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Description

Vandread is a unique science fiction show taking place in a future where men and women no longer live together. They have separated and live on separate planets, and have develpoped artificial means of reproduction. Men and women are at war with each other and have been apart for three generations, so most of the people have never seen any one from the opposite sex before. A group of female pirates commence a surprise attack on one of the Men's new battleships, and badly damage it. In a last ditch effort, they fire a special missile armed with a substance called Pexis. The missile malfunctions after it hits the female's ship, and the Pexis envelops it and causes the ship to transform and merge with the Men's technology, resulting in a new, and very powerful spaceship. At the same time the Women have captured most of the Men and sent them off the ship, but three of them are left behind when the accident occurs. After an unknown alien ship shows up and attacks them and they learn that it's just the first of many more to come, the women realize they must work with the three remaining men on their new ship in order to save both their planets. Vandread has an original story, in-depth character development along with a lot of fun comedy, impressive CG animation and good music. It's a good show that's bound to please any science fiction fan.

Main Characters
Hibiki Tokai

Original voice: Yuuki Yoshino

On his homeworld with the men, Hibiki was just a parts mechanic for mechs and designated a 3rd class citizen. Shortly after he is captured by the Women and taken to their ship, he discovers - during an attack - that he has hidden talents as a pilot. Hibiki is very arrogant and rash, always jumping into situations without thinking first. He pilots one of the Men's Vanguard's that was altered during the accident with the Pexis. The altered mech has the ability to combine with Meia's, Dita's, and Jura's Dread ships, which were also altered in the accident. Hibiki prefers to do things on his own, however, and only reluctantly combines with the women when he has to. Eventually, as he gets to know the women better, he learns some humility and begins to accept them a little more, and starts to look at the combining abilities as a source of power, not a liability.

Position: Pilot
Age: 16
Height: 147cm / 4'10"
Weight: 50kg / 110lbs

Blood Type: B

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Dita Liebely

Original voice: Yumi Kakazu

Cute, innocent, naive, and curious are all qualities that can be applied to Dita. She becomes fascinated with the men from the moment she first sees them. In particular, she likes Hibiki, something which annoys him greatly. Dita's curiosity can get the better of her at times, usually sending her somewhere she shouldn't be. Although she annoys Hibiki constantly, eventually her persistance pays off and he accepts her. In addition to these traits, Dita is also a talented, albeit inexperienced pilot and is currently in training.

Position: Apprentice Pilot
Age: 16
Height: 158cm / 5'2"
Weight: 46kg / 101lbs

Blood Type: O
Bust: 85cm / 33.5in
Waist: 60cm / 23.6in
Hips: 86cm / 33.9in

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Meia Gisborn

Original voice: Fumiko Orikasa

Meia is the ship's chief pilot, owing to her exceptional flying and fighting skills. She is a competent leader and has a strong sense of duty, and will never leave anyone behind in a battle. Despite this sense of duty, Meia is stubborn and believes that you can't count on anyone but yourself, making it difficult for her to accept help from others. Meia lost her mother when she was young and had a harsh childhood, from which Magno rescued her. She tries to hide her emotions from people and uses her devotion to duty as a mask for her troubled past. Meia and Hibiki get along well, mainly because they don't interfere with each other the way the others do.

Position: Chief Pilot
Age: 19
Height: 169cm / 5'7"
Weight: 51kg / 112lbs

Blood Type: B
Bust: 78cm / 30.7in
Waist: 61cm / 24.0in
Hips: 88cm / 34.6in

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Jura Basil Elden

Original voice: Yuu Asakawa

Jura is a fairly skilled pilot and she often acts as a sub-commander to Meia. She is both sexy and vain, and as with Dita, she likes Hibiki. Jura's intentions with Hibiki are quite different, however, being of a more sexual nature than Dita's friendly curiosity. This attitude is of great annoyance to Dita, and she and Jura are constantly competing over Hibiki, especially when it comes to combining their Dreads to his Vanguard. Of course, Hibiki would prefer that they both just left him alone. Jura's best friend is Barnette, and when Jura's not chasing Hibiki, she's usually with her.

Position: Pilot
Age: 20
Height: 174cm / 5'9"
Weight: 53kg / 117lbs

Blood Type: AB
Bust: 93cm / 36.6in
Waist: 60cm / 23.6in
Hips: 91cm / 35.8in

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Paiway Underberg

Original voice: Sawa Ishige

The youngest member of the crew, Paiway is still a kid, though she wants to be treated like an adult. She is a nurse, though she relies on machines to do most of the work, and her medical knowledge is limited. Paiway always carries a frog hand puppet and a camera with her, the latter of which she uses to spy on people. She is extremely nosy and keeps tabs on everyone on the ship, especially the Men. She dislikes the Men, and believes that Women will get germs from them. At one point she even quarrantines all the Women who had contact with the Men until she can "study" what effect it had on them.

Position: Nurse
Age: 11
Height: 137cm / 4'6"
Weight: 30kg / 66lbs

Blood Type: B
Bust: 66cm / 26.0in
Waist: 55cm / 21.7in
Hips: 69cm / 27.2in

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Barnette Orangello

Original voice: Michiko Neya

Barnette is Jura's best friend and equal in skill as a pilot, though her Dread was not altered by the Pexis and thus cannot combine with Hibiki. She is one of the most opposed to the Men in the entire crew. Barnette distrusts them and at first would like nothing more than to see them gone from the ship. It doesn't help either that she is in love with her best friend (yes, they are both female) since Jura is always chasing after Hibiki. Barnette is an excellent cook and enjoys preparing special meals for people, especially Jura.

