Firestorm

In 2104 AD the nations of Earth are no longer threatening each other with nuclear annihilation and have resolved their territorial disputes. The major nations have created a new crime-fighting organisation, Storm Force, comprising military and academic experts to fight the organised crime syndicate Black Orchid.

Produced: 2001-02

First Japanese broadcast: 6th April 2003

26 episodes x 24 minutes

Based on an Original Idea by Gerry Anderson and John Needham

Producer for TV Tokyo Shunji Aoki

Producer Akihiko Hirane

Supervising Director Kenji Terada

Animation Producer Eiji Imanari

3D Animation Producer Tatsuya Obara

3D Modelling Computer Cafe, Digital Media Lab Inc.

Planning Kazuaki Inukai (Itochu Fashion System)

Visual Supervisor Hidetoshi Omori, Simmei Kawahara

Character Design Kenichi Onuki, Steve Kyte

Mechanical Design Tatsuya Tomosugi, Susumu Imaishi, Steven Begg

Colour Setting Norioki Sakai, Megumi Nagasaka

Director of Photography Haruhiko Tsurmura

Sound Director Jun Watanabe

Music Composed by Fumitaka Anzai

Main Title Song ‘Stormy Love’

  • Lyrics by Kenzo Isurugi
  • Composed by Seiji Katsu
  • Arranged by Fujirmaru Yoshino
  • Performed by The NaB’s (Universal Music)

End Title Song ‘Kimi to ita hoshi’ (episodes 1-13)

  • Lyrics by Karl/Yuhki, Hikaru Yamazaki
  • Composed and Arranged by Fujimaru Yoshino
  • Performed by The NaB’s (Universal Music)

End Title Song ‘Re-Set’ (episodes 14-26)

  • Lyrics by Nakajima Takui
  • Composed and Arranged by Nakajima Takui
  • Performed by Takui (Unlimited Records)

Produced in association with Plum Tama Production Co., Ltd., Suwara Production Co., Ltd., Trident College of International Technology, Digital Hollywood, Osaka Information and Computer Science College, Too Corporation, Studio Bit, Pams, Synapse

Animation Production TransArts

Production Cooperation Enoki Films

Produced by ltochu Fashion System and TV Tokyo