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Battle Athletes Victory (TV)

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Alternative title:
Battle Athletes Daiundōkai (Japanese)
バトルアスリーテス大運動会 (Japanese)
파이팅 대운동회 (Korean)
Themes: sports
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: Akari Kanzaki has just joined an all-girls academy in hopes of entering the University Satellite, an elite sports training facility. She wants to win the title of Cosmo Beauty—a title held years ago by her mother. It's not an easy task for her as fear, doubt and peer pressure get in her way, but friends, rivals and fans slowly encourage her to overcome her obstacles and become the best of the Battle Athletes.
User Ratings: 330 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 16 votes (sub:11, dub:5)
 Excellent: 42 votes (sub:27, dub:14, ?:1)
 Very good: 91 votes (sub:61, dub:25, raw:2, others:3
2 Russian edited dub
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Good: 99 votes (sub:64, dub:32, raw:1, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Decent: 42 votes (sub:27, dub:13, raw:2)
 So-so: 14 votes (sub:12, dub:2)
 Not really good: 9 votes (dub:5, sub:4)
 Weak: 12 votes (sub:11, dub:1)
 Bad: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 769 users, rank: #1553 (of 9581)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.158 (Good), std. dev.: 1.6531, rank: #3071 (of 9703)
Weighted mean: 7.111 (Good), rank: #3071 (of 9703) (seen all: 7.32 / seen some: 6.55 / won't finish: 4.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.126 (Good), rank: #2822 (of 7286)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 1997-10-03 to 1998-03-27
Release dates: We have 21
Opening Theme:
"Tsubasa" ("Wings") by Yukari Asakura
Ending Theme:
#1: "Honey Bee" by Jamic Spoon (eps 1-25)
#2: "Tsubasa" ("Wings") by Yukari Asakura (ep 26)
Official website:
Trivia: We have 2
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Battle Athletes - TV Series & OVA (Blu-ray) 2020-12-29 (from $49.95)
DVD (Region 1)
    Battle Athletes Victory - Training (DVD 1) 1999-04-06 (from $19.38)
    Battle Athletes Victory - Doubt & Conflict (DVD 2) 1999-05-11 (from $17.99)
    Battle Athletes Victory - Tragedy and Triumph (DVD 3) 2000-08-29 (from $17.12)
    Battle Athletes Victory - Spaceward Ho (DVD 4) 1999-08-03 (from $19.99)
    Battle Athletes Victory - No Looking Back (DVD 5) 1999-09-14 (from $3.50)
    Battle Athletes Victory - Willpower (DVD 6) 1999-10-12 (from $24.21)
    Battle Athletes Victory - Last Dance (DVD 7) 1999-11-02 (from $17.99)
    Battle Athletes Victory - Human Race (DVD 8) 1999-12-07 (from $3.50)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Katsuhito Akiyama
Script:
Hideyuki Kurata (20 episodes
eps 1-4, 6, 8, 10-12, 14, 16, 18-26
)

Yōsuke Kuroda (6 episodes
eps 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17
)

Storyboard:
Akio Kawamura (eps 13, 19)
Eiji Suganuma (OP)
Katsuhito Akiyama (eps 1, 26)
Ken Ando (ep 22)
Naoki Hishikawa (ep 12)
Seiji Mizushima (eps 8, 23)
Takaaki Ishiyama (5 episodes
eps 10-11, 14, 16, 21
)

Takafumi Hoshikawa (ep 24)
Takashi Kobayashi (5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 15, 20, 25
)

Toshiaki Komura (eps 5, 9)
Toshimasa Suzuki (eps 3, 7, 18)
Yoshiaki Iwasaki (eps 4, 17)
Episode Director:
Akio Kawamura (eps 13, 19)
Katsuhito Akiyama (ep 26)
Ken Ando (eps 12, 22)
Makoto Bessho (eps 20, 25)
Masahiko Murata (eps 5, 10-11)
Masahito Otani (ep 16)
Seiji Mizushima (eps 8, 23)
Takafumi Hoshikawa (eps 17, 24)
Takashi Kobayashi (eps 1, 6, 15)
Toshimasa Suzuki (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 14, 21
)

Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto (ep 18)
Yoshiaki Iwasaki (ep 4)
Music: Yoshikazu Suo
Original Concept: Hiroki Hayashi
Character Design:
Atsushi Okuda
Ryuichi Makino
Animation Director:
Akihiro Izumi (ep 10)
Atsushi Okuda (6 episodes
eps 10, 15-16, 20, 22, 26
)

Eiko Saitō (5 episodes
eps 3, 8, 11, 14, 23
)

Hideyuki Morioka (ep 21)
Hideyuki Motohashi (ep 25)
Kumiko Shishido (eps 13, 19)
Makoto Bessho (eps 12, 15, 26)
Masahiko Murata (ep 5)
Michio Satō (5 episodes
eps 6, 15, 18, 25-26
)

