History Manga / Rideback

* NamesToKnowInAnime
** Creator/NanaMizuki: Rin Ogata
** Creator/RomiPark and Creator/StephanieYoung: Tamayo Kataoka
** Creator/MegumiMatsumoto and Creator/TrinaNishimura: Suzuri Uchida
** Creator/MegumiToyoguchi: Shoko Uemura
** Creator/RikiyaKoyama and Creator/BryanMassey: Tenshiro Okakura
** Creator/HidenobuKiuchi and Creator/JMichaelTatum: Ryunosuke Kataoka
** Creator/ShinichiroMiki: Romanov Kalenback

* LaResistance: A notable ''nested'' example, as the GGP was originally a resistance group which opposed [[EagleLand American interventionism]]. No one was more surprised than the GGP when they ''won'', taking America's place as the world's only superpower. However, in the ten years since then, increasing abuses on their part has made many of its former supporters(among them [[spoiler:[=RideBack=] Club president Tenshiro Okakura AKA "Goblin"]]) realize that it was a FullCircleRevolution. This has, in turn, led to the rise of the BMA.

* FalseFlagOperation: Episode 6, "The Lightning-Fast [=RideBack=]" is of the "[[WarForFunAndProfit arm and incite the enemy so you have an excuse to squish them]]" variety. On top of that, it's also a weapons test [[spoiler:which [[GoneHorriblyRight Goes Horribly Right]] in '''every way imaginable'''; the MiniMecha the GGP are testing are ''so'' effective that they [[CurbStompBattle kill most of the "terrorists"]] by ''accident'' and end up torturing and blackmailing the survivor into confessing for one of the deaths just to keep the perceived threat level high. Said survivor just happens to be Kenji Ogata(yes, Rin's baby brother), and the capture and interrogation acts as a catalyst for her eventual recruitment by LaResistance. Oh, and Rin trashes both of the police mechs just as easily as they did the "terrorists" - using a ''damaged'' knockoff, not her AceCustom Fuego - so the test proved the "White Riders" to be a ''complete'' failure: too powerful to use on rioters, mere {{Mooks}} against a skilled opponent.]]

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!''Rideback'' provides examples of:

** MegumiMatsumoto and Creator/TrinaNishimura: Suzuri Uchida

* FamedInStory: Tamayo is known to be a national Rideback champion. Rin, though her name was not exposed, was well recognized by her RedBaron title.

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: The GGP/GGF forces shoot at enemy Ridebacks. However, either the Ridebacks are too swift or the armed attackers are just plain terrible, resulting in fewer hits than they should. In one scene, [[spoiler: Rin blocks incoming gunfire with one of Fuego's arms]] just before leaping over a blockade line. It may be that [[spoiler: Rin's remarkable agility aboard a Rideback]] takes the forces aback as they watch it move away.

* MiniMecha: The alternate "two-legged" form of the Ridebacks.

* NewTechnologyIsEvil: A DiscussedTrope. The GGP invented the [=RideBacks=] and used them to TakeOverTheWorld. When the tech trickles down to the civilian level, Rin's obsession with Fuego leads her to actions that draw the GGP's attention and subsequently finds herself involved in their campaign to consolidate their power in Japan - and LaResitance against it.

The focus of the story is on Rin Ogata, a girl who was a promising up-and-coming ballet dancer, but suffered a serious injury and decided to quit. Years later, during university, she came across a club building and soon finds herself intrigued by a transforming motorcycle-like vehicle called a [[CoolBike Rideback]]. She finds that her unique ballet skills with balance and finesse make her a born natural on a Rideback; as Rin becomes entangled in the government's affairs, she finds herself struggling to come to terms with both herself and the world around her.

* FalseFlagOperation: Episode 6, "The Lightning-Fast [=RideBack=]" is of the "[[WarForFunAndProfit arm and incite the enemy so you have an excuse to squish them]]" variety. On top of that, it's also a weapons test [[spoiler:which [[GoneHorriblyRight Goes Horribly Right]] in '''every way imaginable'''; the MiniMecha the GGP are testing are ''so'' effective that they [[CurbStompBattle kill most of the "terrorists"]] by ''accident'' and end up torturing and blackmailing the survivor into confessing for one of the deaths just to keep the perceived threat level high. Said survivor just happens to be Kenji Ogata(yes, Rin's baby brother), and the capture and interrogation acts as a catalyst for her eventual recruitment by LaResistance. Oh, and Rin trashes both of the police mechs just as easily as they did the "terrorists" - using a ''damaged'' knockoff, not her AceCustom Fuego - so the test proved the "White Riders" to be a ''complete'' failure: too powerful to use on rioters, mere MechaMooks against a skilled opponent.]]

* NewTechnologyIsEvil: The usage of Ridebacks is linked to the rise of the GGP; Rin discovers this the hard way when her obssession with her Rideback leads her to actions that draw the GGP's attention and subsequently finds herself involved in their campaign to consolidate their power in Japan.

* LaResistance: A notable ''nested'' example, as the GGP was originally a resistance group which opposed [[EagleLand American interventionism]]. No one was more surprised than the GGP when they ''won'', taking America's place as the world's only superpower. However, this happened ten years before the series began, and increasing abuses on their part has made many of its former supporters(among them [[spoiler:[=RideBack=] Club president Tenshirō Okakura AKA "Goblin"]]) realize that it was a FullCircleRevolution. This has, in turn, led to the rise of the BMA.

* LaResistance: GGP, later the BMA.

