Ryuusei
Also known as: Sokokihei Votoms
English title: Shooting Star
Series title: 装甲騎兵ボトム
- Studio
- Sunrise Inc.
- Animation studio
- Sunrise Inc.
Characters
Chirico Cuve, Jan Paul Rocchina, Ru Shako, Fyana, Bouleuse Gotho, Ypsilon, Vanilla Vartla, Coconna, Aaron, McKay, Pelzen, Bully Quiderra, Wiseman, Musa Zanjeny, Gurran Schmittel, Pailuras Brewer, Boror, Rador, Cherokee, Butchintein
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Ryosuke Takahashi
- Episode Directors
- Haruka Miyako, Tatsuya Matsuno, Toshifumi Takizawa, Hiroshi Yoshida, Yukihiro Takahashi, Masakazu Yasumura
Producing
- Producer
- Toru Hasegawa
Writing
Animation
- Animator
- Norio Shioyama
Voices
- Voice
- Hozumi Gôda (Chirico Cuvie), Banjou Ginga (Jan Paul Rocchina), Issei Masamune (Ru Shako), Kazuko Yanaga (Fyana), Kousei Tomita (Bouleuse Gotho), Kyonosuke Kami (Ypsilon), Shigeru Chiba (Vanilla Vartla), Youko Kawanami (Coconna), Akio Nojima (Aaron), Aruno Tahara (McKay), Chikao Ohtsuka (Pelzen), Daisuke Gouri (Bully Quiderra), Hidekatsu Shibata (Wiseman), Hiroaki Tanabe (Musa Zanjeny), Issei Futamata (Gurran Schmittel), Jun Hazumi (Pailuras Brewer), Kenichi Ogata (Boror), Kiyonobu Suzuki (Rador), Kôichi Kitamura (Cherokee), Kouji Totani (Butchintein), Masashi Hirose (Kan Yu), Banjou Ginga (Narrator)
Music
- Music
- Hiroki Inui
Crew
- Created By
- Ryousuke Takahashi
- Original Concept
- Hajime Yatate, Ryousuke Takahashi
- Character Design
- Norio Shioyama
- Mecha Design
- Kunio Okawara
- Storyboards
- Katsuyoshi Yatabe, Soji Yoshikawa
- Animation Director
- Moriyasu Taniguchi
- Key Animation
- Akira Saijo, Fumiko Kishi, Hiroyuki Okuno, Mari Okuda, Masahiro Kase, Shin Nishizawa, Toru Yoshida
Production notes
This TV series ran for 52 episodes.
Designer Kunio Okawara wanted the robot suits to appear as if they were products of a 20th-century factory so that toys sold as merchandising spinoffs could be posed and moved like their TV counterparts.
The anime's hero resembled Steve McQueen, the lead actor in the Western "Junior Bonner," an early inspiration for the series.
A series of three 60-minute videos was subsequently released with the same design team. "The Last Red Shoulder" (1985), the first video, was a continuation of the TV series. "Big Battle" was released in 1986. "Red Shoulder Document: The Roots of Treachery" (1987) was a prequel to the TV series.
Director Ryosuke Takahashi reassembled most of the production team in 1994 for a four-part video series, set 32 years after the setting at the close of the TV series. Each tape ran for 30 minutes; Yutaka Izubuchi was the new designer. "Votoms Briefing," an extra story on the first tape, was a recap of the TV show.
A violent 1988 video series, "Kiko Ryohei Merowlink" (Armored Trooper Votoms: Armor Hunter Merowlink), was written by Takahashi and directed by Takeyuki Kanda. It ran for six 50-minute episodes.
Designer Kunio Okawara wanted the robot suits to appear as if they were products of a 20th-century factory so that toys sold as merchandising spinoffs could be posed and moved like their TV counterparts.
The anime's hero resembled Steve McQueen, the lead actor in the Western "Junior Bonner," an early inspiration for the series.
A series of three 60-minute videos was subsequently released with the same design team. "The Last Red Shoulder" (1985), the first video, was a continuation of the TV series. "Big Battle" was released in 1986. "Red Shoulder Document: The Roots of Treachery" (1987) was a prequel to the TV series.
Director Ryosuke Takahashi reassembled most of the production team in 1994 for a four-part video series, set 32 years after the setting at the close of the TV series. Each tape ran for 30 minutes; Yutaka Izubuchi was the new designer. "Votoms Briefing," an extra story on the first tape, was a recap of the TV show.
A violent 1988 video series, "Kiko Ryohei Merowlink" (Armored Trooper Votoms: Armor Hunter Merowlink), was written by Takahashi and directed by Takeyuki Kanda. It ran for six 50-minute episodes.