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Aura Battler Dunbine (TV)

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Alternative title:
Holy Warrior Dunbine 
Seisenshi Dunbine (Japanese) 
聖戦士ダンバイン (Japanese) 
聖戰士丹拜因 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
Themes: isekai , mecha 
Objectionable content: Significant 
Plot Summary: After a motocross accident, Show Zama was pulled from Japan into the mystical world of Byston Well, where he and others from Earth were reicruited by Lord Drake Luft to pilot his newest weapons, the Aura Battlers, a combination of Byston Well magic and Earthien technology. However, in the heat of battle, Show is approached by Marvel, a woman from Earth, who convinces him of Luft's sinister intentions. 
User Ratings: 173 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 19 votes (sub:18, dub:1)
 Excellent: 27 votes (dub:14, sub:13)
 Very good: 36 votes (sub:25, dub:9, raw:1, others:1
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Good: 32 votes (sub:17, dub:15)
 Decent: 22 votes (sub:14, dub:7, raw:1)
 So-so: 16 votes (sub:9, dub:6, raw:1)
 Not really good: 7 votes (sub:6, dub:1)
 Weak: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Bad: 6 votes (dub:5, sub:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (dub:2)
 Worst ever: 3 votes (dub:2, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 468 users, rank: #2243 (of 9910)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.983 (Good), std. dev.: 2.2566, rank: #4173 (of 10057)
Weighted mean: 6.869 (Good), rank: #4416 (of 10057) (seen all: 7.55 / seen some: 6.22 / won't finish: 3.43)
Bayesian estimate: 6.911 (Good), rank: #3877 (of 7616)
Running time: half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 49 
Episode titles: We have 49
Vintage: 1983-02-05 to 1984-01-21 
Release dates: We have 2
Opening Theme:
"Aura Road" by MIO [US translation] 
"ダンバインとぶ (Dunbine Tobu)" by MIO 
Ending Theme:
"みえるだろうバインストンウィル (Mieru darou Byston Well)" by MIO 
Links: We have 1
News: Show:
Wings of Rean (Sep 27, 2005)
ADV February Releases (Dec 2, 2004)
ADV Title Sites (Dec 26, 2003)
Aura! Battler! Dunbine! (Apr 7, 2003)
New ADV Releases in July (Mar 31, 2003)
Otakon 2002: ADV Panel (Jul 29, 2002)
ADV at AX (Jul 7, 2001)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2018-08-28 (from $34.88)
DVD (Region 1)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Tales of Byston Well (DVD 1) 2003-07-15 (from $7.67)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Tales of Byston Well + Artbox (DVD 1) 2003-07-15 (from $31.98)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Heroes of Byston Well (DVD 2) 2003-08-26 (from $17.73)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Kings of Byston Well (DVD 3) 2003-10-07 (from $15.95)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Escape From Byston Well (DVD 4) 2003-11-18 (from $11.45)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Return To Byston Well (DVD 5) 2004-04-20 (from $15.98)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Battlers of Byston Well (DVD 6) 2004-06-08 (from $7.95)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Mysteries of Byston Well (DVD 7) 2004-07-20 (from $9.24)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Mysteries of Byston Well + Artbox (DVD 7) 2004-07-20 (from $19.95)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Invaders from Byston Well (DVD 8) 2004-08-31 (from $24.95)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Forsaken Souls of Byston Well (DVD 9) 2004-10-12 (from $6.29)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Terror From Byston Well (DVD 10) 2004-11-23 (from $15.99)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Secrets of Byston Well (DVD 11) 2005-01-04
    Aura Battler Dunbine - Final Fate of Byston Well (DVD 12) 2005-02-15 (from $30.96)
    Aura Battler Dunbine - 1-6 Set + Box (DVD 1-6) 2004-06-08

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Yoshiyuki Tomino 
Script:
Minoru Yokitani (ep 1) 
Sukehiro Tomita  (24 episodes
eps 2, 5-6, 9-10, 13-14, 19-20, 23-24, 27, 29, 31-32, 35-36, 38, 40-41, 43-44, 47, 49
)
 
Yūji Watanabe (24 episodes
eps 3-4, 7-8, 11-12, 15-18, 21-22, 25-26, 28, 30, 33-34, 37, 39, 42, 45-46, 48
)
 
Storyboard:
Iku Suzuki (9 episodes
eps 5, 10, 15, 20, 24, 29, 36, 42, 47
)
 
