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This article mashes together information from the novels, manga, and OAV series--all of which aren't necessarily in canon with each other (the way the manga ends, it cannot be in the same canon as the anime). Although some truths may be carried between them, a clearer line needs to be drawn. For example, the character section on Nancy mentions that "Joker met her in China" but I'm not sure if that's true for the OAV (when Wendy goes over Nancy's credentials with Joker, she doesn't mention her having been hired in China, etc.).
I think it's okay to keep the info on the novels, manga, and OAVs all in this one article is fine, but the article needs to be organized much better. For example, have a section on the novels, with a brief summary and mention which characters appear; then follow it with a section on the manga; then on the OAV.
I'd volunteer but I know next to nothing about the novels, and someone familiar with all three perhaps ought to take the first crack.
DeathQuaker 17:47, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
> book at a secret, by-invitation-only bookstore, the book is stol
btw. the bookstore does really exist. (but i do not know, if there is realy a secret floor under it, i think >10kg of books where just not enough to get an invitation ;) Elvis 09:18, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
What about this Stephen guy who helped design Otto Lilienthal's hangglider? Is he that technician/engineer guy working for the I-Jin? Is he that unnamed guy who said, "You'll never sink my ship with your toy rockets!" Is he one of the I-Jin? If so, then why is he not listed among them?
There was a man named Stephen Wilcox who invented the water-tube boiler, a device for sending water through externally heated tubes. Using combustible gases, the steam was stored above the main engine in a "drum". This design revolutionized steam technology because it allowed large boiler to gain much greater pressure. It was patented in 1867, by him and George Herman Babcock.
> Mata Hari: The famous spy, Mata Hari is Ikkyuu's lover. She is
This 'character' listed in the article is a misunderstanding! In the 3rd epsiode (after Yomiko is captured by the I-jin, in the I-jin headquarters) there is a bit of dialog referring to "Mata Hari". However, the I-jin leader is merely making a somewhat joking and indirect remark, commenting that this lover of his is in fact a spy who (like Mata Hari) has been working in 'deep cover'. ;-)
I suppose if no one else will correct the article, I probably should (in my copious spare time, when I get around to it). But I thought I should explain first, so someone won't just think I'm arbitrarily vandalizing their text.
I seem to recall that in the OVA, Mata Hari is listed as one of the I-jin samples stolen. Therefore this identification makes a lot more sense. -- 81.174.244.104 23:13, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
This is interesting.... In indonesian language, Mata Hari (Matahari, actually) means 'the sun'! 202.73.122.227 19:17, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
I've overhauled the article, bringing in a lot of material from the novels and removing the "plot summary" section, which seemed superfluous (it only summarised the OVA, and to summarise everything would take far too long). I've reluctantly left the I-jin section of the characters intact, although it goes into too much detail IMO and rather unbalances the page - many of the I-jin are minor characters, and the whole I-jin plot is a very small part of the series. Adding some of the major villains from the novels (Marihara, John Smith, Busujima, etc.) would help balance things.
I've also corrected a lot of the terminology; my versions may differ from those used in various official and unofficial translations, but they reflect Kurata's original terminology as well as I could. (For example, the translation of 紙使い as "paper master" is based on the furigana given to the word on its first appearance, p.35 of the first novel. It appears, from their numerous errors, that the translators for the US anime releases were unfamiliar with the ROD world and did not refer to the novels at all, so I'm not sure their work should be considered canonical here).
Further work is needed to bring this up to scratch. A plot summary of some sort would be desirable, though it would have to cover more than just the OVA. Alternatively, a separate page could be created for the OVA, and the old plot summary and OVA-specific characters moved to it: that would enable a detailed treatment of those without swamping the general topic.
Haeleth 17:17, July 12, 2005 (UTC)
Is she officialy deemed a bibliomaniac? If not then the term bibliophile would be much more appropeate since she doesnt collect books for the sake of having books but to read them (if she is then I feel that should be mentioned then) Johhny-turbo 04:27, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
I saw in Yomiko's decription that the paper in American dollar bills are techincally cloth, not paper. In fact, the paper used in dollar bills is called "rag paper"... which is the oldest form of paper there is.
There is some truth to the description: sixty percent of dollar bill paper is made of cotton, the rest is linen, which lends to the particular texture of American dollar bills. BiggKwell 03:53, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm sry to say this'll probabaly contribute nothing to the wiki, but i have questions so somebody plz answer them. i just started reading R.O.D. the manga and i was trying to find out more on the anime. anyways all this web surfing hs simply lead me to severe confusion.
