Decision

Decision

March 15, 2006 TV Episode IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix

Studio
Bandai Entertainment Inc., Cartoon Network Productions, Production I.G, Williams Street
Distributor
Bandai Entertainment Inc., Cartoon Network Productions

Synopsis

"If we can't win the championship this season, we won't need you on our team." Yamma, frustrated by this harsh comment from the owner of Team Sledgemama, was now even more ready to strike down Team Satomi: "I'll shut your mouth with a victory!" On the course, at an early stage, Team Satomi gradually picks up pace and captures Yamma's machine, and it looks as if Team Satomi is heading for a victory. Then suddenly there is a piercing outcry from Yamma at his restless teammates, "Just follow me, no questions asked!" What is Yamma coming up with?

Characters

Jessica Darlin, Johnny's Sister, Frank Bullet, Yamma, Fantine Valjean, Masa Ishikawa, Bella Demarco, Ricardo Montazio, Yuri Jin, Alex "Cunningham" Hume, Johnny Lipkin, Benjamin Bright, River Marque, Fan Girl, Sir Hamgra, Amy's Mom, Dimma, Miss Satomi, Man, Timma, Andrei Rublev, Bjorn Johannsen, Edgeraid Coach, Liz Ricarro, Girl, Makoto Ishii, Atsushi Kakehashi, Kenta Miyake.
Characters (English Version): Jesse Martin, Mark Ramsey, Andrei Rublev, River Marque, Luca the Cat, Miss Satomi, Amy Stapleton, Yamma, Liz Ricarro, Takeshi Jin, Benjamin Bright, Cunningham Hume, Ricardo Montazio, Johnny's Sister, Hans, Bjorn Johannsen, Misaki, Jessica Darlin, Ichi, Dew, Max, Fan Girl, Sola, Dave Mallow (Glass Jones, MC), Edgeraid Coach, Elisa Doolittle, Bella Demarco, Yuri Jin, Johnny Lipkin, Fantine Valjean, Sir Hamgra, Dimma, Frank Bullet, Jan Michael, Timma, Boys

Credits

Directing

Director
Mitsuru Hongo, Makiko Asano

Producing

Producer
John DeMarco, Ken Iyadomi
Associate Producer
Mami Okada

Writing

Writer
Kuniaki Kasahara, Makiko Asano

Animation

Animator
Toshihisa Kaiya (Animation Director)
Storyboard
Harumi Katayama, Atsushi Takeuchi

Voices

Voice
Kiyomi Asai (Jessica Darlin), Ruri Asano (Johnny's Sister), Susumu Chiba (Frank Bullet), Keiji Fujiwara (Yamma), Yui Horie (Fantine Valjean), Jin Horikawa (Masa Ishikawa), Miyako Ito (Bella Demarco), Katsuyuki Konishi (Ricardo Montazio), Ami Koshimizu (Yuri Jin), Shinichirô Miki (Alex "Cunningham" Hume), Yûki Mitsugi (Johnny Lipkin), Tadashi Miyazawa (Benjamin Bright), Kazuya Nakai (River Marque), Tamaki Nakanishi (Fan Girl), Jôji Nakata (Sir Hamgra), Sayuri (Amy's Mom), Tomoyuki Shimura (Dimma), Emi Shinohara (Miss Satomi), Yoshinori Sonobe (Man), Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Timma), Masahiko Tanaka (Andrei Rublev), Nobuo Tobita (Bjorn Johannsen), Hidenari Ugaki (Edgeraid Coach), Akeno Watanabe (Liz Ricarro), Mayumi Yoshida (Girl), Makoto Ishii, Atsushi Kakehashi, Kenta Miyake
Vocal Talent (English Version)
Julie Maddalena (Jesse Martin), Kirk Thornton (Mark Ramsey), Lance Henriksen (Andrei Rublev), Steve Staley Steve Cannon (River Marque), Kari Wahlgren (Luca the Cat, Miss Satomi), Hynden Walch (Amy Stapleton), Mark Hamill (Yamma), Michelle Rodriguez (Liz Ricarro), Haley Joel Osment (Takeshi Jin), Tom Kenny (Benjamin Bright), Steven Jay Blum (Cunningham Hume), Erik Davies (Ricardo Montazio), Dorothy Elias-Fahn (Johnny's Sister), Michael Forest (Hans), Crispin Freeman (Bjorn Johannsen), Barbara Goodson (Misaki), Kate Higgins (Jessica Darlin), William Frederick Knight (Ichi), Lex Lang (Dew), Mela Lee (Max, Fan Girl), Wendee Lee (Sola), Dave Mallow (Glass Jones, MC), Tony Oliver (Edgeraid Coach), Michelle Ruff (Elisa Doolittle), Stephanie Sheh (Bella Demarco, Yuri Jin), Brianne Siddall (Johnny Lipkin), Keith Silverstein (Boy), Karen Strassman (Fantine Valjean), Kim Strauss (Sir Hamgra), Julie Ann Taylor (Boy), Andre Ware (Dimma), Dave Wittenberg (Frank Bullet, Jan Michael, Timma), Peter Cullen (Narrator), Carrie Savage

Crew

Casting
Ruth Lambert
Dialogue Editors
Kevin Patzelt, Pat Rodman
Supervising Sound Editor
Pat Rodman
Sound Editor
Kevin Patzelt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark A. Rozett

Production notes

Team Satomi is a team of young rookies who have just won the minor league IG-2 championship and now are entering the big leagues as an IG-1 team. Can this young and inexperienced group actually achieve the impossible dream and go from complete obscurity to winning the most popular sporting event in the world- the IGPX?