Restol, The Special Rescue Squad

*Restol, The Special Rescue Squad*
Restol, The Special Rescue Squad
Genre	Science fiction, mecha
Created by	KBS; Diamond AD; Seoul Movie
Written by	Taekwan Kim
Directed by	Dongik Lee
Country of origin	South Korea
Original languages	Korean (KBS); Japanese (NHK)
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Producer	Joonghwan Lee
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	Seoul Movie
Original release
Network	KBS2 (South Korea); NHK BS2 (Japan)
Release	January 21 –; July 23, 1999

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

Plot[edit]

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[edit]

Country	Release Date	Title
South Korea	January 29, 1999	레스톨 특수구조대 (KBS)
Japan	October 5, 1999	装甲救助部隊レストル (NHK BS2)
Hong Kong	October 17, 2000	Telecast Station (TVB)
Philippines		Restol (ABC-5)
Serbia		Restol (Kanal D)

Castings[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Restol, The Special Rescue Squad (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia