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Ring ni Kakero 1: Nichibei Kessen Hen (TV)

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Alternative title:
Put It All in the Ring 1: Japan vs. USA Chapter
Ring ni Kakero - US vs Japan
Ring ni Kakero 1 Episode: The Pacific War
リングにかけろ１ ～日米決戦編～ (Japanese)
Genres: action, tournament
Themes: boxing, sports
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Immediately after Ryuuji Takane won the Champion Carnival, the U.S. Junior Champion Black Shaft appeared, and challenged the best Japan has to offer, just before the World Tournament is about to happen. Now Ryuuji, Takeshi Kawai, Kazuki Shinatora, Ishimatsu Katori, and Superstar Jun Kenzaki have to prove to not only Black Shaft, but the world, that they are truly world-class boxers before the World Tournament starts. But Shaft is not recruiting boxers for his challenge, but instead gets a life-timer criminal from Death Row, the leader of the Great Angels, one of the toughest gangs in America, a mysterious woman, and the "Dark Emperor of the South". Also, Shaft negotiates with Don Giuliano, the Italian Junior Champion, just in case...
User Ratings: 39 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 6 votes (sub:4, edit.dub:1, dub:1)
 Excellent: 7 votes (sub:4, dub:2, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 7 votes (sub:5, ?:1, dub:1)
 Good: 9 votes (sub:4, dub:3, raw:2)
 Decent: 5 votes (sub:5)
 So-so: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 57 users, rank: #6603 (of 10148)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.436 (Good+), std. dev.: 2.0355, rank: #2156 (of 10319)
Weighted mean: 6.962 (Good), rank: #4115 (of 10319) (seen all: 6.94 / seen some: 7.08)
Bayesian estimate: 7.089 (Good), rank: #3133 (of 7759)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2006-04-06 to 2006-06-22
Release dates: We have 7
Opening Theme:
"Asu e no Toushi" by Marina del ray
Ending Theme:
"Shining like gold ~ Omoide no kakera" by Marina del ray
Insert song:
"Strike Anywhere ~Chikai no Toki~" by Marina del ray (eps 9-10, ep 12)
Official website:
リングにかけろ１ ～日米決戦編～ (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 3
News: Show:
Ring ni Kakero 1: Sekai Taikai-hen Anime Debuts in April (Dec 18, 2010)
Ring ni Kakero 1: Shadow TV Anime to Debut on April 2 (Dec 21, 2009)
Masami Kurumada Hints at New Ring ni Kakero Work (Mar 12, 2009)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Yukio Kaizawa
Series Composition: Yōsuke Kuroda
Script:
Hideki Shirane (eps 3, 8-9)
Noboru Kimura (eps 4-5, 10)
Yōsuke Kuroda (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 6-7, 11-12
)
Storyboard: Toshiaki Komura (ep 1)
Episode Director:
Akihiro Izumi (ep 9)
Kahoru Igusa (ep 6 & 11)
Kazuyoshi Yokota (ep 4)
Kōji Yoshikawa (ep 1)
Shin'ichi Masaki (ep 3 & 8)
Takuo Tominaga (ep 5)
Tomoharu Katsumata (ep 7 & 12)
Yoshihisa Matsumoto (ep 10)
Yukio Kaizawa (ep 2)
Music: Susumu Ueda
Original creator: Masami Kurumada
Character Design:
Michi Himeno
Shingo Araki
Chief Animation Director: Hideki Kubo
Animation Director:
Daisuke Kamei (ep 1 & 10)
Hayato Tejima (ep 9)
Hideki Watanabe (ep 4)
Hidemi Kubo (ep 2)
Keiichi Ichikawa (ep 7 & 12)
Konomi Sakurai (ep 6 & 11)
Naoki Murakami (eps 1, 4, 9)
Shinichi Wada (ep 3 & 8)
Art design: Yoshiyuki Shikano
Producer:
Atsushi Kido (Tôei Animation)
Hiroshi Tsuji (Marvelous Entertainment)
Kenji Ōta (TV Asahi)

