AM Driver
AM Driver, known in Japan as Get Ride! Amdriver (Get Ride! アムドライバー, Get Ride! Amu Doraibā), is an anime series produced by Studio Deen, TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems. It is directed by Yūji Yamaguchi, with Satoshi Namiki handling series composition, Eiji Suganuma designing the characters and Kazunori Maruyama composing the music.
| AM Driver | |
 Cover for North American DVD | |
| Get Ride! アムドライバー (Get Ride! Amu Doraibā) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mecha, Drama |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yūji Yamaguchi |
| Produced by | Norio Yamagawa Masanori Miyake |
| Written by | Satoshi Namiki |
| Music by | Kazunori Maruyama |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 5, 2004 – March 28, 2005 |
| Episodes | 51 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kikou Konishi |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | June 2004 – February 2005 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Plot
In a future world, the earth is besieged by "bugchines" or destructive mecha. To turn back this menace, warriors called AM Drivers are trained and armed with special weapons. The AM Drivers constantly fight to protect the general public. The most popular AM Drivers get larger budgets with which they may purchase more powerful weapons and defenses.
Characters
- Jenus Dira
- Ragna Laurairia
- Mary Fastia
- Scene Pierce
- Rochetes Kiss
- Kook "KK" Karland
- Dark Kalhole
- Taft Krema
- June Frum: A Member of the Puff Unit and Julie's younger twin sister, having her ponytail to the left side of her head.
- Julie Frum: A Member of the Puff Unit and June's older twin sister, having her ponytail to the right side of her head.
- Paf Shining
- Gan Jardie
- Gangrid Diglahze
- Ivan Nyrguise
Cast
- Jenus Dira: Kousuke Kujirai
- Ragna Laurairia: Masaya Matsukaze
- Mary Fastia: Chieko Honda
- Scene Pierce: Koji Yusa
- Rochetes Kiss: Jun Fukuyama
- Kook "KK" Karland: Hiroki Takahashi
- Dark Kalhole: Teruaki Ogawa
- Taft Krema: Isshin Chiba
- Julie Frim: Mika Sakenobe
- June Frum: Akiko Kokayashi
- Paf Shining:Hiroko Kasahara
- Gan Jardie:Juurouta Kosugi
- Gangrid Diglahze: Masami Iwasaki
- Ivan Nyrguise: Kazunari Kojima
- Sera May: Risa Mizuno
- Wilcott: Kazuo Hayashi
- Jack Ponjo: Kousuke Toriumi
- Shasha: Myco
- Kathy Morton: Noriko Namiki
- Nick Kio: Tadahisa Saizen
- Nana Matthew Dah: Tomoko Sadohara
- Joy Leon: Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Music
- Opening Theme:
- "Silent Moon" by HIRO☆TAKAMI
- "READY?" by Kousuke Kujirai
- Ending Theme:
- "Straight From My Heart" by Northern Bright
- "Second Stage" by Nasuka
Video games
Three games based on the series were released throughout 2004-2005 and were published by Konami.
- Get Ride! AM Driver: Senkou no Hero Tanjou - (Game Boy Advance)
- Get Ride! AM Driver: Shutsugeki! Battle Party - (Game Boy Advance)
- Get Ride! AM Driver: Soukoku no Shinjitsu - (PlayStation 2)
External links
- Official Konami Get Ride! Amdriver site (in Japanese)
- Official TV-Tokyo Get Ride! Amdriver site (in Japanese)
- AM Driver (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- AM Driver at TV.com