Naoyuki Owada (4 episodes
eps 6, 10, 15, 18
)

Nobutake Ito (ep 1)
Nobuyuki Kitajima (6 episodes
eps 6, 10, 18, 20, 25-26
)

Saburo Masutani (eps 5, 12)
Shinji Ochi
Takashi Kobayashi (ep 20)
Yoshiaki Itō (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 17, 24
)

Yoshitaka Kohno (6 episodes
eps 10, 15-16, 18, 20, 26
)

Yūji Yanase (4 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 22
)

Sound Director: Yasunori Honda
Director of Photography: Tsuguo Ozawa
Assistant Director: Takashi Kobayashi
Color Coordination: Satoshi Tsuchida
Conceptual Design:
Kenji Teraoka
Noriyuki Jinguji
Design: Takaharu Masaki
Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno
Special Effects:
Jin Hibino (17 episodes
eps 2-5, 7-8, 11-14, 16-19, 21, 23-24
)

Rika Sugawara (ep 20)
Takahiro Fukuda (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 10, 15, 25
)

Theme Song Performance: Yukari Asakura (OP)
Rio Natsuki as Akari Kanzaki

Akemi Okamura as Mylandah Arkar Walder
Akiko Yajima as Anna Respighi
Aya Hisakawa as Ichino "Itchan" Yanagida
Aya Sakaguchi as Tanya Natdhipytadd
Kouji Nakata as Grant Oldman (Headmaster)
Miki Itō as Jessie Gartland
Miki Takahashi as Tomoe Midou
Taeko Kawata as
Marshall
Wong Ling-Pha
Tomoko Kawakami as Kris Christopher
Unshō Ishizuka as Mister Miracle
Yōko Soumi as Ayla V. Roznovsky
Yukari Tamura as Vanessa (ep 16)
Yuriko Yamaguchi as Lahrri Feldnunt

Ai Orikasa as Yumiko Karashima
Asako Fujii as Ishimatsu Yanagida (eps 9-10, 26)
Chiharu Tezuka as
Student (eps 7-8, 12)
Student A (ep 5)
Student C
Junji Kitajima as Kannonji
Kae Araki as Student A
Kazuhiko Inoue as Eric Roberts
Kazuyuki Ishikawa as Terrorist C (ep 11)
Manabi Mizuno as
Student (ep 7)
Student C (ep 5)
Masamichi Ōta as
Broadcast (ep 8)
Reporter (ep 7)
Staff (ep 11)
Megumi Shinozaki as Student (ep 7)
Michiko Neya as Student B
Miho Yamada as
Announcer
Loretta (ep 23)
Student (eps 7-8)
Misa Watanabe as Anna's Mama (eps 17, 19)
Naoki Tatsuta as Takashi Kobayashi (ep 6)
Nobuo Tobita as Ando (ep 23)
Rei Igarashi as Nerilian Queen (eps 24-26)
Ryunosuke Ohbayashi as Prince (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 10, 26
)
Shiho Niiyama as Chief of the Dorm
Takehiro Murozono as
Chairperson (ep 7)
Commentary (ep 5)
Gyubei
Sergei Garenstein (eps 4, 8-9)
Terrorist B (ep 11)
Takeshi Igarashi as Control Officer
Toshiya Ueda as Priest Bobson Howard (eps 15, 23)
Unshō Ishizuka as Daizaemon Kanzaki (eps 22-26)
Wataru Takagi as Terrorist A (ep 11)
Yukari Tamura as
Ayla V. Roznovsky (Young)
Student (eps 7-8, 12)
Student B (ep 5)

Daisuke Ishikawa (eps 1-2)
Hiroshi Yanaka (ep 13)
Kae Araki (ep 25)
Kazunari Tanaka (eps 9-10)
Kunihiko Yasui (eps 15, 19)
Manabi Mizuno (eps 1-3)
Megumi Shinozaki (eps 1-2, 17)
Ryōko Tanaka (ep 2)
Takehiro Murozono (eps 1-2, 10)
Wasabi Mizuta (eps 12, 14, 18)
Yasuyuki Kase (eps 18, 21)
Yuu Asakawa (ep 13)
Japanese companies
Backgrounds:
Atelier Musa (9 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25
)

Studio Easter (8 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24
)

Studio Tulip (9 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26
)

Broadcaster: TV Tokyo
Co-Production: Aeon, Inc.
Distributor: Pioneer LDC
In-Between Animation:
FAI (6 episodes
eps 5, 7-8, 12, 17-18
)

Hana Production (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 10, 25-26
)

Kyoe Sung Production (ep 20)
Mook Animation (ep 26)
Pak Production (17 episodes
eps 2-5, 7-9, 12, 15, 17-24
)

