"Yûsha ô Gaogaigar" (1997) TV series

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Release Date:

1 February 1997 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Animation | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A special organization using giant robots and aided by an alien boy battles the threat of a menace that inflicts havoc by turning humans into destructive mecha menaces.

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Giant Robot | Anime | Piloted Giant Robot | Combined Giant Robot

Cast

Nobuyuki Hiyama	...	Gai Shishiô
Maiko Itô	...	Mamoru Amami / Latio
Kenichi Ogata	...	Leo Shishiô, Liger Shishio, Pasdar, Zed Master
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fûrin Cha	...	Arm
Koichi Chiba	...	Cain
Hisao Egawa	...	Genki Hyuma, Goldy Marg
Tomoe Hanba	...	Mikoto Utsugi
Miki Inoue	...	Akiko Hirata
Kôji Ishii	...	Kôtarô Taiga
Hiroaki Ishikawa	...	Kazuo Ushiyama, Sueo Ushiyama
Mitsuo Iwata	...	Mike Sounders XIII, Stallion White, Ribcage
Tsutomu Kashiwakura	...	Kôsuke Entôji, Takayasu Sunô, Penchinon
Kiyoshi Kobayashi	...	Narrator, Heart
Katsuyuki Konishi	...	VolFogg
Mitsuaki Madono	...	Pizza / Soldât J
Hiroshi Matsumoto	...	Bomber Shinigami
Fumi Morisawa	...	Intestine, Mother Kaidô
Takehiro Murozono	...	Gorô Horiguchi
Hiroshi Naka	...	Yan Long-Li
Miki Narahashi	...	Swan White, Reiko Komori
Rio Natsuki	...	Isuzu Yamaha
Kôsuke Okano	...	Matsuo Ushiyama, Zondar
Yuri Sa	...	Ai Amami, Primarda, Ikumi Kaidô, Alma
Kôzô Shioya	...	Isamu Amami, Poroneze
Kazuyuki Sogabe	...	Minoru Inubôzaki
Hiroshi Takemura	...	Tôru Nozaki
Kishô Taniyama	...	Nail
Masashi Yabe	...	Kôji Andô
Miho Yamada	...	Teacher
Shinichi Yamada	...	Enryû, Hyôryû, Chôryûjin, Gekiryûjin, Fûryû, Rairyû, Genryûjin, Gôryûjin
Konami Yoshida	...	Hana Hatsuno, Pagliaccio, Kizuna Shishiô, Sakura Isogai

Also Known As:

"Brave King Gaogaigar"

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Company:

Sunrise

Quotes:

Kôtarô Taiga: [removes the Gold Key and poses with it] Goldion Hammer, hatsudô shônin!
[inserts Gold Key into his console, causing Mikoto's console to flip around]
Mikoto Utsugi: [removes Gold Card from her jacket] Ryôkai! Goldion Hammer, Safety device relieve!
[slides Gold Card into her console, and unlocks the Goldion Hammer]

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Betterman" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Itsuka Hoshi no Umi de

Rocks faces hard

It's as if some people in Japan finally got sick of these so-called 'real robot' shows trying to be all serious, deep, and angsty and decided to give the anime industry a collective flying heel drop on the form of Gaogaigar. This is not intelligent or thought-provoking, and doesn't have deep themes or character development. Instead, it decides to do away with anything too weighty in favor of doing something many animus have forgotten to do in the quest to become the next Evangelion--entertain the viewer.

Gaogaigar has everything a fan of the true super robot anime could have; screaming attack names, bizarre villains, a cast of funny support characters, and a catchy title song. Gadgets! Transformations! A convoluted plot! Robots beating each other into horrendous piles of worthless scrap! It's ALL in this ONE SHOW.

The best part? You actually get into the show because it appeals on such a base level. You really want the good guys to win. You don't want them to get hurt. You want the bad guys to pay because in Gaogaigar, justice is absolute, heroism is all! It's truly great entertainment.

If you want angst, boring teenage pilots, and an anti-war message, feel free to pick up just about anything else with a robot on the cover.

If you want an injection of pure awesome, pick up Gaogaigar.