AM Driver

AM Driver
North American DVD cover of AM Driver
Get Ride! アムドライバー (Get Ride! Amu Doraibā)
Genre	Mecha
Anime television series
Directed by	Isao Torad
Written by	Satoshi Namiki
Studio	Studio Deen
Licensed by	NA Illumitoon Entertainment, Westlake Entertainment
Network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 5, 2004 – March 28, 2005
Episodes	51
Manga
Written by	Kikou Konishi
Published by	Shogakukan
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	CoroCoro Comic
Original run	June 2004 – February 2005
Volumes	1

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 created by Studio Deen. The series was created and directed by Isao Torada. The music was composed by Kazunori Maruyama.

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

Media

Anime

Music

• Opening Theme:
  1. "Silent Moon" by HIRO☆TAKAMI
  2. "READY?" by Kousuke Kujirai
• Ending Theme:
  1. "Straight From My Heart" by Northern Bright
  2. "Second Stage" by Nasuka

Video games

Get Ride! AM Driver: Senkou no Hero Tanjou

External links

• Official Konami Get Ride! Amdriver site (Japanese)
• Official TV-Tokyo Get Ride! Amdriver site (Japanese)
• AM Driver (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• AM Driver at TV.com