Voogie's Angel
Voogie's Angel (電脳戦隊ヴギィ`ズ・エンジェル, Dennou Sentai Voogie's Angel) is a three-episode Japanese original video animation series, based on a 1996 radio drama series of the same name created by Aoi Takeuchi. Character designs in the animation were redone by Masami Oobari, based on the original designs created by Shin'ichi Miyamae for the radio series and its CD releases.
| Voogie's Angel | |
| 電脳戦隊ヴギィ`ズ・エンジェル (Dennou Sentai Voogie's Angel) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, comedy, mecha |
| Audio drama | |
| Music by | Hajime Hyakkoku |
| Original run | 1996 – present |
| Episodes | 24 [1] |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Masami Oobari (eps 1 and 2) Aoi Takeuchi (ep 3) |
| Written by | Aoi Takeuchi |
| Music by | Hajime Hyakkoku Toru Yukawa |
| Studio | J.C.Staff (eps 1 and 2) Frontline (ep 3) |
| Released | October 24, 1997 – July 24, 1998 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 |
A hundred years after the Earth's surface is invaded by aliens (Space Emigrants, or SE) and humans have been forced to live in underwater cities, the last hope of saving the Earth lies in the hands of five cybernetically enhanced women. These women are trained to carry out attacks against the SE in hopes of reclaiming Earth for mankind.
An OVA directed by Hayato Date titled 電脳戦隊ヴギィ’ズ・エンジェル外伝 進め! スーパー・エンジェルス (Dennou Sentai Voogie's Angel Gaiden: Susume! Super Angels!) was released on August 21, 1998.[2] Another OVA, a compilation titled 電脳戦隊ヴギィ’ズ・エンジェル -Forever and ever- (Dennou Sentai Voogie's Angel: Forever and Ever), was released on January 25, 1999.[3]
Dennou Sentai Last Angels, a reboot of Voogie's Angel, had its first CD release on March 24, 2021.[4][5]
Cast edit
| Role | Japanese[6] | English[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Studios (2000) | |||
| Voogie | Aya Hisakawa | Amy Tipton | |
| Merrybell Candy Stuart[7] | Shiho Kikuchi | Megan Hancock | |
| Rebecca Sweet-Hausen[7] | Kotono Mitsuishi | Traci Dinwiddie | |
| Shiori Tachibana[7] | Kikuko Ino'ue | Juliet Cesario | |
| Midi the Girl | Sakura Tange | Pamela Weidner-Houle | |
| Strikemeyer | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Rick Forrester | |
| Teddy the Boy | Yumi Touma | Natasha Malinsky-Parker | |
| Dr. Crimt | Takehito Koyasu | Geoff Whitesell | |
| Dr. Nina Woodford | Konami Yoshida | Elizabeth Roberts | |
| Lt. Jay Burst | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Chris Hill | |
| Admiral Tsunami | Hidekatsu Shibata | ||
| Scott | Akimitsu Takase | ||
| Chester | Katashi Ishidzuka | ||
| Ash | Akira Ishida | Michael Granberry | |
| Gray | Jun'ichi Endou | Bryan Bolick | |
| 1 | Cpt. Leon Cougar | Kaneto Shiozawa | Scott Simpson |
| Michelle Summer | Kae Araki | Abbie Marasco | |
| Captain | Ken'ichi Morozumi | ||
| Crew 1 | Ki'ichirou Murase | ||
| Crew 2 | Eiji Sekiguchi | ||
| Magnificent Samurai | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Thomas Bruning | |
| Kunizou Gondawara | Shocker OH!NO! | Steve Tylor | |
| Okinu | Akiko Nakagawa | Arona Starling | |
| 2 | Cpt. Ron Howard | Juurouta Kosugi | Dave Underwood |
| Mike | Ki'ichirou Murase | ||
References edit
- ^ Audio drama CD Vol. 5 - 電脳戦隊ヴギィ`ズ・エンジェルVol. 5 「Ｒａｄｉｃａｌ Ｆｉｇｈｔ！」 (NACL-1258)
- ^ "電脳戦隊ヴギィ'ズ・エンジェル外伝 進め！スーパー・エンジェルス！(1998)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ "電脳戦隊ヴギィ'ズ・エンジェル -Forever and ever-(1999)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ "Voogie's Angel Reboot Project Last Angels Unveils Promo Video".
- ^ "Voogie's Angel Reboot Project Last Angels Streams 2nd Promo".
- ^ a b "Voogie's Angel". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ a b c Liner notes from the OVA Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 - 電脳戦隊ヴギィズ・エンジェル音楽大全２ (COCC-14995)
External links edit
- Voogie's Angel (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia