Alternative titles: Synonyms: R.O.D - Read or Die, ROD, Read or Die, ROD OVA, Read or Die OVA, R.O.D.Japanese: R.O.D リード・オア・ダイ
Type: OVA
Episodes: 3
Status: Finished airing
Airdate: 23 May, 2001 to 6 Feb, 2002
Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Drama, Historical, Magic, Sci-Fi, Shounen
Duration: 00:30:00 per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 and older
Nerdy Yomiko Readman is obsessed with books. As "Agent Paper," she works for a secret branch of the British Library, where her power to telekinetically control paper helps her on missions to retrieve rare manuscripts and protect the world from evil. But all Yomiko really wants to do is read her new book. Unfortunately it has been stolen by the I-gin, clones of historical figures who believe Yomiko`s book holds the key to unlocking Beethoven`s lost "Death Symphony." Anyone who hears the tune is compelled to commit suicide, and the I-gin intend to broadcast it all over the world. Only Yomiko, along with fellow superagents Drake and Miss Deep, has a chance at stopping them.
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Drake Anderson Main | Masami Iwasaki Japanese Jason C. Lee English |
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Joseph Carpenter Main | Crispin Freeman English Hozumi Gouda Japanese |
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Nancy Makuhari Main | Amanda Winn Lee English Michiko Neya Japanese |
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Yomiko Readman Main | Rieko Miura Japanese Kimberly Yates English |
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Wendy Earhart Supporting | Tricia Dickson English |
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Jean Henri Fabre Supporting | Junko Takeuchi Japanese |
| Gennai Hiraga Supporting | | |
| Otto Lilienthal Supporting | | |
| Genjo Sanzo Supporting | | |
| Ikkyu Soujun Supporting | | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven Supporting | | |
| Stephen Wilcox Supporting | |
| Koji Masunari Director | |
| Hideyuki Kurata Script | |
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Amanda Winn Lee ADR Director |
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Taku Iwasaki Music |