{{Short description|Japanese anime television series}} {{Bots|deny=Citation bot}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | image = Solty Rei key visual.png | caption = Key visual of the series | genre = {{ubl|Adventure<ref>{{cite web|title=Solty Rei V1 & Collector's Box|url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=view&releaseId=8579|publisher=Madman Entertainment|access-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070908090456/https://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?method=view&releaseId=8579|archive-date=September 8, 2007}}</ref>|Post-apocalyptic<ref>{{cite web|author=C.M. Brendelson|title=Solty Rei: The Complete Series|url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/solty-rei-the-complete-series/|website=Otaku USA|access-date=June 27, 2019|date=January 2, 2009|archive-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627231551/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/solty-rei-the-complete-series/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with MOS:A&M. --> | creator = {{ill|Shuzilow.HA|ja}} / Gonzo (planning and original concept) }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = tv series | director = Yoshimasa Hiraike | producer = | writer = Noboru Kimura | music = Toshiyuki Omori | studio = {{Unbulleted list|Gonzo|AIC}} | licensee = Crunchyroll | network = TV Asahi | network_en = {{English anime network|US=Funimation Channel, Crunchyroll Channel|SEA=Animax Asia|ZA=Animax}} | first = October 7, 2005 | last = March 31, 2006 | episodes = 24 + 1 OVA | episode_list = List of SoltyRei episodes }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | title = Solty Rei: Aka no Shukujo | author = Noboru Kibuya | illustrator = Takimiya Kazutaka | publisher = Ichijinsha | magazine = Comic Rex | first = December 9, 2005 | last = April 8, 2006 | volumes = 1 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}
'''''Solty Rei''''' is a Japanese anime television series animated by Gonzo and AIC following the inhabitants of a city where an Aurora prevents aerial travel. The series aired on TV Asahi from October 2005 to March 2006.
In April 2006, Funimation confirmed at Anime Expo that it had the rights to distribute ''Solty Rei''.<ref>[http://www.animeondvd.com/news/news.php?news_view=9725 FUNimation @ Anime Expo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200555/http://www.animeondvd.com/news/news.php?news_view=9725|date=2007-09-27 }} - AnimeonDVD article dated 2006-07-02</ref> In January 2009, the series made its North American television debut on the Funimation Channel.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202111610/http://www.funimationchannel.com/schedule/1_e905.htm|archive-date=February 2, 2009|url=http://www.funimationchannel.com/schedule/1_e905.htm|title=Funimation Calendar: Mon 26 Jan 2009-Sun 1 Feb 2009|publisher=Funimation|access-date=November 16, 2015}}</ref>
==Story== {{Main|List of Solty Rei characters{{!}}List of ''Solty Rei'' characters}}
==Media== ===Anime=== {{Main|List of Solty Rei episodes{{!}}List of ''Solty Rei'' episodes}} Produced by Gonzo and AIC, and directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike, ''Solty Rei'' was broadcast for 24 episodes on TV Asahi from October 7, 2005, to March 31, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Solty Rei|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C11189|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529010938/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C11189|archive-date=May 29, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> Megumi Hinata (under the name "meg rock") performed the opening theme "Clover",<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:meg rock「clover」好評発売中ですよ|url=http://www.solty.net/blog/archives/2005/11/meg_rockclover.html|website=SoltyRei Official Blog|access-date=May 29, 2023|language=ja|date=November 16, 2005|archive-date=November 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121100644/http://www.solty.net/blog/archives/2005/11/meg_rockclover.html|url-status=live}}</ref> while Tomoe Ohmi performed the ending themes {{Nihongo|"Float ~Sora no Kanata de~"|Float ～空の彼方で～|Furōto Sora no Kanata de}} and "Return to Love".<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:meg rock「clover」好評発売中ですよ|url=http://www.solty.net/blog/archives/2005/10/mellow_head.html|website=SoltyRei Official Blog|access-date=May 29, 2023|language=ja|date=October 24, 2005|archive-date=October 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004020617/http://www.solty.net/blog/archives/2005/10/mellow_head.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Yunagi Tomoe Oumi CD Maxi|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/EVCS-7|website=CDJapan|access-date=May 29, 2023|archive-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529042234/https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/EVCS-7|url-status=live}}</ref>
