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Jinki: Extend (ジンキ・エクステンド
?) is a 13-episode mecha anime
series that aired on TV
Asahi in 2005 as well as a currently running manga series. It
takes place in two parts, in Venezuela during 1988 (Jinki), and in
Tokyo, Japan in 1991 (Jinki:Extend.) The story revolves around two
girls who end up piloting giant humanoid robots called "Jinki"
(which translates to "man-machine") and the manipulation behind the
scenes that drew them inexorably together in a final battle. The
13th episode was never aired, and is included only in the DVD
release. This title was picked up in North America by ADV Films, who released
the series in three volumes and box set. However, in 2008, the
title along with over thirty other ADV titles were transferred to
Funimation Entertainment.[1]
In the beginning of 2007, Tunashima Shirou didn't agree with his
chief-editor about changing the story's focus on mechas to focus more on the
characters, and Jinki: EXTEND's former publisher monthly shōnen manga magazine Comic Blade dropped the series from its
pages.[2] The
series will continue running on the bimonthly seinen manga magazine Dengeki Moeoh.[3]
It is also notable for being the only anime series to date whose
story takes place in Venezuela.
Factions/Organizations
- Angel - Pronounced "anhel", this is a special
division created to fight against the threat caused by the
Kodai-Jinki, mysterious machines that spring up from the ground all
over Venezuela. As of now, there are only three known branches of
Angel, the Kanaiman (Venezuela), Ruepa (Unknown) and Uliman
(Tokyo).
- Kyomu - The secret organization lead by
Kokushou who is bent on the destruction of the world. The movements
of the Kodai-Jinki seem to correspond to their actions. Kyomu means
"Nothingness".
- Hachishoujin - A special group of soldiers
within Kyomu. Hachishoujin roughly translates to "8 Generals".
Characters
"Angel"
Members
Aoba Tsuzaki (津崎青葉, Tsuzaki Aoba
?)
- Voiced by: Fumiko
Orikasa (Japanese), Brittney Karbowski (English)
- Main pilot of Moribito Type-02 during the Venezuela
arc and the protagonist of the original Jinki manga series and the
Jinki:Extend anime. An avid plastic modeler and only daughter of
Tsuzaki Shizuka. She would be "kidnapped" by Ryouhei Ogawara of the
special "Angel" unit in Venezuela and join it to combat the
Kodai-Jinki (Ancient Jinki) that were appearing rapidly all over
the Table Mountain. In the manga, she and Ryouhei are childhood
friends from many years earlier, while in the anime they apparently
are not.
Ryouhei Ogawara (小河原両兵, Ogawara Ryouhei
?)
- Voiced by: Takuma
Takewaka (Japanese), Jason Douglas (English)
- One of the members of "Angel" and a former Jinki pilot. He is
the only son of Genta Ogawara and is rash and short-tempered. His
loyalty to his family and friends however, is second to none. When
Genta was slain by Kokushou, Ryouhei vowed to avenge his father,
and as seen in the J:E arcs, he would be traveling around searching
for a "Katana user". During J:E, he would replace Genta as the
leader of "Angel". During the Lost Years arc, Ryouhei would pilot
the Moribito Type-0 in search of his father's slayer. In the manga,
he and Aoba are childhood friends from many years earlier, while in
the anime they apparently are not. It is also notable that while in
the anime Ryouhei seemed to play only a support role, in the manga
he plays a much larger role in the story.
Akao Hiiragi (柊赤緒, Hiiragi Akao
?)
- Voiced by: Yuuna
Inamura (Japanese), Jessica Boone (English)
- Main pilot of Moribito Type-02 during the Tokyo arc
and is the protagonist for the J:E manga series. Akao is an amnesiac and does not remember
anything from before 3 years ago, which was about the same time the
events of the Venezuela arc happened. Akao is in fact a clone of
Genta's late wife Akana Ogawara , created by Kokushou out of spite
for his former mentor.
Shizuka Tsuzaki (津崎静花, Tsuzaki Shizuka
?)
- Voiced by: Satsuki
Yukino (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)
- Leader of "Angel". Shizuka leads the members of Angel against
the mysterious Kodai-Jinki, and she is also the mother of Aoba.
Shizuka ordered Aoba's kidnapping because she believed Aoba's
cognate abilities would benefit Angel. Her true intentions however,
was to turn Aoba into a killing machine that would follow her and
Kokushou in destroying the world. The reasons behind this weren't
explained in the anime, but was elaborated in detail in the
on-going manga series, specifically in volume 7 of Jinki:Extend.
After the events in the Venezuela arc, the trauma dealt to her
during the conflict turned her into a human vegetable, and her life
was eventually used to create the clone, Shiva.