Kazuhito Kikuchi (ep 7)  (eps 12, 17, 22) 
Kouji Kawate (6 episodes
eps 23, 27, 33, 38, 43, 48
)
 
Kunihisa Sugishima 
Minoru Yokitani (ep 1)  (5 episodes
eps 2, 11, 32-33, 49
)
 
Osamu Sekita (8 episodes
eps 6, 16, 26, 30, 34, 39, 44, 49
)
 
Shuji Iuchi (9 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 18, 26, 31, 35, 40, 45
)
 
Yasuhiro Imagawa  (11 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 19, 21, 25, 28, 32, 37, 41, 46
)
 
Episode Director:
Iku Suzuki (10 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 24, 29, 36, 42, 47
)
 
Kazuhito Kikuchi (eps 7, 12) 
Kouji Kawate (5 episodes
eps 28, 33, 38, 43, 48
)
 
Osamu Sekita (11 episodes
eps 2, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 30, 34, 39, 44, 49
)
 
Shuji Iuchi (10 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 27, 31, 35, 40, 45
)
 
Toshifumi Kawase (eps 17, 22) 
Yasuhiro Imagawa (9 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 19, 25, 32, 37, 41, 46
)
 
Original creator:
Hajime Yatate 
Yoshiyuki Tomino 
Character Design: Tomonori Kogawa 
Art: Shigemi Ikeda (Atelier Musa) 
Chief Animation Director: Hidetoshi Ōmori (ep 10) 
Animation Director:
Akihiro Kanayama (7 episodes
eps 8, 14, 24, 31, 36, 41, 46
)
 
Akira Shinoda (eps 6, 13, 20) 
Eiichi Endō (8 episodes
eps 4, 10, 15, 18, 23, 28, 34, 40
)
 
Hideaki Sakamoto (5 episodes
eps 19, 25, 29, 34, 40
)
 
Hiroyuki Kitazume (6 episodes
eps 23, 33, 37, 42, 45, 47
)
 
Masayuki Yagi (5 episodes
eps 18, 23, 28, 34, 40
)
 
Nobukazu Sakuma (eps 5, 12, 22) 
Nobuyoshi Sasakado (ep 7)  (10 episodes
eps 3, 11, 16, 21, 26, 30, 35, 39, 43, 48
)
 
Saburō Sakamoto (7 episodes
eps 9, 17, 27, 32, 38, 44, 49
)
 
Tomonori Kogawa (ep 1)  (16 episodes
eps 2, 10, 15, 18-19, 23, 25, 28-29, 33-34, 37, 40, 42, 45, 47
)
 
Yasuhiro Imagawa 
Mecha design: Kazutaka Miyatake 
Director of Photography: Akio Saitō 
Producer:
Hironori Nakagawa (Sunrise) 
Kuniaki Ohnishi (Sotsu Agency) 
Toru Moriyama (Nagoya TV) 
Yasuhiro Imagawa 

Background Art:
Junichi Higashi (11 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46
)
 
Junichirō Nishikawa (8 episodes
eps 5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 33, 39, 45
)
 
Junko Yamamoto (12 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48
)
 
Kaori Yamazaki (ep 3) 
Katsuhiro Haji (7 episodes
eps 9, 15, 21, 27, 37, 43, 49
)
 
Kokushō Suzuki (11 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46
)
 
Masuo Nakayama (12 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48
)
 
Noriko Tsutsui (ep 2) 
Riku Kuwabata (ep 2) 
Shuichi Yamada (9 episodes
eps 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, 31, 35, 41, 47
)
 
Takehiko Uchida (eps 1-49 odd) 
Color design: Kiyoko Takashima 
Editing: Yumiko Fuse 
Floor Director:
Iku Suzuki (ep 1) 
Kazuhito Kikuchi (ep 7) 
Guest Mechanical Design: Yutaka Izubuchi 
Illustration: Hiroyuki Hataike (CD jacket) 
Key Animation:
Akihiro Kanayama (ep 41) 
Eiichi Endō (11 episodes
eps 1, 4, 10, 15, 18, 23, 28, 34, 40, 45, 47
)
 
Hideaki Sakamoto (12 episodes
eps 1, 4, 10, 15, 18-19, 25, 29, 34, 40, 45, 47
)
 
Hidetoshi Ōmori  (13 episodes
eps 1, 4, 10, 15, 18-19, 25, 29, 33, 37, 42, 45, 47
)
 
Hiroyoshi Ohkawa (4 episodes
eps 6, 14, 20, 46
)
 