Color design: Kunio Tsujita
Planning:
Kōzō Morishita (Tôei Animation)
Yoshiaki Matsumoto (Marvelous Entertainment)
Yoshirō Kataoka (Marvelous Entertainment)
Theme Song Arrangement:
Kacky (OP)
Kenichirō Ohishi (ED)
Theme Song Composition: Kacky
Theme Song Lyrics:
Koji Matsuo
Masami Kurumada
Theme Song Performance:
Kacky (Marina del ray Vocals)
Marina del ray
Masakazu Morita as Ryuji Takane

Hideo Ishikawa as Kazuki Shinatora
Hiroshi Kamiya as Takeshi Kawai
Rie Tanaka as Kiku Takane
Ryōtarō Okiayu as Jun Kenzaki
Takeshi Kusao as Ishimatsu Katori

Daizaburo Arakawa as Takechi
Fumiko Inoue as Futaba Shinatora
Hidehiko Kaneko as Dinobaze
Hikaru Midorikawa as Skorpion
Hiro Yūki as Helga
Hiroki Yasumoto as Nobi
Hiroshi Okamoto as Tsuyoshi Kinjo
Keiji Hirai as
Mafia (ep 2)
Referee
Kozue Kamada as Ishimatsu's younger sister
Lenne Hardt as Ring Call
Mai Aizawa as Kathryn
Mami Kingetsu as Takako Kawai
Masaya Takatsuka as Sub Leader (ep 2)
Miho Saiki as Ishimatsu's younger brother
Moriya Endou as Mr. White
Naoki Imamura as Monster Jail
Osamu Saka as Shinatora's father
Rintarō Nishi as Mick
Takahiro Kawachi as
Announcer
Security Guard
Takahiro Sakurai as Shadow Jun
Takaya Kuroda as Don Giuliano
Takehito Koyasu as Black Shaft
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Napoleon
Tsuyoshi Koyama as Osame Oda
Yasuhiko Kawazu as Zoroku "Pops" Omura
Yasunori Masutani as
Mickey
Tohru Hiyama
Yuka Komatsu as
Miss Channel
Nene
Yuko Tsuga as Ishimatsu's mother
Japanese companies
Cooperation:
Super Jump (Shueisha)
Toei Agency
Digital Paint:
AI (ep 4)
Ani Village (ep 3)
Fanout Studio B2 (ep 4)
Hayashi (ep 3)
Hummingbird (ep 4)
Kagura (eps 2, 7, 12)
NARA Animation (ep 3)
Studio Alpha (ep 3)
Toei Animation Philippines (eps 2, 7, 12)
Digital Photography:
A.C.C. Production (eps 2, 7, 12)
DR TOKYO (ep 3)
In-Between Animation:
AI (ep 4)
Ani Village (ep 3)
Fanout Studio B2 (ep 4)
Hayashi (ep 3)
Hummingbird (ep 4)
Kagura (eps 2, 7, 12)
Mook Animation (ep 4)
NARA Animation (ep 3)
Toei Animation Philippines (eps 2, 7, 12)
Wish (ep 3)
Online Editing: TOVIC
Production:
Marvelous Entertainment
Toei Animation
TV Asahi
Production Cooperation:
Ashi Productions (ep 4)
Buyuu (eps 1, 5, 10)
J-Fox (ep 9)
Studio Gazelle (eps 3, 8)
Studio Wood (eps 6, 11)
Recording Studio: Toei Audio Visual Art Center
Sound Effects: Swara Pro
Tagalog staff
Tagalog cast
(none)
Anthony Steven San Juan as Ishimatsu Katori
Arvin King as Ryuji Takane
Grace Cornel as Kiku Takane
Mark Ivan Uy as Kazuki Shinatora
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster: GMA Network

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