Restol, The Special Rescue Squad

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

Restol, The Special Rescue Squad
GenreScience fiction, mecha
Created byKBS
Diamond AD
Seoul Movie
Written byTaekwan Kim
Directed byDongik Lee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languagesKorean (KBS)
Japanese (NHK)
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerJoonghwan Lee
Running time25 minutes
Production companySeoul Movie
Original release
NetworkKBS2 (South Korea)
NHK BS2 (Japan)
ReleaseJanuary 21 (1999-01-21) –
July 23, 1999 (1999-07-23)

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

CountryRelease DateTitle
South KoreaJanuary 29, 1999레스톨 특수구조대 (KBS)
JapanOctober 5, 1999装甲救助部隊レストル (NHK BS2)
Hong KongOctober 17, 2000Telecast Station (TVB)
PhilippinesRestol (ABC-5)
SerbiaRestol (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

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