Genta Ogawara (小河原現太, Ogawara Genta
?)
- Voiced by: Rokurō
Naya (Japanese), John Swasey (English)
- Leader of "Angel" after Shizuka, and former Jinki pilot as well
as having first rate skills with the sword. Genta is Ryouhei's
father and close acquaintance of Shizuka. Genta would later die
from a mortal wound caused by his former student, Kokushou, once
known as Hino Hakuya, in a duel. Genta also once piloted the
Moribito Type-0, prototype of Moribito Type-01.
Elnie Tachibana (エルニィ立花
?)
- Voiced by: Tomoko
Kawakami (Japanese), Cynthia Martinez (English)
- A young tomboy genius with
IQ over 300 and grand-daughter to one of Angel's former Jinki
scientists. Elnie is a budding Jinki technician as well as an able
Jinki pilot. Her favorite sport, is soccer. Elnie first met Aoba
and Ryouhei in Venezuela when they were escaping from the military
with Moribito's core. With Elnie's help, the two were able to
rebuild Moribito and fight again. In J:E, Elnie pilots the Brocken
Touja.
Satsuki Kawamoto (川本さつき, Kawamoto Satsuki
?)
- Voiced by: Ai Nonaka
(Japanese), Allison Sumrall (English)
- A young Cognate who works at an Inn and makes her debut in the
J:E arc. Satsuki is the young sister of Jinki technician Kawamoto
Hiroshi, and loves her brother dearly. Being weak and pacifistic, Satsuki would almost fall prey
to the efforts of the predatory Karis Nohman of the Hachishoujin
although she would be rescued by Ryouhei and members of the Tokyo
division of Angel. Satsuki would later pilot the jinki Nana-Two
Light.
Mel J. Vanette (メル・J・ヴァネット
?)
- Voiced by: Junko
Minagawa (Japanese), Christine Auten (English)
- A mysterious woman bent on revenge. In the anime, she was after
J. Harn, a member of the Hachishoujin, to avenge the death of her
younger brother, Cecil. In the manga however, she was also after J.
Harn, but as revenge for the betrayal he wrought on her (as she
does not have a younger brother in the manga.) Her true name is
Michelle E. Harn. Mel J. is an expert marksman whose skills were
taught by her former mentor J. Harn. In the manga, Mel J. has the
ability to regenerate wounds and damage at an accelerated rate. She
pilots the silver-plated Schneigar Touja.
Minami Kousaka (黄坂南, Kousaka Minami
?)
- Voiced by: Yoshino
Takamori (Japanese), Shelley Calene-Black (English)
- During Jinki, Minami was the chief of Heavens' recovery team in
Kanaiman Angel. In J:E, she was "Angel"'s representative and helps
coordinate everything. The more playful Minami of the Jinki arc was
replaced with the more serious and responsible adult that she
becomes in the J:E arc. During the Venezuela arc, Minami was the
upper operator of the Nana-Two Way Custom.
Rui Kousaka (黄坂ルイ, Kousaka Rui
?)
- Voiced by: Yukari
Tamura (Japanese), Luci Christian (English)
- A "cool" girl is the best way to describe her. Although Rui
bears the same surname as Minami, they are in fact not at all
related. Rui was put into Minami's care when her father Cole
Window, former chief of Heavens' recovery team, lost his life to
avenge his friends. Minami treats Rui as if she was her own
daughter. When Rui first appeared in the Venezuela arc, she would
challenge Aoba many times to become the main pilot of the Moribito.
The two would become friends through the process, but their rivalry
never ends. Rui pilots the Nana-Two Way Custom with Minami during
the Venezuela arc, but she will switch to the Nana-Two Mild in the
Tokyo arc.
Hiroshi Kawamoto (川本宏, Kawamoto Hiroshi
?)
- Voiced by: Daisuke
Hirakawa (Japanese), Chris Patton (English)
- One of the many technicians of Angel's Kanaiman branch
"Heavens".
Kouse (こうせ,
Kouse
?)
- Voiced by: Mamoru
Miyano (Japanese), Blake Shepherd (English)
- In the anime Kouse is an orphan who, under Shizuka's care, is
trained to be a Jinki pilot and cold-blooded killer. She would send
him to "test" Aoba in the anime. In the manga however, Kouse was
not related to Shizuka in any way, and although he was still an
orphan, he was a member of the military, and worked with Shouse
(who did not appear in the anime) to stop the autonomous actions of
"Angel" in Venezuela. In either case, Aoba befriends him and they
work together to stop Kokushou in the manga. In the anime, he would
be shot by Shizuka and although he was wounded he does not die from
it. Kouse pilots with Shouse, the Jinki "Schneigar CX". In J:E,
Kouse is a Jinki test-pilot as well as regular member of "Angel".
In what little appearances he made in J:E, he was last seen
piloting the prototype flight/transformation-capable Jinki called
D-77 Masamune.
Shouse (しょうせ
?)
- Shouse appears only in the manga. He is a red-headed member of
the Venezuelan military, and is Kouse's partner as a Jinki
operator. He too would later join "Angel", but would leave the
battlefield, and acts as Angel's Uliman branch's intelligence
operative; basically a spy.
Kyomu
Kokushou
- Formerly known as Hino Hakuya. Former student of Ogawara Genta,
pilot of the Moribito Type-01 as well as leader of Kyomu and Aoba's
father. Kokushou (meaning Dark General), wasn't always so hating of
the world.
- Kokushou in anime
- As a child, Hakuya was in love with Akana. Later in jealous
rage he tried to kill Genta. Instead, Akana threw herself to stop
Hakuya, dying in the process. This drives Hakuya on a nihilistic quest to destroy
the world. Soon after killing Akana accidentally, Hakuya rapes Shizuka.
- Kokushou in manga
- As a young boy, Hino Hakuya lead a bright and happy life as a
Jinki test pilot, and with the love of his life, Tsuzaki Shizuka by
his side, nothing was better. However, he would one day be scarred
when the Venezuelan military holds Shizuka hostage so that he would
crush a peaceful riot with the brutal murderous force of a Jinki,
the Moribito Type-01. When he returned to base, he learns that
Shizuka had been raped by the soldiers, and in his rage,
slaughtered everyone else he saw. Hakuya would come to the
conclusion that Jinki are evil, and he set out to kill every living
Jinki scientist to cleanse the world of it. In the ensuing chaos,
Hakuya would kill many, until he faced his former mentor, Ogawara
Genta, in a Jinki battle. Hakuya would be blinded in that battle
and though he lost, he would from then on curse the living and
promised the destruction of all.
- Thus Kokushou was born. Kokushou would gather a group of elite
soldiers, and create the Hachishoujin. He created the clones,
Shiva, and Akao, and with aid from unknown benefactors, he was
supplied with many Jinki and bio soldiers to achieve his ends.
Kokushou pilots the Moribito Type-01 in the manga. In the anime
however, he was seen only to have piloted the Kiribito Core.
Shiva
- The apparent leader of the Hachishoujin as well as a member
herself. She serves Kokushou without question and is in fact, the
clone of the late Tsuzaki Shizuka. In the anime, she pilots a black
Moribito Type-01, but in the manga, she pilots the Kiribito Core
(and thus possibly the Kiribto Zai as well, but that has yet to be
revealed.) During the Lost Years arc, Shiva pilots the jinki called
Black Rondo. In this arc, Shiva is gravely wounded in combat
against Ogawara Ryouhei in the Moribito Type-0, suffering severe
damage to her reproductive organs. Whether or not these
injuries will have any effect on the plot or story is unknown,
although a comment made by Yao after he rescues Shiva suggests
this. According to official sources, "Shiva", is the correct
spelling of her name, though the more popular version "Shiba" is
used by many fans.
Karis Nohman
- An enhanced human and extreme woman hater. He is sadistic to no end
and would go into a frenzy if his target is female. He pilots the
customized Bargoil Scissor.
Hamad
- In the anime and manga, Hamad is a member of the Hachishoujin.
In the anime however, he was just a simple sex lusting pervert who
disobeyed Shiva's commands and got killed for it. In the manga he
was a bit more, though still not far from being his anime
counterpart. Hamad excels at hypnotism and combat with cloth, and
often teams up with Karis. Hamad's Jinki is called K-Ma.
Cecil
- A young boy genius and a member of the Hachishoujin. He feels
an affinity for Elnie, who like himself, is a young genius, who
feels alone and misunderstood in the world of adults. Although
Elnie would persuade him to change sides, he would refuse the offer
and leave. His Jinki is able to transform into a helicopter-esque
flying machine, but has yet to be named. Cecil appears in the anime
with the same character design but only in Mel's flashback memories
as her younger brother, and not as a member of the Hachishoujin. It
is suggested that Cecil will later become Dr. Over from
LIFE:ERRORS, which is one of Tsunashima-sensei's earlier
works.
Barkus Vogeil
- A giant of a man and another member of the Hachishou. He holds
the belief that only those who win are those who are allowed to
rule, and those who lose are doomed to follow. When he was defeated
by Akao in volume 2 of the manga, his heart was changed and he
decides to once again head back into the baseball field. He pilots
the Jinki called O-Jaoga. Barkus does not appear in the anime.
