Ruin Explorers

Ruin Explorers
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秘境探検ファム&イーリー; (Hikyō Tanken Famu to Īrī)
Genre	Adventure, Comedy, Sword and sorcery
Manga
Written by	Kunihiko Tanaka
Published by	Hobby Japan
Magazine	Hobby Japan
Published	1992
Volumes	2
Original video animation
Directed by	Takeshi Mori
Written by	Takeshi Mori
Studio	ANIMATE; Asia-Do
Licensed by	NA: Maiden Japan;
Released	June 25, 1995 - February 25, 1996
Runtime	28 minutes
Episodes	4

Ruin Explorers (秘境探検ファム&イーリー, Hikyō Tanken Famu to Īrī), also known as Ruin Explorers Fam & Ihrie, is a 4 episode OVA by ANIMATE and Asia-Do. It is set in a fantasy environment and stars Fam and Ihrie, two female treasure hunters working to find the "Ultimate Power".

Characters

Ihrie (イーリー, Īrī): Voiced by: Michiko Neya (Japanese); Tamara Lo (English); A sorceress and swordfighter who acts a bit like a tomboy. She was once cursed as a child, when she was the apprentice to an unlenient magician, which causes her to transform into a mouse any time she uses magic. As such, her prime motives for acquiring the Ultimate Power are 1) to lift her curse, 2) to get revenge on her old master, and 3) to conquer the world.
Fam (ファム, Famu): Voiced by: Hekiru Shiina (Japanese); Jessica Calvello (English); An immature, air-headed and optimistic girl with pointy elf-like ears, fangs, and a cat-like tail, making her resemble a catgirl. She is a Wiccan sorceress who calls on the spirits of nature to perform magic. Fam is unwilling to use her magic for destructive means because the spirits disapprove of such uses and as such might not “talk” to her any longer. This would result in her losing her magic abilities.
Lyle (ラエル, Raeru): Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese); Jason Douglas (English); The prince of a lost kingdom, set out for revenge against Ruguduroll.
Rasha (ラーシャ, Rāsha): Voiced by: Rica Matsumoto (Japanese); Kelly Manison (English); Another female treasure hunter, coupled with Miguel and rivaling Fam and Ihrie. She is a sorceress, but does not share the weaknesses of a curse nor fear of animosity with the spirits. However, she does have a strong fear of mice, which can be especially crippling after Ihrie has been transformed by her curse.
Miguel (ミゲル, Migeru): Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera (Japanese); Brett Weaver (English); A powerful swordsman and treasure hunter, accompanying Rasha. He is vain and boastful, claiming that nobody has ever cut him, and that he has defeated fifty cavalry men at once.
Galuff (ガルフ, Garufu): Voiced by: Chikao Ōtsuka (Japanese); Guil Lunde (English); A selfish merchant who constantly deceives the other characters in order to obtain treasure or money, always followed by his dog, Gil. He is also a coward, and only comes with the rest of the group because he either sees something in it for him, or does not want to be left alone in dangerous areas. However, he is highly knowledgeable and thus rather valued by the explorers as a source of information.
Ruguduroll (ルグドゥル, Ruguduru): Voiced by: Iemasa Kayumi (Japanese); Tristan MacAvery (English); The main antagonist, a powerful magician that ruined Lyle's kingdom and is out to obtain the Ultimate Power.

Episodes (1995-1996)

The opening theme is error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) by Rica Matsumoto. For Episodes 1-3, the ending theme is "Dear Myself - A Time Capsule to Myself" (Dear Myself〜私だけのタイムカプセル, Dear Myself〜Watashi dake no taimu kapuseru) by Konno Kumi. For Episode 4, the ending theme is "Magical Beat!".

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External links

Official website Template:Ja icon
Ruin Explorers at IMDb
Ruin Explorers (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia