Restol, The Special Rescue Squad

*Restol, The Special Rescue Squad*
Restol, The Special Rescue Squad
Genre	Science fiction, mecha
Created by	KBS; Diamond AD; Seoul Movie
Written by	Taekwan Kim
Directed by	Dongik Lee
Country of origin	South Korea
Original languages	Korean (KBS); Japanese (NHK)
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Producer	Joonghwan Lee
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	Seoul Movie
Original release
Network	KBS2 (South Korea); NHK BS2 (Japan)
Release	January 21 –; July 23, 1999

RESTOL Special Rescue Squad (Korean: 레스톨 특수구조대) is a 1999 South Korean animated television series created by Seoul Movie.

Plot

In 2034, the future world experienced serious natural disasters. In 2035, GEONOID was established as a company in order to protect the earth against natural calamities. Furthermore, the organization set up SRS (Special Rescue Services) that consists of the orbiting rescue station R-SAT, five RESTOL units, and the Shell Diver carrier ship.

Kang Maru, a 14-year-old boy, was chosen by GEONOID via a simulation video game competition to pilot RESTOL unit 03, as he demonstrated superb skills.

Releases

Country	Release Date	Title
South Korea	January 29, 1999	레스톨 특수구조대 (KBS)
Japan	October 5, 1999	装甲救助部隊レストル (NHK BS2)
Hong Kong	October 17, 2000	Telecast Station (TVB)
Philippines		Restol (ABC-5)
Serbia		Restol (Kanal D)

Castings

The following castings are based on Korean version.

Kang Maru (강마루)—Choi Won-Hyeong
Oming (오밍)—Kim Hye-Mi
Mia (미아)—Kim Soo-Gyeong
Punky (펑키)—Seong Byeong-Sook
Heron (헤론)—Choi Byeong-Sang
Lucifer (루시퍼)—Choi Byeong-Sang
Victor (빅터)—Choi Byeong-Sang
Reth (레스사령관)—Choi Moon-Ja
Kou (코우선장)—Jang Gwang
Kain (카인)—Kang Goo-Han
Jin (진)—Kim Il
Hanse (한스)—Lee Jeong-Goo
Jei (제이)—Lim Eun-Jeong

External links

Restol, The Special Rescue Squad (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia