Proof" ("Turbulance" ending) by Mejare Pirates[8]
Insert songs
[edit]- "What a Wonderful World" ("Vandread" insert song) by Donna Burke[8]
- "Somedays" ("Second Stage" insert) by Donna Burke[8]
- "Ikutose Karuka"/"Many Many Tears"[8]
- "Good Day Friends" (Dita's song) by Yumi Kakazu[8]
- "Kanojo wa Dandysm" (Barnette's song)[8]
- "Moon Light Lullaby" (Meia's song) by Fumiko Orikasa[8]
- "Slow Down" (Jura's song)[8]
- "Welcome Home" (Parfet's song)[8]
Related media
[edit]A total of seven light novel volumes, consisting of three Vandread volumes, three Vandread: The Second Stage volumes, and a Vandread: The Extra Stage volume, were released under Kadokawa Shoten's Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint from July 1, 2000, to April 27, 2002.[9][10]
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Kotetsu Akane, was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Jr. from the July 2000 to the February 2002 issues.[11][12] Fujimi Shobo collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes (including a Special Stage volume), from January 10, 2001, to March 1, 2002.[13][14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Enoch, Lau. "Vandread". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on September 22, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ Gnam, Julian (September 30, 2009). "Vandread, The Complete Series". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Jones, Davey C. (May 6, 2009). "Vandread The Complete Series". Active Anime. Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
Vandread is hilarious and high octane action. The harem style done space opera action is brilliant.
- ^ ヴァンドレッド (in Japanese). Gonzo. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Vandread". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Video&DVD". Media Factory. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Vandread the Second Stage". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n ヴァンドレッド 激闘篇. HMV&Books online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Goods" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ ヴァンドレッド the extra stage (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ 月刊ドラゴンジュニア 2000年(平成12年)07 (in Japanese). Mandarake Inc. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ 月刊ドラゴンジュニア 2002年(平成14年)02 (in Japanese). Mandarake Inc. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ ヴァンドレッド. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ ヴァンドレッド 2. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ ヴァンドレッドすぺしゃるすてーじ. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Vandread at Funimation
- Vandread (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia