Series synopsis
Spider Riders, also known as スパイダーライダーズ ~オラクルの勇者たち is a Canadian action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy comedy animation television series that premiered on Teletoon on August 28, 2006. It ended on August 20, 2007. It was created by Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron. It stars Motoko Kumai, Takashi Kondo, Saeko Chiba and Sanae Kobayashi.
In this Earth, there exists unknown underground world, the Inner World. In the world, there are braves who fight with large spiders, and they are called “Spider Riders”. According to his grandfather’s diary, a boy, Hunter Steel is traveling around. Meanwhile he happens to enter the Inner World from a pyramid. There, the war between the insect squad that aims at conquest of the Inner World and Spider Riders continues. Oracle, the fairly of the Inner World, summons Hunter because he thinks Hunte ...
Premise
In this Earth, there exists unknown underground world, the Inner World. In the world, there are braves who fight with large spiders, and they are called “Spider Riders”. According to his grandfather’s diary, a boy, Hunter Steel is traveling around. Meanwhile he happens to enter the Inner World from a pyramid. There, the war between the insect squad that aims at conquest of the Inner World and Spider Riders continues. Oracle, the fairly of the Inner World, summons Hunter because he thinks Hunter will be the messiah of the world. However, the powers of Oracle are sealed by Mantid who is the rule of the Insecter. For the peace of the Inner World, he has to find four sealed keys of Oracle to retrieve Oracle’s power. Hunter asks Spider Shadow, which is a big spider chosen by Oracle, to become a member of Spider Riders to fight against enemies.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Motoko Kumai as Hunter Steele (voice)
- Takashi Kondo as Shadow (voice)
- Saeko Chiba as Corona (voice)
- Sanae Kobayashi as Venus (voice)
- Takehito Koyasu as Igneous (voice)
- Kumiko Higa as Prince Lumen (voice)
- Kenta Miyake as Ebony (voice)
- Kaori Shimizu as Princess Sparkle (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yuu Asakawa as Hotarla (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 52 | August 28, 2006 | August 20, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Inner World After finding a sacred talisman called a Manacle, Hunter Steele enters the Inner World through a portal deep within a pyramid. Here he meets Corona, a Spider Rider, and Shadow, a battle spider destined to be Hunter's partner. |
August 28, 2006 |
| 2 |
Never Give Up Hunter and Corona are on their way to Arachna Castle, the home of the Spider Riders. On the way, they must save a village being attacked by Invectids led by Grasshop of the Big Four. |
September 4, 2006 |
| 3 |
First Impressions Hunter and Corona arrive at Arachna Castle, and Hunter meets Igneous and Prince Lumen. Hunter must prove that he is a Spider Rider in a duel against Igneous. |
September 11, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Teletoon |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 28, 2006 |
| Last aired | August 20, 2007 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |