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Shinesman (OAV)

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©1996 KAIM TACHIBANA/GAKUSHU KENKYUSHA, MOVIC, SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (JAPAN) INC.


Alternative title:
The Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman
Tokumu Sentai Shinesman (Japanese)
特務戦隊シャインズマン (Japanese)
Themes: parody, power suits
Objectionable content: None
Plot Summary: In what is essentially a Seiyū (or voice actor) parody take on "Super Sentai" / Power Ranger style shows, five heroes clad in red, gray, moss green, sepia and salmon pink must defend the world from – GASP – invading aliens.
User Ratings: 237 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 11 votes (dub:10, sub:1)
 Excellent: 34 votes (dub:23, sub:11)
 Very good: 66 votes (dub:43, sub:21, ?:2)
 Good: 65 votes (dub:36, sub:27, ?:1, Eng:1)
 Decent: 33 votes (dub:20, sub:12, ?:1)
 So-so: 11 votes (dub:7, sub:4)
 Not really good: 6 votes (sub:3, dub:3)
 Weak: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Bad: 5 votes (dub:3, sub:2)
 Awful: 2 votes (dub:2)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 442 users, rank: #2353 (of 10257)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.173 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.7012, rank: #3186 (of 10429)
Weighted mean: 7.150 (Good), rank: #3111 (of 10429) (seen all: 7.19 / seen some: 6.72 / won't finish: 2.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.166 (Good), rank: #2833 (of 7918)
Running time: 28 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 2
Vintage:
1996-02-21 to 1996-03-21
1998 (US)
Release dates: We have 3
Opening Theme:
"Shine/Shinesman - You are the Hero" by Hironobu Kageyama
Ending Theme:
"Wings of the Heart" by CALL
Links: We have 1
Review:
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DVD (Region 1)
    The Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman (DVD) 2000-10-31
VHS
    Shinesman (Dub.VHS) 2000-03-07
    Shinesman (Sub.VHS) 2000-03-07

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Shinya Sadamitsu
Script: Hideki Sonoda
Storyboard: Shinya Sadamitsu
Music: Yoshihiro Ike
Original story: Kaim Tachibana
Character Design: Akiharu Ishii
Art Director: Hiroshi Katō
Animation Director: Akiharu Ishii
Mecha design: Akihoro Tobe
Sound Director: Noriyoshi Matsuura
Director of Photography: Hisao Shirai
Executive producer:
Keiichi Oshidari
Masaki Sawanobori
Yasuhisa Kazama

