, stylized as
RIDEBACK or
RideBack, is a Japanese
manga series created by Tetsuro Kasahara. It was serialized in
Shogakukan's monthly
Ikki magazine from March 2003 to January 2009, spanning a total of ten volumes. Set in Japan in 2020, it follows the story of female student Rin Ogata as she comes across a two-wheeled automobile robot known as a Rideback. In 2009, it was adapted into an
anime TV series by
Madhouse. At
Anime Central 2010, anime distributor
Funimation announced that they have licensed the series for North America with its release planned for 2011.