Ōban Star-Racers (オーバン・スターレーサーズ Ōban Sutā Rēsāzu) is a French/Japanese anime created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel of Sav! The World Productions. Originally produced as a short movie titled Molly Star Racer, a television series was developed in cooperation with Jetix Europe, with animation production by HAL Film Maker and Pumpkin 3D. It aired in more than 90 countries including Japan. In the US the series aired on ABC Family and Jetix/Toon Disney between June and December 2006.
The result of six years of development and two and a half years of intensive production in Tokyo and Paris, Ōban 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.
OSR is also a unique artistic collaboration between Japan and Europe. STW’s artistic team have lived and worked in Tokyo for more than 2 years, in perfect osmosis with their Japanese collaborators. Anime « goddess » Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Escaflowne) composed the opening and the closing songs, and Taku Iwasaki (Witch Hunter Robin, Black Cat) composed more than 80 epic symphonic tracks for the background music.
Episodes[]
See List of Episodes.
Staff[]
- Created, written, and produced by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
- Directed by Thomas Romain & Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
- Credit songs composed by Yoko Kanno
- Artistic director / head character designer: Thomas Romain
- Head mecha & background designer: Stanislas Brunet
- Background Music: Taku Iwasaki
Cast[]
French[]
- Molly: Gabrielle Jeru
- Jordan: Thomas Guitard
- Prince Aikka: Rémi Caillebot
- Don Wei: Jérome Keen
- Maya: Sarah Bouché de Vitray
- Rick: Alexandre Coadour
- Stan/Satis: Nicolas Mead
- Koji: Vincent Latorre
- The Avatar/Toros: Mathieu Barbier
English[]
- Molly: Chiara Zanni
- Jordan: Samuel Vincent
- Prince Aikka: Kirby Morrow
- Don Wei: Ron Halder
- Maya: Nicole Oliver
- Rick Thunderbolt/Flint: Michael Dobson
- Stan: Dexter Bell
- Koji: Alessandro Juliani
- Satis: Brian Drummond
- Grooor/General Kross/Sul: Brian Dobson
- The Avatar/Colonel Toros: Paul Dobson
- Canaletto: Colin Murdock
- Aikka's elder: Michael Donovan
- President McMullen: Richard Newman
- Skun: Colleen Wheeler
- Ning: Jillian Michaels
- Lord Furter: Don Brown
- Ondai: Trevor Devall
Japanese[]
- Molly: Junko Noda
- Jordan: Keiichrou Satomi
- Prince Aikka: Hiroaki Miura
- Don Wei: Unshou Ishizuka
- Maya: Tomoko Kobashi
- Rick: Junichi Suwabe
- Stan: Keisuke Fujii
- Koji: Yoshinori Fujita
- Satis: Masashi Hirose
- Toros: Banjou Ginga
Music[]
Opening Themes[]
- "Chance to Shine" in Japanese - AKINO (Japan)
- "Envole toi vers l'infini" (in French) - Christelle Labonne (France)
- "Envole toi vers l'infini" in German - ? (Germany)
- "Chance to Shine" (Remix) - AKINO
- "Never Say Never" - After Midnight Project (U.S.)
Ending Theme[]
- "Waratteta" (笑ってた) - Sukoshi (Japan)
- "Chance to Shine" (Remix, Instrumental) - AKINO