Redline
- Film
- Summer 2009
- 102 min
- Madhouse
- Original work
- R+
- Action
- Sci-Fi
- Adult Cast
- Racing
Contents
Trailer | ||
| Japanese | REDLINE | |
|---|---|---|
| Also known as | Red line | |
| Genre | Action, Sci-Fi, Adult Cast, Racing | |
| Type | Film | |
| Created by | Katsuhito Ishii | |
| Directed by | Katsuhito Ishii, Takeshi Koike | |
| Written by | Youji Enokido | |
| Character design | Katsuhito Ishii, Takeshi Koike | |
| Music by | James Shimoji | |
| Studio | Madhouse | |
| Released | August 14, 2009 | |
| Running time | 102 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Summer 2009 | |
| Age rating | R+ – 18+ | |
| Score | ★ 8.29 (#271) | |
| On users' lists | 88,634 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Netflix, Tubi | |
Redline (Japanese: REDLINE) is a 2009 Japanese original anime film created by Katsuhito Ishii. It is animated by Madhouse and directed by Katsuhito Ishii and Takeshi Koike. The film was released on August 14, 2009.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Frisbee · Gori Rider · Hime · Inuki · Lynchman · Miki · Mogura Oyaji · Roboworld President · Shinkai · MachineHead Tetsujin · Titan · Todoroki
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| JPMain | Takuya Kimura | Patrick Seitz |
| Sonoshee McLarenMain | Yuu Aoi | Michelle Ruff |
| Travastila AnisterSupporting | Kanji Tsuda | Joey Morris |
| BoiBoiSupporting | Akane Sakai | Lauren Landa |
| Colonel VoltonSupporting | Unshou Ishizuka | – |
| BosBosSupporting | Akemi Kobayashi | Laura Post |
| Johnny BoyaSupporting | Yoshinori Okada | Keith Silverstein |
| Deyzuna OtoutoSupporting | Kenta Miyake | Derek Stephen Prince |
| FrisbeeSupporting | Tadanobu Asano | Liam O'Brien |
| HimeSupporting | Minako Kotobuki | Christine Marie Cabanos |
| InukiSupporting | Cho | – |
| LynchmanSupporting | Tatsuya Gashuin | – |
All languages (4)
| Character | Japanese | English | German | French |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMain | Takuya Kimura | Patrick Seitz | Jaron Löwenberg | Antoine Nouel |
| Sonoshee McLarenMain | Yuu Aoi | Michelle Ruff | Antje von der Ahe | Isabelle Volpe |
| Travastila AnisterSupporting | Kanji Tsuda | Joey Morris | Jesco Wirthgen | – |
| BoiBoiSupporting | Akane Sakai | Lauren Landa | Yvonne Greitzke | – |
| Colonel VoltonSupporting | Unshou Ishizuka | – | Thomas Schmuckert | – |
| BosBosSupporting | Akemi Kobayashi | Laura Post | Damineh Hojat | – |
| Johnny BoyaSupporting | Yoshinori Okada | Keith Silverstein | Michael Pan | – |
| Deyzuna OtoutoSupporting | Kenta Miyake | Derek Stephen Prince | Axel Lutter | – |
| FrisbeeSupporting | Tadanobu Asano | Liam O'Brien | Daniel Welbat | Bruno Magne |
| HimeSupporting | Minako Kotobuki | Christine Marie Cabanos | – | – |
| InukiSupporting | Cho | – | – | – |
| LynchmanSupporting | Tatsuya Gashuin | – | – | – |
| ShinkaiSupporting | Yoshiyuki Morishita | Tony Oliver | Rainer Fritzsche | Eric Peter |
| MachineHead TetsujinSupporting | Kouji Ishii | Michael McConnohie | Tilo Schmitz | – |
Production
Key staff
Staff
| Studio | Madhouse |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Katsuhito Ishii |
| Director | Katsuhito Ishii, Takeshi Koike |
| Series Composition | Youji Enokido |
| Script | Katsuhito Ishii, Youji Enokido, Yoshiki Sakurai |
| Character Design | Katsuhito Ishii, Takeshi Koike |
| Original Character Design | Katsuhito Ishii |
| Music | James Shimoji |
| Sound Director | Katsuhito Ishii, Youji Shimizu |
| Director of Photography | Ryuu Takizawa |
| Color Design | Yuuko Kobari |
| Editing | Naoki Kasai |
| Theme Song Performance | James Shimoji, Rob Laufer |
| Producer | Yukiko Koike, Ryouichirou Matsuo, Masao Morosawa, Akira Shinohara |
Music
| Composer | James Shimoji |
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Ending themes
- ED 1“REDLINE DAY”AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Where to watch
Streaming services that list Redline. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch18,219
- Watching472
- Completed34,707
- On hold391
- Dropped381
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 34,464 | — | — | — | — | 702 |
| Shikimori | 54,170 | 472 | 34,707 | 18,219 | 381 | — |
Related works
| Alternative version | Redline Pilot (Special, 2009) |
|---|---|
| Shared characters | Trava: Fist Planet (OVA, 2002) |
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- “Redline”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Redline”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Redline”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Redline”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q1207954”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
The facts on this page come from the databases listed above. The article text is written by Acino with AI assistance, using only those facts.