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Gin Rei (OAV)

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©1995 Hikari Pro / Toshiba Ent. / PLEX / Atlantis


Alternative title:
Giant Robo: Ginrei Special
GinRei: THE ANIMATION (Japanese)
Themes: mecha
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: In episode one, Ginrei's dress is stolen, only to be used to fool the enemy. The second episode deals with a giant robot made "exactly" in her image. Finally, the third episode concerns Tetsugyu and Ginrei investigating a lost research team in a "Wild West" desert setting.
User Ratings: 135 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
 Excellent: 7 votes (sub:6, dub:1)
 Very good: 14 votes (dub:10, sub:4)
 Good: 35 votes (sub:20, dub:14, ?:1)
 Decent: 37 votes (sub:21, dub:15, raw:1)
 So-so: 18 votes (sub:16, dub:2)
 Not really good: 7 votes (sub:4, dub:3)
 Weak: 10 votes (sub:6, dub:4)
 Bad: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 238 users, rank: #3448 (of 9508)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 6.074 (Decent), std. dev.: 1.724, rank: #6974 (of 9647)
Weighted mean: 6.077 (Decent), rank: #6933 (of 9647) (seen all: 6.11 / seen some: 4.91)
Bayesian estimate: 6.209 (Decent+), rank: #6003 (of 7268)
Running time: 30 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 3
Episode titles: We have 3
Vintage: 1994-02-20
Release dates: We have 3
Opening Theme:
"Love Fight" by Sumi Shimamoto (ep 2)
Ending Theme:
"Makyo no Paris" (魔橋のパリ) by Yosuke Akimoto and Yasuyoshi Hara (ep 2)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    GinRei - The Complete OVA Series (Blu-ray) 2020-12-29 (from $48.98)
DVD (Region 1)
    Giant Robo - Premium Collector's Set [Eyeball] (DVD 1-4) 2005-12-13
    Giant Robo - Complete DVD Economy Set (DVD 1-4) 2006-07-25 (from $23.23)
    Giant Robo - Perfect Collection (DVD 1-4) 2009-11-10 (from $94.80)
    Ginrei Special (DVD) 2005-04-12 (from $15.98)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Yasuhiro Imagawa
Screenplay:
Hiroshi Ueda (ep 1)
Michiko Yokote (eps 2-3)
Yasuhiro Imagawa
Yuu Sugitani (ep 2)
Storyboard:
Takeshi Mori (eps 1, 3)
Umanosuke Iida (ep 2)
Original creator: Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Art Director:
Hiroshi Katō (eps 1-2)
Tōru Koga (ep 3)
Animation Director:
Hiroshi Katō (ep 2)
Keiichi Satō (ep 3)
Kōji Yoshikawa (ep 1)
Masami Ozone (ep 1)
Sound Director: Yasunori Honda
Director of Photography: Yutaka Saitō
Producer: Yasuhito Yamaki

Background Art:
Chieko Nesaki (Studio Bihou; eps 1-2)
Hiroshi Katō (Studio Bihou; ep 1)
Hiroshi Yoshikawa (Studio Uni; ep 3)
Jun Okabe (Studio Bihou; ep 2)
Ken Arai (Studio Bihou; ep 1)
Kiyoko Ishikawa (Studio Bihou; eps 1-2)
Masaru Ohta (Studio Bihou; ep 2)
Masaru Satō (Studio Bihou; ep 2)
Megumi Takeuchi (Studio Uni; ep 3)
Miki Honda (Studio Uni; ep 3)
Satoru Fujishiro (Studio Bihou; ep 1)
Seiko Akashi (Studio Uni; ep 3)
Sohei Koizumi (Studio Bihou; ep 2)
Takashi Nakamura (Studio Uni; ep 3)
Takemi Tsukahara (Studio Bihou; ep 1)
Tatsuro Iseri (Studio Bihou; ep 1)
Tatsuya Kushida (Studio Bihou; ep 2)
Yasutaka Kondo (Studio Bihou; ep 2)
Yūsuke Takeda (Studio Bihou; ep 2)
In-Between Animation: Sumiko Matsumoto (Mu Osaka Studio; ep 1)
Music Composition: Masamichi Amano
Production manager: Tatsuya Hoshino
Recording: Yukio Abe
Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno
Sound Setting: Yota Tsuruoka
Special Effects: Kō Yamamoto
Special Guest Mecha Design: Ken Ishikawa (ep 2)
Sumi Shimamoto as Gin Rei

