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'''''Robo Crosser''''' was a planned anime series from Telecom Animation Film and Disney's Jetix division. The series was formally announced at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair with the intended broadcast window being spring 2009. According to reports, the series would've told the story of "a 12-year-old boy and his unicycle robot who are trying to win a motorbike race."<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-27/jetix-telecom-robo-crosser-to-launch-in-spring-2009 Jetix, Telecom's Robo Crosser to Launch in Spring 2009] Retrieved | '''''Robo Crosser''''' was a planned anime series from Telecom Animation Film and Disney's Jetix division. The series was formally announced at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair with the intended broadcast window being spring 2009. According to reports, the series would've told the story of "a 12-year-old boy and his unicycle robot who are trying to win a motorbike race."<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-27/jetix-telecom-robo-crosser-to-launch-in-spring-2009 Jetix, Telecom's Robo Crosser to Launch in Spring 2009] Retrieved 01 Nov '17.</ref> At the fair, a fully animated trailer was presented to the public.<ref>[http://www.dannychoo.com/en/post/1420/Anime.html Anime] Retrieved 01 Nov '17.</ref> Shortly after, the series was silently cancelled for unknown reasons. | ||
Plans for ''Robo Crosser'' date back to at least 2004, when Telecom shared storyboards for the first three episodes of the series on their website. At the time, the company projected the series to run for 26 episodes. | Plans for ''Robo Crosser'' date back to at least 2004, when Telecom shared storyboards for the first three episodes of the series on their website. At the time, the company projected the series to run for 26 episodes. | ||
<ref>[http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php/misc Misc] Retrieved | <ref>[http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php/misc Misc] Retrieved 01 Nov '17.</ref> The page has since gone offline and the storyboards weren't properly archived.<ref name="storyboards">[http://web.archive.org/web/20050313003946/http://www.telecom-anime.com/telecom/robo/ WEBCONTE TOP] Retrieved 01 Nov '17.</ref> | ||
==Crew== | ==Crew== | ||
*Planning/Production: Jetix<ref name="production">[http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080327/p12 TVA「ROBO CROSSER」2009年春より放映開始予定！] Retrieved | *Planning/Production: Jetix<ref name="production">[http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20080327/p12 TVA「ROBO CROSSER」2009年春より放映開始予定！] Retrieved 01 Nov '17.</ref> | ||
*Animation Production: Telecom Animation Film<ref name="production"></ref> | *Animation Production: Telecom Animation Film<ref name="production"></ref> | ||
*Script: Koichi Mashima (episode 1), Yukada Yuka (episode 2-3)<ref name="storyboards"></ref> | *Script: Koichi Mashima (episode 1), Yukada Yuka (episode 2-3)<ref name="storyboards"></ref> | ||
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Robo crosser booth.jpg|TIAF 2008 booth. | Robo crosser booth.jpg|TIAF 2008 booth. | ||
Tiaf 2008 postcard.jpg|TIAF 2008 | Tiaf 2008 postcard.jpg|TIAF 2008 postcard. | ||
Robo crosser screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from the trailer. | Robo crosser screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from the trailer. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Lost animation]] | [[Category:Lost animation]] | ||
[[Category:Lost TV]] | [[Category:Lost TV]] | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 8 January 2019
TIAF 2008 display.
Status: Lost
Robo Crosser was a planned anime series from Telecom Animation Film and Disney's Jetix division. The series was formally announced at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair with the intended broadcast window being spring 2009. According to reports, the series would've told the story of "a 12-year-old boy and his unicycle robot who are trying to win a motorbike race."[1] At the fair, a fully animated trailer was presented to the public.[2] Shortly after, the series was silently cancelled for unknown reasons.
Plans for Robo Crosser date back to at least 2004, when Telecom shared storyboards for the first three episodes of the series on their website. At the time, the company projected the series to run for 26 episodes. [3] The page has since gone offline and the storyboards weren't properly archived.[4]
Crew
- Planning/Production: Jetix[5]
- Animation Production: Telecom Animation Film[5]
- Script: Koichi Mashima (episode 1), Yukada Yuka (episode 2-3)[4]
- Storyboards: Toshihiko Masuda (episode 1), Nobuo Tomizawa (episode 2), Yuichiro Yano (episode 3)[4]
Gallery
TIAF 2008 booth.
TIAF 2008 postcard.
Screenshot from the trailer.
References
- ↑ Jetix, Telecom's Robo Crosser to Launch in Spring 2009 Retrieved 01 Nov '17.
- ↑ Anime Retrieved 01 Nov '17.
- ↑ Misc Retrieved 01 Nov '17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 WEBCONTE TOP Retrieved 01 Nov '17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 TVA「ROBO CROSSER」2009年春より放映開始予定！ Retrieved 01 Nov '17.