a friend recommended that i watch rideback and said it's about motorcycles, so i figure it'll be a motorcycled version of initial d, or even maybe like motorcycle circuit racing, but i was way off. rideback takes place in the not so distant future japan where the military, government, and public struggle for power and truth.
ridebacks are motorcycles that can shift into a mecha form. when in mecha form the rider sits on the back or shoulders of the machine, hence the name rideback. given the setting and nature of these motorcycles, one would think that this story is another gundam type of tale, but its a lot less complicated.
the direction and animation style is a lot more artistic than the usual gundam narration. the main character, ogata rin, is a former ballet dancer, but due to an injury, she finds that she can no longer dance. soon after, she finds that she can channel her creativity through ridebacks. watch and see how the world responds to her ballet as translated by her rideback.
this 12 episode series was subbed by Frostii, but Srsly jumped in midway and was able to pump out the episodes faster. u can find it here: Rideback 1-12
roddy's rating: 8.5/10
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