Position: Pilot
Age: 18
Height: 163cm / 5'4"
Weight: 49kg / 108lbs

Blood Type: A
Bust: 87cm / 34.3in
Waist: 58cm / 22.8in
Hips: 89cm / 35.0in

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Magno Vivan

Original voice: Hisako Kyouda

Magno is the leader of the ship and is very old. She is one of the last surviving people from the generation where Men and Women still lived together. Magno's age has given her great wisdom and diplomatic abilities and the crew often turns to her for advice. Despite having lived with Men at one point in her life, she doesn't like them very much. She recognizes the need to keep them on the ship after the accident for their skills, but only reluctantly accepts them.

Position: Commander
Age: 108
Height: 148cm / 4'10"
Weight: 73kg / 161lbs

Blood Type: O
Bust: 90cm / 35.4in
Waist: 95cm / 37.4in
Hips: 88cm / 34.6in

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Buzam A. Calessa (BC)

Original voice: Yoko Soumi

BC is the second in command of the ship and a strong and competent leader. She is a person of many mysteries, and no one knows much of her background. She seems to distrust the men, yet helps them at the same time. BC is the one who usually gives most of the orders and does most of the leading, due to Magno's age. She frequently consults with Magno, however, and carries out her wishes as best she can. The crew like her and look to BC for support when they have a problem.

Position: Sub-commander
Age: 28
Height: 173cm / 5'8"
Weight: 61kg / 134lbs

Blood Type: A
Bust: 89cm / 35.0in
Waist: 63cm / 24.8in
Hips: 90cm / 35.4in

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Gascogne Rheingau

Original voice: Mayumi Asano

Gascogne is an excellent and experienced leader and one of the most popular crew members on the ship. As chief of maintenence she and her team maintain the pilot's ships and provide in-battle support with weapon and system changes and repairs. Gascogne is always calm, even in the worst situations, and this inspires confidence in the rest of the crew. While she is a stern leader, she is also accepting of the crew's limitations and doesn't hesistate to do things herself should it be needed. As with BC, Gascogne has a past shrouded in mystery, but because of her abilites and popularity, this is of no concern to the rest of the crew.

Position: Chief of Maintanence (Kuroko)
Age: 32
Height: 178cm / 5'10"
Weight: 66kg / 145lbs

Blood Type: O
Bust: 91cm / 35.8in
Waist: 68cm / 26.8in
Hips: 93cm / 36.6in

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Parfet Balblair

Original voice: Megumi Toyoguchi

Parfet is the Chief Engineer and is responsible for running the ship. She thinks of the Pexis as alive and treats the ship as such, with mixed results. Parfet is intelligent and creative, and good at thinking on her feet. She likes Duero, and gets along well with him. Duero helps Parfet a lot in the Engine room, even though he is a doctor, not an engineer. Next to Dita, Parfet is probably the most accepting of the Men on the ship, her only concern is for the safety of the ship and its crew regardless of who they are.

Position: Chief Engineer
Age: 18
Height: 155cm / 5'1"
Weight: 44kg / 97lbs

Blood Type: AB
Bust: 83cm / 32.7in
Waist: 59cm / 23.2in
Hips: 84cm / 33.1in

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Bart Garsus

Original voice: Tomokazu Seki

Bart is a fast-talker and a coward. Although he was a cadet for the Men's army, he has no skill whatsoever when it comes to battle. He avoids fighting as much as possible, either by talking himself out of the situation or hiding. He becomes the ships navigator merely by default, as the accident with the Pexis makes it so he's the only one who can move the ship. He doesn't like the women, but accepts them because he has to. After he someone he cares about, however, he decides its time to stop running away all the time and develops some confidence.

Position: Navigator
Age: 16
Height: 184cm / 6'0"
Weight: 71kg / 156lbs

Blood Type: A

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Duero Mcfile

Original voice: Hideki Tasaka

Duero betrays his age in both intelligence and maturity, and is an accomplished doctor, despite only being 17. He's always calm and very aloof, his primary concern being helping people, even if its the enemy. Paiway doesn't like Duero, but realizes he knows more about medicine than she does so eventually accepts him out of need for his help. Duero's analytical mind lends itself to engineering as well as medicine, so Parfet "recruits" him to help in the engine room when he's not needed as a doctor. He gets along with her well and may even like her a little.

Position: Doctor
Age: 17
Height: 188cm / 6'2"
Weight: 76kg / 167lbs

Blood Type: O

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Secondary Characters

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Ezra Vieil
Original voice: Sayaka Ohhara

Pyoro
Original voice: Mitsuo Iwata

Misty Cornwell
Original voice: Moyu Arishima

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Music

Mp3:

1. Trust (3.20Mb) Opening theme for Vandread season 1

2.
Himegoto (4.61Mb)
Ending theme for Vandread season 1

3.
Justice (4.14Mb)
Opening theme for Vandread season 2

4.
Yes Together (4.47Mb)
Ending theme for Vandread season 2

Video

Mpg:

1. Season 1 TV opening (37.44Mb) Opening animation for Vandread season 1

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1.	Trust (3.20Mb)	Opening theme for Vandread season 1
2.	Himegoto (4.61Mb)	Ending theme for Vandread season 1
3.	Justice (4.14Mb)	Opening theme for Vandread season 2
4.	Yes Together (4.47Mb)	Ending theme for Vandread season 2