is a Japanese
manga
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series written and illustrated by Satoru Ozawa and serialized in ''
Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' between 1963 and 1965. The manga series was adapted into two
original video animations
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...
(OVA). The first OVA, titled , was produced by
Knack Productions and released on 10 January 1997. The second OVA, titled , consisted of two episodes produced by
Group TAC and was released between 26 September 2003 and 28 April 2004.
Plot
In the near future, the world is at war: the USR (the Undersea Silence Revolution or the
Underwater Silence Revolution) a mysterious organization led by Admiral Red and his powerful submarine ''UX'', wants to stop human exploitation of the seas, having torpedoed many ships and ports. The world's navies unite and form the Peace Keeping Navy, or PKN, to fight the "terrorists". Every major UN member contributed a submarine, though the Japanese entry is an old clunker, the ''707'', and it is running late to the inaugural meeting. When the meeting finally begins, Admiral Red and the ''UX'' come to spoil the show with a spread of torpedoes. Arriving late in the battle, Captain Youhei Hayami steers the ''707'' into the way of a torpedo launched at the supercarrier that serves as the PKN's flagship. His ship is destroyed, but the flagship survives.
Six months later, Captain Hayami is given command of the salvaged and rebuilt ''707'', and takes a crew of old comrades and brand new cadets to sea to fight Admiral Red once more.
Characters
;Captain Yōhei Hayami: Voiced by
Kōsei Tomita
was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo Prefecture who was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab. He voiced Doraemon in the first half of the original 1973 ''Doraemon'' series. He voiced Shunsaku Ban, also known as Mustac ...
(707);
Ben Hiura (707R,Japanese);
Michael Sorich (707R,English): Maritime Self-Defense Force officer. The 707's captain.
;Hayato Nango: Voiced by
Tōru Furusawa (707);
Hiroshi Yanaka (707R,Japanese); Roy Williams (707R,English): Maritime Self-Defense Officer which through the manga series went from third to second grade officer and later became the captain of the 717
;Admiral Red Terakaizo Omar: : Commander of the USR and the submarine ''UX''
Release
The first original attempt for an anime series based on the manga was planned back in 1964 but around the same time released as an audio drama on .
In 1997, an OVA was released that titled by
Toei Doga
() is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ' ...
. The "Submarine 707R" OVAs were released by
Aniplex back in Sept. 26, 2003 (mission 01) and April 24, 2004 (mission 02).
References
External links
Official Website (Japanese)
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1963 manga
1997 anime OVAs
2003 anime OVAs
Aniplex
Group TAC
Knack Productions
Geneon USA
Shōnen manga
Shogakukan franchises
Shogakukan manga
Submarines in fiction