Sei Jūshi Bismarck

by MIO

Adaptation

When purchased by WEP in 1986, the studio reorganized and rewrote the series, and incorporated six newly written and animated episodes into the original Bismarck story before releasing it in 1987 under the name "Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs".

"Saber Rider" ran for 52 episodes between 1987 and 1988. The American animation used for the extra six episodes of "Saber Rider" was visibly different from the Japanese animation. Though the basic character designs remained the same, the style was vastly different than the original character art by Shigeru Kato.

In "Saber Rider", the majority of the action is moved out of the solar system and into the rest of the galaxy. Scenes of the main characters relaxing at a night club or bar and drinking alcohol were explained as "visiting a soda shop". Also, since showing death on American cartoons was much less accepted at that time, the Outriders were shown to "jump" back to their own dimension when defeated. Shinji’s name was changed to Fireball, and had a crush on April Eagle (Marianne). Richard’s was renamed Saber Rider. Bill became Colt and was part of a traveling rodeo when tragedy struck and he joined the Star Sheriffs. Marianne was renamed April Eagle, and became a former tennis pro who’s three love interests were Saber Rider, Jesse Blue, and Fireball. Professor Charles Louvre was renamed Commander Eagle, and was the leader of Cavalry Command and the Star Sheriffs.

The Deathcula became the The Outriders. In the new storyline, the Outriders were humanoids who come from another dimension called the Vapor Zone. They wanted to conquer mankind and control the universe unhindered, thinking the human dimension has much more to offer than their own. When an Outrider was shot or wounded, they did not die, but rather "dimension jump", a process where they vanish and return to their home dimension to reform.

Hyuza was given the name Nemesis, and his story was altered so that he was the evil genius in charge of the renegade Outriders and the mastermind behind their insidious schemes. Perios became Jesse Blue, a promising cadet at Cavalry Command until he fell in love with April Eagle during a training exercise. When April rejected his advances, he turned against the Star Sheriffs and cultivated a personal grudge against Saber Rider, ultimately becoming a fugitive, and joining forces with the Outriders. Zatola was known as Gattler.

External links

* [http://pierrot.jp/english/title/bismark.html Studio Pierrot's "Bismarck" Site]
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