Madman Entertainment acquired the rights for distribution of the series in Australia and New Zealand, and released it on six DVD volumes between August 15, 2007, and January 23, 2008.<ref name="ME_off">{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/series.do?method=home&videogramId=6061|title=''Solty Rei''|publisher=Madman Entertainment|access-date=2008-09-28|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094652/https://www.madman.com.au/actions/series.do?method=home&videogramId=6061|url-status=live}}</ref> A complete collection, including the OVA as episodes 25 and 26, was released on September 17, 2008.<ref name="ME_off" />
===Manga=== A manga adaptation, titled {{nihongo|''Solty Rei: Aka no Shukujo''|SoltyRei―赤の淑女―|"Solty Rei: The Red Lady"}}, illustrated by Takimiya Kazutaka, was serialized in Ichijinsha's ''Monthly Comic Rex'' from December 9, 2005,<ref>{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=Solty Rei Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-12-06/solty-rei-manga|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 29, 2023|date=December 6, 2005|archive-date=October 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004020617/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-12-06/solty-rei-manga|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:月刊ＣｏｍｉｃＲＥＸ（コミックレックス）１月号［付録：ＢＵＧ ＧＡＭＥＲ・ティルズ オブ レジェンディア描き下ろし下敷き］|url=http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3059495/s|website=Jbook|access-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060106123500/http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3059495/s|archive-date=January 6, 2006|language=ja}}</ref> to April 8, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:月刊ComicREX2006年5月号|url=http://www.shop.ichijinsha.co.jp/goods/goods_detail.php?gc=RMM005|publisher=Ichijinsha|access-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013051718/http://www.shop.ichijinsha.co.jp/goods/goods_detail.php?gc=RMM005|archive-date=October 13, 2007|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:本日は「ComicREX」5月号の発売日です！|url=http://spn00384-02.hontsuna.net/article/1695005.html|website="Comic Zero Sum" and "Comic Rex"'s editor-in-chief diary|access-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507141313/http://spn00384-02.hontsuna.net/article/1695005.html|archive-date=May 7, 2007|language=ja|date=April 8, 2006}}</ref> A collected {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume was released on June 9, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:コミックＲＥＸで連載されていた「SoltyRei―赤の淑女―」がコミック化！|url=http://www.solty.net/news.html|website=solty.net|access-date=May 29, 2023|language=ja|date=May 10, 2006|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928035654/http://solty.net/news.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Other media=== A fanbook, {{Nihongo|''Solty Rei: Visual Fanbook''|SoltyRei ビジュアルファンブック|Soruti Rei Bijuarufanbukku}}, was released by Ichijinsha on July 29, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ＳｏｌｔｙＲｅｉビジュアルファンブック|url=http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/wshoseaohb.cgi?W-NIPS=998098385X&AREA=05|website=Kinokuniya BookWeb|access-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927064410/http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/wshoseaohb.cgi?W-NIPS=998098385X&AREA=05|archive-date=September 27, 2011|language=ja}}</ref>
==Reception== ''Hyper'' comments that "Studio Gonzo are famous for using computer-generated elements along with their traditional cell animation, and this same technique is used fairly frequently on ''Solty Rei''. The hand drawn animation is nicely done and the CGI is good too". ''Hyper'' criticises the CGI graphics showing "the strings" in many sequences that use CGI, "which can be an unwelcome distraction".<ref>{{cite journal|date=September 2007|title=Solty Rei|journal=Hyper|publisher=Next Media|issue=167|pages=80|issn=1320-7458}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Sources== * Johnston, Chris. "Solty Rei volume 1". ''Newtype USA''. '''6''' (1) p. 149. January 2007. {{ISSN|1541-4817}}.
==External links== *[http://www.solty.net/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}} *[https://archive.today/20121219162143/http://character.biglobe.ne.jp/special/solty/ ''Solty Rei'' from BIGLOBE] {{in lang|ja}} *[http://blog.excite.co.jp/soltyrei ''Solty Rei'' Official Blog] {{in lang|ja}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061210023215/http://www.soltyrei.tv/ ''Solty Rei'' Official Website] *{{Anime News Network|anime|5051}}
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