Animation:
Hideto Fujimoto
Kazuhiro Satō
Kazuya Ishizaki
Kenji Adachi
Makiko Hoshi
Naoki Abe
Noriyuki Oka
Ryota Niino (I.G Niigata; eps 1-2)
Ryota Nino
Taketomo Ishikawa (I.G Niigata; ep 1)
Tatsuo Arai
Yuki Kawada
Yusuke Iida
Yutaka Matsubara
Animation Inspection:
Chieko Imada
Hiroya Izumi
Masahiro Ogura
Mika Nakahayashi
Satsuki Wada
Background Art:
Chieko Nezaki
Jun Okabe
Kentaro Mishima
Kōji Iwamoto
Masaru Ohta
Masaru Satō
Masaru Tsuhiya
Shigiyuki Koi
Shunichirō Yoshihara
Sohei Koizumi
Tatsuo Iseri
Yasutaka Kondō
Yoshio Kajiwara
Yūsuke Takeda (Studio Bihou; eps 1-2)
Color Coordination: Keiko Kai
Color Inspection: Yayoi Yamashita
Drawing:
Masahiro Sata (OP)
Takahiro Kishida (OP)
Editing:
Toshio Henmi
Yasue Funami
Finishing:
Chie Takaya
Emi Ishibashi
Hiromi Uchibayashi
Katsue Inoue
Kenji Onodera
Maiko Yamazaki
Makiko Kusakabe
Masaaki Nishida
Norio Wada
Reiko Kato
Rie Iijima
Yayoi Ishikawa
Key Animation:
Akiko Nagashima
Atsuo Tobe
Itsuko Takeda
Kaori Higuchi
Katsumi Ikeda
Kayoko Nabeta
Kōji Komurakata
Masahiro Sekiguchi
Mayumi Hirota
Miyako Yatsu
Yūko Koyama
Yuriko Ikehara
Music producer: Minami Kishimoto
Photography:
Hiroshi Noguchi
Katsunori Maebara
Motoaki Ikegami
Naohisa Nirajima
Noriko Suzuki
Shinji Ikegami (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-2)
Shoji Yizawa
Takashi Shimada
Tetsuo Ōfuji
Toshikazu Kuno
Yōichi Kuroda
Yūichi Ono
Production Assistant: Yūji Suzuki
Production Coordination: Hisaaki Sakabe
Production Organizer: Shoichi Matsui
Recording: Mitsuyoshi Maruyama
Sound Effects: Daisuki Jinbo
Special Effects: Masahiro Murakami
Theme Song Performance: Hironobu Kageyama
Daiki Nakamura as Shi Nakamura
Hekiru Shiina as Princess Hekiru Shiina
Hiroko Kasahara as Hitomi Kasahara
Kenichi Ono as Shotaro Ono/Shinesman Sepia
Kōichi Yamadera as Shogo Yamadera/Shinesman Grey
Noriko Hidaka as Riko Hidaka/Shinesman Salmon Pink
Nozomu Sasaki as Sugura Sasaki
Rica Matsumoto as Youta Matsumoto
Show Hayami as Ryoichi Hayami/Shinesman Moss Green
Toshihiko Seki as Shujin Seki
Yasunori Matsumoto as Kosuke Matsumoto/Shinesman Red
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Kyoko Sakakibara
Japanese companies
Animation:
FAI International
Production I.G Niigata
Studio Egg
Animation Inspection: Production I.G
Backgrounds: Bihou, Inc.
Co-Production: Production I.G
Finish Animation:
FAI International
Production I.G
Shima Studio
Photography: Studio Cosmos
Production: Animate
English cast
English staff
Translation: Tokyo Rose
Executive producer: John Sirabella

Audio Engineer: Nick Stuteville
Communications: Billie Houle
Dialogue Mixer: Ron Abfalter
Duplications: B.J. Toney
FX Designer: Skip Bowerman
Graphic Design: Merideth Mulroney
Music & Effects Editor: Kevin Turner
Packaging Design: Joatmon Matamoros (VHS release)
Production Coordination: Edwin de la Cruz (VHS release)
Production manager:
Sam Liebowitz (VHS release)
Scott Simpson
Production Supervision: Sean Molyneaux
Script Supervision: Jack Green
Voice Direction: Scott Houle
Amy Church as Lady 1
Caylan McKay as Kid
Connie Nelson as Lady 2
David Pickelsiemer as Kid 1
David Wade as Ryoichi Hayami/Shinesman Moss Green
Denise Riker as Announcer
Donald Martin as Man 2
Ed Cord as Tsukasa Nakamura
Gray Hawks as Suguru Sasaki
Izzy Burger as MC
Juliet Cesario as Hitomi Kasahara
Justin Smith as Shotaro Ono/Shinesman Sepia
Kristen Graf as Secretary
Larry Brimm as Janitor 2
Mark Matney as Greatman Red
Michael Granberry as Akihito Seki
Nick Prange as Yota Matsumoto
Pamela Weidner as Princess Shina
Rick Forrester as Shogo Yamadera/Shinesman Gray
Ryan Speed as Kid 3
Sam Getz as Hero
Scott Simpson as Hiroya Matsumoto/Shinesman Red
Sean P. O'Connell as Janitor 1
Steve Lassitor as Man
Tamara Burnham Mercer as
Riko Hidaka/Shinesman Salmon Pink
Riko Hideka/Shinesman Salmon Pink 
Teresa Blake as Woman
Traci Dinwiddie as Yoshiko Sakakibara
Travis Sullivan as Kid 2
Will Hayes as Man 1

Bill Flaman
Daniel Richani
J.R. Rodriguez
English companies
Broadcaster:
Encore Action
Independent Film Channel Canada
Distributor: AnimeWorks
Editing Studio: RG Video
Licensed by: Media Blasters
Recording Studio: Coastal Carolina Sound Studios
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