Rio: Rainbow Gate! (リオ レインボーゲート Rio: Reinbō Gēto) is an anime series produced by Xebec under the direction of Takao Kato. Based on Tecmo's Rio Series of pachinko games, the series revolves around titular character Rio Rollins, a popular casino dealer working at the Howard Resort who is known as the "Goddess of Victory", and the thirteen cards called Gates which are used to determine the world's most skilled dealer. The anime aired on Tokyo MX and related channels between January 4, 2011 and March 29, 2011.
Cast[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Rollins | Marina Inoue | Amber Lee Connors |
| Mint Clark | Ayana Taketatsu | Amanda Juliana |
| Rina Goldschmidt Tachibana | Chiaki Takahashi | Brittany Lauda |
| Rosa Canyon | Kaori Shimizu | Natalie Van Sistine |
| Tiffany Abbott | Saki Nakajima | Melissa Sternenberg |
| Anya Helsing | Yukari Fukui | Natalie Hoover |
| Linda | Yōko Hikasa | Sarah Anne Williams |
| Elle Adams | Aya Uchida | Amanda Lee |
| Ille Adams | Caitlynn French | |
| Tom Howard | Kōji Ishii | Mike Pollock |
| Dana | Minori Chihara | Michelle Rojas |
| Cartia Goldschmidt | Sayaka Ohara | Marissa Lenti |
| Bull Hard | Tetsu Inada | Billy Bob Thompson |
| Jack Mighty | Yumiko Kobayashi | Kira Buckland |
| Queen | Yū Asakawa | Michele Knotz |
| King | Eiji Takemoto | Matt Shipman |
| Risa Rollins / Joker | Kikuko Inoue | Meli Grant |
| Clark | Katsumi Chō | Todd Haberkorn |
| Orlin Dunhill | Wataru Takagi | Jason Marnocha |
| Elvis | Hiroki Takahashi | Vic Mignogna |
| Misery | Eri Kitamura | ¿? |
| Carlos Tanaka | Daisuke Kishio | Anthony Sardinha |
| Irina Tachibana | Ami Koshimizu | Emily Fajardo |
| Ray Tachibana | Kazuhiko Inoue | Howard Wang |
Episodic Characters[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert | Shinya Hamazoe | Eddy Lee | 1 |
| Jane | Kazusa Aranami | Felecia Angelle | |
| Yang-Yang | Asuka Ōgame | Cheryl Li | 11 |
| Choco | N/A | Marissa Lenti | |
| Charlie | Yasuhiko Kawazu | Nick Landis | 13 |
Additional Voices[]
- Mark Allen Jr.
- Joanna Beatty
- Justin Briner
- Malika Butler
- Linus Chan
- Rochelle J. Chiang
- Scott Frerichs
- Jessie James Grelle
- Christopher Guerrero
- Mike Hecht
- Chad James
- Jennifer Layla
- Landon Lipinski
- Aria Lynn
- Nicole Martino
- Jesse Nowack
- Greg Nugent
- Mike Quarrato
- Nathan Sharp
- Ben Singer
- Kirran Somerlade
- Grant Smith
- Hazel Summer
- Jon E. Tanton
- Kimlinh Tran
- Leo Wiggins
- Michael A. Zekas
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-present | Toku | United States | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media Blasters | 2017 | 
|
The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
|
| 2 Discs | ||||||
|
The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
| 2021 | The Complete Series* | |||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
*packed with Juden Chan.
External Links[]
- Rio Rainbow Gate at the Internet Movie Database
- Rio Rainbow Gate (anime) at the Anime News Network's encyclopedia