Saru Get You -On Air-
Ape Escape -On Air- (サルゲッチュ 〜オンエアー〜, Saru Getchu -On Eā-) is a CGI anime television series produced by Xebec based on Sony's Ape Escape video game franchise. The series aired on TV Tokyo between April 8, 2006 and September 29, 2007 and loosely adapts storylines from Million Monkeys, Ape Escape 3 and SaruSaru Big Mission.
| Ape Escape -On Air- | |
| サルゲッチュ 〜オンエアー〜 (Saru Getchu -On Eā-) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Nobuyoshi Habara |
| Written by | Naruhisa Arakawa |
| Music by | Youichi Sakai |
| Studio | Xebec |
| Original network | TV Tokyo, QTV 11 |
| Original run | April 8, 2006 – October 1, 2006 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Anime television series | |
| Ape Escape -On Air- 2nd | |
| Directed by | Jun Kamiya |
| Written by | Naruhisa Arakawa |
| Music by | Youichi Sakai |
| Studio | Xebec |
| Original network | TV Tokyo, QTV 11 |
| Original run | October 7, 2006 – September 29, 2007 |
| Episodes | 51 |
Storyline
When Specter gets hold of a Pipo Helmet, he becomes intelligent and starts using monkeys to spread chaos around the world. Using their teleporter and gadgets, Kakeru, Hiroki, Natsumi and the Professor work to capture the monkeys and stop Specter's plans, later joined by virtual girl Charu and mech genius Haruka. It is revealed that Specter's true identity is Natsumi's pet monkey, Kuuta, who was transformed into Specter by a group called the Pipotrons. They host a game in virtual space, challenging Kakeru and his friends for Specter's freedom, but Specter escapes before they get there. The Pipotrons then challenge Kakeru and co to a tournament. Specter eventually learned about the kind things humans have done for monkeys, protects Kakeru and returns to being Kuuta.
Cast
- Shizuka Ishikawa as Kakeru
- Chika Sakamoto as Specter/Kuuta
- Hideyuki Umezu as Hakase
- Junko Minagawa as Hiroki
- Tomoko Kawakami as Natsumi
- Tomoe Hanba as Haruka
- Rina Satou as Charu
- Junko Takeuchi as Satoru
- Ai Nonaka as Sayaka
- Sayaka Ohara as Akie
External links
- Saru Get You -On Air- XEBEC site (Japanese)
- Saru Get You -On Air- 2nd Shogakugan site (Japanese)
- Saru Get You -On Air- (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Saru Get You -On Air- 2nd (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