San Ho Studios (ep 20)
Studio Mu (ep 26)
Laboratory: Imagica
Music Production: TV Tokyo Music
Paint:
Daume (ep 1)
E-cho (ep 11)
FAI (8 episodes
eps 5, 7-8, 12-13, 17-18, 23
)

Hana Production (6 episodes
eps 1, 6, 10, 15, 25-26
)

Kyoe Sung Production (ep 20)
Moon Seong Animation (ep 20)
Pak Production (18 episodes
eps 2-5, 7-9, 11-13, 17-24
)

San Ho Studios (ep 20)
Studio DEEN (ep 1)
Studio Kuma (ep 1)
Studio Mu (ep 26)
Studio PIA (ep 1)
Photography:
Adlib (eps 1-25 odd)
Falcon, Inc. (eps 2-26 even)
Trans Arts Co. (ep 5)
Planning Cooperation: GENCO
Production Cooperation:
Magic Bus (eps 1-26)
Oniro (eps 1-26)
SHAFT (eps 1-26)
Tokyo Kids (ep 20)
Recording Studio: AVACO Creative Studios
Sound Production: Arts Production
Titles: Maki Production
English staff
English cast
Translation: Rika Takahashi
Executive producer: Hideki 'Henry' Goto
Digital Tracking:
Joe Romersa
Phil Brewster
Final Mix: Joe Romersa
Logo Design: Douglas Smith (Blu-ray)
Menu Design: Robin Sevakis (Blu-ray)
Packaging Design: Douglas Smith (Blu-ray)
Production Coordination:
Kei Onishi
Kenji Nakamura
Osamu Maseba
Quality Control: Marc Levy (Blu-ray)
Recording Facility Engineer: Les Claypool III
Subtitle Editing: Logan Rebholz (Blu-ray)
Subtitle Timing: Dana Weaver
Lia Sargent as Akari Kanzaki

David Lucas as Grant Oldman
Debbie Derosa as Mylandah Arkar Walter
Dorothy Melendrez as Kris Kristopher
James Lyon as
Daizaemon Kanzaki (eps 22-26)
Mr. Miracle
Julie Maddalena as Tanya Natdhipytadd
Marie Downing as Jessie Gurtlant
Melissa Williamson as Ayla Vefraska Rosnovsky
Mimi Woods as Lahrri Feldnunt
Ruby Marlowe as
Anna Respighi
Ling-Pha Wong
Marshall
Sam Strong as Dr. Eric Roberts
Wendee Lee as Ichino "Itchan" Yanagida

Bodean Chubb as
Newscaster
Priest
Carol Stanzione as Mercury-B Team Leader
Cody MacKenzie as Street Kid
David Umansky as Interviewer
Deanna Morris as Student
Diva West as Nurse Yumika Karashima
Dorothy Melendrez as Student
George Kee as Chi-Hong Wong
Jack Hammer as Lahrri's Coach
Jane Alan as
Event Announcer
Welcome Voice
Jimmy Theodore as Satellite Operator
Jonathan Charles as
Kannonji
Operator
Julie Pickering as Poontashko
Lex Lang as
Operator
Sergei Garenstein
Lia Sargent as Nerilians
Lynn Fischer as Nerilian
Marie Danielle as
Ayla (Young)
Student
Michael Sorich as Ando (ep 22)
Mona Marshall as Ichimatsu Yanagida
Patricia Ja Lee as Nurse
Reba West as Elaine Respighi
Richard Hayworth as Terrorist Leader
Robert Wicks as Alfred Gurtlant
Sonja S. Fox as Nerilian Queen
Sparky Thornton as Beginners Narrator
Tom Charles as Punk

English companies
Blu-ray Production: MediaOCD
Licensed by:
Discotek Media (2020)
Geneon Entertainment Inc. (Expired)
Online Editing Facility: Point.360
Packaging Design: Mind Meld, INC.
Recording Facility: Magnitude 8 Post
Translation: ZRO Limit Productions
Korean staff
Korean cast
(none)
Myeong-Hwa Cha as Akari Kanzaki

Gang Mihyeong as Ling-Pha Wong
Gi Gyeongok as Anna Respighi
Han Sangdeok as Grant Oldman
Jeong-Ho Kim as Dr. Eric Roberts
Jong-Hyeok Lee as Mr. Miracle
Lee Jinhwa as Tanya Natdhipytadd
Park Suok as Ayla Vefraska Rosnovsky
So-Ra Yun as Jessie Gurtlant
Song Deokhui as Kris Kristopher
Sun Young Kim as Mylandah Arkar Walter
Yeon-Hui Lee as Lahrri Feldnunt
Yu Namhui as Ichino "Itchan" Yanagida

Jeong-Ho Kim as Priest Bobson Howard
Jong-Hyeok Lee as Kannonji
Song Deokhui as
Ishimatsu Yanagida
Nerilian Queen
Yumika Karashima
Yeon-Hui Lee as Tomoe Kanzaki
Korean companies
(none)

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