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'''''Ring ni Kakero''''' is a 36-episode anime adaptation of Masami Kurumada's manga series of the same name that was producd by Toei Animation that aired intermittently on TV Asahi and Animax between 2004 and 2011. The series has never been officially released in North America.
'''''Ring ni Kakero''''' is a 36-episode anime adaptation of Masami Kurumada's manga series of the same name that was producd by Toei Animation that aired intermittently on TV Asahi and Animax between 2004 and 2011. The series has never been officially released in North America.


Sometime in the mid-2000s, Toei comissioned an English pilot to help sell the show to potential foreign partners. Created by Ocean Productions in Vancouver, Canada and directed by Karl Willems, the pilot came to light after actor Michael Coleman listed the role of Ishimatsu on his website.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20101121044304/http://www.actormichaelcoleman.com/voice-overs.shtml Voice-Over Demo & Resume - Michael Coleman] Retrieved October 7, 2017.</ref> The website for the company's Calgary office, Bluewater Studios, lists the firm as having been involved with both a ''Ring ni Kakero'' pilot and a promo for the series.<ref>[http://bluewaterstudios.ca/ Bluewater Studios] Retreived October 7, 2017.</ref> It's not known if this was a listing mistake, a joint production shared between both cities, or two entirely separate pilots. Coleman listed the show on his website since at least 2009.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090810194352/http://actormichaelcoleman.com:80/Voice-Overs.html Voice-Overs] Retrieved October 7, 2017.</ref>  
Sometime in the mid-2000s, Toei commissioned an English pilot to help sell the show to potential foreign partners. Created by Ocean Productions in Vancouver, Canada and directed by Karl Willems, the pilot came to light after actor Michael Coleman listed the role of Ishimatsu on his website.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20101121044304/http://www.actormichaelcoleman.com/voice-overs.shtml Voice-Over Demo & Resume - Michael Coleman] Retrieved October 7, 2017.</ref> The website for the company's Calgary office, Bluewater Studios, lists the firm as having been involved with both a ''Ring ni Kakero'' pilot and a promo for the series.<ref>[http://bluewaterstudios.ca/ Bluewater Studios] Retreived October 7, 2017.</ref> It's not known if this was a listing mistake, a joint production shared between both cities, or two entirely separate pilots. Coleman listed the show on his website since at least 2009.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090810194352/http://actormichaelcoleman.com:80/Voice-Overs.html Voice-Overs] Retrieved October 7, 2017.</ref>  


Various sites list Coleman's involvement as being attached to '''''Ring ni Kakero 1 Pilot Film''''', a 5-minute short Toei produced before embarking on the TV series.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17625 Ring ni Kakero 1 Pilot Film (OAV) - Anime News Network] Retrieved October 7, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://landofobscusion.blogspot.ca/2010/12/ring-ni-kakero-1-pilot-film-five.html Ring ni Kakero 1 Pilot Film: Five Minutes of Yamauchi] Retrieved October 8, 2017.</ref> This claim hasn't been verified as Coleman and both Bluewater simply state the project as ''"Ring ni Kakero."''
Various sites list Coleman's involvement as being attached to '''''Ring ni Kakero 1 Pilot Film''''', a 5-minute short Toei produced before embarking on the TV series.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17625 Ring ni Kakero 1 Pilot Film (OAV) - Anime News Network] Retrieved October 7, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://landofobscusion.blogspot.ca/2010/12/ring-ni-kakero-1-pilot-film-five.html Ring ni Kakero 1 Pilot Film: Five Minutes of Yamauchi] Retrieved October 8, 2017.</ref> This claim hasn't been verified as Coleman and both Bluewater simply state the project as ''"Ring ni Kakero."''

Revision as of 19:32, 8 October 2017

Ring ni kakero.jpg

Promotional art for the series.

Status: Lost

Ring ni Kakero is a 36-episode anime adaptation of Masami Kurumada's manga series of the same name that was producd by Toei Animation that aired intermittently on TV Asahi and Animax between 2004 and 2011. The series has never been officially released in North America.

Sometime in the mid-2000s, Toei commissioned an English pilot to help sell the show to potential foreign partners. Created by Ocean Productions in Vancouver, Canada and directed by Karl Willems, the pilot came to light after actor Michael Coleman listed the role of Ishimatsu on his website.[1] The website for the company's Calgary office, Bluewater Studios, lists the firm as having been involved with both a Ring ni Kakero pilot and a promo for the series.[2] It's not known if this was a listing mistake, a joint production shared between both cities, or two entirely separate pilots. Coleman listed the show on his website since at least 2009.[3]

Various sites list Coleman's involvement as being attached to Ring ni Kakero 1 Pilot Film, a 5-minute short Toei produced before embarking on the TV series.[4][5] This claim hasn't been verified as Coleman and both Bluewater simply state the project as "Ring ni Kakero."

References

  1. ↑ Voice-Over Demo & Resume - Michael Coleman Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Bluewater Studios Retreived October 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Voice-Overs Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Ring ni Kakero 1 Pilot Film (OAV) - Anime News Network Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ Ring ni Kakero 1 Pilot Film: Five Minutes of Yamauchi Retrieved October 8, 2017.
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