Robuste Comme Rush
English title: Resistant Like Rush
Series title: Oban Star-Racers
- Studio
- Sav! The World Productions, Jetix Europe, Bandai Visual
- Animation studio
- Hal Film Maker, Pumpkin 3D
Synopsis
Every 10,000 years, the greatest pilots in the universe face off in a mysterious and mythical race: the Great Race of Ôban. It is said the outcome of the competition will radically transform the balance of power within our galaxy...
On Earth, Eva, 15, is determined to be reunited with her father, race manager Don Wei, who sent her off to boarding school ten years ago. She joins his famous star-racer team under the alias "Molly."
Before she knows what is happening, "Molly" takes off for the planet Alwas, first stage of the Great Race of Ôban, with champion pilot Rick Thunderbolt and gunner Jordan. The fate of Molly and her friends, as well as the future of the human race, are now inextricably intertwined...
On Earth, Eva, 15, is determined to be reunited with her father, race manager Don Wei, who sent her off to boarding school ten years ago. She joins his famous star-racer team under the alias "Molly."
Before she knows what is happening, "Molly" takes off for the planet Alwas, first stage of the Great Race of Ôban, with champion pilot Rick Thunderbolt and gunner Jordan. The fate of Molly and her friends, as well as the future of the human race, are now inextricably intertwined...
Characters
The Avatar, Jordan, Stan, Koji, Don Wei, Rick Thunderbolt, Prince Aikka, Eva, Molly, Aikka's Elder, Rush
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Thomas Romain, Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Producing
- Producer
- Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
- Associate Producers
- Katsunori Haruta, Minoru Takanashi
- Executive Producers
- Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, Michael Lekes
Writing
- Writer
- Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Voices
- Voice
- Paul Dobson (The Avatar), Sam Vincent (Jordan), Dexter Bell (Stan), Alessandro Juliani (Koji), Ron Halder (Don Wei), Michael Dobson (Rick Thunderbolt), Kirby Morrow (Prince Aikka), Chiara Zanni (Eva, Molly), Michael Donovan (Aikka's Elder), Richard Newman (Rush)
Music
- Music
- Taku Iwasaki
Editing
- Editor
- Takeshi Seyama
Crew
- Creator
- Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
- Artistic Director
- Thomas Romain
- Music Producer
- Toshiaki Oota
- Composers (Title Theme)
- John Adair, Steve Hampton
- Music Producer (Title Theme)
- Brad Hamilton
- Composer (Opening/Ending Themes)
- Yôko Kanno
- Story Editor
- Jeffrey Paul Kearney
- Production Managers
- Olivier Bizet, Fabienne Lievant
- Sound Editors
- Guadalupe Cassius, Arnaud Rolland
- Sound Designer
- Jérôme Wiciak
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jérôme Wiciak
- Foley Artist
- Guadalupe Cassius
- Head Character Designer
- Thomas Romain
- Head Mecha and Background Designer
- Stanislas Brunet
- Copyright Holder
- Jetix Europe
Companies and other credits
- Sound Re-Recording: Poly-Son-Post-Production
Production notes
The result of six years of development and two and a half years of intensive production in Tokyo and Paris, "Ôban Star-Racers" sets itself apart from other series by the quality of its 2D/3D animation and its attention to detail - carefully crafted designs, rich characters and story - which are similar to those usually found only in feature films.
"Ôban Star-Racers" is also a unique artistic collaboration between Japan and Europe. Sav! The World's artistic team has lived and worked in Tokyo for more than two years in perfect osmosis with its partner Hal Film Maker's Japanese teams. Anime "goddess" Yoko Kanno ("Cowboy Bebop," "Escaflowne") composed the opening and the closing songs, and Taku Iwasaki ("Witch Hunter Robin," "Angel Heart") composed more than 80 epic symphonic tracks for the background music.
"Ôban Star-Racers" is also a unique artistic collaboration between Japan and Europe. Sav! The World's artistic team has lived and worked in Tokyo for more than two years in perfect osmosis with its partner Hal Film Maker's Japanese teams. Anime "goddess" Yoko Kanno ("Cowboy Bebop," "Escaflowne") composed the opening and the closing songs, and Taku Iwasaki ("Witch Hunter Robin," "Angel Heart") composed more than 80 epic symphonic tracks for the background music.
Awards
Animeland Award, Best Non-Japanese Animation, 2006.
EuroJap Award, Polymanga, 2007.
Nominee, BAFTA Children's Award, Best Animation, 2007
EuroJap Award, Polymanga, 2007.
Nominee, BAFTA Children's Award, Best Animation, 2007
