Summary
Sailor Victory is a short OVA series by Katsuhiko Nishijima. The two stories in the series feature a superhero heroine team that use mechanized robots as a local crime-fighting unit. Sailor Victory is a spinoff of another 2 part OVA series called Graduation (卒業 ～Graduation～), which is also by the same director. The OVA Graduation is related to a video game of the same name. Sailor Victory was produced by Bandai Visual and released in 1995, since then the title was licensed for release in North America by Anime Works.
| Sailor Victory | |
| 聖羅ヴィクトリー | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mecha, Superhero, Comedy |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Katsuhiko Nishijima |
| Written by | Kenichi Kanemaki |
| Studio | Studio Fantasia |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | January 25, 1995 – August 25, 1995 |
| Episodes | 2 |
Plot edit
Cast edit
| Character | Japanese[1] | English[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Narrator | Cierra Atakkaan | |
| Kiyomi Arai | Hiromi Tsuru | Tamara Burnham-Mercer |
| Shizuka Nakamoto | Aya Hisakawa | Courtney Hatfield-Wright |
| Reiko Takagi | Yumi Tōma | Traci Dinwiddie |
| Mami Shimura | Hinako Kanamaru | Pamela Weidner-Houle |
| Android Mami Shimura | Hinako Kanamaru | Pamela Weidner-Houle |
| Mika Kato | Junko Shimakata | Stephanie Anderson |
| Commissioner | Toshiya Amano | Rob Zapple |
| Police Chief | Tomomichi Nishimura | Dave Underwood |
| Cop 1 | Keiji Fujiwara | J.R. Rodriguez |
| Cop 2 | Kōji Ishii | Jerry Winsett |
| Cop 3 | Mitsuru Ogata | Jeff Johnston |
| Cop 4 | Takehiro Murozono | Ed Wagenseller |
| Kid | Yumi Fukami | |
| Ikariya | Yusaku Yara | Rick Forrester |
| Thief | Jun Sugawara | Chuck Denson Jr. |
| Margarita | Yuri Amano | Belinda Bizic-Keller |
Additional voices edit
English: Andrew Masset, Bill Flaman, Daniel Richani, David Pickelsiemer, Edwin Holt, Pam McChino, Paul Johnson, Robin Robertson, Scott Bailey, Scott Simpson, Shaun O'Rourke
Release edit
Reception edit
The English language adaptation has received various reviews from media that specialize in the area. Anime News Network gave the series a "B" rating and compares it to the Sakura Wars franchise. In the review ANN stated that the series was faster in pacing, and surprisingly good when it comes to the humor. They gave a sole minus to the series when it comes to originality.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Sailor Victory (1999 TV Show) Japanese Cast - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Sailor Victory (1999 TV Show) - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Sailor Victory DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
External links edit
- Sailor Victory (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Sailor Victory at IMDb