Hiroyuki Kitazume (9 episodes
eps 1, 4, 23, 28, 33, 37, 42, 45, 47
)
 
Jōji Ōshima (7 episodes
eps 9, 17, 26, 31, 35-36, 41
)
 
Katsumi Terahigashi (4 episodes
eps 23, 28, 33, 40
)
 
Kinue Miyazaki (ep 6) 
Kisaraka Yamada (14 episodes
eps 3, 8, 12-14, 20, 27, 31-32, 36, 38, 41, 44, 49
)
 
Makoto Nakamura (ep 8) 
Masayuki Yagi (11 episodes
eps 1, 4, 10, 15, 18, 23, 28, 34, 40, 45, 47
)
 
Michio Satō (eps 17, 24) 
Mikio Morita (ep 20) 
Misa Kuwabara (eps 6, 14) 
Naoyuki Onda (eps 1, 4) 
Nobukazu Sakuma (4 episodes
eps 5, 12, 22, 31
)
 
Nobuyoshi Sasakado  (13 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 16, 21, 26, 30, 35-36, 39, 43, 46, 48
)
 
Saburō Sakamoto (8 episodes
eps 9, 17, 27, 32, 38, 44, 46, 49
)
 
Shigeko Sakuma (4 episodes
eps 5, 12, 22, 31
)
 
Tomokazu Tokoro  (4 episodes
eps 25, 29, 33, 37
)
 
Tomonori Kogawa (eps 2, 10) 
Toshimitsu Kobayashi (7 episodes
eps 13, 24, 27, 32, 38, 44, 46
)
 
Toshiyuki Kubooka  (eps 37, 42) 
Toyomi Sugiyama (5 episodes
eps 9, 24, 32, 38, 41
)
 
Yorihisa Uchida (4 episodes
eps 5, 12, 17, 24
)
 
Yoshiharu Fukushima (eps 9, 14) 
Yoshinobu Inano (8 episodes
eps 2, 13, 18, 24, 31, 36, 41, 46
)
 
Yūji Tsuge (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 28, 34, 40
)
 
Photography:
Atsushi Okui (eps 44-49) 
Hōsaku Miura (eps 1-43) 
Kazuhiro Furubayashi (eps 1-49) 
Production Desk: Kenji Uchida 
Production Supervision: Tomonori Kogawa 
Recording Adjustment: Akiyoshi Yoda 
Sound Effects: Michihiro Itō 
Special Effects: Yutaka Hoshiba 
Theme Song Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano 
Theme Song Composition: Kazuya Tsunakura 
Theme Song Lyrics: Kazutaka Miyatake 
Theme Song Performance: MIO 
Shigeru Nakahara as Show Zama 

Hozumi Ōsaka as Todd Guinness 
Kyōko Irokawa as Riml Luft 
Makoto Atake as Nee Given 
Maria Kawamura as Chum Huau 
Mika Doi as Marvel Frozen 
Shō Hayami as Barn Bonnings 
Shōji Ōki as Drake Luft 
Yumi Takada as Kean Keats 

Fumihiko Tachiki as Zet Light 
Kachiko Hino as Luza Luft 
Kazuyuki Sogabe as Bishot Hatta 
Keiko Yokozawa as Silky Mau 
Kōichi Hashimoto as Fay Chenka 
Mari Yokoo as Musy Poe 
Masaharu Satō as Zyaba 
Masahiko Tanaka as Shot Weapon 
Masami Kikuchi as man A 
Michie Tomizawa as Elfino 
Miki Saijo as
Bell Earl 
Galeria Nyamhi 
Miki Takahashi as Shiela Labarna 
MIO as Barbera (ep 33) 
Norio Wakamoto as
Allen Brady 
Narration 
Run Sasaki as El Hamm 
Saeko Shimazu as Lana Parkinson 
Takaya Hashi as Shunka Zama 
Tomoko Ohtsuka as Jeril Kuchibi 
Yoshino Takamori as Lemul Zilfied 
Yūji Mitsuya as Phi Phi Poe 
Yūko Sasaki as Nix Titan/Knuckle Bee 
Japanese companies
Backgrounds:
Production ai (12 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48
)
 
Studio Aqua (ep 2) 
Studio Easter (11 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46
)
 
Studio Uni (eps 1-49 odd) 
Development: Tokyo Laboratory 
Distributor: Bandai Visual 
Editing: Inoue Edit Room 
Finish Animation:
Just (12 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48
)
 
Studio 2001 (ep 49) 
Studio DEEN (eps 1-49 odd) 
Studio Kuma (12 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46
)
 
Sunrise (eps 2-48 even) 
In-Between Animation:
SID (7 episodes
eps 5, 11, 16, 22, 26, 36, 44
)
 
Studio Dub (8 episodes
eps 6, 12, 17, 27, 30, 38, 46, 49
)
 
Music Production: King Records 
Photography: Asahi Production 
Recording Studio: Central Recording 
Titles: Maki Production 
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Carl Macek 
Translation: Beni Axia Hirayama 
ADR Script: Carl Macek 
Executive producer:
Eiichi Takahashi (Sentai release) 
John Ledford 
Mark Williams 
Producer:
Carl Macek 
John Ledford (Sentai release) 

Blu-Ray Menu Design: Larry Koteff (Sentai release) 
Creative Director:
Chris Hawley (Vol. 1-9) 
David Del Rio 
J. Michael Stovall (Vol. 10-12) 
Disc Authoring: Joel McCray (Sentai release) 
DVD Coordination: Janice Williams 
DVD Menu Design: Larry Koteff 
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami 
Mixing: Brent Marshall 
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff 
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas 
Production:
Crystal Ruiz (Sentai release) 
Janice Williams (Sentai release) 
Joey Goubeaud (Sentai release) 
Son Phan Le (Sentai release) 
Production Assistant:
Alexandra Bedford (Sentai release) 
Carole Pavlik 
E.W. Rector, III (Sentai release) 
Jose DeArmas (Sentai release) 
Kjell Doucet (Sentai release) 
Luke La Padula (Sentai release) 
Maki Nagano 
Marta Bechtol 
Miyuki Kamiya 
Natalie Jones (Sentai release) 
Ned Gayle (Sentai release) 
Shannon Reed (Sentai release) 
Production Coordination: Janice Williams (Sentai release) 
Production manager: Son Phan Le (Sentai release) 
Sound Design: Brent Marshall 
Subtitle Timing: Carl Wormley 
Subtitling:
Carl Wormley 
Nathan Lopez (Sentai release) 
Neal Barnes (Sentai release) 
Supervising Translator: Natalie Jones (Sentai release) 
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch (Sentai release) 
Jay Hickman as Sho Zama 

Christine Auten as Marvel Frozen 
Emily Carter-Essex as Keen Keats 
John Swasey as Bann Burning 
Kira Vincent-Davis as Cham Fau 
Phil Ross as Drake Luft 
Vic Mignogna as Neal Gibbons 

Andy McAvin as Shot Weapon 
Charles Kennedy as Narrator 2 
Chris Patton as
Allen Brady 
Hate Bishott 
Cynthia Martinez as Silkie Mau 
George Manley as
Captain Kawasse (eps 41-49) 
Drunken Farmer 
Igi (ep 25) 
Kotano (eps 5-44) 
Lord Shotan (ep 12) 
Puradon (ep 29) 
U.S. President (ep 40) 
Greg Ayres as Fuei 
Hilary Haag as Emilie Luft 
Jason Douglas as King Hamm 
John Gremillion as Todd Guiness 
John Tyson as
Doctor 
Lorne Gibbons 
Kaytha Coker as
Carol Gibbons 
Mau 
Luci Christian as Ceila Lapana 
Marty Fleck as King Foizon 
Melissa Cybele Sparks as Jacoba Aon (as Melissa Cybele) 
Mike Kleinhenz as Kibitsu Kiss 
Mike MacRae as Narrator 1 (as Mike MacRae) 
Rick Buford as Zed 
Rob Mungle as Torou 
Shawn Taylor as Leeza Luft 
Shelley Calene-Black as Galarea 
Tiffany Grant as Pat Hood 
Vic Mignogna as Tokamaku 
Victor Carsrud as Hon Wan 

Allison Sumrall (as Allison L. Sumrall) 
English companies
ADR Recording: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors 
Broadcaster: The Anime Network 
Distributor: ADV Films (UK) 
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C. 
Internet Streaming:
Daisuki (expired) 
HIDIVE 
Licensed by:
ADV Films  (expired) 
Sentai Filmworks  (2018) 
Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios 
Production: Sentai Studios (Sentai release) 
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE (Latin America) 
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks (Latin America) 
Spanish cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE (Brazil) 
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks (Brazil) 
Portuguese cast
(none)

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