Julie
- Julie makes her appearance in volume 4 of the manga, and is yet
another member of the Hachishoujin. She first appears as a new
teacher at the school where Akao goes to, but later reveals to the
party that she is in fact, a member of Kyomu. Julie's Jinki is the
feminine figured Co-Shaparl. She also appears only in the
manga.
Yao
- The oldest Hachishoujin member who once fought against a
younger Ogawara Genta when he lived as a hermit. His Jinki, has only shown appearance
once in the Lost Years arc in Chapter 47 where it fires some sort
of flash
grenade to blind Ogawara Ryouhei and rescue a wounded Shiva.
Outside of a Jinki, Yao attacks with taoist magic. Yao does not
appear in the anime.
J. Harn
- In the anime, J. Harn is a member of the Hachishoujin, and is
the man responsible for Mel J.'s young brother, Cecil's, death. In
the manga, he is also a member of the Hachishou. J. Harn was once
Mel J's surrogate brother, and taught her everything he knew. One
day 3 years ago in Venezuela, he betrayed her, and left her for
dead. This has led to Mel J's obsessive search for him. J. Harn
pilots a black Schneigar Touja called Dark Schneigar.
Zol
- One of many combat androids created by Kyomu.
Other
Arma Jirou
- Jirou is the armadillo that Aoba befriends in the manga. In the
anime, it can be seen at the beginning of each episode where it
tells the viewers not to watch anime too close to the TV.
Daving Soule
- A Lieutenant General of the Venezuelan military who oversaw
Rui's Cognate training after Angel was disbanded after the events
in 1988. He takes a fancy to Minami, but isn't very good with the
words for it. He also took part in the creation of the Hachishoujin
and Kyomu after he was approached by Tsuzaki Shizuka and Kokushou.
It is also revealed in the manga that Daving was present at both
the original testing of the prototype Jinki models, as well as the
incident where Tsuzaki Shizuka was taken hostage by the military to
force Hino Hakuya into piloting Moribito Type-2. After proposing to
Kousaka Minami, Daving was killed in battle in the operation to
hold off Kyomu's initial advance towards Caracas in the Lost Years
Arc when he used his own Jinki, the White Rondo, as a marker beacon
for a nuclear
strike which leveled the city and eliminated Kyomu's Jinki
forces.
Ogawara Akana
- One of a team of developers responsible for the creation of
Jinki. She and Ogawara Genta would fall in love upon meeting and
the two would be married soon after. However, when Hino Hakuya
started killing everyone involved with Jinki, Ogawara Genta would
step in to defend his wife. Though he was successful at defeating
Hakuya's Moribito Type-01, Hakuya would attack him from behind and
Akana, who saw what Genta could not, stepped in between to protect
him. Hakuya would kill Akana before leaving a wounded and grieving
Genta.
Terminology
- Alpha
- Angel
- Cognate
- Hachishoujin
- Jinki
- Kyomu
- Lost Life Phenomenon
- Phantom
- Rebound
- Table Mountain
Jinki
(Angel)
- Brocken Touja
- D-77 Masamune
- Moribito Type-0
- Moribito Type-2
- Nana-Two Way
- Nana-Two Way Aoba Custom
- Nana-Two Way Custom
- Nana-Two Light
- Nana-Two Mild
- Schneigar CX
- Schneigar Touja
- White Rondo - Daving and Minami's commander
Jinki during the defense of Caracas
Jinki
(Kyomu)
- Bargoil
- Bargoil Scissors
- Black Rondo
- Co-Shaparl
- Dark Schneigar
- K-Ma
- Kiribito Core
- Kiribito Zai
- Kodai-Jinki
- Moribito Type-1
- O-Jaoga
Multimedia
- Opening: "FLY AWAY" by unicorn table
- Ending: "Mirai to Yuu na no Kotae" by
angela
- "SORA", "TO BE FREE" by unicorn table
References
- ^
"Funimation Picks Up Over
Thirty Former AD Vision Ttitles". Anime News Network. 2008-07-04. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-04/funimation-picks-up-over-30-former-ad-vision-titles. Retrieved
2009-08-20.
- ^
"Jinki: Extend Dropped From
Comic Blade". Anime News Network. 2007-01-17. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-01-17/jinki-extend-dropped. Retrieved
2009-08-20.
- ^
"Jinki: Extend To Restart In
Dengeki Moeoh". Anime News Network. 2007-06-26. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-26/sirou-tunasima's-jinki-to-restart-in-dengeki-moeoh. Retrieved
2009-08-20.
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