Ride Back

Épisode 1 - The Crimson Iron Horse

11 janvier 2009

Rin hops on a Rideback, loses control, and ends up jumping off a ledge with the Rideback.

Épisode 2 - Challenge from Tamayo!? S.L.F. - Spread Legs Form

18 janvier 2009 - 3/5

Rin agrees to race Tamayo, the club leader and national Rideback champion. She impresses Tamayo who decides to train her as a Rideback driver.

Épisode 3 - And There's the Flag

25 janvier 2009 - 3/5

Rin and Tamayo enter the All-Japan championship race. Rin has some trouble with her Rideback: Balon. She eventually makes a comeback from last place to fourth but is force to retire on the last lap. Tamayo wins the race.

Épisode 4 - A Close Call for Shoko

1 février 2009 - 3/5

Shouko goes shopping. There is a terrorist attack at the new GGP commander's inauguration ceremony and Shouko is taken hostage. Rin goes to Shouko's rescue on Fuego, evading both the terrorists and the army. She is eventually cornered by the army but saved by a mysterious man on a Rideback.

Épisode 5 - The Mysterious RideBack Girl

8 février 2009 - 3/5

Épisode 6 - The Lightning-Fast RideBack

15 février 2009 - 3/5

Épisode 7 - Crime and Punishment

23 février 2009 - 3/5

Épisode 8 - GET RIDE! The Chosen One

2 mars 2009 - 3/5

Épisode 9 - In the Sunny Garden

9 mars 2009 - 3/5

Épisode 10 - Master of the War

16 mars 2009 - 3/5

Tamayo's father is arrested. Tamayo and Rin head toward the city while an anti-GGP protest begins. While on the train, they see Suzuri who is mistaken for the mysterious female Rideback and is pursued by the GGP white rides. Suzuri is killed as she attempts to escape. A devastated Rin claims that both her and Tenshirō's obsession with Ridebacks killed Suzuri.

Épisode 11 - Cloudy Followed by Occasional Rain...

23 mars 2009 - 3/5

Rin reflects on her past. Rin refuses Kiefer's assault on GGP. Shoko attempts to buy flowers for Suzuri, but all the stores are closed. As BMA beings their attack, Rin and Tamayo prepare to escape with a helicopter, Rin has a flashback and decides that she can't leave. The BMA base is overrun by new autonomous Rideback models, but Rin and Tamayo manage to escape on their Ridebacks.

Épisode 12 - To the Stage of Light

30 mars 2009 - 4/5

Tamayo's fuel tank is shot. Rin baits the Rideback models to chase her. The BMA and the GGP engage in combat. In the midst of the firefight, GGP is ordered to stand down. Kiefer and Romanof have a face off, however, Romanof is shot by a GGP officer. Meanwhile, Rin leads the Ridebacks to the location where Suzuri died and fights them. She "dances"/rides with Feugo, and it's beautiful. The news cameras are rolling catching every jump and everyone can see her, from her best friend to her little brother in jail. As Rin finishes, snowflakes to fall. Soon after, the GGP steps down from total government control and Tomayo's father is put in charge. A new school year has begun, the Rideback club is up and running again. The final scene is similar to the beginning, with cherry blossoms falling. Rin ends the episode by saying, "I'm back."