Season 1 (2001)
Release date: 2001-05-21
User rating:
7 / 10
Director: Susumu Kudo
Episodes (13):
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1. Angel
Three girls from all different walks of life are brought together by their shared love for Reika's music.
Release date: 2001-05-21
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2. Destiny
Akari, Yuki, and Nozomi do their best to get accepted into Akiba Music School, Father Samuel expresses his concerns about Akari.
Release date: 2001-05-28
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3. Class S
Yuki decides to join a street band. Meanwhile, Akari struggles with her nerves as Kisaragi starts observing classes, in search for students to join her S Class.
Release date: 2001-06-04
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4. Fortissimo
S Class must face new hardships as they prepare for their debut. Yuki starts to make a name for herself with her newfound band.
Release date: 2001-06-11
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5. Love Song
Feeling refreshed, Akari talks to the S Class about much needed improvements. A new student joins the S Class. Could this mean trouble for the other girls?
Release date: 2001-06-18
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6. Memory
Akari is trying to put together the pieces of her past as she encounters a similar blue stone. Samuel then reveals her past to her.
Release date: 2001-06-25
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7. Resonance
Akari makes her fateful return to the S Class, but she still feels isolated and alone. Yuki comes up with a plan to cheer everyone up.
Release date: 2001-07-02
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8. Audition
The trio prepares for the M & K Records' Rookie Audition. The girls quickly realize that Jun is no longer their only rival.
Release date: 2001-07-09
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9. Blindly
After the results have been announced, the trio now prepares for their next challenge. But does one of them push herself too far?
Release date: 2001-07-16
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10. Advance
R3's first TV performance brings about the pressure of their debut. Meanwhile, Reika is haunted by memories of the past
Release date: 2001-07-23
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11. Past
Kisaragi has an exclusive interview, during which memories of her past and youth flash through her mind.
Release date: 2001-07-30
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12. Beginning
Even as rookies, R3 is destined for greatness as they are nominated for a Music Police Award, but is the publicity too much for the girls to handle?
Release date: 2001-08-06
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13. Angels
The day of the Music Police Awards has finally arrived. R3 must face up against their longtime idol Reika in their rise to fame.
Release date: 2001-08-13
Cast
Kana Ueda
as Jun
Takehito Koyasu
as Kosaka Kaito
Maria Yamamoto
as Nozomi Kaihara
Mayumi Izuka
as Mizushima Akari
Atsuko Enomoto
as Aoyama Yuki
Mariko Kouda
as Reika
Asako Dodo
as Kei (voice)
Azusa Nakao
as Aya
Hiroki Takahashi
as Bassist
Hiroshi Naka
as Father Samuel
Hozumi Goda
as Sugino Shirou
Katsuyuki Konishi
as Yaokichi
Kazuhiko Inoue
as Yoh Sakuramiya
Masako Isobe
as Orphanage director
Masuo Amada
as Yaegashi
Miki Ito
as Kaibara Madoka
Motoko Kumai
as Otoki
Osamu Saka
as Kaibara Shou
Rie Kugimiya
as Nao
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
as Old Man
Taiki Matsuno
as Keiji
Takayuki Fujimoto
as Guitarist
Cho
as Hikoza
Yuji Ueda
as Muraki
Tetsuo Kanao
as Yamanaka Tsumu
Crew - click here to expand
Atsuko Enomoto - Theme Song Performance, Shinichi Kobayashi - Producer, Kazuya Tanaka - Sound Director, Masao Maruyama - Producer, Susumu Kudo - Director, Gorou Matsui - Music