Kappei Yamaguchi as Daisaku Kusama (eps 1-2)
Kazue Komiya as Yōshi (Yang Zhi)
Kōji Yada as Chandana (ep 3)
Masashi Ebara as Professor Go (Wu Yong)
Mitsuki Yayoi as Black Ginrei (Rosa; ep 1)
Norio Wakamoto as Taiso (Dai Zong)
Seizo Katou as Schwartz (ep 3)
Shōzō Iizuka as Tetsugyu (Li Kui)
Takeshi Aono as Issei (Gongsun Sheng)
Unshō Ishizuka as Fedine (ep 3)
Yasuyoshi Hara as Ivan (ep 2)
Yousuke Akimoto as Alberto (eps 1-2)

Kazue Takahashi as Rudo (ep 3)
Masamichi Satō as Rudo's Father (ep 3)
Mizue Ohtsuka as Rudo's Mother (ep 3)
Shinji Ogawa as Genya (ep 2)
Yūji Mikimoto as Kenji Murasame (ep 1)

Junko Noda (ep 3)
Makiko Ōmoto (ep 3)
Tomokazu Seki (ep 1)
Japanese companies
Animation Production:
Mu Animation Studio (ep 1)
Phoenix Entertainment (eps 2-3)
Backgrounds:
Bihou, Inc. (eps 1-2)
Studio Uni (ep 3)
Finish Check:
CCR (ep 1)
Seoul Kids (ep 2)
Studio Uni (ep 3)
In-Between Animation:
FAI International (eps 2-3)
Production I.G (ep 2)
Seoul Kids (ep 2)
Studio DEEN (ep 3)
Studio Liberty (eps 2-3)
Studio Mark (eps 2-3)
Studio Mu (ep 1)
Studio Need (ep 3)
Studio Wanpack (ep 2)
Music Production: Victor Entertainment
Photography: Phoenix Entertainment (eps 2-3)
Production:
Amuse
Bandai Visual
Sound Effects: Swara Pro
English staff
English cast
Director: Marc Diraison
Art Director: Merideth Mulroney
Translation: Yuki Urakawa
Executive producer: John Sirabella
Producer:
Brady Hartel (Discotek)
Justin Sevakis (Discotek)

Adaptation: Duane Johnson
Additional Translations:
Elizabeth Ellis (Discotek)
Noelle Siddall (Discotek)
Associate producer: Elaine Morland (Discotek)
Blu-Ray Authoring: Justin Sevakis (Discotek)
Blu-ray Encoding: Justin Sevakis
Editing: Naneen Paglieri
Menu Breakdown: Gary Swarer (Discotek)
Menu Design: Brady Hartel (Discotek)
Mixing: Rawly Pickens
Packaging: Brady Hartel (Discotek)
Production Coordination: Frank Pannone
Production Services: Brady Hartel (Discotek)
Production Supervision: Sean Molyneaux
Quality Control:
Logan Rebholz (Discotek)
Marc Levy (Discotek)
Special Thanks To:
Daryl Surat (Discotek)
Jose Argumedo (Discotek)
Merideth Mulroney (Discotek)
Subtitle Editing:
Brady Hartel (Discotek)
Ian Wright (Discotek)
Subtitle Timing:
Brady Hartel (Discotek)
Ian Wright (Discotek)
Translation Manager: Anna Yamamoto
Eva Christensen as Gin Rei
Michelle Newman as Daisaku Kusama

Dan Green as Genya
Erica Schroeder as Youshi
Kevin T. Collins as Professor Go
Lex Woutas as Alberto
Marc Diraison as Kenji Murasame
Marc Thompson as Taiso
Michael Sinterniklaas as Subordinate
Mike Pollock as Issei
Sean Schemmel as Tetsugyu
English companies
ADR Production: NYAV Post
Blu-Ray Authoring: MediaOCD (Discotek release)
Blu-ray Encoding: MediaOCD (Discotek release)
Broadcaster: Anime Selects
Distributor: AnimeWorks
DVD Menu Design: TwistyGadget (Discotek release)
Licensed by:
Discotek Media (2018)
Media Blasters (Expired)
Packaging: TwistyGadget (Discotek release)
Production Services: TwistyGadget (Discotek release)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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