is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Satoru Ozawa and serialized in ''

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'' between 1963 and 1965. The manga series was adapted into two

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(OVA). The first OVA, titled , was produced by

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and released on 10 January 1997. The second OVA, titled , consisted of two episodes produced by

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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

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(707);

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(707R,Japanese);

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(707R,English): Maritime Self-Defense Force officer. The 707's captain. ;Hayato Nango: Voiced by

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(707);

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(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. The "Submarine 707R" OVAs were released by

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back in Sept. 26, 2003 (mission 01) and April 24, 2004 (mission 02).

References

External links

Official Website
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