Blues
Series titles: 青の６号, Ao No Roku-go, Blue
- Studio
- Sunrise, Bandai Visual Co. Ltd., Gonzo, Toshiba EMI
- Distributor
- Bandai Visual, Toshiba EMI
Synopsis
Set in the future, Blue Submarine No.6 shows a world where the oceans have risen, and all land is now immersed in a world of water. With the sudden expansion of the ocean shores, humanity is now engaged in a battle for survival from a new enemy called Zorndyke. The traitorous Zorndyke is a water dwelling civilization and they now wage war on humanity's surface dwellers for control of the world. The battle is one of despair and turmoil. And humanity now resides all its hopes in the creation of a new vessel called Blue Submarine No.6 and her crew. The OVA introduces us to one of the lead characters, Mayumi Kino. Mayumi is a young, devoted pilot whose current mission is to get Tetsu Hayami to rejoin the Blue Fleet and aid in the battle against Zorndyke. In the series, conflicts not only arise within the already enraging battle, but also with the main characters of Mayumi and Tetsu. Will they be able to cohabitant as humanity is on the verge of possible defeat? What is Blue Submarine No.6 and is it really humanity's only hope?
Characters
Tetsu Hayami, Mayumi Kino, Mutio, Verg, Jung Zorndyke, Sidra Dedson, Daughter of the Beast, Operator, Mei Ling Huang, N'dull Gilford, Yuri Maiakofski, Alexander David Cekeros, Hugh W. Conwell, Blue-eyed Mutios, Jean Jacques Bernard, Akihiro Okawa, Captain of the Shang, Tokuhiro Iga, Kouichi Nakamura, Yoko Gusuke, Myong Hea Yun, Novo, Katsuma Nonaka, Makio Yamada, Freeda Verasco, Muteo-tachie
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Mahiro Maeda, Masahiro Ozawa, Toru Fukushi
Producing
- Producer
- Kiyoshi Sugiyama, Shinji Nakashima, Tsunetoshi Koikee
- Executive Producer
- Fuminori Shishido, Shigeru Watanabe, Shouji Murahama
- Chief Producer
- Kazuhiko Ikeguchi, Takao Nagayama
Writing
- Writer
- Hiroshi Yamaguchi
- Original Manga
- Satoru Ozawa
Animation
- Animator
- Toshiharu Murata
- Key Animation
- Koji Morimoto, Mitsuo Iso, Shinji Hashimoto, Takeshi Honda, Toshiyuki Inoue
- Animation Director
- Takeshi Honda, Toshiyuki Inoue
Voices
- Voice
- Hozumi Gôda (Tetsu Hayami), Yukana (Mayumi Kino), Miki Nagasawa (Mutio), Showtaro Morikubo (Verg), Takeshi Wakamatsu (Jung Zorndyke), Unshô Ishizuka (Sidra Dedson), Akiko Yajima (Daughter of the Beast), Akimitsu Takase (Operator), Ayaka Saito (Mei Ling Huang), Gara Takashima (N'dull Gilford), Hirotaka Suzuoki (Yuri Maiakofski), Hôchû Ôtsuka (Alexander David Cekeros), Ikuo Nishikawa (Hugh W. Conwell), Junko Mashina (Blue-eyed Mutios), Jûrôta Kosugi (Jean Jacques Bernard), Kazunari Tanaka (Akihiro Okawa), Kazuya Nakai (Captain of the Shang), Kinryuu Arimoto (Tokuhiro Iga), Kousei Yagi (Kouichi Nakamura), Michiko Neya (Yoko Gusuke), Shinichirô Miki (Myong Hea Yun), Shinji Ogawa (Novo), Toshihiko Seki (Katsuma Nonaka), Tsutomu Taruki (Makio Yamada), Yoko Soumi (Freeda Verasco), Yuu Asakawa (Muteo-tachi)
Music
- Music
- The Thrill
Crew
- Original Manga
- Satoru Ozawa
- Art Director
- Masanori Kikuchi
- Art Design
- Osamu Kobayashi
- Planning
- Kazumi Harasawa, Kazumi Kawashiro
- Original Character Design
- Takuhito Kusanagi
- Character Design
- Kouichi Arai, Range Murata, Takeshi Honda, Toshiharu Murata
- Mechanical Design
- Ikuto Yamashita, Kanetake Ebikawa, Mahiro Maeda, Range Murata, Seiji Kio, Shoji Kawamori, Takuhito Kusanagi
- Storyboards
- Mahiro Maeda
- Casting Coordination
- Scott Simpson
- Unit Director
- Koichi Chigira
- Assistant Unit Director
- Kazuki Tsunoda
- 3D Director
- Akira Suzuki
- Sound Director
- Yota Tsuruoka
Production notes
This direct-to-video series ran for four episodes.
The series appears to have been originally planned as a feature film, but split into four "episodes" for video release.
A follow-up to Satoru Ozawa's 1960s manga "Submarine 707."
The numerous underwater scenes allowed animators to use a blue sheen to conceal the joins between computer-generated and cel animation.
Strongly influenced by Gerry Anderson's "Stingray."
US release date (on Cartoon Network) on November 6, 2000.
The series appears to have been originally planned as a feature film, but split into four "episodes" for video release.
A follow-up to Satoru Ozawa's 1960s manga "Submarine 707."
The numerous underwater scenes allowed animators to use a blue sheen to conceal the joins between computer-generated and cel animation.
Strongly influenced by Gerry Anderson's "Stingray."
US release date (on Cartoon Network) on November 6, 2000.