List of GetBackers episodes (original) (raw)

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First DVD volume cover, released by Bandai Visual on January 25, 2003

GetBackers is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga series GetBackers by Yuya Aoki and Rando Ayamine. The story follows the GetBackers, a retrieval duo composed of Ban Midou, a man born with the illusionary "Evil Eye" technique, and Ginji Amano, the former leader of the VOLTS gang that once ruled Shinjuku's dangerous Limitless Fortress. The series was produced by Studio Deen and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and Keitaro Motonaga [ja].[1] It was broadcast for 49 episodes on TBS from October 5, 2002, to September 20, 2003.[2] Bandai Visual collected its episodes on 17 DVDs released from January 25, 2003, to May 28, 2004.[3]

The series features six music themes. The first opening song is "Yuragu Koto Nai Ai [ja]" (揺らぐことない愛; lit. 'Love That Never Wavers'), performed by Naomi Tamura, and the second opening song is "Barairo no Sekai" (薔薇色の世界; lit. '"Rose-Colored World"'), performed by Pierrot. The first ending song is "Ichibyō no Refrain [ja]" (一秒のリフレイン; lit. 'One Second Refrain'), performed by Otoha; the second ending song is "Namida no Hurricane" (涙のハリケーン, Namida no Harikēn; lit. 'Hurricane of Tears'), performed by Bon-Bon Blanco; the third ending song is "Mr. Déjà vu", performed by Naja [ja]; and the fourth ending song is "Changin", performed by Nona Reeves featuring You the Rock.

In North America, the series was licensed for English release by ADV Films. The episodes were collected on ten DVDs released from August 24, 2004, to November 1, 2005.[4][5] In February 2012, Sentai Filmworks announced that it had re-licensed the series and released it on home video on May 8 of that same year.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Staff" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Story" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on February 8, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "DVD" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on August 9, 2025.
  4. ^ Beveridge, Chris (September 8, 2004). "Get Backers Vol. #01 (also w/box)". Mania.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  5. ^ Beveridge, Chris (October 22, 2005). "Get Backers Vol. #10". Mania.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  6. ^ Loo, Egan (February 1, 2012). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses GetBackers Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 7, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 8, 2012). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 6–12". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 28, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.