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Salamander (OAV)

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Alternative title:
Gradius 
Life Force 
沙羅曼蛇 (Japanese) 
사라만다 (Korean) 
Genres: adventure , science fiction 
Objectionable content: Mild 
Based on: Based on "Salamander"/"Gradius"/"Gradius II: Gofer no Yabō" (VG) by Konami (eps 1, 2, & 3, resp.) 
Plot Summary: The planet Latis is under attack by the Space Dragon Salamander, its war planet, and the Bacterian horde, which is destroying everything in sight; Latis's defenses are ineffective, and its people are losing all hope. Three heroes from the planet Gradius join Lord British in defense of his beloved planet Latis. Then, in a prequel, a girl from a distant planet brings an ominous warning to the planet Gradius, concerning the Bacterium, which the three heroes must investigate. The third episode jumps to the future: after the signing of a peace treaty, one of our heroes is captured by the Bacterians. The military of Gradius and the remaining heroes must save the prisoner from a fate worse than death. 
User Ratings: 30 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Excellent: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Very good: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Good: 9 votes (sub:8, raw:1)
 Decent: 8 votes (sub:8)
 So-so: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Bad: -
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Seen in part or in whole by 54 users, rank: #6655 (of 10064)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.567 (Good−), std. dev.: 1.5424, rank: #5793 (of 10235)
Weighted mean: 6.625 (Good−), rank: #5464 (of 10235) (seen all: 6.88 / seen some: 5.46 / won't finish: 3.00)
Bayesian estimate: 6.882 (Good), rank: #4066 (of 7688)
Running time: 50 minutes per episode 
Number of episodes: 3 
Episode titles: We have 3
Vintage: 1987-02-25 to 1989-02-25 
Release dates: We have 6
Ending Theme:
"I Remember You" by Yasuhiko Shigemura 
Trivia: We have 4
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VHS
    Salamander [UK] (Sub.VHS 1) 1995-01-23
    Salamander [UK] (Sub.VHS 2) 1995-02-00
    Salamander [UK] (Sub.VHS 3) 1995-03-27

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hisayuki Toriumi 
Screenplay: Kazuhito Hisajima 
Music: Tatsushi Umegaki 
Character Design: Haruhiko Mikimoto 
Art Director:
Kayoko Koitabashi (ep 3) 
Masayoshi Banno (eps 1-2) 
Animation Director: Toshiyasu Okada 
Mecha design: Yasuhiro Moriki 
Director of Photography:
Hirokata Takahashi (eps 1-2) 
Hitoshi Kaneko (ep 3) 
Producer:
Yūji Nunokawa (Studio Pierrot) 
Yumiko Takanashi (Konami) 

Assistant Director: Harumi Tamano 
Background Art:
Kayoko Koitabashi (eps 1-2) 
Kyoko Hayashibara (ep 2) 
Kyōko Uemura (ep 1) 
Makiko Futami (eps 1, 3) 
Masahiro Komine (ep 1) 
Masahiro Mikami (eps 2-3) 
Masao Kajitani (eps 1-3) 
Masaru Ohta (eps 1, 3) 
Mieko Ichihara (ep 1) 
Mitsuo Shibamura (ep 1) 
Ritsuko Murakami (eps 1-2) 
Rumiko Minemura (eps 2-3) 
Ryō Kōno (ep 2) 
Saburo Kametani (ep 1) 
Sanae Makino (eps 1-3) 
Setsuko Ishizu (ep 1) 
Yōko Ichihara (eps 2-3) 
Color Check: Hideo Kamiya (eps 2-3) 
Color Coordination: Michiko Nishimura (eps 1-3) 
Editing:
Masaki Sakamoto 
Rie Katayama (ep 2) 
Seiji Morita 
In-Between Check: Fumiyo Yoshikawa (eps 1-3) 
Key Animation:
Hiroki Kusuda (ep 1) 
Jun'ichirō Saitō (ep 2) 
Katsumi Aoshima (ep 1) 
Masahiro Neriki (eps 1-3) 
Noboru Sugimitsu (ep 1) 
Shinsuke Terasawa (ep 2) 
Shuichi Hidao (eps 1-3) 
Tadaaki Miyata (ep 1) 
Takemi Tanemoto (eps 1-3) 
Toshiya Niidome (eps 1-3) 
Toshiyuki Tsuru (ep 2) 
Yūya Kobayashi (eps 1-3) 
Original "Gradius II" Game Music:
Kenichi Matsubara (ep 3) 
Motoaki Furukawa (ep 3) 
Seiichi Fukami (ep 3) 
Shinji Tasaka (ep 3) 
Original "Gradius"/"Salamander" Game Mus: Miki Higashino (eps 1-2) 
Paint:
Mineko Yamaguchi (eps 1-2) 
Miwako Teruya (ep 2) 
Sanae Matsutani (ep 2) 
Sun-Deok Kim 
Tadaaki Goto (ep 2) 
Yuko Kawabata (eps 1-3) 
Photography:
Hajime Noguchi (ep 2) 
Hiroaki Yamada (ep 3) 
Hiroko Shinohara (ep 3) 
Hironobu Horikoshi (eps 1-2) 
Ichiro Uehara (ep 3) 
Masahiro Kumagai (ep 3) 
Miho Sakata (ep 1) 
Taizo Matsuzaki (ep 1) 
Takashi Shirakami (eps 1-2) 
Takeo Kobayashi (eps 1-2) 
Toshikazu Komatsu (ep 3) 
Yasuyoshi Toyonaga (ep 2) 
Yoshimi Kurata (ep 3) 
Yoshinori Kitsugi (ep 3) 
Yukie Kadohara (ep 3) 
Yukio Miyajima (ep 2) 
Production Desk:
Naoji Hounokidani (eps 1, 3) 
Yūji Takae (ep 2) 
Recording Adjustment: Kunio Kuwabara 
Sound Effects: Kazutoshi Satō 
Special Effects:
Gō Abe (ep 1) 
Kiyoshi Asanuma (eps 2-3) 
Shinji Teraoka (ep 1) 
Theme Song Performance: Yasuhiko Shigemura (ED) 
Titles: Hideki Sugisawa 
Hirotaka Suzuoki as Ike Lord British 
Kazuhiko Inoue as Eddie Evan 
Kōji Tsujitani as Dan 
Noriko Hidaka as Stephanie McBain 

Shigezō Sasaoka as Gofer 
Sumi Shimamoto as Paula 

Akira Murayama as Starbuck (eps 2-3) 
Daiki Nakamura as Pilot B (ep 3) 
Fumihiko Tachiki as Cabinet Member B (ep 3) 
Hōchū Ōtsuka as Latis Pilot B (ep 1) 
Ikuya Sawaki as Latis Pilot A (ep 1) 
Jōji Yanami as Latis Cabinet Minister A (eps 1, 3) 
Jun Hazumi as Lee McBain (eps 2-3) 
Kyōnosuke Kami as Minister of Defense (ep 3) 
Masashi Sugawara as Pilot A (ep 3) 
Seizō Katō as Doromo 
Shinji Nomura as Cabinet Member A (ep 3) 
Shōzō Iizuka as Cyber Brain (ep 2) 
Takehito Koyasu as Technical Official (ep 3) 
Takuzō Kamiyama as
Gradius Commander (ep 2) 
Latis Cabinet Minister B (eps 1, 3) 
Toshihiko Nakajima as HQ (ep 3) 
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Stephanie's Mother (ep 3) 

Banjō Ginga (ep 1) 
Daiki Nakamura (ep 2) 
Issei Futamata (ep 2) 
Masato Kubota (ep 1) 
Naoki Makishima (ep 1) 
Ryūzō Ishino (ep 2) 
Sachiko Sawai (ep 2) 
Takehito Koyasu (ep 2) 
Tsutomu Kashiwakura (ep 1) 
Yūji Mikimoto (ep 2) 
Japanese companies
Backgrounds:
Studio CATS  (eps 1-3) 
Studio Kuma (ep 1) 
Film Developing: Toei Chemical Industry 
Music Production: King Records 
Photography:
Takahashi Production (eps 1-2) 
Tokyo Animation Film (ep 3) 
Production:
Konami 
Pony Canyon 
Studio Pierrot 
Production Assistance:
Artland  (eps 1, 3) 
Ashi Productions  (ep 1) 
Bebow (ep 2) 
Daume (eps 1, 3) 
Dragon Production  (eps 1-2) 
E&G Films  (ep 2) 
Easy World Pro  (ep 1) 
GAINAX  (ep 3) 
Group Linus (ep 1) 
Hadashi Pro (ep 1) 
Hitomi Production (ep 1) 
I.G Tatsunoko (ep 2) 
Kyoto Animation  (ep 2) 
Märchen-Sha (ep 3) 
Miyuki Production  (ep 1) 
Mook Animation (ep 2) 
Mushi Production  (eps 1-3) 
Samtack  (ep 1) 
SHAFT  (ep 1) 
Studio Add  (ep 1) 
Studio Angel (ep 3) 
Studio Cockpit  (ep 3) 
Studio Dove (ep 2) 
Studio Kuma (ep 3) 
Studio Look  (ep 2) 
Studio Mark  (eps 2-3) 
studio Marmalade (ep 1) 
Studio Onion (ep 1) 
Studio Takuranke  (eps 2-3) 
Studio Wombat  (ep 2) 
T. Nishimura  (eps 2-3) 
Trans Arts Co.  (ep 3) 
Village (eps 1-2) 
Whiskey Studio (ep 3) 
Yamato Pro  (eps 1-3) 
Re-Recording: Tokyo TV Center 
Recording Production: Omnibus Promotion 
English cast
English staff
Script Consultant: Jonathan Clements 
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Western Connection (UK) 

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