1.Did Read or Die start off as a novel(s) or manga b/c the book says the manga was origianlly publ.ished in 2000 which is when the "novels" supposedly were published ? 2.Is there an anime soley modeled after the manga b/c the back of v.3 of the manga has the author talking about watching the dubbing of the anime for "volume three (the manga)? 3.Whats the story behind the "spin-off" manga and whats it called? 4. And finally if you know the answers to my previous Qs how many volumes of Read or die manga are there?
THANX In advance --
68.81.88.109
06:37, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Is Dokusensha not a word-pun on Kodansha? Someone japanese-reading is requied to verify this. -- 88.68.38.55 14:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi all, I'm just going to start a list page of characters from all R.O.D manga an anime and may link off articles like this to it. I think this would be a good idea but if you have thoughts please contact. æt ərnal ðrAعon → 09:57, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
I think that R.O.D. is Supernatural not science fiction, they are normal people with special, supernatural skills, didnt see anything in manga, anime or OVA that makes it a science fiction.
Halmstad 14:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I've stated a chapter list for Read or Die in my userspace, since I'm too lazy to fully develp a list of chapters ATM. Feel free to expand it as you see fit, I'll move it to its own article when appropriate. — Dino guy 1000 21:48, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
MI6 is very real, very much still exists, and has a very large and somewhat ostentatious building very prominently seen on the banks of the river Thames in Central London. So not 100% sure what is meant by this passage. Have the spies cracked into Wikipedia to erase evidence of their own existence perhaps? I don't read Japanese unfortunately and so I can't check what the quoted reference actually says. I'm a bit confused by the passage as it's written though at present... Badgerpatrol ( talk) 11:36, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
BTW, the editors might refer to this: SIS OR MI6. WHAT'S IN A NAME? directly quoted Although 'MI6' fell into official disuse years ago. so officially they are not MI6 anymore, it is SIS. MythSearcher talk 17:12, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
It seems that all R.O.D external links to viz media are broken. Has I do not know what those sources were exactly linking to I'm posting this note.-- Myric ( talk) 15:08, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
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This article mashes together information from the novels, manga, and OAV series--all of which aren't necessarily in canon with each other (the way the manga ends, it cannot be in the same canon as the anime). Although some truths may be carried between them, a clearer line needs to be drawn. For example, the character section on Nancy mentions that "Joker met her in China" but I'm not sure if that's true for the OAV (when Wendy goes over Nancy's credentials with Joker, she doesn't mention her having been hired in China, etc.).
I think it's okay to keep the info on the novels, manga, and OAVs all in this one article is fine, but the article needs to be organized much better. For example, have a section on the novels, with a brief summary and mention which characters appear; then follow it with a section on the manga; then on the OAV.
I'd volunteer but I know next to nothing about the novels, and someone familiar with all three perhaps ought to take the first crack.
DeathQuaker 17:47, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
> book at a secret, by-invitation-only bookstore, the book is stol
btw. the bookstore does really exist. (but i do not know, if there is realy a secret floor under it, i think >10kg of books where just not enough to get an invitation ;) Elvis 09:18, 28 Oct 2004 (UTC)
What about this Stephen guy who helped design Otto Lilienthal's hangglider? Is he that technician/engineer guy working for the I-Jin? Is he that unnamed guy who said, "You'll never sink my ship with your toy rockets!" Is he one of the I-Jin? If so, then why is he not listed among them?
There was a man named Stephen Wilcox who invented the water-tube boiler, a device for sending water through externally heated tubes. Using combustible gases, the steam was stored above the main engine in a "drum". This design revolutionized steam technology because it allowed large boiler to gain much greater pressure. It was patented in 1867, by him and George Herman Babcock.
> Mata Hari: The famous spy, Mata Hari is Ikkyuu's lover. She is
This 'character' listed in the article is a misunderstanding! In the 3rd epsiode (after Yomiko is captured by the I-jin, in the I-jin headquarters) there is a bit of dialog referring to "Mata Hari". However, the I-jin leader is merely making a somewhat joking and indirect remark, commenting that this lover of his is in fact a spy who (like Mata Hari) has been working in 'deep cover'. ;-)
I suppose if no one else will correct the article, I probably should (in my copious spare time, when I get around to it). But I thought I should explain first, so someone won't just think I'm arbitrarily vandalizing their text.
