History Anime / Rideback

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[[caption-width-right:350: Rin Ogata and her Rideback, Fuego]]

''Rideback'' is a {{Manga}} that was made into a TwelveEpisodeAnime produced by Studio Creator/{{Madhouse}} in 2009, based on a manga published in 2003. [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the near future]], an organization called the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName GGP]] (known as the GGF in the manga) had taken control of the world. As they maintained order in society, the citizens quietly accepted their existence. However, a smaller resistance group, the [[LaResistance BMA]] wished to overthrow the GGP.

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.

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!!''Rideback'' contains examples of:

* AcePilot: The three most notable Rideback operators are Rin Ogata, [[BikerBabe Tamayo Kataoka]] and [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy Kiefer]].
* AIIsACrapshoot: GGP's automated Grimores, which are programmed for search and destroy operations.
* AlphabetNewsNetwork: SNN
* BadassBiker: Rin, plus most of the Mushashino Rideback Club.
* {{Beergasm}}: Dota enjoys his beer on outings with the Rideback club.
* BigDamnHeroes: Rin has quite a few of these, along with Okakura.
* TheChase: Most of the action outside of Rideback racing boils down to chase scenes.
* CoolBike: The Ridebacks are essentially transforming motorcycles with advanced balance and control mechanisms
* ConspicuousCG: The Anime has quite a lot of this.
* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Tamayo: when she ditches her hat, it suddenly becomes a BadassLongcoat.
* CuteLittleFangs: Shouko
* DanceBattler: Rin lives and breathes this while on her Rideback, since her skill comes from dancing.
* DisappearedDad: While this is the case in the anime, he appears in the manga.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [=RideBacks=] have a mode called the 'Spread Legs' form.
* FanGirl: Suzuri Uchida
* {{Fanservice}}: There are subtle traces in the series.
* ForeignLanguageTheme: The anime's opening is a Mell song (who also did the ''BlackLagoon'' intro); ''presumably'' it's in English. Good luck deciphering the lyrics on your own, though.
* FourIsDeath: The show takes a darker turn after the fourth episode and culminates with [[spoiler: Suzuri's death]] in episode 10.
* GasMaskMooks: BMA. The higher ranking GGP troops stick with military-style helmets and CoolShades.
* GenkiGirl: Suzuri Uchida.
* GraspTheSun: Rin, after suffering her ballet injury. Similarly, [[spoiler: Fuego grasps the sun when it suffers an identical injury in a very symbolic scene.]]
* GratuitousEnglish: "ALL GET FREED" is a line from the opening song's lyrics.
* GuiltByCoincidence: Suzuri becomes a target of this when [[spoiler: she is mistaken for an escaped Rin at a protest rally while riding a Rideback. She is chased and while trying to just get a message of encouragement off to Rin, who was passing by on a train and is killed by the police.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Rin remains in one of these [[spoiler:throughout the second half of the series, but especially after the death of Suzuri]]. She reboots at the end of episode 11.
* IntrepidReporter: Megumi Yoda, [[GoingForTheBigScoop without very much regard for her own safety]]. One noticable instance was her reaction to a terrorist attack in the middle of a press conference, where she wished to continue gathering news rather than retreat to safety.
* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Suzuri's death at the hands of the police]].
* LaResistance: GGP, later the BMA
* MagicSkirt: Rin should've flashed her underwear quite a bit, considering the stuff she does on a Rideback while wearing a skirt. This is averted during later scenes; Rin's skirt [[PantyShot is not completely capable of avoiding this]] owing to the nature of the moves she performs while on Fuego.
* {{Meganekko}}: Suzuri.
* NamesTheSame: Rin Ogata almost had a namesake by the name of Rina Ogata in ''White Album''; the latter was also voiced by NanaMizuki.
* NamesToKnowInAnime
** NanaMizuki: Rin Ogata
** RomiPark and StephanieYoung: Tamayo Kataoka
** MegumiMatsumoto and TrinaNishimura: Suzuri Uchida
** MegumiToyoguchi: Shoko Uemura
** RikiyaKoyama and BryanMassey: Tenshiro Okakura
** HidenobuKiuchi and JMichaelTatum: Ryunosuke Kataoka
** ShinichiroMiki: Romanov Kalenback
* NeverBeAHero: Rin doesn't actually want to be a rebel nor understand the cause that others think she represents, she just impulsively uses the Rideback to try to help those she knows and unintentionally gets dragged into more serious conflicts.
* 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.
* OptOut: When Rin's brother is framed for murder and she realizes that she might have to hurt people, Rin proves unable to bear the burden of being a member of LaResistance and quits just as the rebellion prepares to strike.
* PoliceBrutality: A prevalent theme throughout the series, but the instances within episodes 6 and 10 are especially prominent, where law enforcement officials have little objections towards application of lethal force towards civilians.
* PornStash: Rin's brother Kenji, who has one mixed in with his much larger [[{{Otaku}} Rideback Stash]].
* PragmaticAdaptation: The anime shaves off a couple of aspects from the original manga in order for the story to be completed with its 12 episode run.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: "Pictures at an Exhibition" is a frequently played as Rin's motif.
* RedBaron: Rin's media given title of Mysterious Rideback Girl and later just Rideback Girl.
** Tamayo Kataoka, also known as the Rideback Princess.
** Tenshirō Okakura, better known in the GGP and BMA military circles as Goblin.
* SuperWindowJump: Slightly justifiable since a Rideback and the rider's clothing would block most of the glass...except that Rin usually goes flying through windows in her street clothes.
* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified: GGP acts like this, first. Later, it degenerated into TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized, and another group called the BMA plays both tropes straight.
* TransformingMecha: Ridebacks can transform into MiniMecha.
* UnkemptBeauty: Just a slight example. More often than not, Rin's hair is messy and needs combing.
* WhamEpisode: Episode 10.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic?: Rin's last "battle" against the GGP's Grimores on Fuego takes her a full circle from when she first injured her leg.
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''Rideback'' is a {{Manga}} that was made into a TwelveEpisodeAnime produced by Studio {{Madhouse}} in 2009, based on a manga published in 2003. [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the near future]], an organization called the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName GGP]] (known as the GGF in the manga) had taken control of the world. As they maintained order in society, the citizens quietly accepted their existence. However, a smaller resistance group, the [[LaResistance BMA]] wished to overthrow the GGP.

* NeverBeAHero: Rin's impulsive heroics are explained as being under the influence of the Rideback technology; she actually lacks the nerve to be a rebel and endure what it entails.

''Rideback'' is a TwelveEpisodeAnime produced by Studio {{Madhouse}} in 2009, based on a manga published in 2003. [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture In the near future]], an organization called the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName GGP]] (known as the GGF in the manga) had taken control of the world. As they maintained order in society, the citizens quietly accepted their existence. However, a smaller resistance group, the [[LaResistance BMA]] wished to overthrow the GGP.

* NewTechnologyIsEvil: The usage of Ridebacks are attributed with 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 the middle of their campaign to consolidate their power in Japan.