Spider Riders
Spider Riders (Japanese: スパイダーライダーズ ~オラクルの勇者たち~, Hepburn: Supaidā Raidāzu Orakuru no Yūsha-tachi, lit. 'Spider Riders: Heroes of Oracle') is a series of science fiction novels first published in December 2004, published by Newmarket Press written by Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron-Anasti and Stephen D. Sullivan (books 2–3). The series was adapted into an anime series, produced by Bee Train and Cookie Jar Entertainment. It was the first show from the latter company that was placed under the control of their then-new action-adventure brand Coliseum.
| Spider Riders | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mecha |
| Created by | Tedd Anasti Patsy Cameron-Anasti |
| Written by | Shelley Hoffman Robert Pincombe Yosuke Kuroda Hideki Shirane Noboru Kimura |
| Directed by | Koichi Mashimo Takaaki Ishiyama Hiroshi Morikoa Naoyuki Kuzuya Shintaro Itoga Tomoyuki Kurokawa Yuuki Arie Yutaka Hirata Tomoaki Ohta Yukio Kuroda Yutaka Hirata |
| Opening theme | see Music |
| Ending theme | see Music |
| Country of origin | Canada Japan |
| Original languages | English Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lesley Taylor Michael Hirsh Patsy Cameron Tedd Anasti Kouji Kumode Yasuharu Iwakiri |
| Producer | Stephen Hodgins |
| Running time | 22 minutes approx. |
| Production companies | Cookie Jar Entertainment Bee Train Yomiko Advertising P.A.Works (season 1) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Teletoon (Canada) TV Tokyo/Kids Station (Japan) |
| Release | March 25, 2006 – April 29, 2007 |
Three novels for the series included Shards of the Oracle, Reign of the Soul Eater and Quest of the Earthen. The series was broadcast on Teletoon, This TV, and used to be broadcast on Kids' WB. Koichi Mashimo co-directed the staff at Bee Train with Takaaki Ishiyama. Writer Yosuke Kuroda adapted the novels. Robert Pincombe and Shelly Hoffman wrote the English version.