Sailor Victory is a short OVA series by Katsuhiko Nishijima. The two stories in the series feature a superhero heroine team that use mechanized robots as a local crime-fighting unit. Sailor Victory is a spinoff of another 2 part OVA series called Graduation (卒業 ~Graduation~), which is also by the same director. The OVA Graduation is related to a video game of the same name. Sailor Victory was produced by Bandai Visual and released in 1995, since then the title was licensed for release in North America by Anime Works.

Sailor Victory
聖羅ヴィクトリー
GenreMecha, Superhero, Comedy
Original video animation
Directed byKatsuhiko Nishijima
Written byKenichi Kanemaki
StudioStudio Fantasia
Licensed by
Released January 25, 1995 August 25, 1995
Episodes2

Plot

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Cast

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Cast
Character Japanese[1] English[2]
Narrator Cierra Atakkaan
Kiyomi Arai Hiromi Tsuru Tamara Burnham-Mercer
Shizuka Nakamoto Aya Hisakawa Courtney Hatfield-Wright
Reiko Takagi Yumi Tōma Traci Dinwiddie
Mami Shimura Hinako Kanamaru Pamela Weidner-Houle
Android Mami Shimura Hinako Kanamaru Pamela Weidner-Houle
Mika Kato Junko Shimakata Stephanie Anderson
Commissioner Toshiya Amano Rob Zapple
Police Chief Tomomichi Nishimura Dave Underwood
Cop 1 Keiji Fujiwara J.R. Rodriguez
Cop 2 Kōji Ishii Jerry Winsett
Cop 3 Mitsuru Ogata Jeff Johnston
Cop 4 Takehiro Murozono Ed Wagenseller
Kid Yumi Fukami
Ikariya Yusaku Yara Rick Forrester
Thief Jun Sugawara Chuck Denson Jr.
Margarita Yuri Amano Belinda Bizic-Keller

Additional voices

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English: Andrew Masset, Bill Flaman, Daniel Richani, David Pickelsiemer, Edwin Holt, Pam McChino, Paul Johnson, Robin Robertson, Scott Bailey, Scott Simpson, Shaun O'Rourke

Release

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Reception

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The English language adaptation has received various reviews from media that specialize in the area. Anime News Network gave the series a "B" rating and compares it to the Sakura Wars franchise. In the review ANN stated that the series was faster in pacing, and surprisingly good when it comes to the humor. They gave a sole minus to the series when it comes to originality.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sailor Victory (1999 TV Show) Japanese Cast - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ^ "Sailor Victory (1999 TV Show) - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ "Sailor Victory DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
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