| R.O.D the TV | |
 Key visual, featuring (from front to back) Anita King, Nenene Sumiregawa, Michelle Cheung, and Maggie Mui | |
| Genre | Action,[1] mystery[2] |
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| Created by | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Koji Masunari |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Music by | Taku Iwasaki |
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| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 1, 2003 – March 16, 2004 |
| Episodes | 26 |
R.O.D the TV is a Japanese anime television series, animated by J.C.Staff and Studio Deen and produced by Aniplex, directed by Koji Masunari and scripted by Hideyuki Kurata. It is about the adventures of three paper-manipulating sisters, Michelle, Maggie and Anita, who become the bodyguards of Nenene Sumiregawa, a famous Japanese writer. Featuring music by Taku Iwasaki, the series is a sequel to the Read or Die OVA. Its official title of R.O.D the TV is a catch-all acronym referring to the inclusion of characters from both Read or Die (the light novels, manga and OVA) and the Read or Dream manga,[3] the latter of which revolves solely around the Paper Sisters. Promotional material for R.O.D the TV implies that the show revolves around the three sisters of Read or Dream; however, Nenene Sumiregawa of Read or Die is also considered a protagonist.[4]
R.O.D the TV was broadcast for 26 episodes from October 1, 2003, to March 16, 2004, on pay-per-view satellite television platform SKY PerfecTV!. It also aired across the terrestrial Fuji Television station from October 15, 2003, to March 18, 2004.[3] It was also broadcast worldwide by the anime satellite television network, Animax.
The series was first distributed on DVD in North America by Geneon, in seven discs; the company finished releasing the series in summer 2005. Aniplex of America re-released the original Read or Die episodes and the TV series on Blu-ray in Winter 2010/2011.[5]
- ^ "Aniplex Books R.O.D -The Complete- Blu-ray Box for Distribution This Winter Through Bandai and Right Stuf". Anime News Network. October 8, 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Lau, Enoch. "R.O.D. -The TV-". T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Aniplex USA To Ship All Of Read Or Die on Blu-ray". Anime News Network. July 30, 2021. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.