* FalseFlagOperation: Episode 6, "The Lightning-Fast [=RideBack=]" is of the "[[WarForFunAndProfit arm and incite the enemy so you have an excuse to squish them]]" variety. On top of that, it's also a weapons test [[spoiler:which [[GoneHorriblyRight Goes Horribly Right]] in '''every way imaginable'''; the MiniMecha the GGP are testing are ''so'' effective that they kill most of the "terrorists" by ''accident'' and end up torturing and blackmailing the survivor into confessing for one of the deaths just to keep the perceived threat level high. Said survivor just happens to be Kenji Ogata(yes, Rin's baby brother), and the capture and interrogation acts as a catalyst for her eventual recruitment by LaResistance. Oh, and Rin trashes both of the police mechs without even ''trying'' - using a ''damaged'' knockoff, not her AceCustom Fuego - so the test proved the "White Riders" to be a ''complete'' failure: too powerful to use on rioters, mere MechaMooks against a skilled opponent.]]

* FalseFlagOperation: Episode 6, "The Lightning-Fast RideBack" is of the "[[WarForFunAndProfit arm and incite the enemy so you have an excuse to squish them]]" variety. On top of that, it's also a weapons test [[spoiler:which [[GoneHorriblyRight Goes Horribly Right]] in '''every way imaginable'''; the MiniMecha the GGP are testing are ''so'' effective that they kill most of the "terrorists" by ''accident'' and end up torturing and blackmailing the survivor into confessing for one of the deaths just to keep the perceived threat level high. Said survivor just happens to be Kenji Ogata(yes, Rin's baby brother), and the capture and interrogation acts as a catalyst for her eventual recruitment by LaResistance. Oh, and Rin trashes both of the police mechs without even ''trying'' - using a ''damaged'' knockoff, not her AceCustom Fuego - so the test proved the "White Riders" to be a ''complete'' failure: too powerful to use on rioters, mere MechaMooks against a skilled opponent.]]

* FalseFlagOperation: Of the "[[WarForFunAndProfit arm and incite the enemy so you have an excuse to squish them]]" variety. On top of that, it's also a weapons test [[spoiler:which [[GoneHorriblyRight Goes Horribly Right]] in '''every way imaginable'''; the MiniMecha the GGP are testing are ''so'' effective that they kill most of the "terrorists" by ''accident'' and end up torturing and blackmailing the survivor into confessing for one of the deaths just to keep the perceived threat level high. Said survivor just happens to be Kenji Ogata(yes, Rin's baby brother), and the capture and interrogation acts as a catalyst for her eventual recruitment by LaResistance. Oh, and Rin trashes both of the police mechs without even ''trying'' - using a ''damaged'' knockoff, not her AceCustom Fuego - so the test proved the "White Riders" to be a ''complete'' failure: too powerful to use on rioters, mere MechaMooks against a skilled opponent.]]

* FalseFlagOperation: Of the "[[WarForFunAndProfit arm and incite the enemy so you have an excuse to squish them]]" variety. On top of that, it's also a weapons test [[spoiler:which [[GoneHorriblyRight Goes Horribly Right]] in '''every way imaginable'''; the MiniMecha the GGP are testing are ''so'' effective that they kill most of the "terrorists" by ''accident'' and end up torturing and blackmailing the survivor into confessing for one of the deaths just to keep the perceived threat level high. Said survivor just happens to be Shujo Ogata(yes, Rin's baby brother), and the capture and interrogation acts as a catalyst for her eventual recruitment by LaResistance. Oh, and Rin trashes both of the police mechs without even ''trying'' - using a ''damaged'' knockoff, not her AceCustom Fuego - so the test proved the "White Riders" to be a ''complete'' failure: too powerful to use on rioters, mere MechaMooks against a skilled opponent.]]

* FalseFlagOperation: Of the "[[WarForFunAndProfit arm and incite the enemy so you have an excuse to squish them]]" variety. On top of that, it's also a weapons test... [[spoiler:which [[GoneHorriblyRight Goes Horribly Right]] in '''every way imaginable'''; the MiniMecha the GGP are testing are ''so'' effective that they kill most of the "terrorists" by ''accident'' and end up torturing and blackmailing the survivor into confessing for one of the deaths just to keep the perceived threat level high. Said survivor just happens to be Shujo Ogata(yes, Rin's baby brother), and the interrogation acts as a catalyst for her eventual recruitment by LaResistance. Oh, and Rin trashes both of the police mechs without even ''trying'' - using a ''damaged'' knockoff, not her AceCustom Fuego - so the test proved the "White Riders" to be a ''complete'' failure: too powerful to use on rioters, mere MechaMooks against a skilled opponent.]]

* FarEastAsianTerrorists: The Borderless Military Alliance as an anti-[=GGP=]/[=GGF=] guerrilla force, [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters though the latter considers them to be terrorists]].

** HidenobuKiuchi and Creator/JMichaelTatum: Ryunosuke Kataoka

* PublicDomainSoundtrack: "Pictures at an Exhibition" is a frequently played as Rin's motif.

** Creator/RikiyaKoyama and BryanMassey: Tenshiro Okakura

** MegumiToyoguchi: Shoko Uemura
** RikiyaKoyama and BryanMassey: Tenshiro Okakura

* NamesTheSame: Rin Ogata almost had a namesake by the name of Rina Ogata in ''White Album''; the latter was also voiced by NanaMizuki.

** NanaMizuki: Rin Ogata
** Creator/RomiPark and StephanieYoung: Tamayo Kataoka

** ShinichiroMiki: Romanov Kalenback