I seem to recall that in the OVA, Mata Hari is listed as one of the I-jin samples stolen. Therefore this identification makes a lot more sense. -- 81.174.244.104 23:13, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
This is interesting.... In indonesian language, Mata Hari (Matahari, actually) means 'the sun'! 202.73.122.227 19:17, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
I've overhauled the article, bringing in a lot of material from the novels and removing the "plot summary" section, which seemed superfluous (it only summarised the OVA, and to summarise everything would take far too long). I've reluctantly left the I-jin section of the characters intact, although it goes into too much detail IMO and rather unbalances the page - many of the I-jin are minor characters, and the whole I-jin plot is a very small part of the series. Adding some of the major villains from the novels (Marihara, John Smith, Busujima, etc.) would help balance things.
I've also corrected a lot of the terminology; my versions may differ from those used in various official and unofficial translations, but they reflect Kurata's original terminology as well as I could. (For example, the translation of 紙使い as "paper master" is based on the furigana given to the word on its first appearance, p.35 of the first novel. It appears, from their numerous errors, that the translators for the US anime releases were unfamiliar with the ROD world and did not refer to the novels at all, so I'm not sure their work should be considered canonical here).
Further work is needed to bring this up to scratch. A plot summary of some sort would be desirable, though it would have to cover more than just the OVA. Alternatively, a separate page could be created for the OVA, and the old plot summary and OVA-specific characters moved to it: that would enable a detailed treatment of those without swamping the general topic.
Haeleth 17:17, July 12, 2005 (UTC)
Is she officialy deemed a bibliomaniac? If not then the term bibliophile would be much more appropeate since she doesnt collect books for the sake of having books but to read them (if she is then I feel that should be mentioned then) Johhny-turbo 04:27, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
I saw in Yomiko's decription that the paper in American dollar bills are techincally cloth, not paper. In fact, the paper used in dollar bills is called "rag paper"... which is the oldest form of paper there is.
There is some truth to the description: sixty percent of dollar bill paper is made of cotton, the rest is linen, which lends to the particular texture of American dollar bills. BiggKwell 03:53, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm sry to say this'll probabaly contribute nothing to the wiki, but i have questions so somebody plz answer them. i just started reading R.O.D. the manga and i was trying to find out more on the anime. anyways all this web surfing hs simply lead me to severe confusion.
1.Did Read or Die start off as a novel(s) or manga b/c the book says the manga was origianlly publ.ished in 2000 which is when the "novels" supposedly were published ? 2.Is there an anime soley modeled after the manga b/c the back of v.3 of the manga has the author talking about watching the dubbing of the anime for "volume three (the manga)? 3.Whats the story behind the "spin-off" manga and whats it called? 4. And finally if you know the answers to my previous Qs how many volumes of Read or die manga are there?
THANX In advance --
68.81.88.109
06:37, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Is Dokusensha not a word-pun on Kodansha? Someone japanese-reading is requied to verify this. -- 88.68.38.55 14:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi all, I'm just going to start a list page of characters from all R.O.D manga an anime and may link off articles like this to it. I think this would be a good idea but if you have thoughts please contact. æt ərnal ðrAعon → 09:57, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
I think that R.O.D. is Supernatural not science fiction, they are normal people with special, supernatural skills, didnt see anything in manga, anime or OVA that makes it a science fiction.
Halmstad 14:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I've stated a chapter list for Read or Die in my userspace, since I'm too lazy to fully develp a list of chapters ATM. Feel free to expand it as you see fit, I'll move it to its own article when appropriate. — Dino guy 1000 21:48, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
MI6 is very real, very much still exists, and has a very large and somewhat ostentatious building very prominently seen on the banks of the river Thames in Central London. So not 100% sure what is meant by this passage. Have the spies cracked into Wikipedia to erase evidence of their own existence perhaps? I don't read Japanese unfortunately and so I can't check what the quoted reference actually says. I'm a bit confused by the passage as it's written though at present... Badgerpatrol ( talk) 11:36, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
BTW, the editors might refer to this: SIS OR MI6. WHAT'S IN A NAME? directly quoted Although 'MI6' fell into official disuse years ago. so officially they are not MI6 anymore, it is SIS. MythSearcher talk 17:12, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
It seems that all R.O.D external links to viz media are broken. Has I do not know what those sources were exactly linking to I'm posting this note.-- Myric ( talk) 15:08, 17 August 2013 (UTC)