Dangaioh
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| Dangaioh - Hyper Combat Unit | |
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| 破邪大星ダンガイオー (Haja Taisei Dangaiō) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Mecha, Science Fiction |
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| Directed by | Toshihiro Hirano |
| Studio | AIC |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Released | September 28, 1987 - July 25, 1989 |
Dangaioh - Hyper Combat Unit (破邪大星ダンガイオー or 破邪大星弾劾凰 Haja Taisei Dangaiō) is an anime OVA series produced by AIC studios and released in Japan in 1987. The licensed Bandai region 2 DVD version consists of three 45-minute episodes. However, the North American English dubbed version offered by Manga Entertainment "edited" out half of the contents. Dangaioh OVAs features character designs by creator Toshihiro Hirano, mechanical designs by Shoji Kawamori , production direction by Masami Obari and animation direction by Hideaki Anno.
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[edit] Plot
Brought together by the mysterious Dr. Tarsan, four psychic warriors Miya Alice, Lamba Nom, Rol Kran and Pai Thunder can unite four powerful planes to form Dangaioh - the most powerful weapon in the universe. Using their psionic force, the Dangaioh team alone can stop the bloody tyranny of Captain Garimoth and Gil-Berg.
The team hopes their psychogenic wave will be strong enough to destroy Garimoth's evil henchman, the notorious Gil-Berg, who has sworn by the taking of his right eye to utterly destroy the Dangaioh team. Along with the threat of Gil-Berg, the Dangaioh team must also avoid falling foul of Garimoth's trickery which finds weakness in their forgotten pasts.
[edit] Cast
Miya Alice
- Voiced by: Mayumi Sho (Japanese), Anne Marie Zola (English), and Rosy Aguirre (Spanish)
- 18-year-old Miya Alice is a resident from the planet Earth and was originally a relatively normal girl from Tokyo. She has the unique ability to expend large amounts of kinetic energy over distance, which allows her to fly, create psychic shields, etc.. Kidnapped by Dr Tarsan due to her talents, the sweet and sensitive Miya is the most reluctant one to use her powers, since she can somewhat remember her origins and only wants to have her life back. Initially it appears Miya has no control over her telekinesis, but it manifests itself in times of need. When this happens, Miya becomes the most powerful amongst her teammates, as well as a sort-of unofficial leader.
Rol Kran
- Voiced by: Akira Kamiya (Japanese), Edward Glen (English), and Carlos Hugo Hidalgo (Spanish)
- When not in battle, 20-year-old Rol displays a timid nature and seldoms speaks. Only when he pilots the Dangaioh (he holds control of the core/piloting section) does he become aggressive and competent. Rol's power enables him to generate great amounts of psychic power as he runs, gaining super speed, stamina and near invulnerability that allows him to even crash mechas by himself. He was once a member of a guerrilla movement in his home planet, but was betrayed by some of his teammates and sold out to Tarsan.
Pai Thunder
- Voiced by: Naoko Matsui (Japanese), Alice Barryt (English), and Anabel Mendez (Spanish)
- 22-year-old Pai is the daughter of the Bunker pirate, Captain Garimoth, but even that didn't save her from being given over to Tarsan to be modified. Her powers lie in her great physical strength. She is also the most rebellious, and resents authority quite strongly; this makes her reject Garimoth's plans for her and fully join Mia, Rol and Lambda.
Lambda Nom
- Voiced by: Maya Okamoto (Japanese), Julia Brahms (English), and the late Aracelli de Leon (Spanish)
- Lambda was a former princess on her home planet. She is the youngest member of the Dangaioh team (she's only 14 years old), her specialty is the ability to control lethal burst of concentrated energy beams from her index fingers. She's insecure and childish due to the sheltered life she once had as royalty.
Dr Tarsan
- Voiced by: Takeshi Aono (Japanese), David Collins (English), and Daniel Abundis (Spanish)
Gil Berg
- Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (Japanese), Robert Glennister (English), and Gabriel Chavez (Spanish)
Garimos
- Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata (Japanese), Sean Barret (English), and Germán Robles (Spanish)
Deela
- Voiced by: Mitsuko Horie (Japanese), Toni Barry (English), and Belinda Martinez (Spanish)
Shazara
- Voiced by: Masako Katsuki (Japanese), Jocelyn Cunningham (English), and Irma Carmona (Spanish)
[edit] Production notes
Director/Character Designs: Toshihiro Hirano
Screenplay: Noboru Aikawa & Koichi Ohata
Mecha Design: Shoji Kawamori, Yasushi Ishizu, Masami Obari, Kouichi Ohata
Monster Design: Junichi Watanabe
Art Director: Kazuhiro Arai
Producers: AIC, Bandai/Emotion, Artmic
Music: Michiyaki Watanabe, Yasunori Honda, TILT
Episode titles:
HAJATAISEI DANGAIO released in 1987.
HAJATAISEI DANGAIO 2 NAMIDA NO SPIRAL KNUCKLE (Dangaio, Spiral Knuckle of Tear's ) released in 1988.
HAJATAISEI DANGAIO DAI-ICHIWA KANKETSUHEN FUKUSHUKI GIL BERG (Dangaio 3, Final of Part 1, Gil Berg's Demonic Revenge) released in 1989.
1st Opening theme: Cross Fight by Horie Mitsuko and Mizuki Ichiro| 2nd Opening theme: Cheap Thrills
1st Closing theme: Kokoro no Honesty (Honesty of the Heart) | 2nd Closing theme: Who's Gonna Win
[edit] Dangaioh TV
A new 13-episode series, Haja Kyosei G Dangaioh (破邪巨星Gダンガイオー Haja Kyosei G Dangaiō), ran from 5 April 2001 through 5 July 2001 on TV Asahi in Japan. It was created and directed by Toshiki Hirano, and produced by AIC. Hirano's wife, Narumi Kakinouchi, was the animation director for episodes 1 and 3. It is licensed as Great Dangaioh and, though it appears to be a different story reusing some common plot elements, it's revealed late in the series that it is a continuation of the original OVA.
[edit] Video Games
Dangaioh's characters, mecha, and storyline elements appeared in Banpresto's Super Robot Wars games. They initially appeared in SRW Compact 2 (part 1, 2, and 3) for the Wonderswan game system, and later in its PS2 remake, SRW Impact. The latter game notably features voice acting from the original seiyus.
[edit] External links
- Dangaioh at the Internet Movie Database
- Dangaioh (AIC) (in Japanese)
- Dangaioh TV (AIC) (in Japanese)
- THE DANGAIOH HOMEPAGE
- Dangaioh at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
